All My Children…We miss YOU!

We’ve endured almost two months now without our favorite soap.  Weeks without Tad, Jesse, Kendell, Zach, Ryan and Greenlee; it was not enjoyable.  My daughter and I watched clips of AMC on YouTube to help us “get over” the draught.  We watched times gone by in Pine Valley, stories with Myrtle that made us cry because we miss her compassion and humor. Her memory is certainly cherished.  We watched Palmer and Adam battling, then Adam and JR battling.  We cheered for Zach in his many acts of heroism and we admired Bianca for her strength. 

The Pine Valley family has been a large part of our lives, a fun diversion from the every day routine for decades.  It is a welcome form of entertainment that my daughter and I do not wish to do without.  There is no other television show that can recapture the deep, multi-faceted characters of Pine Valley for the simple reason that we have grown up with those characters, have followed their history and trials and tribulations year after year.  I remember Brooke and Erica as teenagers, rebellious, fun loving.  My daughter remembers Natalie in the well, and the entire Janet/Trevor storyline.  Visiting Pine Valley every day was a welcome escape from daily worries.

We hope, along with so many others we know, that the stories of “All My Children” will continue on-line.  We search headlines looking for some ray of sunshine, some new fact that will allow us to feel positive about our favorite storylines continuing.

To the All My Children family of actors, please consider the history and the groundbreaking stories your show has delved into.  Please understand that millions of us are looking forward to the deep interactions and intertwined lives of your characters continuing.  We hope you take these factors into consideration when weighing your options to continue this drama. 

The decades that Pine Valley existed, the worthwhile stories it promoted, the escape it provided, cannot be duplicated.  Just as the strength of a long marriage is enhanced and made irreplaceable through the years of shared experience, this show is unique and irreplaceable through its years of existence. 

Our lives are full and of course we will continue with or without “All My Children”, but we certainly hope that as we grow older, we do so in your good company.