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They Let Me BREED?!

So, like, I’ve got this kid, right? She’s fourteen. It gets pretty hairy around here sometimes, but since I’ve only got four years to go until she’s a legal adult, I figure I can tough it out. Plus, it turns out she can be pretty rad sometimes.

When she was two years old, we lived in Sudbury. I was a college student and we were living on my (appallingly insufficient) student loans. We became expert thrift store shoppers, and found all sorts of gems. Including an antique pram similar to this one. This poor pram. I can’t believe what I did to it.

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You Don't Know Gwen!

Gwen is an alter ego. The name is derived from the name Gwenhyfar, which is what King Arthur’s wife Queen Guinevere was called in The Mists of Avalon. Gwen chose the name Gwenhyfar for her alter ego because it rhymes with her real name, Jennifer.

Gwen grew up in the wilds of Northern Canada, where winter temperatures were often colder than -30°C (-22°F). As a child she frequently saw moose, deer, caribou, bears, porcupines, foxes and otters. Also, Gwen once drove a ski-doo through a river and didn’t get stuck! Now that’s talent.

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