I agree I can't stand her right now. Thank god Patrick stepped up otherwise what would have happened to poor little Emma? I know she is suppose to have post partum but does it really make you leave your family that you claimed to want so bad?

I've never heard of it doing all that. I think she is having skank partum depression

My sister had PPD, and this is in noway the way she acted. They are ruining Robin, I just cringe when she is on screen now. But IMO-the writers are on a path of destroying this show, I have watched for 30 yrs., since I was a teen, and have stayed thru many stupid storylines, but it is really waering thin on me now. Not just Robin, the whole show, is just getting stupid! On a side note, who is the actor playing the guy Robin picked up? He is adorable! To bad they are going to have to get rid of him!

I was thinking hte same thing about the guy Robin is with at the bar, Yum. Can we keep him?

Quote:I was thinking hte same thing about the guy Robin is with at the bar, Yum. Can we keep him? Is he too old to be Dante? That would be a good introduction. The way they age characters I can't keep up with how old someone should be.

He seems to old to me to be Dante', How old was Olivia when she had him? Hum... she was very young right? In High School? I haven't heard anymore about him coming on has anyone else? Sorta seems like they stuck that on the back burner...???

I think you're right about that. It seems like they were going to table the Dante thing for a while. ( But that other guy sure is cute!)

I just checked out GH spoilers, & here is what was said for Dante' ...."Dante comes to town and his identity will surprise many" Hum...these things are wrong alot...who knows. It waould be kind cool if the cutie with Robin is Dante' ... I just want to keep him.

I remember reading about Marie Osmond and her bout with PPD. She left her family for a week and stayed in a hotel because she couldn't deal with the illness. Brooke Shields said how she couldn't be around her daughter at first. I think it depends on how stressful the delivery was. Robin didn't hold Emma right away. That instant bond was never formed. She did have complications because of the C-Section. That may add to it. Bottomline it is a soap opera. I remeber watching Days when Belle went through it. She at one point climbed out her bedroom in her nightgown when it was the dead of winter. I think there are variations.

Quote: I remember reading about Marie Osmond and her bout with PPD. She left her family for a week and stayed in a hotel because she couldn't deal with the illness. Brooke Shields said how she couldn't be around her daughter at first. I think it depends on how stressful the delivery was. Robin didn't hold Emma right away. That instant bond was never formed. She did have complications because of the C-Section. That may add to it. Bottomline it is a soap opera. I remeber watching Days when Belle went through it. She at one point climbed out her bedroom in her nightgown when it was the dead of winter. I think there are variations. I am sure there must be different symptoms and degrees of PPD. I think the ones we are most familiar with (unless we have been personally affected by it, or know someone who has) are the ones covered by the news where there has been harm done to the children. Sometimes those women went wacko and sometimes they became negligent. There are probably cases where the person most affected is the mother herself. With so many people around to look out for Emma, it looks like Robin is going to be the one who suffers the most in this case.

I am not a doctor, but I did suffer with mild PPD. Not as bad as Robins, but it was very hard on me & my husband. We didn't know what was wrong with me. We thought I was going crazy.Anyway. what is going on with Robin is on track in a lot of ways for some who suffer. What is off for me is her husband has been ignoring it (up until now) & he is a doctor. It's good that he is finally getting it. It really is a good story. She is a strong women & M.D., soaps help get messages out there that things like this do really happen to anyone. Plus someone may be wondering what is wrong a new mom they know & love & don't realize that this is a really issue for moms.

It is a really good story & is heart wrenching to watch. I was so relieved when Robin came home & admitted he was right. What aggravates me though is Patrick will make an effort to get past seeing her with another guy, but won't be able to & the writers will make him out to be the bad guy because of it. They will basically ruin the story by going with a tired soap cliche. Maybe even make him cheat on her or, like his father, become an alcoholic. If they're smart, they'll simply have Robin confide the truth to whatever doc she sees & be advised to tell him. It was nothing more than a date. By not admitting it, Robin makes it more than it was.

Quote:On a side note, who is the actor playing the guy Robin picked up? He is adorable!
Brad is played by Tony Daly, who some people might recognize from guesting in two episodes of last summer's SWINGTOWN.

I see the writing on the wall too for this relationship. I hope they don't let it go too far. I hope Robin owns up to everything and Patrick can see it for what it was: her illness playing out. I don't want them to separate so fast! Poor Emma!

I know right! I mean they've been married, what all of 15 minutes. And out of those 15 minutes they've had about 3 minutes of happiness, mostly due to Robin's everything Carly ever said about her ways..even before the post partum

Exactly. Robin's biggest problem facing this illness is her pride. The only person she personally knows who's had PPD is Carly so she associates it with a woman she thinks is all manner of bad things including a bad parent. To admit she might've been wrong all those years ago when she criticized Carly for just up & leaving when Michael was just born is like having a root canal without anesthetic to Robin. Not to mention her need to control everything. Unlike with her HIV, which she takes meds for & monitors with blood tests & can more or less control, her PPD is beyond her control. She has to admit she needs help. Robin the perfect needs help. She can't do it all after all. Let's hope for Emma's sake that she can suck up her pride, get help & do what the doctors tell her to.

