“I don’t like Frozen anymore, Daddy,” Jacob declared less than a week before his 100% Frozen-themed 4th birthday party.

“But you’ve loved it for the past year? Could you not just hang in there for a bit longer, buddy?”

“It’s boring. I only like animals now.”

“Can you not like Frozen and animals?”

“Don’t be so silly, Daddy.”

As if this revelation wasn’t enough of a headache, the day before the party, I was handed a shopping list so complex it felt like I was participating in a task on The Apprentice.