Jonathan deBurca Butler is not such a silly daddy

While the hugely popular British preschool animated television series, Peppa Pig, portrays the father in the family as a lazy bumbler, his redeeming qualities do offer an alternative view to kids.

THERE I was one Saturday, standing at the kitchen sink in my slippers, jocks and bathrobe furiously washing dishes and pots when out of nowhere I heard this little voice giving out to me.

“Silly Daddy!” said the voice.