It’s true…the final All My Children episode aired today, and now the famous soap opera is no longer…. The soap first aired in January 1970, and though I wasn’t watching then – and by the way, I was only 3 1/2 at the time so it would be really crazy if I was watching then – I was hooked soon thereafter.  I have been watching All My Children on and off since my teens – and so you do the math, or actually don’t.  The bottom line is that I’ve been watching it for a long, long time.

I have followed All My Kids – as we used to refer to it – throughout my life and the major milestones of my life.  One of my favorite memories about All My Children was watching it with my friends in the Senior Room when I was a senior in high school.   Then I taped it throughout college – before TIVO and DVRs – so you can see that I was a serious All My Children watcher/addict.  My friend, Lisa Lebow, and I used to watch it on our lunch breaks at college together; soaps are always fun to watch with friends.  And then when I graduated from college and was living in Boston and New York, I would tape it when I was at work and watch it when I got home in the evening.  I watched it after I had my children and was home for their naps.  I could go on and on….

My big crush on All My Children was Josh Duhamel, who played Leo du Pres.  I loved him.   Ryan (a.k.a. Cameron Mathison) wasn’t so bad either.  And then remember that Sarah Michelle Gellar was on it?  And Susan Lucci, or Erica Kane, of course.

Anyway, best of luck to the cast and crew of All My Children from an old-time(r) fan!  I will miss tuning in at 1 p.m. before the kids get off the school bus, and I am making a quick sandwich and can sneak in a few minutes of my all-time favorite soap.  Cheers, as they say!

How about you?  Were you a fan favorite of All My Children, and will you miss it too?  I can’t wait to hear…..