Farewell All My Children

It's been nearly a week since All My Children went off the air, and I have been wanting to post about it.

I am sad.

41 years is a long time.  I have been around for about 18 of it.

My 12 o'clock hour is now filled with a show called The Chew.

Really, how can that be any better than the daily lives of those in Pine Valley?  

The last few weeks of AMC have been pretty eventful.  There were many cameos from past stars, Eva La Rue, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Josh Dumel (be still my heart), Carol Burnett, the returns of Babe, Jamie, Adam, Brooke, Dixie... shall I go on....  I just loved every minute no matter how twisted, and how much it didn't make sense.  If you are a fan of soaps, you learn to be "open minded" about certain things.  For example, even if you bury the person, that doesn't necessarily mean that they are dead.  Hmm.  

Adam/Stuart played by David Canary

 While living in Florida I was able to go to Super Soap Weekend.  I had a great time, and was so glad I got the chance.  It was the best day ever, and I got to see many of the cast, as well as the people from other ABC shows.  My very special moment however was below with Michael E. Knight.  I waited and waited and he came right up to me, thanked me for watching and kissed me on the cheek.  That's right.  Now Tad the Clad may not be that handsome nowadays, but my mom said he was once a heart throb.  Either way, he was extremely sweet and thankful to his fans. He offered to take this picture with my camera, as I was all by myself, and in my excitement I forgot to take the zoom off.  A moment I will never ever forget.

Tad Martin played by Michael E. Knight

Erica Kane played by Susan Lucci
My Daytime Hero

So this is my farewell to All My Children.

You have brightened my days and I will miss you.

The Great and the Least,

The Rich and the Poor,

The Weak and the Strong,

In Sickness and in Health,

In Joy and Sorrow,

In Tragedy and Triumph,

You are ALL MY CHILDREN.

-Agnes Nixon