Twas Anjelica’s 6th birthday as
She woke up from her sleep
Rushed to the breakfast nook so sure
That she would find a treat
A cupcake or a brownie waiting
At the breakfast table
An early morning treat but sadly
‘Stead she found a bagel
Her mother tried to make it cool
A breakfast like no other
And smothered with Nutella even
Added peanut butter
And stuck a candle in the top
As a sweet after thought
But as she saw her daughter’s glare
She knew it was for nought
The mother never lived it down
For still the girl’d persist
“Oh come on mom, a bagel served
For my birthday breakfast?”
Each year that followed the mom went
To sort through cakes and pies
Muffins pastries all the best
That her money could buy
Hoping that that gaping wound
This would somehow salvage
And save her daughter irreparable
Psychological damage
A downward spiral she’d reverse
Here on these shopping trips
Lest the girl bear unfulfilling jobs
And bad relationships
Her daughter’d scarf the treats with glee
As quick as she was able
But nothing stopped her lament of
The birthday breakfast bagel
Then many birthdays came and went
And soon the girl was grown
Considerably well adjusted with
A family of her own
Eve of her daughter’s birthday twas
About to go to sleep
It dawned on her that she’d forgot
To buy a breakfast treat
She scoured pantries cabinets and
Still came up with nothing
When in the freezer she did spy
One single English muffin….
For Anjelica on her 9th birthday! Happy Birthday my little Jeli Bean!
Glorious Results Of A Misspent Youth 
So what’s the pecking order – bagels over muffins?
I love the laughs you give us so regularly! Thank you, Marissa!
Ha, ha! To my credit, I would go bagels but to each their own I guess!
Lololol! It’s the female version of “Cats in the Cradle” song. So clever. Happy bday to your adorable daughter!
Oh yes, I suppose these days not giving your child the breakfast they want for their birthdays is only steps away from child abandonment!
Happy Birthday! Birthday bagel! At least make it a rainbow bagel!
A rainbow bagel? At that point, may as well just gotten her the darn cupcake! Ha, ha! I’m pretty sure it was blueberry at least!
At least! Didn’t know one can get blueberry bagels!
Oh yes, of course!
Awww….so sweet. Happy Birthday to your little muffin 😉
Thanks Michelle! She is a muffin, you know.
Haha… love it. A metaphor for when we say we never make the mistakes of our parents… lol
Happy Birthday to Anjelica!
Yes, or Grandma’s Revenge…which is what I almost called this poem but…I don’t know. Something about thinking of myself as a grandma just didn’t sit well with me.
That title is to die for 😄 I agree, a little too far-fetched right now… lol!
Whew! Thanks for agreeing! Let’s hope that’s the case!
It will be for a long time even if you already are a grandma. You are much too young by heart…. lol!
Oh well, thank you! I know plenty who have been grandparents at the same age that I had my kids!!
What???? Those were pretty early grandparents!
Yeah, well my brother in law had a kid when he was about 20 and then she had a kid when she was 15 so…also, heard Cher was born when her grandmother was 34. That’s how old I was when I had my daughter.
Yes, it is absolutely possible. But I am glad my kids have given me more time 😥
Oh, yes! Me too!
Haha! Let’s keep our fingers crossed!!!
A very touching muse…and a Happy Birthday to a fine young lady
I suppose touching in my own sarcastic way! Thanks Mike!
Gently sarcastic methinks
I like that!
I want another granddaughter. I have one lovely granddaughter but she’s nearly grown up now…all that remains is 4 million grandsons!
Hap[py birthday to your adorable daughter. Perhaps it should have been an everything bagel.
Don’t be silly! Everyone knows an everything bagel doesn’t go well with Nutella and peanut butter! I’m pretty sure it was blueberry….Ha, ha, anyway, thanks for the well wishes. I will pass them on.
You’re right. How silly of me.
She’s adorable! We are a bagel loving family so a birthday bagel sounds perfect. I just read a piece about Fairy Bread, which is an Australian birthday tradition. It sounds perfectly awful… white bread, buttered with sprinkles! Yuck. I’d take an english muffin over that any day! Happy birthday to your daughter!
Ha, ha! I will definitely tell my daughter about that one! Yes, I like bagels too and thought it would be a nice treat but she never let me live it down.
A bagel with peanut butter and Nutella sounds pretty delicious to me! I’d take it!
