confessions of a closet soap opera junkie

Up until today I have been in denial - about
soap operas.

I remember that I used to watch soap operas
and I loved them.

Why there was a time when as a mother - and of
course a housewife - that I would turn the tv
on at 11 am and not turn it off until 3 pm.

Now I need to say this about that.

My two daughters were in school at the time so
I really did it for the company. I never neglected
my daughters while watching soap operas - if that's
what you people are thinking.

And I knew the storyline of all those soap operas -
and without googling them first I'm gonna see if I
can remember the names of them (not necessarily in
order of the time slots):

One Life To Live

General Hospital

Days Of Our Lives

googling now

All My Children

Another World
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If you haven't already clicked me off - let me tell you
what I remeber about Soap Operas and how they impacted
my Life:

~Luke and Laura - although I swear I never saw their
wedding.

~the storylines - could it get much more complicated that
that?

~I vividly remember going places and making a connection
with Others who watched them

~long stretches of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer
excitement

~the cutoffs at the end of the episode and how they always
left you hanging and begging for more

~Susan Lucci - folks it just doesn't get much better than
Susan Lucci

~what do ya think ever happened to Anthony Geary?

I could go on and one but I really just want to say this:


Soap Operas were my friends.

Because they stepped up and kept me company when I needed
it most.

And I enjoyed the h*ll out of them.

I dumped them for a time - and then went back to them.

And I enjoyed them again - for a while.

Then one day at the grocery store I found myself hurrying
to get home to watch a Soap Opera.

And I said to myself, 'You can do better than that.'

It was hard - but just for a few days.

But I did it.

And I never looked back.


And perhaps that is the most important thing that I
learned from watching Soap Operas:

You can do better than that.

Just do it.

Sure maybe it will hurt for a few days.


But I believe that it will be a Good Hurt.







and i'll never look back...









Thanks Soap Operas.