● "You actually have withdrawal symptoms when you miss an episode."

● "Company comes over to visit and you just want to shut the door in their faces."

● "When the baby has decided to bring on hard labor, right when As the World Turns is coming on, and you get p*ssed that the nurse turned off the TV so you could concentrate on your delivery."

● "You can remember the first time after delivery that you saw your child by what soap was going off (the air) at the time."

● "You get hooked on Passions."

● "You start talking to the TV!!! Yelling at them, crying with them, telling them that they are nincompoops and literally wanting to bop them in the nose when they get on that last nerve."

● "You have at least five different scenarios for every story line that you are currently watching."

● "Besides seeing the baby when I get home from work, I can't wait to get dinner ready and sit down and watch the tape while eating!!!"

● "You get a friend to tape your soaps for you because your hubby's using the VCR."

● "You record the shows and stay up really late at night watching them, even up to two week's previous airings."

● "You go somewhere and keep looking at your watch every five minutes because you're afraid you're not going to get back in time for the soaps."

● "You schedule doctor's appointments, etc. around (their airings) so you won't miss your soaps."

● "You name your children after characters on your soaps."

● "You go to tape your soap, and when you go to watch it, you find out the VCR has eaten your tape, and it just makes you so mad because you don't get to see your show."