Home alone? Yes please.

By Bad Dad on Aug 14, 08 10:28 AM

WE'RE looking to buy a new, slightly bigger house at the moment...but we've made a dreadful, dreadful mistake.

Trying to be oh so modern parents and involving the children in our final decision is turning into a living nightmare.

It's not that we don't value their opinions - it's just that a lot of the time they talk complete and utter nonsense.

Like the time we walked around this absolutely beatiful house which was like something out of Footballers' Wives.

Deep cream coloured carpets you could dive into, a giant projector screen, an oak kitchen table you could seat 10 at - luxury.

Give my three five minutes and they'd have absolutely destroyed the place with plates littering the floor, mud-sodden football boots on the rugs and girly outfits scattered everywhere.

My wife and me saw the pitfalls instantly. The kids, though, were smitten and as we drive home the football-style chants of "you don't know what you're doing" from the back of the car.

Next time we'll be viewing properties alone.

My ideal home?

A room with a sound-proof lockable living room with plasma screen TV, games console, mini bar, pool table and open fields for the children.

Well we can always dream can't we?