“Mmm,” crunched Tate from the pantry. “This Cinnamon Life is delicious!” I could hear him munching on his nightly before bed snack.
“You HAVE had Cinnamon Life cereal before, right?” I asked, rhetorically, or so I thought.
“No,” he said, “I never had this cereal before.”
And I thought that he had such a normal family life growing up. Maybe I don’t really know Tate at all.
First he’d never had Ovaltine (which many of you hadn’t either, to which I say, WEIRDOS), but to have never had Cinnamon Life cereal?? I don’t even think it’s possible, not if you are a child of the early 80’s who grew up watching Life cereal commercials where Mikey liked it. He really, really liked it!
PLEASE, for the love of Mikey, tell me that you’ve had Cinnamon Life Cereal, or ANY Life cereal. PLEASE.
Katia / Crazy for trying
May 7, 2009 at 7:57 am
Nope. No Life cereal of any kind. Actually, I generally think all cereal is pretty disgusting… it’s probably been 30 years since I’ve had a bowl.
Thankfully this hasn’t stopped me from feeding cold cereal to my kids.
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Yumummy
May 7, 2009 at 8:14 am
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Burgh Baby
May 7, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Oh dear Jeebus and Jackson, how does one go through life without Cinnamon Life? It’s right there in the name. LIFE. You need it to live!
magpie
May 7, 2009 at 3:23 pm
My mother only bought store brand “cheerios” and “rice krispies” and “shredded wheat”. No brand names, and nothing with sugar, EVER. So, no, I’ve never had it. Should I?
Mary @ Giving Up On Perfect
May 7, 2009 at 3:27 pm
I’ve never had Cinnamon Life, however, I often quote that commercial to say, “Mikey will eat it.” It seems to be appropriate in many varied situations.
patois
May 7, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Of course I’ve tried it. And I’ve heard all the Mikey is Dead rumors, too. I mean, seriously, hasn’t everyone?!
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Swiggy
May 7, 2009 at 8:27 pm
I’ve had both Life and Cinnamon Life. I haven’t had either in a while though, I think I’ll get some now.
It sounds like Tate grew up without a TV and his mother did all the grocery shopping while he was in school so he didn’t know what he was missing.
Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah
May 7, 2009 at 9:14 pm
I have neither had Ovaltine nor have I eaten any kind of Life cereal.
However, I did get some Life cereal (regular) in a gift bag this week so I will be trying it as soon as I remember to buy milk.
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Angie@ Keep Believing
May 8, 2009 at 7:49 am
There are a few triggers that bring tears to my eyes unexpectedly lately. I guess that is normal, from what I hear. The first time I walked through the grocery store, I cried when I passed the Cinnamon Life. It was Brian’s absolutel favorite cereal.
KEEP BELIEVING
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Sarah
May 8, 2009 at 12:44 pm
HOW is it possible that he never had Life cereal?!?! That stuff is life blood!! Your husband is strange…
Good for you showing him the great things in life.
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badness jones
May 8, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Nope – never had it. I remember the commercials though! (What are the calorie and fibre counts like? Maybe I’ll try it….)
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jojo
May 9, 2009 at 9:22 pm
You know I never had Life cereal ever, but I remember the thing about mikey, the pop rocks, and coke. My Mom never let us eat pop rocks again.
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Joe @ IrrationalDad
May 12, 2009 at 10:28 pm
I had to Google “Life cereal”… Add me to the list of weirdos. I’ve never had it. I PROMISE that if the wife has a coupon for it, I’ll try it.
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Kelley
May 13, 2009 at 5:19 am
It is not available here in Oz, you are more than welcome to send me some.
And wanna be jealous? Growing up we lived down wind from the Ovaltine factory. Every morning I would open my window and my room would smell like chocolate!
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May 14, 2009 at 12:49 pm
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Deb - Mom of 3 Girls
May 15, 2009 at 1:43 am
Um, no I have never had Life cereal. But my oldest daughter loves it – does that count?
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