The Sewing Mom

I have been somewhat addicted to certain daytime soap operas since I was in college, almost 30 years! One show in particular I even TIVO every day so I can watch it and keep up with all the action. I think soap operas are addictive because they always leave you hanging. They’re experts at the “cliff hanger”, whether it’s just before a commercial or at the end of the hour, and don’t even get me started on the Friday cliff hanger that keeps you hanging on till the Monday show!

Cliff hangers are an old trick used in books and movies and on just about any series television show. I think it only makes sense to see companies out there on the web taking advantage of this very same type of addictive cliff hanger. One of the most creative I’ve seen is Red Chair Confessions which keeps us coming back to see the next video to try to figure out exactly what these so called “confessions” are all about.

Red Chair Confessions has several viewable videos including a priest confessional where the confessor states she participated in a certain act multiple times and knows she should stop. She leaves before the priest can even tell her to complete her specified number of Hail Mary’s. Another video shows the same gal visiting her therapist who appears to be taking notes, but instead seems to be noting the accessories her client is wearing. A third video shows a mom in her walk in closet, video taping herself confessing to her addiction. The question for the viewer of every video is, “what is the addiction”? There is definitely enough sexual innuendo in each video to make you think it’s something sexual, but, in my opinion, I think that’s the hook to keep us coming back to watch more videos!

I have an idea of what it’s leading up to, but I’m going to let you watch this video and you tell me what you think.