One Life To Live Discussion Group

Topic: Blair was excellent today with Cole

I am glad that Blair told Cole off.  She has been way too supportive of Cole in this entire situation.  Cole telling Todd was the final straw for her.  I say good for her.  But I don't agree with Blair and Starr that Cole doesn't have any say in what happens to the baby.  If Starr wants to have an abortion, Cole wouldn't be able to do anything about it.  But if she chooses to have the baby, they have equal rights.  Starr cannot unilateraly decide that she will give the baby to Marcie.

I have huge problems with Starr even considering Marcie as a possible mother and Blair going along with it.  At the very least, Blair should have a talk with Starr about Marcie and how her behavior affected Sam and Todd.  Marcie has shown shigns of mental unstability and that shouldn't be pushed aside just because Starr hates Todd now.

That said, Blair calling Cole out, good for her.  If Cole thinks Todd with support him, he is in for a rude awakening.  Just wait until he finds out that Todd has been hiding his mother from the world.

If Blair was a good mother she would be encouraging Starr to do the right thing, not sit back and tell her to whatever she wants.

I just can't see any  good reason for giving away her kid. I just can't. She's got a mom,dad,aunts, Cole,Nora,John and when Marty is dicovered they'll have her too. They got money, a large house. It isn't like Starr has no experience with babys. She's watched over Jack lots of times when he was really young. This just does not sit well with me.

If Blair was any kind of mother she would be dead set against giving the kid to crazy Marcie,and remind her of all the help she can get.

If Cole was a self centered jerk he would walk away.She's lucky to have a nice guy like him.

It will be interesting to see what happens.

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'the right thing' is very subjective, don't you think? Most people, including you, I would imagine, think 'the right thing' is what they want, without any regard for what is best. eom/sea

I totally agree. I'll never understand how Cole is the bad guy in this. All he wants to do is raise his child. For people to assume that he can't and should just give his child away is incredible to me. Some have even called him a loser because he wants his child. Boy, things sure are turned around. I thought a loser was someone who didn't want to raise the child they created.

The right thing is for Cole and Starr to raise the kid together.

Sorry, I just can't see anything ''right'' about a couple of immatue teens trying to raise a baby. Starr clearly has no desire to be a mother now -- how long would it take before she's pawning the kid off on nannies and maids? And Cole just wants someone to love HIM -- he wants a family connection, not necessarily a child. The world does not need one more neurotic Cramer woman.

Just because two teenagers made a mistake and had unprotected sex, does not mean they are ready (emotionally) to be parents. And why should their adult relatives have to help them out? Raising a child is very hard work expecially when you have already been through it, as most of the charcters you mentioned are. And why should they support them financially? You are really off base. The only thing Starr is doing wrong is the choice of the mentally unbalanced Marcie as a parent. eom Sierra

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Posted by: sea
Date posted: Thu Jul 10 20:01:57 2008
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Starr finally woke up. Cole isn't thinking about their baby.  He is just thinking about what he wants.  She nailed him when she said that if he loved her, he wouldn't have gone to the one person who could hurt her the most. 

I was really impressed with Blair today.  She had already told Starr she would stand by her no matter what her decision, and that's what a good mother does, painful though it might be.  Insipid, insane Marcie shouldn't be allowed to have a potted plant.  I also liked that Todd pointed out some of her transgressions, as well. 

What I really, really want, is for Cole to disappear completely, never to return; for Marcie to move permanently into St. Ann's, never to be heard from again; for Todd to seriously help Marty by never letting her find out what a despicable son she has.

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Posted by: LongTimeLurker
Date posted: Thu Jul 10 17:51:39 2008
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Cole finally woke up. Starr isn't thinking about their baby. She's only thinking about hurting her dad for her irresponsible actions. Otherwise, she would be exploring all adoption options instead of just giving their baby to a convicted kidnapper who already stole one of Todd's kids. She keeps throwing her dad's history with his mom in Cole's face, another painful reminder that hurts Cole too. It's the fault of Starr & Cole equally that she's pregnant. It's also the fault of their parents for not educating them about safe sex. Not surprisingly, Starr's just like her mom. Vindictive & shrill, never acting responsibly. Always blaming everything on Todd or anyone other than herself. It's all about her except the ''fault'' part.

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Boy, we must be watching different soaps. Both Marcie and Michael have confronted Starr about choosing them as payback to Todd, and Starr has admitted that it might have had a little bit to do with her choice. But then Starr gives reasons (not that I agree with her belief that Marcie is a terrific mom), reasons not related to Todd, for choosing them. As for throwing Todd's rape of Marty in Cole's face, I have NEVER heard her do that until today. And she's right. If Marty were dead, she would be turning over in her grave at Cole using Todd to stop Starr. With a better actor in the role I could sympathize with some of Cole's hard-headedness about wanting the baby. But going to Todd? That was stupid and hurtful. I hope Starr kicks Cole ot the curb and keeps on kicking. Wanda Wolek

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Posted by: Wanda Wolek
Date posted: Thu Jul 10 17:06:57 2008
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I loved Blair telling off Cole.  I also love when she points out that the time for Cole to have taken responsibility was before he had unprotected sex with Starr.  If he had been Mr. Responsibility, Starr wouldn't be pregnant.  (Yeah, yeah, Starr shares the blame in that, but she's not the one hung up on raising a baby.  She realizes she's too young - and that's being responsible in my book.) 

I also loved how Starr connected the dots that Cole isn't all that different from Todd.  I just hope she doesn't repeat her mother's mistake and take the dullard back eventually. 

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Yeah right.

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Posted by: Eileen Siegal
Date posted: Thu Jul 10 16:41:35 2008
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You've got it.  My patience with him is gone.  Granted, he did have some rights but involving Todd in the drama proved he didn't care about anyone but himself.

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