Tony is just older than me, and with Howard having him a generation 'late', Maria would likely have not learned certain things even if it would have been normative for her 'class' earlier. My mom delegated to Swanson and the other frozen food companies, because teaching cooking takes longer than cooking. (Grandma would have been a different woman if people could have taken a lady HS football/basketball coach. You know, the Latin/Math teacher.)