The day the four year old took beer to school.....

As we sit around the kitchen table eating tea each night, we often laugh about the funny and weird incidents that have taken place in our family over the years.
Tonight was one of those times.
It started with my husband playing around with his coffee flask from work. Bored with the teen conversation he began to fiddle and poured some drink.
'Dad what did you take to work today in that flask?" asks the 14 year old OCD member of our family.
' oh, just some wheat beer' says Dad as casually as he can, pouring a slightly fizzy, murky mixture into the cup.
'WHAT DAD!!!!!! you can't drink alcohol when you are teaching'. Retorts 14 year old.
'It's only wheat beer, it's very mild' says Dad. 'Want to try some?" and he hands her the cup.
She takes a swig.
'Urghhhhhhhhhhhhh what IS THAT'? she says.
Dad falls around laughing.
'Dirty washing up water. You honestly think I would drink alcohol?".
OCD child has a fit, rushes to bathroom, furiously washes mouth out.
Teen son says 'Classic Dad'.
Ten year old son comments 'brilL, gotta try that one.'
Hmmm role model? I think not.
15 year old daughter comments how funny it was but not as funny as the day Mair took beer to school.
Oh yes, everyone chirps as we recall with laughter........
It all started late one night.
My husband had a beer that he could not finnish, as is often the case.
He could not find anything suitable to seal it for the following day, so he poured it into the first thing that came to hand.
One of the children's sealable drinks flasks.
He placed it in the fridge, meaning to tell me, and went to bed.
In the morning I packed Mair's lunch as always, and saw her flask was filled and next to her box, so packed this as well.
At the end of the day, the deputy head (Mair's teacher) met my husband.
The conversation went something like this:
'Mair said she didn't like her drink at lunch today, so we took a look at it. Were you aware she had BEER in her flask?".
Thankfully it's a very small school, and we are well known.
They all saw the funny side and assumed it had been a mistake.
When explained , everyone found it very amusing.
Not so Mair.
Hands on hips she came home and exclaimed 'WHO made my drink today? It was DISGUSTING".
I am thankful she at least didn't like the taste!
I am sure the tale will be re told for many years to come yet.