13 Reasons Why I Didn’t Change My Last Name When I Got Married

To piss off my parents
To piss off my mother, specifically
To piss off my father, specifically
To be purposefully difficult
To make a point about this whole “feminism” thing
To make it awkward for my parents to explain to their friends how to address their holiday cards to me
To make life difficult for my nonexistent future children
To make life difficult for the teachers of my nonexistent future children
Because I like it
Because it’s mine
Because it feels right
Because my husband didn’t care, and honestly, it’s not his damn decision anyway
Honestly, just didn’t want any tacky monogrammed shit

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