My 'guilty pleasure' TV show(s) are soap operas.

Sure, I love intelligent and intellectual political discourse. But, since I was a kid, my favorite form of escape has always been soap operas.

I fancy myself, a nice, forgiving, loveable, entertaining individual. I feel guilty when I vehemently dislike anyone, even when others dislike them, it is not in my nature to be outwardly disrespectful to another human being, even if they deserved it.

But, when I watch soap operas, I allow myself to be a little witchy, a little vixen, a little evil and imagine myself in a place where it is ok to express myself, without inhibition whether it's love or hate, to another person.

As well, as a child, "soaps" were a way that I connected with other family members, particularly across generations. Unlike regular television shows that have come and gone, the most popular soap operas have been around since before my own mother was my age, so talking to her and my sister about "the stories" we can connect in context of the older characters on these shows, as well.