Serves her right when Patrick starts "relying" on Elizabeth which will probably lead to at least a kiss. And Robin shouldn't say jack after her little Rochester adventure as Nancy.

I wonder though, who watches Elizabeth's kids when she is watching Robin's? I would LOVE to have a friend who hired a sitter so she can keep mine only. Do you think Robin told her to keep them away?

LOL.. I wouldn't put it past her. Gram or Lucky is probably watching Elizabeth's kids while she watches Robin's kid. Call me crazy but is there something wrong with that picture

It's all crazy! I can already tell where they are going with Eliz and Patrick, and I don't like it at all! But seriously, give me a call Liz and give me your sitters number, I need a sitter like yours and if it is Lucky I can hire another sitter and he could watch ME! Oh, yeah!

I know that soaps are all about shifting couples, but Robin and Patrick have not been a couple long enough to be split up. They have yet to have some really good family time together.If Elizabeth needs to be paired with someone, why can't it be Matt like everyone wanted before. They are both concerned insiders that could come together while trying to help Robin and Patrick.

and its Robin's fault. Yea, I know she's going through this PPD but she has been acting like a selfish you know what before she even got pregnant. I would hate to see Patrick and Elizabeth hook up to but it seems to be inevitable since Elizabeth has been there for him...jmo

Quote:Is it just me or is this Robin storyline getting out of hand. I can't believe she has actually left town and trying to live the single life Correct me if I am wrong but isn't she the one that wanted a baby and wanted to raise it by herself, etc etc. Enough is enough already

Quote:and its Robin's fault. Yea, I know she's going through this PPD but she has been acting like a selfish you know what before she even got pregnant. I would hate to see Patrick and Elizabeth hook up to but it seems to be inevitable since Elizabeth has been there for him...jmo Hold the phone here!!! All because Liz has been there as an ear for Patrick (and Robin) doesn't mean they are going to do the deed. PPD is making Robin do irrational things. It's really time (however) to get this story moving forward so can see Robin admit, accept and heal.

Do we dare hope now that Robin's tried to kill herself that the story will take an upward turn? Or are we going to have to endure months of her locked away in Shadybrook (THE LAST place I'd put a mentally ill relative)? I really hope she swallows her pride & takes the meds. Sonny's her friend & she's talking about medication like it's a stigma. The woman takes a daily drug regimen to control her HIV. I can't understand the derrogatory way she's speaking about her condition. It makes me think less of her as a doctor. That is not about her illness. That's her own bias. She should try to remember that not so long ago that's how people treated her for having HIV. I'd also like her to apologize to Carly for how she treated her when Carly had it, but that probably won't happen because the writers refuse to allow any mature growth in that relationship. Most of all, I want to see her love her baby & tell her husband the truth about her barfly. He still thinks she slept with him.

Hold the phone here!!! All because Liz has been there as an ear for Patrick (and Robin) doesn't mean they are going to do the deed. .Are you new to soaps?

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Quote:Do we dare hope now that Robin's tried to kill herself that the story will take an upward turn? Or are we going to have to endure months of her locked away in Shadybrook (THE LAST place I'd put a mentally ill relative)? I really hope she swallows her pride & takes the meds. Sonny's her friend & she's talking about medication like it's a stigma. The woman takes a daily drug regimen to control her HIV. I can't understand the derrogatory way she's speaking about her condition. It makes me think less of her as a doctor. That is not about her illness. That's her own bias. She should try to remember that not so long ago that's how people treated her for having HIV. I'd also like her to apologize to Carly for how she treated her when Carly had it, but that probably won't happen because the writers refuse to allow any mature growth in that relationship. Most of all, I want to see her love her baby & tell her husband the truth about her barfly. He still thinks she slept with him. Ditto to everything you said.

Quote:Hold the phone here!!! All because Liz has been there as an ear for Patrick (and Robin) doesn't mean they are going to do the deed. .Are you new to soaps? LOL

Quote:Hold the phone here!!! All because Liz has been there as an ear for Patrick (and Robin) doesn't mean they are going to do the deed. .Are you new to soaps? Hmmm...not by a long shot, but seriously.....a male and female can't have a friendship without everyone thinking they are going to hop in the sack?! Carly and Jason? They had a sexual relationship when she first showed up, but now they are best friends. That's it. I'm sure that Liz and Patrick are heading the way of friendship. I seriously doubt that Liz would hurt her best friend.

