Louque

One of my tattoos(I have 3)is my maiden name Louque. It is in red and is underlined by the scar from my appendectomy from oh so long ago in the 8th grade. I got it (the tat) when I was 40. Kay Lynn and Carole were with me, and I think I had a little drink before I got it. We went to Government St. right where Papa Louque had his paint store when I was a little girl. I remember very well my reasons. I wanted to honor my Daddy, and, mainly, I wanted to say that I was not just Mom or Mrs. Harvey. I was somebody before those things. So, I basically carved that into my skin so no one could say any different. And no one can. It seemed a little desperate, and it was.

I have decided to restore my name to Louque when my divorce is final. I understand that some moms want to keep the names of their children. I'm not going to. I like being Karen Louque. I always did. I do not want to be some new person after my divorce. I will be happy just being me. I haven't gotten to do that in a long time. I guess that is new in a way. People who knew me before understand.

So I will restore my name. I am happy about this.