Derek Burrows learnt quickly the frustrations of assembling an infant toy for Nate's, his step-grandson's, first birthday. Opinion: Question: how long does it take three reasonably intelligent adults to assemble a simple infant's toy (that's a simple toy, by the way, not a simple child)? Supplied Derek Burrows, left, comes to grips with assembling an infant toy for his step-grandson's first birthday. Let me explain: my wife, Jill, had purchased a plastic ride-on toy with trailer for her grandson's (my step-grandson) first birthday. Later that afternoon Jill, Nate's granddad and I wrestled with the wretched toy until we finally beat it into submission.

Source: Stuff January 29, 2020 15:56 UTC