Julie Jay: My sons are chalk and cheese, but they love each other all the same

Julie Jay: "My sons are chalk and cheese, but they love each other all the same." Picture: iStock.

Even though I gave birth to the two of them and have the banjaxed pelvis to prove it, you would be forgiven for thinking my children had zero genetic connection to each other.

While Ted, my eldest, has the heart of an Irish poet, JJ is more of the fighting Irish variety. He is very fond of doing things with his hands, specifically using those hands to throw his older brother a few slaps at any given opportunity.