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from the mouths of babes

I love teenagers. You never know what to expect. And that certainly keeps life interesting.

The following conversation took place a few weeks ago between my oldest son Luke (yes his real name–because he’s over 18), my second son, Z~ (17) and my daughter L~(13):

Z~: Girls are like an oven. Boys are like a microwave.

L~: Yeah because you can put tin foil in the oven and it won’t catch on fire.

Z~ (who may have been learning a lot more than I realized in physiology this past year): No, because you have to pre-heat an oven.

Luke: Ovens cost more.

Z~: If you look at the back of hot pockets it takes a minute and a half in a microwave and a whole 15 minutes in the oven.

Z~: Microwaves take up less counter space.

L~: You can’t cook a turkey in a microwave.

Luke: Ovens smell better, except when they’re cleaning.

(Go figure–have you ever heard of a self-cleaning microwave?)

17 Comments

  1.  physcokity :: 3 Jul 2008 @ 9:46 am ::

    Oh my that is too funny! Was that how the conversation ended? I would love to be a fly on the wall…but not in the oven or microwave.

  2.  Dalene :: 3 Jul 2008 @ 9:50 am ::

    That’s about how it ended. The thing I love about teenagers is they are so completely random. And in this particular case I loved how in some ways they were expressing truths to which they were completely oblivious. Never a dull moment, I tell you. And it gets even more interesting when you throw a few friends into the mix.

  3.  b. :: 3 Jul 2008 @ 9:55 am ::

    That’s awesome!
    How much thought do you think Z~ has given that? Because he’s totally on to something….
    Mostly crap comes out of a microwave.
    The possibilities with the oven are endless…..plus, the reward is absolutely worth the wait.

  4.  mormonhermitmom :: 3 Jul 2008 @ 10:06 am ::

    Microwaves heat up inside, ovens heat up the whole room.

    The conversation can go on and on, can’t it? LOL

  5.  Rynell :: 3 Jul 2008 @ 10:21 am ::

    So funny! Sounds like they know more than I did at their age.

    What a great simile. I thought I should drop that in just because we’re all literary and all here at Segullah.

    Thanks for giving me a laugh to start off my day.

  6.  Mrs. Organic :: 3 Jul 2008 @ 10:46 am ::

    I love that - “a whole 15 minutes”

  7.  Wendy :: 3 Jul 2008 @ 11:00 am ::

    I love “ovens smell better . . . ”

    Clever kids you’ve got, Dalene!

  8.  Annette :: 3 Jul 2008 @ 11:18 am ::

    Um . . . what? :) That’s too funny! I thought I was following along until they got completely random.

  9.  Sue :: 3 Jul 2008 @ 12:49 pm ::

    They have just summed up my entire relationship. I love it!

  10.  a.men :: 3 Jul 2008 @ 1:04 pm ::

    Kids are so funny!

  11.  Queen Scarlett :: 3 Jul 2008 @ 1:58 pm ::

    Sounds like your boys will know exactly how to treat their wives in the uh… preheating dept.

  12.  bek :: 3 Jul 2008 @ 3:49 pm ::

    Dalene,

    I am so happy to hear that they stay funny even when they are older. I thought that went by the wayside with princess jammies..

  13.  Dalene :: 3 Jul 2008 @ 4:45 pm ::

    bek–never fear. I could tell you stories. I mean you do get sullen and ornery, too, but the random banter completely makes up for it.

  14.  elizabeth-w :: 4 Jul 2008 @ 12:43 am ::

    Love it, Dalene.

  15.  Wendy :: 4 Jul 2008 @ 6:28 am ::

    Dalene, I’m so glad.

  16.  Geo :: 5 Jul 2008 @ 12:19 am ::

    This is begging for cross-stitch.

  17.  Julie :: 11 Jul 2008 @ 12:36 am ::

    And I SO want to see that cross-stitch on your wall…

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