Dad volunteered to babysit one night so Mum could have an evening out. At bedtime he sent the youngsters upstairs to bed and settled down to read the papers.
One child kept creeping down the stairs but Dad kept sending him back.
At 9 pm the doorbell rang. It was the next door neighbour, Mrs Smith, asking whether her son was there.
The father brusquely replied "No"
Just then a little head appeared over the bannister and a voice shouted: "I'm here Mam, but he won't let me go home!"
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