With all that in mind, there’s nothing bizarre about Thornton watching My Little Pony. After all, he spent a lot of time watching it when his youngest daughter was growing up, like a lot of fathers do ...

I would get home around 7:30, take care of a few things and be in bed by 8:30. That gave me just enough time to sleep before picking up the kids at 3 p.m., unless my cousin called.