…and this is what I found when I walked into his bedroom this morning. He had gelled his hair himself and was applying lynx. He even asked if he could walk to school all by himself…alfie bach, you’re one of the best {the other two live in the same house too, obvs!}, but please, pleeeeeease slow down with this whole wanting to be 9 years old so that you can go down the village all by yourself.

I promise to make being 7 years old a good one Alf, so that you want to stay 7 forever…because God knows this mam wants you to.