RICHARD IRVINE

DOUBLE TROUBLE FOR A FIRST TIME DAD OF TWINS

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There's a sensitivity to this week's subject so to protect the innocent I've changed a few names.

And to avoid any case of mistaken identity, I'll go upmarket with Uncle Maximilian and Auntie Liliana.

Now, we've established anonymity, this saga started way back when the children became curious about the mysterious woman in the pictures adorning the dining room wall.

To add intrigue, she accompanied Uncle Maximillian and their cousins, anonymised, as Algie and Ilsa.

"Why have we never seen her?" Thomas asked, and I answered: "She's always working."

"Is she Algie's mummy?" Emma enquired, sensing there was more than she was being told to this story.

They grew bored with their investigation and a few months passed, until there was another family event with everyone apart from Auntie Liliana.