The Angry Toaster: My Complicated Relationship with Household Appliances

My toaster oven has been making some pretty ominous sounds these days and, frankly, I’m concerned that it’s a sign that we’re on the downslope of our relationship. It may seem paranoid but we’ve been together for almost fifteen years and, after that much time, a person gets to know his appliances pretty well.

We’ve had our rough spots. In the beginning I had to fiddle around with her settings to get my English muffins just right and it took a good six months until each of us finally settled on the optimum way to toast a bagel. I won’t even get started on the countless hours I’ve spent adjusting her rack. It was a low spot during our time together and I’m not proud of the way I acted but we’ve largely made our peace with each other…(to read more just click through to The Angry Toaster: My Complicated Relationship with Household Appliances in The Haven!)

About the Author

derekbremer Prior to his life as a stay at home father Derek spent more than a decade performing public relations and marketing functions for financial consulting firms and found the job to be precisely as exciting as it sounds. When not tending to his wife or daughter Derek enjoys subjecting the public to his unique take on fatherhood, travel and animal husbandry. He has been published in Scary Mommy, Sammiches and Psych Meds, The Good Men Project, HowToBeADad, Red Tricycle, RAZED, HPP and the Anthology "It's Really Ten Months Special Delivery: A Collection of Stories from Girth to Birth.