Hearing the click of the front door, I listened as my wife Jemeela and little boy Harry came running into the room excitedly.
‘Dad!’ Harry shouted. ‘I want an alpaca.’
It was September 2018 and the pair had been to visit an alpaca farm with a Groupon voucher – it was clear the furry animals had had quite an effect on them.
‘Had fun, I take it?’ I asked.
‘It was amazing,’ Jemeela, now 39, replied. ‘I felt so grounded around them – they’re such peaceful creatures.’
‘That’s great,’ I said – I loved seeing them both so happy.
‘And you should have seen Harry,’ Jemeela continued. ‘He went wandering off with a feed bucket and all the alpacas were sniffing his hair – he really loved every second.’
‘Oh wow,’ I said, laughing at the thought.
‘I really want one,’ Harry, then three, pestered me further.
And looking at his little face, I couldn’t help but
