And here's another couple of possibilities: The can is empty, and April was just pretending to drink a beer; pretending that she was "all grown up."
The can contained a soft drink, or water, and April was pretending it was beer .... Have you ever noticed that when people jump to conclusions, the conclusion is not only often wrong, but a conclusion that depicts the worse case scenario? Shel "You meet the nicest people with a Pentax" > [Original Message] > From: frank theriault > We're looking at 1/60th or so of a second of time. Who can tell if > this is a kid taking her first sip of dad's can, who will then scrunch > up her face and never drink another beer until she turns 21 (that's > what I did when I took my first sip of dad's beer when I was around 7 > or 8 - I ~hated~ it). On the other hand, maybe the adults in her life > give her beer all the time, and she drinks inappropriately. Who > knows? > > But, people jump to conclusions, and some will think the worst. > That's just the way things are. In this age of the cult of the > victim, that's what happens.
