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?)
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.
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.
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.
Microwaves heat up inside, ovens heat up the whole room.
The conversation can go on and on, can’t it? LOL
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.
I love that - “a whole 15 minutes”
I love “ovens smell better . . . ”
Clever kids you’ve got, Dalene!
Um . . . what?
That’s too funny! I thought I was following along until they got completely random.
They have just summed up my entire relationship. I love it!
Kids are so funny!
Sounds like your boys will know exactly how to treat their wives in the uh… preheating dept.
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..
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.
Love it, Dalene.
Dalene, I’m so glad.
This is begging for cross-stitch.
And I SO want to see that cross-stitch on your wall…