RICHARD IRVINE

DOUBLE TROUBLE FOR A FIRST TIME DAD OF TWINS

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Emma takes the lead on twins’ imaginative play

The idea of working from home is a handy way to save time commuting, cut company offices costs and makes perfect sense until about 3.45pm, when the children arrive home from school.

It was 4pm and outside my luxuriously appointed modern office/storage cupboard, I could hear unacceptable levels of commotion, while I tried to appear professional on a Teams meeting.

I turned the microphone off, sat back in silence waiting for the talk to stop so I could investigate.

What I found was Thomas on all fours wearing a black leather lead, being paraded along the hallway by his sister, who was in firm control of the leash, and shouting commands.

There are several issues with this image, but I focussed in on health and safety, primarily strangulation at first, and checked his lead.