I thought so too! I’ll make you one with cream cheese too!
That sounds amazing! You send me the bagel, and I’ll send you a bowl of queso (or whatever snack you’d rather have) 😀
Queso is good!!
This is an excellent arrangement!
Holy cuteness. You’re a hoot. Happy birthday to your little sweet pea.
Thanks! I’ll pass on the kind thoughts!
You’re welcome xo
Really Mom, a bagel? though i do love Nutella. What a beautiful child your little jelly bean is! Happy Birthday to the birthday girl.
Thank you! Yes, i thought with the peanut butter and Nutella it was quite a treat. Oh well! I’ll pass on the kind wishes.
She is so adorable. looks like mom!
What? We’re supposed to give special breakfast treats to our children? How come I never got that memo?! I better not show this to my sons. They’ll think they had a deprived childhood 😉
… and since I”m not a huge fan of Nutella, I’ll have my everything bagel with just butter. Thank you 🙂
Happy Birthday to the blue eyed Jeli Bean!
Ha, ha! Maybe I should send her to your house for her next birthday!!
Oh sure – use me to make yourself look good! 🙂
A bagel for your birthday breakfast? Uh, yeah. How about some whole wheat toast instead? You’ll never live it down, I’m afraid. I love the salvage/damage rhyme, too–very clever. 🙂
Right! She should have it so bad!
So it’s going to take her that long to forgive and forget? How can we stop this cycle in the family? Your poor grandkid will have it worse- I’d rather a bagel than an english muffin. Happy Birthday Anjelica! a fair haired version of her mama! Rock and Roll Super Tween 🙂
Yes, a vicious cycle for sure. So, I guess I cursed her even worse…with the English muffin that is! Ha, ha! Thank you for your kind words. I will pass them on.
I am smiling and thinking this story is so sweet, Marissa. Yes, there was a little let down in the birthday bagel breakfast but somehow she was going to find a way to make it up to her daughter, what she may have not had as a girl herself. Anyway, here’s to a stack of blueberry pancakes, smothered with butter, whipped cream and maple syrup! I never had a special breakfast but we did have lovely dinners, ones chosen by the birthday kid. (Mac and cheese with hot dogs, Pizza, sometimes fried chicken picked up and once, my son chose a long Italian submarine sandwich and we all liked his choice, too. 🙂
Anjelica, Miss Jeli Bean, you are special with such pretty eyes and I love that smirk! 🙂 ❤ If I were on my phone perhaps I could figure out another exciting thing to add excitement for
The Big #9:
The last of the Single Digit Birthdays!! ~~**~~
Yes, i always thought the birthday dinner should really be the special meal which is why I didn’t fret so much over the breakfast bagel but I suppose I was wrong…and never did live it down. Ha, ha! Thank you for the kind words about my daughter. I will bass them on.
Breakfast birthday bagel
Only you
Ha, ha! Well, me and my daughter actually!
Next time, try a decoy breakfast, such as Mueslix or a kale smoothie. Then, when she frowns, you can turn it upside down with that glorious bagel!
That’s a clever idea! Where were you 3 years ago!
Late to the party, as usual. 😜
Happy birthday to your Jeli Bean! Bagels on me…next year!
Thank you Syl! Ha, ha! Better make those cupcakes!
Haha, you’re welcome. Better brush up on my baking skills then!
I should think so!
LOL, I’m working on it!
Buy Pillsbury frozen apple turnovers and just keep them frozen till you need them. I find it works for every occasion, lol.
Now that’s some smart thinking. Do they come in chocolate? Ha, ha
Happy birthday Anjelica!
Thank you! I will pass on the well wishes!
What a cherub, happy birthday Anjelica!
Thank you Jessie!
Happy Birthday to your daughter Marissa. Lovely and funny post. All moms go through these ‘bagel’ type memories..😆😆
Thank you Nimi! Nice to know I am not alone.
I would definitely go for a birthday bagel especially if there was Nutella. Happy birthday to a lovely, talented little girl!
I was telling my daughter yesterday of the many that came to my defense. A bagel with Nutella and peanut butter is nothing to frown upon!! Thanks for your support and kind words Lana!
Sure thing Marissa 🙂
Ahhh, like mother like daughter. That was quite entertaining.
Ha, ha! Yes, of course!
Happy birthday to Anjelica! 🙂 She’s very pretty!
Thank you Paola!