The Parent Agency — David Baddiel

I wish I had better parents Barry said a third time And then suddenly the entire room started to shake Barry Bennett hates being called Barry In fact it s number 2 on the list of things he blames his parents for along with 1 being boring and 3 always being tired But there is a world not far from this one where parents don t have children That s far too random for something so big and important In this world children are allowed to choose their parents For Barry Bennett this world seems like a dream come true Only things turn out to be not quite that simple