When I got married the first time, I couldn't wait to change my name. Without telling you what my old name was, I can tell you that it started with a W. Mr. Ex was much closer to the beginning of the alphabet. As young and empty headed girls are wont to do, I spent so much time doodling and scribing and finding just the perfect signature.
I married him in between schools. When I started a computer programming course at the local college, I had my new name. I was called almost first - instead of last as I had been for the whole of my school career.
And with that step, I cast aside who I was as a student, a child, and I became a woman.
