How long can you survive without a microwave oven?

It's 2012. I'm 50. I purchased my first microwave oven for my Mom in about 1980. It was huge!
That means I survived almost 20 years without one!

We have not had a working microwave oven set up for 2 weeks now. It took a week to purchase one because of my hectic schedule. It's a bit larger than the old one, so I am still contemplating where to put the new one.
My children are suffering immensely.

How can we heat up a can of Campbells?
How can I heat up a can of Chef Boy R u Lazy?
There's nothing to eat...no we can't have leftovers, there isn't any way to heat them up!

OMG! You would not believe the drama!

How did I ever survive my first 20 years of life?

When I tell them they have to heat up Campbells the old fashion way...put it in a saucepan on the stove and turn on the stove, they roll their eyes at me as if I were stark raving mad!

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