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Jilly_in_VA

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9. Two, really

Mon Jan 12, 2026, 12:45 PM

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although it dropped to one once I started working, and then none.

"The Young and the Restless" from its inception until I started working, and then "General Hospital" until my kids were in high school and I went to work in home health, then none.

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What Soap Opera do you remember watching . It can be a day or night Soap. Mine was The Guiding Light. And you? [View all] debm55 Yesterday OP

GL fan here! Deep State Witch Yesterday #1

Thank you very much, And don't forget, Nola debm55 Yesterday #3

Loved Her! Deep State Witch Yesterday #11

Oh, I didn't know Nola died. Thank you for that sad news. debm55 Yesterday #14

My grandmother always religiously watched "As the World Turns" Walleye Yesterday #2

Thank you very much Walleye for sharing with us. debm55 Yesterday #6

College days, The Young & the Restless. My Mom's was "As the World Turns"... hlthe2b Yesterday #4

Thank you hlthe2b, I didn't watch soaps in college as I didn't have a TV. But I did watch The GL and The Young and debm55 Yesterday #8

What is unusual about soaps is how.the cast didnt change over 20, 30, 40 years BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #16

That is funny and true, Thank you very much, BlueWaveNeverEnd. debm55 Yesterday #19

All My Children LoisB Yesterday #5

Thank you very much, LoisB. I would sometimes watch that soap. debm55 Yesterday #10

Thank you very much, LoisB. for sharing with us. debm55 Yesterday #20

Peyton Place Onthefly Yesterday #7

Thank you very much, Onthefly. If I remember correctly. Peyton Place was on at night. Also, The Secret Storm was on, debm55 Yesterday #21

You remember correctly. Onthefly Yesterday #28

Thank you , Onthefly. debm55 21 hrs ago #46

Two, really Jilly_in_VA Yesterday #9

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Jilly_in_VA . All of the soaps were CBS shows. So I never watched General debm55 Yesterday #22

Dark Shadows, 1966-1971. sinkingfeeling Yesterday #12

As a kid I watched that! pandr32 Yesterday #27

Same here my entry into soaps Ferryboat 20 hrs ago #55

I'd forgotten Mary Hartman Mary Hartman! pandr32 2 hrs ago #76

HAHAHHAHAHA. I remember that skit on the Carol Burnett show. Her show was so funny. debm55 49 min ago #78

I watched probably 10 seasons of DS. Then the Ilsa Yesterday #35

Thank you very much for sharing with us, llsa debm55 20 hrs ago #51

Thank you very much, sinkingfeeling. debm55 21 hrs ago #45

Thank you very much sinkingfeeling. debm55 21 hrs ago #47

Me too! some_of_us_are_sane 17 hrs ago #64

Yes! some_of_us_are_sane 17 hrs ago #66

Three actually.... FalloutShelter Yesterday #13

Such strange names for tv shows "another world", "as the world turns" BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #17

Thank you very much, FalloutShelter. for sharing the selections. debm55 20 hrs ago #52

My mom watched the CBS soaps.. BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #15

Mine too. Thank you BlueWaveNeverEnd for sharing with us. My mother and grandmother did the same. debm55 Yesterday #18

Mine three. debm55 Yesterday #23

This message was self-deleted by its author questionseverything Yesterday #24

Mainly All My Children and One Life to Live Ritabert Yesterday #25

Days of Our Lives Endlessmike56 Yesterday #26

I watched a bunch. BlueKota Yesterday #29

Another World happybird Yesterday #30

Another World, Santa Barbara, Days of Our Lives. applegrove Yesterday #31

Thank you very much, applegrove. That's about the time I went cold turkey. debm55 20 hrs ago #50

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #32

Thank you very much, OAITW r.2.0 debm55 20 hrs ago #49

All My Children. Used to record & watch with adult daughters SheltieLover Yesterday #33

Thank you very much, SheltieLover, for sharing with us. debm55 21 hrs ago #48

General Hospital. MIButterfly Yesterday #34

Very true, MIButterfly. I went cold turkey when we adopted my son. debm55 22 hrs ago #42

I grew up taking naps on the floor MuseRider Yesterday #36

That's sweet. Thank you MuseRider for sharing with us. debm55 22 hrs ago #41

General Hospital Mad_Dem_X 23 hrs ago #37

HAHAHAHHAHA. thank you Mad_Dem_X. That was cool having him on General Hospital. BUT that was on the same time as debm55 23 hrs ago #38

And John Stamos certainly didn't hurt the eyes, either! MIButterfly 22 hrs ago #43

HAHHAHAHAh. Agree, MIButterfly. debm55 22 hrs ago #44

All my Children kimbutgar 22 hrs ago #39

Thank you very much, for sharing. with us, kimbutgar. debm55 22 hrs ago #40

I guess maybe Dallas if that qualifies, have never watched daytime shows. doc03 20 hrs ago #53

Yes, thank you doc03. it qualifies as it was a night time soap. Thank you for sharing. debm55 18 hrs ago #63

Suits perfessor 20 hrs ago #54

Thank you very much perfessor for sharing. debm55 18 hrs ago #60

Days Of Our Lives and Another World. Srkdqltr 20 hrs ago #56

Thank you for sharing with us, Srkdqltr. debm55 18 hrs ago #59

Way, waaaay back . . . madamesilverspurs 19 hrs ago #57

Thank you very much, madamesilverspurs. I remember The Edge of Night. So I go way back too debm55 18 hrs ago #58

Yep to both of those! some_of_us_are_sane 17 hrs ago #65

Thank you very much , some_of_us_are_sane. I think you got it. debm55 16 hrs ago #67

You are my 56.000 post. debm55 16 hrs ago #68

Love of Life, Search for Tomorrow, and whathehell 18 hrs ago #61

Thank you very much, whathehell.for sharing with us. debm55 18 hrs ago #62

I don't usually watch soap operas but... Rizen 16 hrs ago #69

Thank you very much, Rizen,for sharing with us. debm55 16 hrs ago #70

General Hospital TBF 14 hrs ago #71

Thank you very much, TBF. I think you are right about being addicted to them debm55 5 hrs ago #72

I was hooked on All My Children in the mid 70's. QueerDuck 5 hrs ago #73

For me it was 80s (I was in high school & college that decade) TBF 4 hrs ago #74

Thank you very much, QueerDuck. And Ericka's 10 husbands, I was addicted at one time. I went cold turkey. debm55 3 hrs ago #75

Interesting seeing titles I'd forgotten over the years. One missing: "One Life To Live"... hlthe2b 1 hr ago #77

Yes, I was shocked as the actress who played Nola on Guiding Light was my favorite, She also worked on Broadway debm55 5 min ago #79