Please help! This is the dumbest thing I have ever encountered.

I am setting up an account for my son. Everything works great until I get to the step where I need to verify his e-mail address. Outlook will not let me access his e-mail without already having verified the e-mail address. The verification e-mail is being sent to the address that needs to be verified.

I cannot get into the e-mail to verify the e-mail address, but I can't verify the e-mail address unless I get into the e-mail!

Seriously, Microsoft. Whoever designed this needs to be fired.