“GROWING UP IN Gladstone I had a nuclear
family existence. There was Mum, Dad,
mmy sister Danielle and my sister Danielle and me. Up the road e. Up the road
lived Aunty Kathleen and Uncle Kevin lived Aunty Kathleen and Uncle Kevin
—— they also had a daughter and son, they also had a daughter and son,
Grant, now 44, and MGrant, now 44, and Mandy is two years andy is two years
older than himolder than him. Their street finished. Their street finished
where mwhere my street started, and at the y street started, and at the
mmost their house was four blocks away.ost their house was four blocks away.
WWhen they were first mhen they were first married, Aunty arried, Aunty
Kathleen decided her niece RosemKathleen decided her niece Rosemarie arie
mmight might make a really fantastic make a really fantastic match for atch for
Kevin’s cousin, Selwyn. MKevin’s cousin, Selwyn. My uncle set up y uncle set up
his cousin with his wife’s niece —his cousin with his wife’s niece — and and
that’s how Mthat’s how Mumum and Dad m and Dad met. So met. So my y
uncle is also muncle is also my second cousin, but it’s y second cousin, but it’s
nothing weird! It’s sweet, they playednothing weird! It’s sweet, they played
mmatch-match-makers and it worked. akers and it worked. >>“
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