[ MARLOW BENNETT. 26. NON-BINARY WOMAN. SHE/THEY ] is here! Theyâve lived in Silver Lake for [ 18 MONTHS ] and are originally from [ VANCOUVER ]. They are a [ NIGHT-NANNY ] and in their downtime love [ THRIFT SHOPPING ] and [ BULLET JOURNALING ]. They look a lot like [ MACKENZIE DAVIS ] and live [ ON REDCLIFF ST ]. ( ooc: kaylen, 28, she/her, aest, still raccoons ) Â Â
Name: marlow bennett Gender: non-binary woman Age: 26 Lives: redcliff street Sexuality: pansexual Occupation: night nanny Face Claim: mackenzie davis
biography
Trigger Warnings: drug use
TL;DR at the end.
marlow was born to a junkie mother and an unknown father. child services took her away within hours of her birth, considering her mother was high at the time of her delivery, and it was clear she had no immediate intentions of getting clean.
she was put in foster care, but when she was one year old, her mother petitioned to get her back. it had seemed to the courts as if sheâd gotten herself on the right track, and marlow was placed back with her mother. marlowâs mother had bitten off more than she could chew, however, and caring for a child wasnât nearly as easy as she thought it would be. within months, she was back doing drugs, marlow neglected far more often than she was appropriately cared for. when marlow was three, she was once again taken by child services, but this time for good, and her mother never again petitioned to have her back.
she was placed with the anderson family, who were already seasoned foster carers. she had two older brothers, and they were a large influence on her growing up. marlow was lucky enough to be adopted by the andersonâs at age seven, though she chose to keep the last name that had always been hers.
marlow loved being outside, always in overalls, running around the yard barefoot, climbing every tree in sight and racing around the neighborhood on her bike. perhaps it had something to do with spending those first years of her life in a one room apartment and rarely anywhere else, or maybe sheâd always been destined to love the outdoors. she was an active kid, easily keeping pace with her brothers, always into whatever they were doing.
despite the three permanent children in their home, the andersonâs always kept an open door for children in need, usually at least one other foster child in their home. often these were only temporary, until they found long term families, but marlow enjoyed being a sister, always kind to the kids that stayed with them. despite her rough first few years, she was a caring and genuine person, sharing her love with everyone around her.
her oldest brother moved away to college when marlow was fourteen, her second brother moving out of the family home only a few years later. but marlowâs parents were getting older, and keeping up with the active and boisterous children they fostered was getting a little harder. marlow thought it would be a shame to close their doors entirely, though, since she knew how many children were in need. so the family decided to change their status to emergency newborn and infant carers. this is the sort of family that marlow had been placed with the day of her birth - an unexpected newborn suddenly arriving in the system, unable to simply be placed in a group home like a child or teenager.
marlow herself was sixteen at the time, and more than willing to help take care of the babies that spent time with them. sometimes it was just a day or two, one time up to a week, until an appropriate family could be found. marlow fell in love with caring for the infants, the routine they stuck to.
her grades were good enough that she applied to several universities, not quite sure what she wanted to do, but finally settling on economics and commerce. numbers were easy enough to understand, and it gave her options for the futureâŚor so her parents reminded her. after her university acceptance, marlow deferred for a year, not quite ready to go back to studying right away. with the small amount of money sheâd earned doing casual jobs during her years of high school, she kissed her parents goodbye and went south.
for a year, she travelled around south america, falling in love with every people and culture she encountered, soaking up the knowledge and world around her. it was on this journey that marlow began to feel more at peace with herself, discovering cultures where genders were not so heavily defined, so stereotyped. she took another year, going east, exploring even more of the world, being free to discover herself and understand her own feelings without societal pressures surrounding her. while marlow enjoyed flashing herself in a skirt every once in a while, and did love to play around with make up, sheâd never felt overly feminine, and sometimes felt boxed in by the gender she was supposed to conform to.
finally, she returned home, spending a few months with her parents, who had since given up the foster care status. that saddened marlow a little, but she knew that theyâd given more than their fair share to the world, and she didnât hold it against them. not at all. theyâd given her the best upbringing she could possibly have hoped for, and she was forever thankful to them. it was during these few months that she did her research, and decided she identified as a non-binary woman. which meant she didnât always feel completely comfortable with the âfemaleâ box, feeling as though there was more to it than that, that some days she felt non-conforming. but she understood she mostly presented as female, and would never be upset with anyone for assuming that about her. some days are she/her days, some are a little more they/them. but itâs mostly something that marlow feels within herself, though she isnât afraid to disclose it when relevant.
after two years abroad, marlow finally found herself on a collage campus. she adjusted quite quickly to college life, easily making friends, dating anyone who took her fancy, partying occasionally. the studying was fine, though it didnât grab her attention in the way that sheâd hoped. she attended classes, for the most part, handed in assignments on time, but she found she really didnât love it the way sheâd hoped. still, she stuck with it, leaving with a bachelor of economics at age twenty-three.
she was itching again to see somewhere new, yet again, and so she looked into something sheâd learned about from another student - becoming an au pair. so marlow packed her bag and went to the netherlands. she worked as an au pair for a family with two girls, aged four and seven. caring for children was something that came naturally to marlow, and so it was the perfect job for her. she got to see the country by taking the kids on outings, letting them teach her dutch while she helped them improve their english. she lived with them for nearly nine months, before saying her goodbyes, taking a month to explore the rest of the country by herself before applying for yet another job.
with her new found understanding of dutch, she moved in with a family in belgium. they had two boys and a girl, reminding marlow of her own family. this family was rather strict, and for a little while, marlow feared her carefree attitude wouldnât be accepted. but it turned out it was exactly what the family needed, a new spark in their lives, marlow bringing the laughs and adventures.
when her nine month contract was up, marlow once again had to say goodbye, taking a yet another month to travel the country by herself, before heading home. this time with an idea of what she wanted to do. something sheâd learned about was ânight nanniesâ. nannies who instead of caring for a child during the day, instead did so at night, often so parents could get a good nightâs sleep without having to rise every few hours to tend to a newborn. this was for various different reasons, from women who had other children to tend to during the day, to women with health conditions who needed a proper nightâs rest.
the bustling city of silver lake drew marlowâs attention, deciding it was as good a place as any to settle for the moment. she found a small share house in redcliff street, signing up with a nannying agency that offered the night nanny service. her contracts were often only for the first four to five months, until babies start sleeping through the night and she was no longer needed to tend to wakings. the job is perfect for her, and she loves it, often bonding with the families she cares for.
during the day she gets up to general mischief, napping where needed and spending time with friends. sheâs always down for a coffee, or a the occasional drink, impromptu shopping sprees (window shopping included), random hikes, all manner of adventures.
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TL;DR - raised mostly in a foster family before being adopted by that family. two older brothers, and a revolving door of other foster siblings. loved her family, but left before university to go adventuring. two years spent aboard simply travelling. discovered her identity as a non-binary woman. three years at university for her commerce degree, before becoming an au pair overseas for another 20 months. came home again and is now a night nanny. this was about 18 months ago. defs hit her up for a good time.
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