On 10/2/2014 10:22 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Thu, 2 Oct 2014 15:26:13 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 10/2/2014 3:22 PM, DreadfulBitch wrote:
>>>> On 10/1/2014 5:14 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Have you ever tried to microwave French Fries? Tater Tots? Thought
>>>>> not. While I suppose you can do it, nobody will want to eat the end
>>>>> results.
>>>>
>>>> Have you ever tried to reheat using the oven? or stovetop? or toaster
>>>> oven? You *don't* have to use the microwave to reheat stuff. What on
>>>> earth did we all do before microwaves?
>>>>
>>> Indeed! And it's been said before, her daughter is old enough to prepare
>>> her own meals. It's time for her to move beyond the scrambled egg. I
>>> don't care if she doesn't like to cook. If she wants to eat, she'll
>>> figure something out.
>>
>> You don't have kids Jill. You don't know. I am *not* going to make her
>> make her own dinner during the school year. She has a line on two jobs. If
>> she gets one, she'll have even less time at home.
>
The fact that I don't have kids doesn't have a thing to do with it. I
was able to cook for myself by the time I was 16. I could certainly do
more than scramble eggs or turn on the oven and heat up some frozen
french fries. Microwaves at that time weren't good for much more than
boiling water.

When my grandfather died my mom was out of town for a week. I was about
the same age as her daughter, nearly 16. I came home from school and
cooked dinner for my dad, my brother and myself. I managed to do my
homework, too. That was back in the day when no one had computers. All
the assignments were from *books* <gasp> and the homework was hand written.

> Just wait'll your daughter gets knocked up by some no account loser,
> then you'll cease bringing her into the conversations.
>
Oh pulleeeeze, Sheldon! That would just be more grist for the mill.

Jill