Why I Refused to Change My Last Name When I Got Married

“Don’t you love him?” my co-worker asked incredulously after I informed her that I didn’t plan to take my husband’s last name. “How will people know you’re married? How will people know your kids are yours?”

Keeping my maiden name after marriage was practically unheard of in my home state of Louisiana. At least it was 15 years ago when my co-worker and I…

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