Foiled Again

I consider myself an intelligent person with a lot of real world experience, but the other day I identified a gap in my early education that I can't quite explain.

As I pulled a baking dish of super-delicious macaroni and cheese out of the oven and fearlessly peeled back the foil, it struck me: I was in my late twenties before I learned that aluminum foil won't burn you when it comes out of the oven. Up until then, I handled foil as if it were hot metal, threatening to scorch my sensitive hands. I'm not sure of the exact moment when the lightbulb went on, but I know now.

Live and learn.

I'll make sure my son is aware of this important information before he starts high school, so he doesn't repeat his father's mistakes and needlessly put wear and tear on an oven mitt.