My mother used to watch soaps, especially General Hospital, when she was a stay at home mom while I was growing up. I never did like them, mostly because of the girl Laura in the couple Luke and Laura. I have memories of her crying hysterically in every episode and I kept thinking that someone should tell her to knock it off before they give her a reason to cry (like my mother used to tell me when I was overly emotional)! Anyway, I never did get into any of them, but it is sad to see two American icons close down production. I guess America is moving on.