It’s time to end the farce. Though we love Alden very much and pledge to care for and support her until college begins (at which point we hope someone else will step in to support her), we’ve decided that the time has come to tell you the truth. We’re not actually her parents.

That honor belongs to Richard Simmons and Michael Bolton, who must have shared a special private moment sometime in the summer of 2007.

Hopefully this means Alden will be a cheerful exercise enthusiast with a penchant for power ballads. There are worse lots to draw in the genetic sweepstakes.