The best part of an article from The People (Feb 15/09):
When The People arrived to interview him Alfie was sprawled on the livingroom floor reading a favourite book about fast cars.
Then his mum's mobile phone rang with a call from Chantelle at home with her parents Steve 43, and Penny, 38, who live with their five sons on benefit in a council house nearby.
Nicola chatted to Chantelle as if she was a friend of her own age but ended the call by saying: "Don't ring him so often Chantelle, Alfie's so upset and needs to get his head round things for a while."
Alfie, then ran upstairs and could be heard sobbing in his bedroom.
A few moments later he came down, was ordered to wash his face, then brought into the living-room again to "answer the lady's questions."
So, Alfie, do you love Chantelle?
"Dunno," he shrugged.
Did you get her a Valentine's card?
"No!"
Did you know how babies were made before you had sex with Chantelle?
"'Course" he said looking away in embarrassment.
Do you like changing the baby's nappies? "It's OK but getting it back in the clothes is hard - the arms are the worst bit."
Are you looking forward to getting back to school soon? "No, school's dead boring."
What are your favourite subjects?
"Dunno. Haven't got any. Not maths."
What would you like to do when you grow up? "Go in the Army, but Mum says she won't let me." And how is Maisie today Alfie?
"Okay," he shrugged, "she's been asleep."
Moments later Alfie is squealing and laughing in the hall as he teases his pet bulldog Winnie with a plastic chicken.
His mother frowns, grabs the toy from Alfie and screams: "Stop that, just get in here and behave!"
And with that the young father, with the responsibility of a newborn child on his shoulders, skulks back into the livingroom, climbs on his mother's lap and asks her for a cuddle. http://www.people.co.uk/news/tm_headline=1...-name_page.html