B Is for Beer

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Have you ever wondered why your daddy likes beer so much? Have you wondered, before you fall asleep at night, why he sometimes acts kind of “funny” after he’s been drinking beer? Maybe you’ve even wondered where beer comes from, because you’re pretty sure it isn’t from a cow. Well, Gracie Perkel wondered those same things.

“Mommy,” Gracie asked one afternoon, “what’s that stuff Daddy drinks?”

“You mean coffee, sweetie?”

“Not coffee. Ick! That other stuff that’s yellow and looks like pee-pee.”

“Gracie!”

“You say pee-pee.”

“Well, when I’m talking about potty time I might. But I don’t say it about somebody’s beverage.”

Gracie giggled. Her mother, who was busy loading clothes in the washer, suggested without looking up, “I believe, dear, you’re talking about beer.”

“Oh!” squealed Gracie. “That’s right. Beer. That stuff that’s always on TV.” She deepened her voice. “‘Better tasting!’ ‘Less filling!’ ‘Better tasting!’ ‘Less filling!’” She giggled again. “Is it kinda like Pepsi for silly old men?”

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