How do i make a new iChat account?

I recently clicked on the provided application iChat since my friends have it. It had asked me to put in a screename and password. So i did. Then it brought me to the little rectangular icon  that showed my macbook user picture and my screename. I put the mouse over the screename and it asked me if i wanted to show handle or name. I clicked name but it had my moms name. My moms name is used for the Apple ID my family uses. I want to make it so that name is mine. Please help me!

Hi,
Open iChat again
Go to the Preferences. Then the  Accounts section.
At the bottom of the list on the left (Should have the account you  entered in the set up procedure and Bonjour), press the + (plus) button at the bottom.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3245947?tstart=0
This will open a new Screen.
If you then Select AIM in the top item (It will be come a drop down) and then hit the "Get an iChat Account" button it should take you to the AIM Registration page  (this has moved so you possibly have to use the Link I provided.)
Alternatively you can select @Mac.com and use the "Get an iChat Account" Button
This will take you here to the @mac.com registration page.
If using this one you need to have an Email Address that is not associated with an Apple ID already.
Also do not make the password over 16 characters in length as this is the Limit with the AIM servers (The page encourages longers to be "More Secure")
Just to be clear.
AIM and the two Apple IDs (MobileMe and @mac.com are all Valid AIM Screen Names)
Family MobileMe accounts that are not the Master account tend not to work as they are alias email account and not full Apple IDs.
Other forms of Apple ID are Not Valid AIM Screen Names (Unless you happen to also register it with the AIM registration process.)
iChat version 3, 4, 5 and 6 can support you using Jabber IDs
These include Googlemail ID where Talk has been enabled on your Google Account setting.  (Google run a Jabber server).
Facebook also run a Jabber server  and your ID can be used in iChat.
Other than Google and Facebook most Jabber IDs require you use a Jabber app to register an ID as most Jabber servers do not have a web browser page to register.
In iChat 6 (with Lion) you can also use a Yahoo ID
Again you have to have Registered this beforehand (this can be done On-line in a web browser)
NOTE
Any Jabber/Google ID and Yahoo ID will only Video Chat to other users who are using iChat as well at their end.
9:11 PM      Sunday; August 7, 2011
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