Well maybe not intentionally. Believe me I hope it doesn't lead to anything but from my experience in soap opera land, I do believe at least one kiss will happen before the end of the year??

As far as Liz's part in all of this, I'd like the mutual concern she & Matt have for Patrick & Robin be a springboard for a relationship for them (since the writers are determined to keep her & Jason apart & they want to put Maxie with Johnny). I think Liz & Matt would be good together. He's got a good sense of humor & it would be nice to see her having fun for once.

Now that would work

Liz and MAtt are OK in my book. he needs the beard back....

At this point, WHO CARES?Can I tell you that it drives me crazy to watch this show and constantly hear about Robin having HIV but do they EVER show the amount of medication that she has to take to stay healthy? Do they show her on the days where she is weak and having trouble functioning?I am a registered nurse and this drives me absolutely crazy!Everyone is all enamored of how this PPD story is playing out but what about the BIGGER PICTURE of Robin's HIV??

Hopefully Robin, her HIV, and her PPD as drowned in the PC river. jmo

Again, I agree with you! I just want to scream at her, just take the freaking medicine, short term, and get past this. What is her prob. with taking the medicine? Does she not take her HIV meds? It is just all getting too silly. When she was in the harbor water, my first thought was not one of sympathy, but I was just like, well thank goodness this storyline is over! And I used to ADORE Robin. But at this point I dont really care if she comes back or not!

Yes, Robin should be on a boatload of medication. But what about Maxie and the boatload of antirejection medications she should be taking? For that matter, anybody who has had an organ transplant on soaps. They never have to worry about getting kidnapped and not having their medications handy. I think once on OLTL there was mention of Viki needing her anti- rejection medications. It is too bad that there isn't more mention of the care involved in taking care of yourself when you have a chronic illness.

You said it. This always drives me crazy. I have Lupus & sometimes it feels like my day revolves around taking meds. Here's Robin with HIV. Unless the writers have amnesia, they know she takes meds to keep her viral load down & she's complaining about taking one pill, short term in order to do the thing she wants most in the world--Be a mom! Another thing that gets me on soaps, all these people who would, in real life & presumably on the show, too, take meds if they had these conditions. Yet they all swig back the booze like sailors on shore leave & none of them ever have an adverse reaction from mixing their meds with booze. I know alot of people who'd like those magic soap meds!

You got that right! Luke for one. Here he is with a serious heart condition and he throws back the bottle like he's Rambo. I get chest pains everytime he does it.

And when all the ladies of GH would have their "girls night out" & slam back the tequila. Also, she hasn't done this since she's been friends with Spinelli, but Maxie used to get blotto drunk when she went clubbing. They had an opportunity there to do a PSA about mixing meds with alcohol & direct it right at the young people who watch the show, but they blew it. Just once, I'd like to see them do something like that. Try that for a Friday cliffhanger instead of an explosion you know everyone will walk away from except some poor day player.

Say that luvsjason, say that!! Maybe Guza will hear you

Quote: Say that luvsjason, say that!! Maybe Guza will hear you Do you REALLY believe that??......LOL

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I totally agree destiny! I hate this story line! They have totally ruined Robin's character! Poor Patrick! I wouldn't mind seeing him and Liz together, they make the cutest couple! They both deserve to be happy with STABLE people!!

I have to disagree. Any women can get this. I think it's great that they are showing a very strong woman who is & can suffer from this... I do think that Patrick shouldn't need to be beat over the head to get it after all he is a doctor. I would like to see it rapped up before Emma is a year old though. She already looks like she's 6+ months old. It's a issue that needs to be talked about more.

Quote:I have to disagree. Any women can get this. I think it's great that they are showing a very strong woman who is & can suffer from this... I do think that Patrick shouldn't need to be beat over the head to get it after all he is a doctor. I would like to see it rapped up before Emma is a year old though. She already looks like she's 6+ months old. It's a issue that needs to be talked about more. Yes yes Yes!! This is an issue that needs to be talked about. Any woman can get it after birth. It doesn't matter what race you are, background, education, etc. This is something that needs to be addressed.

Yea, but it's been addressed. We get it! She almost slept with another man, almost drowned in the harbor river, almost killed Emma. What more do we need? I for one now know the seriousness of PPD. I totally get it!!

To me, it is not really the PPD itself, it is the way it is being done. First, they were only showing it about once a week, so it was hard to get invested in it, then BAM all the sudden it is in my face, with her refusing any help at all. This is Robin, someone who has dealt with serious medical issues most of her adult life, so therefore in my mind, she had to know exactly what she was dealing with. She is a DOCTOR, for gosh sakes. then the refusal of the medicine. If it were say Maxie or someone who is not as Serious or whatever as Robin, then I could buy it. But they have ruined Robin to me. I am over it!