Mom Group Thermodynamics: The Great Crockpot Wars

New member Rick, 7:12 AM, enters the Mombers and Mums group for the first time, asks a simple question:

Rick: hi. wife loves crockpots. air fryer just showed up at our house. is the crockpot over? (please be gentle)

3,000 comments in 24 hours. A selection, for the record:

Tanya: ARE WE SABOTAGING THE CROCKPOT NOW. Melissa: Honey, the crockpot is the only appliance that loves you back. Janet: Air fryer is for mistakes with extra steps. Diane: I use both. One for the food, one for the feelings. Rick: I didn’t mean to start a war. Pam: You didn’t start it, Rick. This war is eternal. Some of us were raised in it.

By Saturday it had evolved into lore: recipes were exchanged, alliances formed, and one member suggested therapy. The crockpot stays. The air fryer has been placed in a transitional living situation.

Welcome to the group, Rick. We’re glad you’re here. You’ll never leave.