tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497917091404842777.post1033313954380572964..comments2023-09-10T08:42:36.605-04:00Comments on Donna Says...: It's Just a Soap OperaDonna Poolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00235822648845775887noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497917091404842777.post-16899570625157457662012-03-04T21:49:41.379-05:002012-03-04T21:49:41.379-05:00Donna - I'm so happy to have your blog in my r...Donna - I'm so happy to have your blog in my reader. I grew up watching soaps, too, with my mother and baby sitter. My babysitter is now almost 90 years old and whenever I see her we still talk Young and the Restless.<br /><br />As a teenager, I didn't care much for recreational reading. Out of desperation, my father bought me a subscription to Soap Opera Digest...ha! I had it all through high school.RRBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17731708089213515588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497917091404842777.post-82809124248935060042010-03-08T15:02:16.844-05:002010-03-08T15:02:16.844-05:00Donna, thanks for sending me this link! I know Meg...Donna, thanks for sending me this link! I know Megan McTavish through the Bernese Mountain Dog club and remember eating lunch with her at a picnic when the Bianca's baby story was at fever pitch. There are so many ways these stories cross our lives and our societal progress.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497917091404842777.post-28814093650094649272009-08-21T12:31:15.352-04:002009-08-21T12:31:15.352-04:00That's a pretty sad statement to make. What ab...That's a pretty sad statement to make. What about women who cannot carry a child to term? Men who cannot father a child? Are they not allowed to fall in love and be with someone, since they can't have children? It's this sort of narrow-minded talk that proves we, as a people, have not learned a thing. The only thing you got right is that Love is love.<br /><br />Beautiful piece, Donna. I grew up with soaps and have always been a loyal viewer and fan and a hopeless romantic throughout. It was a soap and the friends I made through the pairing of BAM that helped me get through my cancer treatment. Soaps have changed and the loss of Guiding Light will change them again. I'll miss it. But I've got the friends I've made because of shows like it and All My Children and for that I will always be grateful.Mary Bethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497917091404842777.post-88269857703463056222009-08-21T12:28:35.228-04:002009-08-21T12:28:35.228-04:00I think your comments Donna are wonderful, heartfe...I think your comments Donna are wonderful, heartfelt and sincere. Thank you for sharing your opinion. <br />The last comment about if it was ok for same sex couples then they would be able to have children. Same sex couples can have kids and i don't feel i have to go in to the birds and bees about that. Well goes to show your ignorance, what would that mean to all the so called 'normal' couples that can't have kids for whatever reason. When you Love someone it can overcome all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497917091404842777.post-67517452130628012922009-08-21T12:21:05.720-04:002009-08-21T12:21:05.720-04:00If the ability to have a child is the only thing t...If the ability to have a child is the only thing that deems a correct coupling than you are sidelining all infertile couples or those after child-bearing years.B Fuhrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592478871455587623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497917091404842777.post-44685074568197122762009-08-21T09:15:32.132-04:002009-08-21T09:15:32.132-04:00Two women falling love? Love is love, but if same ...Two women falling love? Love is love, but if same sexes were supposed to be together then they'd be able to have children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497917091404842777.post-911297439336799692009-08-13T16:26:55.830-04:002009-08-13T16:26:55.830-04:00Donna,
I've been watching tv for a long time t...Donna,<br />I've been watching tv for a long time too, since it was black and white and that's as fine a heartfelt overview from a personal as well as historical perspective as I've read. Both of those 'same sex' love stories were/are so GENUINE which is why even the Baptist Minister's wife can empathize with the Romance and give such a humanistic (and, heck, there is a place in religion for humanism, goshdarnit) point of view. BAM and Otalia are/were of not only historic importance in the roles presented as landmark storylines on two of the dwindling number of soaps, but as something that touched a wider audience as their portrayers hoped they would. Thank you for providing evidence of that!<br /><br />Jeannabacchaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17716405296396000963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497917091404842777.post-30941088457550950362009-08-12T23:43:57.941-04:002009-08-12T23:43:57.941-04:00Muchas Gracias for sharing your sensitive and beau...Muchas Gracias for sharing your sensitive and beautiful blog. GL/OTALIA adios-we will miss this historic and progressive love story. <br /><br />CiaoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00233398535444647295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497917091404842777.post-379963177999006072009-08-12T18:34:50.856-04:002009-08-12T18:34:50.856-04:00The first soap I remember watching was AMC when Er...The first soap I remember watching was AMC when Erica was having a miscarriage during the watergate hearings. I read a description of the Otalia storyline in a soap mag, gave it a try and was hooked. I am not a lesbian but this s/l appealed because of the actresses/actors and the stregnth of the writing. It is a story with universal appeal. It was about two women who were always there for each other and accepted each other unconditionally. Who doesn't want to be loved for who they are? I wish soap executives understood the importance of that theme to their viewers, both lesbian and straight.<br />Thank you for your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497917091404842777.post-43559475196700770402009-08-12T17:43:58.172-04:002009-08-12T17:43:58.172-04:00Donna,
This is wonderful sentiment. Just as so ...Donna, <br /><br />This is wonderful sentiment. Just as so many things in our lives, it's difficult to say "just". Nothing is ever that black and white. <br /><br />I had to smile as you reflected upon your history with soaps...and quite frankly, the soap's history with you. It's nice to look back and remember the days of old, when the prima daytime divas had all their original parts. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing.Mindschmootzhttp://www.mindschmootz.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497917091404842777.post-79949689317526864792009-08-12T15:32:39.162-04:002009-08-12T15:32:39.162-04:00Very heartfelt, Donna!Very heartfelt, Donna!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11268369776321924498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497917091404842777.post-50978633307642848132009-08-12T14:44:53.119-04:002009-08-12T14:44:53.119-04:00Donna - great blog and yes we will continue to nee...Donna - great blog and yes we will continue to need each other. Wonderful thought and these message boards have been a blessing for me, and with their diversity they help to bring the world into my home and heart. Thanks for the gift you give with your wisdom and talent!<br /><br />Sharon (idgit20)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497917091404842777.post-84745684970714043822009-08-12T13:56:49.022-04:002009-08-12T13:56:49.022-04:00Thanks for such a beautiful article!Thanks for such a beautiful article!ahhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729669740508973256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497917091404842777.post-29719841743005925022009-08-12T13:24:00.384-04:002009-08-12T13:24:00.384-04:00Beautiful Donna!Beautiful Donna!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497917091404842777.post-63249336401950990642009-08-12T10:40:33.782-04:002009-08-12T10:40:33.782-04:00That was beautiful and heartfelt, Donna. You said ...That was beautiful and heartfelt, Donna. You said it perfectly. JacAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497917091404842777.post-23119868930812383242009-08-12T10:37:07.265-04:002009-08-12T10:37:07.265-04:00Donna -
Although I have not been watching soaps ...Donna - <br /><br />Although I have not been watching soaps nearly as long as you or other viewers I am glad that I happened upon GL and Otalia and BPD. For me, the biggest reward of all of this was to find a community to belong to, a home, if you will, full of welcoming and loving people. Simply, finding Guiding Light changed my life.<br /><br />-StephAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com