Who is Angie?

Angie’s nickname is Gigi. This is what we all call her at home. She is a deep introvert and does not like to socialize. In her own words, she thinks "people suck as a species." She has major trust issues because of a dark past in Germany and the financial hardships she suffered in Europe. To us, she is like a little squirrel that came into our home to find warmth from the brutal winter. She discovered how it feels to be truly loved and appreciated in this house, and now she never wants to go back outside. Even if you tried to release her back into the world, she would run right back inside, wanting to forget the scars of the cruel world.

Gigi is Gothic Wiccan to the extreme. She always wears black lipstick, black nails, and dark makeup. Kissra doesn't mind this because she is Gothic herself, but Kate sometimes tries to make Gigi wear "normal" makeup for important events to protect our image. I always clash with Kate over this because I want Gigi to be herself. I usually win those fights because Kissra stays neutral, and I am unhinged when it comes to Gigi. I never want her to see hardship ever again.

She is my baby, and I spoil her to no end. I only yield to Kate when it comes to safety—like not letting Gigi drive late at night in downtown Winnipeg.

I am the closest person to Gigi. She clings to me when we go shopping or out for groceries. If you saw all four of us walking together, you would think she is my girlfriend. She is incredibly sensitive and shows affection in a very unique, rough way. She will jump on you and try to trample you to the ground like a scene from an anime. She loves cosplay and acting out battles with me. When I’m with her, I turn back into a kid, acting out roles until Kate has to yell at us to come back to reality.

Gigi has her quirks. She is very loud when she gets up in the middle of the night for a snack or to use the bathroom. She "wakes the dead," which upsets Kissra and Kate, but I just laugh at how funny they look being woken up. Then they get mad at me because my laughing encourages her, but I love it because it is organic and natural. When she crawls back into bed, she squeezes herself next to me. It’s always a battle because she isn't nimble like the rest of us, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

She is a lesbian and, like Kissra, she absolutely despises men. She is also incredibly jealous. Kissra and Kate actually like her jealousy because they use it as a tool to monitor who I talk to. Gigi monitors my social media and "squeals" everything to Kissra. I find it cute how she analyzes everything. If Kissra thinks Gigi's concerns are valid, they all gang up on me to make me change course. If Kissra doesn't agree, Gigi just resorts to her anime characters and "beats" me into submission. I always yield to her.

Gigi is our designated driver—our "Bat-mobile" driver—since I get lost everywhere and the others don't drive. Like me, she laughs at the silliest things. When she starts, it becomes uncontrollable laughter with tears—the same way I laugh. When we both start laughing together, Kate and Kissra go on 'red alert.' They try to make us stop, which only makes us laugh harder until they eventually join in.

Gigi likes her hair short and dark, and I think she likes to copy my style. I do all the hair styling, cutting, and coloring for the family, but Gigi is the one who does my hair—she creates the "messy look" you see in my pictures.

Gigi’s favorite movies are Sci-Fi, action, and Horror. For music, she listens to melodic metal, melodic techno, and industrial. She loves anything that gets her adrenaline going—her favorite activities are things like camping, riding rollercoasters, and the fastest adrenaline rides she can find. She loves traveling by car and just enjoying the outdoors as long as it’s the four of us together. She is in love with late-night cruises and stopping at scenic spots, like looking at the night view from Mount Royal in Montreal.

She also loves "Hiishuu" and the rush of my speed runs. Of course, when she is with me, I never let the throttle exceed safe limits. She loves to cuddle, and when she talks, she goes all over the place, jumping from one subject to another. I love listening to her babble because I see a peace in her eyes that is hard to explain. She’ll tell me all these things until she eventually falls asleep on my shoulder.

When that happens, Kate or Kissra will cover us with a blanket so she doesn’t wake up. I always joke with them that they only do that because they want the peace and quiet; they want to keep Gigi right there so she doesn't go back to bed and wake them up with her crude way of moving around.

Her soul is very simple. She has no ego and no desire to impress anyone. All she wants is for the four of us to be together under one roof, away from the rest of the world. She is easily hurt and so sensitive to what I think of her. This is why all my boundaries dissolve when it comes to her.