Daytime TV

I haven't really been home before long enough to really watch daytime TV. If I was home, I would watch something I had recorded on DVR or maybe a movie channel. So the other day I thought I would check out some of the shows that seem to be a staple for stay-at-home moms, particularly since I am supposedly their target audience.

Ellen, I like her show and I like her, but I didn't care for the guests she had on so I guess that one is one I can catch if I know before hand who the guests are going to be.

Soap operas annoy me. They always have. Mostly because I don't like romantic sappy storylines and I think I like the one hour drama. I want loose ends tied up and not a bunch of "wait until tomorrow" continuations.

The View...wow. I have never been the type of person who sits around with a bunch of women and chats. Actually I really don't like doing it. My mother in law is this type of woman and this is probably one of the main reasons we don't get along well. My husband refers to it as cackling and while I laughed at the time, that's exactly what came to mind while watching The View. They were talking about an issue that seemed kind of interesting but I swear I have no clue who was saying what except for what the closed caption caught. (I leave it on because I can't always hear what's going on with the kids running around). So here's a sample of what the CC looked like:

I don't think that....we can all agree....
...Exactly....
....that's what I think they should do...
....but that's not what you said! You said you didn't like ....

This went on for a good fifteen minutes and then Whoopi says they are going to commercial. I felt very confused and sad all at the same time. Confusion about what was going on and then sad b/c I realize that there are tons of women who can filter out what was being sad and I am not one of them. I started to wonder if I have to be able to pass the View test before I can converse with other SAHMs. I guess I need to study more.