Wednesday, June 08, 2005

My problem with maiden

You may note that I will rarely refer to the surname I was born with as my 'maiden name'.

Since I don't believe that I was ever a maiden (just conjures up too many images of sitting around waiting for some man to claim me as his own so that I can start having a life), I just don't use it on a regular basis.

It's my birth surname - the name I was given at birth. It's mine, even more so now as I use it as my middle name for legal purposes. To me, it's just a better description of my personal information.

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