The next morning my entire family was outside in the yard lined up in a row in the squatting position. This was a morning ritual we had performed as a family for the last two weeks. It was the girl’s idea that we all come outside and line up this way. I think they dared each other into it and Freddy came along because everyone else was doing it.

My husband didn’t want to be out there with us – but the girls insisted and he does whatever they tell him.I think he always did even before this new arrangement. They just never told him to do anything quite like this.