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01-10-2009 11:26 PM |
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Originally Posted by gold-dusted
(Post 792363)
Mmmh, I don't understand that this is creepy. Actually I got the birth certificate years ago from another Stevie fan and I'm sure that others do have it in their personal collection. What's wrong with having a copy of Stevie's birth certificate?? There are just the notes of her name, when she was born, where, her parents. I can't see anything creepy in there....sorry.
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I see your info says you are from Germany, so maybe it's different there, but in the States, those are a form of ID, and we need them to get a passport, get a driver's license, and all manner of things like that. To even get a copy of your OWN birth certificate, if you lose it or something, you have to present a bunch of other stuff in order to prove you are who you say you are - if you pay for it with a credit card, for example, the address on file with the CC company has to match the address they are mailing it to, you have to be able to list off the info that should already be on it, etc.
They can be used for identity theft, and they are personal and important documents for us - a lot of people keep them in firesafe boxes in case their houses burn down, lol.
I'm a big Stevie and FM collector, and I have many photos and things all over my house, but it would never occur to me to want a copy of her birth certificate. There's no reason for me to have that, and unlike a photo or an album cover, it's not something she's released into the world for us all to admire. It's a private thing.
I'm not judging you, and I can't speak for the others that found it creepy, but that's why the idea makes ME uncomfortable. :)
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