Originally posted by: Adamwankenobi
You've got to understand that not everything has to be explaned in black and white. Obi-Wan simply started going by "Ben" around the time of Luke and Leia's birth. His statement of "I haven't gone by Obi-Wan since, oh before you were born." makes perfect sense. You've just got to understand that he started calling himself that after their birth, which is what he implies anyway.
You've got to understand that not everything has to be explaned in black and white. Obi-Wan simply started going by "Ben" around the time of Luke and Leia's birth. His statement of "I haven't gone by Obi-Wan since, oh before you were born." makes perfect sense. You've just got to understand that he started calling himself that after their birth, which is what he implies anyway.
Make sure you copy & paste that once the "How does Leia remember her mother?" debate comes up again.