Expecting Kid to Have a Tough Day?
By DW Davis
@DWDavis (25812)
Pikeville, North Carolina
September 26, 2018 5:44pm CST
News went around today that just before the public schools closed down for the hurricane an elementary school student showed up at lunch with a sack lunch from home and the beverage he pulled from his lunch bag was a bottle of Mike's Hard Lemonade. For those who don't know, Mike's Hard Lemonade is an alcoholic beverage with about the same alcohol content as a similar amount of beer.
As to how the adult beverage got into the student's lunch has been the matter of much speculation since the investigation is still ongoing, or so I've heard.
What are your theories? Was mom in a hurry and just grabbed something from the fridge without looking? Did the child pack their own lunch and just took what looked good? Or was whoever packed the child's lunch thinking the kid was in for a rough day and would need some liquid courage?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
26 Sep 18
Wasn't there a case, back when the idea of "hard lemonade" became popular, of a mother who ordered that drink for their child by accident?
I don't know what the case is here, but I hope that it's a case of a harried mother, or a child who packed their own lunch.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
27 Sep 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum I enjoy Henry's Grape Soda now and then.
@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
27 Sep 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum It's the same with the grape soda. I limit myself to 1 a day.
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@moffittjc (118435)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Sep 18
I vote for the liquid courage. The kid was trying to get up the nerve to go talk to a cute girl he had been eyeing for some time! haha
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@moffittjc (118435)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Sep 18
@DWDavis I find that hilarious for some reason. Sad, but hilarious1
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
27 Sep 18
@moffittjc The saddest part to me is that not only am I not making it up, but the girls' mothers encourage the behavior.
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@thislittlepennyearns (58134)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
26 Sep 18
I hope they did a home visit just to make sure everything was okay. How old was the kid?
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@thislittlepennyearns (58134)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
29 Sep 18
@DWDavis I really hope they did a home visit. After something like that, I would for sure want to make sure everything was okay at home.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
29 Sep 18
@thislittlepennyearns I hope they did, too, though I will never have any way of knowing. I can't imagine something like this would be overlooked.
@wolfgirl569 (95136)
• Marion, Ohio
27 Sep 18
How did my lemonade get all the way from Ohio to there?!?! I wants it back. Oh wait. I see my empty bottle now.
Hopefully it was just a mistake of some kind.
Hopefully it was just a mistake of some kind.1 person likes this
@Poppylicious (11133)
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27 Sep 18
It was obviously an accident. I hope the parents/carers don't get into trouble.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Sep 18
I think an accident. Reached for what seemed innocent lemonade.
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