Beer for a Good Night Sleep

Within months of looking after the then one year old Alexandra, I had washed out milk bottles on two separate occasions that had been previously filled with beer. The first time I washed one, I didn’t think that much of it. I thought it was just a mistake and that it couldn’t possibly be beer. Then it happened again a few weeks later. That time I asked Alexandra’s mum for an explanation but she was busy trying to get ready to leave the house. She explained that Alexandra’s dad gave her some beer to help her go to sleep. I was flabbergasted even though I had not witnessed the parents giving the beer to Alexandra on either occasion. All I did was wash two bottles that smelled of beer on two different mornings. I do not know how much was given and how often it had occurred prior to me working there. Fortunately I didn’t have to wash anymore beer smelling bottles after the second incident. I am not entirely sure to this day, but my enquiry could have put a stop to it. Alexandra is a tricky girl who is always full of energy. I suspected that a daily routine was never carried out in her first year of life and this partially affected her ability to calm down. Things were further exacerbated by a dad who insisted on living life with little consideration for another little bundle of energy living under the same roof as him. I think I will post about interesting dads another time.