Sandy Wood
Brain Game: Two Boys
by Sandy Wood - August 4, 2009 - 7:30 AM

THE SOLUTION:

If you read the text carefully, it says that you and your brother were the ”only two children of your parents.” But when it refers to your kids, it says that “like your parents, you and your wife had two sons” and that you “wanted to have a third son.”

You and your wife DID have only two sons – the twins – but the two of you also had two daughters. They were too young to ski, so they stayed home with a neighbor during the fateful trip. They’re the “children” awaiting their “grandparents” this Christmas.

And yes, while your daughters’ grandparents (your parents) are no longer with us, the girls do have another set of grandparents – your late wife’s parents, who are alive and well and looking forward to seeing the girls for the first time ever this December.

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