# Apparently, five is old enough to make toast **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 30, 2004, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-five-is-old-enough-to-make-toast/282235 "2004-12-30T12:21:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-five-is-old-enough-to-make-toast/282235/21 "2004-12-30T21:26:03Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > I’m not a parent. Could you cold-Pop-Tart-givers enlighten me as to why you consider it best to serve your children untoasted toaster pastries? [http://www.pmichaud.com/toast/](http://www.pmichaud.com/toast/) Kids, don’t try this at home. ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-five-is-old-enough-to-make-toast/282235/22 "2004-12-30T23:22:31Z")
> [@Punoqllads](#): > > [Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow-Torches](http://www.pmichaud.com/toast/) > > Kids, don’t try this at home. Go to a friend’s house. (j/k) No, really, that’s why Og made Dave Barry - his work with the helmet-mounted compressed air water gun (IIRC, 75 yard range), the flaming rollerblades Barbie, and the potato gun that can launch a spud halfway across Biscayne Bay are classics in the annals of investigative journalism. **fontnor** ’s post was great. More kid stories, folks. I really need a good laugh this evening. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-five-is-old-enough-to-make-toast/282235/23 "2004-12-30T23:52:49Z")
> [@WVmom](#): > > OK, did anyone else imagine the kid lifting a glass for New Year’s when they read the title? > > Cute story. Just make sure she doesn’t try to wrap her pop tarts in a paper towel before she puts them in the toaster to prevent crumbs. Yeah, my kid did that. :rolleyes: My brother put one of those frozen burritos in the microwave with a wet paper towel around it to keep it moist. Stuck to the thing. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2004, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-five-is-old-enough-to-make-toast/282235/24 "2004-12-31T04:58:45Z")
> [@iampunha](#): > > My brother put one of those frozen burritos in the microwave with a wet paper towel around it to keep it moist. > > Stuck to the thing. Remember, he can post now – and revenge is sweet! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2004, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-five-is-old-enough-to-make-toast/282235/25 "2004-12-31T05:14:37Z")
> [@norinew](#): > > Hubby: Well, what comes after five? > Her: Five and a half! Did she maybe get into [Zeno](http://www.stormloader.com/ajy/zeno.html#bisection) by way of [Lewis Carroll](http://www.ditext.com/carroll/tortoise.html)? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2004, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-five-is-old-enough-to-make-toast/282235/26 "2004-12-31T06:46:32Z")
My ten year olds are constantly chafing against the age barrier. Today I was accused of making up age limits in order to keep them from hieing off to buy an X-box on their own. However, apparently ten is _not_ the age at which one should be expected to pick up one’s clothes, with or without six reminders. ---
**Author:** ![Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2004, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-five-is-old-enough-to-make-toast/282235/27 "2004-12-31T07:02:03Z")
Guess, what she will be doing in 10 years. > **[Wow..I didn't know kissing felt like that...](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=294066)** > > (Definitely mundane and pointless…) My friends and I decided to meet together to watch “A Series of Unfortunate Events.” So, we decided to meet a friend’s (who we’ll call Jake) house because the mall was right beside his house. So, I got to Jake’s... The horror. ---
**Author:** ![LtningBug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/73ab20/32.png) [@LtningBug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LtningBug)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2004, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-five-is-old-enough-to-make-toast/282235/28 "2004-12-31T07:47:03Z")
> [@norinew](#): > > Yeah, and during nap time they lay quietly and whisper to each other, exchanging ideas for looking like maybe, just maybe, you’re picking up your toys like your Mom said, when actually you’re just picking your nose and wiping it on your favorite stuffed animal. Sheer genius. 🙂 'Course, they’re probably really just discussing the bouquet and sweet subtle flavors as they eat their nose products. Darned kids! ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2004, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-five-is-old-enough-to-make-toast/282235/29 "2004-12-31T08:03:38Z")
In our house, my mother hated to cook…she cleaned, ironed, did all the things mothers do, but she just hated to cook. So, dad and all three sons learned to cook at an early age. By 5 I was able to make a grilled cheese sandwich if my older brother was in the kitchen with me to make sure I didn’t burn the house down. I can remember standing on a little step ladder to make it. All three of us kids are very good cooks today, and my father could make some amazing things as well. Mom just hated to cook…and although she would try occasionally, usually one of us kids would offer to make something and get out the recipe book and go for it. Odd family we had, but because of that I admire the 5 year old’s foray into the world of preparing food for themself. When I went off to college, my friends were amazed at what I could do with a few basic items in a kitchen. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2004, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-five-is-old-enough-to-make-toast/282235/30 "2004-12-31T08:17:20Z")
> [@Celyn](#): > > When six, then take out toast. When seven, bring pie! ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2004, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-five-is-old-enough-to-make-toast/282235/31 "2004-12-31T12:30:08Z")
> [@Kel Varnsen - Latex Division](#): > > Guess, what she will be doing in 10 years. > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=294066](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=294066) > > The horror. Well, seeing as how she’s my third kid, by that time I’ll probably take such things in stride! As some of you may know, my 17-year-old is doing all she can to toughen my “parenting callouses”! > [@LtningBug](#): > > 'Course, they’re probably really just discussing the bouquet and sweet subtle flavors as they eat their nose products. Darned kids! This discussion would be conducted with all the seriousness of long-time connoissuers at a wine tasting, no doubt! > [@FriarTed](#): > > When seven, bring pie! Not a chance! She will be spending all of her allowance on replacement stuffed animals since her old ones will be stiff and sticky with boogers! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-five-is-old-enough-to-make-toast/282235.md?page=1)