Manifesto of the idle parent
- We reject the idea that parenting requires hard work
- We pledge to leave our children alone
- That should mean that they leave us alone, too
- We reject the rampant consumerism that invades children from the moment they are born
- We read them poetry and fantastic stories without morals
- We drink alcohol without guilt
- We reject the inner Puritan
- We fill the house with music and laughter
- We don't waste money on family days out and holidays
- We lie in bed for as long as possible
- We try not to interfere
- We push them into the garden and shut the door so that we can clean the house
- We both work as little as possible, particularly when the kids are small
- Time is more important than money
- Happy mess is better than miserable tidiness
- Down with school
- We fill the house with music and merriment
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