It's fast, it's curvy, it's blatantly phallic, it cost a fortune... and it's impossible for a balding, baggy-jeaned fiftysomething to drive without looking like a plonker.
And yes, the fiftysomething couple realize that a lot of people probably find the house project, despite its economic and environmental advantages, kind of weird.
The unselfishness and sheer physical stamina necessary for raising a child may come as a fearful shock to fiftysomething parents with habits of self-indulgence acquired over several decades.
