Cool mom unwittingly packs Four Loko in daughter's lunch

Party like it's 2009.
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Laura Vitto
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Teenager McKenzie Strange is fortunate to have a mom who still packs her lunch.

But we all slip up sometimes, which is how a Four Loko -- an alcoholic drink, once a frat party staple -- ended up in Strange's lunch this week. 


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A photo of her lunch bag and the subsequent texts between she and her mom garnered more than 88,000 retweets and 208,000 likes on Twitter. 

As Buzzfeed reports, Strange's mom was embarrassed to learn that she'd sent her daughter to school with an alcoholic beverage. She'd mistaken the can for an iced tea. 

No word yet on whether or not Strange's mom is also your freshman year roommate from 2009.

BONUS: Shay Mitchell has some crucial social media tips for moms


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Laura Vitto was Mashable's Deputy Culture Editor.

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