“How many coffee mugs does a teacher need,” she said. “But who doesn’t need a glass of wine after teaching a kid like mine?” she said.
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Good thing her friend just happens to works at a printing company.
Credit: Photo: DJ Sommers
Credit: Photo: DJ Sommers
As a joke and a thank you, Mary and her husband Paul gifted their son Jake's teachers at Ascension School in Kettering with bottles of white wine with personalized wine labels reading: "Our Child Might Be The Reason you Drink So Enjoy This Bottle On Us."
The Sommers’ oldest son, Daniel Joseph “DJ” Sommers, a sophomore at Ohio State University, posted a photo of the bottles on his Twitter page and the post went viral. Thus far, it has had more than 5,400 retweets and 36,000 shares.
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Mary said her son is not a bad kid, but he is “that kid.”
In Jake’s case, the buckeye didn’t fall far from the tree. Mary says she was “that kid” when she was a student at Ascension, too.
My parents always get our elementary school teachers a present around Christmas. Typically something small like a candle or flower to say thank you. This year they got them bottles of wine & replaced the labels with their own with my brother on them... Happy holidays pic.twitter.com/hErPgrjX44
— D.J. Sommers (@Sommers_DJ) December 18, 2017
“My four older siblings were good kids and it was hard to live up to that, so I didn’t try,” she recalled. “(Jake) always has something to say. He’s that kid.”
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DJ and Jake both said they were surprised by how much attention the post has received.
DJ said he’s been contacted by a representative from “Good Morning America” and CNN, as well as television stations from around the country.
Besides being a fun joke, DJ said the wine was also meant as a gift for the teacher who has served his family.
His sister Sarah also attended Ascension. As an eighth grader, this is Jake’s final year.
“It is a farewell from my family,” DJ said.
For his part, Jake said he thought it was pretty funny.
“I guess my teachers deserve it (the wine),” he said.
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Credit: Photo contributed by Daniel Joseph Sommers
Credit: Photo contributed by Daniel Joseph Sommers
Credit: Photo: DJ Sommers
Credit: Photo: DJ Sommers
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