The poor kid.
A four-year-old was accidentally given an alcoholic cocktail, instead of a mocktail, while out at dinner with her parents.
The mocktail, called Fruity Sunrise, was supposed to only have fruit juice in it, but by the time the waitress figured out her mistake, it was too late, as four-year-old Evelyn had already guzzled back a third of the drink.
She was really thirsty when the drink was brought over,” her dad told the Mirror.
“She had gulped about a third, but she recoiled and said she didn’t like it.
“We thought it was just her being fussy, as most four year-olds are. One week fish fingers are her favourite, the next week she doesn’t like them.
“We looked at each other and told her to drink it because she likes fruit juice. She had a few more sips but no more.
“Then the waitress came over and was really worried, she looked like she was about to cry.
“She told us that she had accidentally given Evelyn a real cocktail. Me and Kathryn just looked at each other, I don’t think I believed it at first. The waitress was really apologetic.”
Evelyn’s mum then took her to the toilet, where she was a little bit… worse for wear.
“I wanted to see if she could walk but she was swaying, she also walked into a post.
“I led her into the toilets but she didn’t have a wee – she did start to look in the mirror, laughing at herself and telling funny jokes.”
After dinner, her mum and dad took her to A&E where she was examined. Thankfully, the alcohol didn’t take a serious toll on the child’s body, but the doctor’s warned that she will probably get a hangover.
“They said she would have a hangover. I couldn’t believe it, she was four years old and about to have her first hangover.
“Kathryn stayed off work with her the next day. She was complaining of a headache so we kept her fluids up.”
What a lucky escape!
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