Every soap is guilty of SORASing their children. What is SORAS, you may ask? SORAS stands for Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndome. Lets determine how old the children really should be and then sit back and laugh as we look at how old they are on the show right now.

From oldest to youngest...

Days of our Lives

Mike Horton, 38

Carrie Brady, 32

Hope Brady, 32

Jennifer Deveraux, 30

Max Brady, 26

Nicholas Alamain, 22

Sami Brady, 22

Eric Brady, 22

Shawn Brady, 19

Stephanie Johnson, 17

Brady Black, 14

Abby Deveraux 14

Belle Black, 13

Philip Kiriakis, 11

Will Roberts, 11

EJ Wells, 9

Chelsea Benson, 8

Theo Carver, 3

Edited February 19, 200718 yr by DrewHamilton

From oldest to youngest...

Days of our Lives

Mike Horton, 38

Carrie Brady, 32

Hope Brady, 32

Jennifer Deveraux, 30

Max Brady, 26

Nicholas Alamain, 22

Sami Brady, 22

Eric Brady, 22

Shawn Brady, 19

Stephanie Johnson, 17

Brady Black, 14

Abby Deveraux 14

Belle Black, 13

Philip Kiriakis, 11

Will Roberts, 11

EJ Wells, 9

Chelsea Benson, 8

Theo Carver, 3

Stephanie, Shawn, Abby and Will, IMO, are the least severe. Mike, Carrie and Max remain around where they should.

EJ, meanwhile, is in a class of his own.

Stephanie, Shawn, Abby and Will, IMO, are the least severe. Mike, Carrie and Max remain around where they should.

EJ, meanwhile, is in a class of his own.

I know. We would just be getting our teen scene set up for summer with Brady, Abby and Belle had they never been SORASed. Stephanie would be getting ready to graduate and join the college scene with Shawn. And we could possibly get the Brady/Abby pairing that was predicted way back when.

Edited February 19, 200718 yr by DrewHamilton

It seems like Mike Horton's been in his 30's for about 20 years.

I hope someone who knows B&B well can do a list.

As the World Turns

1. Tom Hughes, 46 (born 1961)

2. Annie Stewart, 40 (born 1967)

3. Dee Stewart, 38 (born 1969)

4. Betsy Stewart, 37 (born 1970)

5. Emily Stewart, 35 (born 1972)

6. Frannie Hughes, 34 (born 1973)

7. Sabrina Hughes, 34 (born 1973)

8. Andy Dixon, 31 (born 1976)

9. Paul Ryan, 30 (born 1977)

10. Danielle Andropoulos, 24 (born 1983)

11. Dr. Chris Hughes, 21 (born 1986)

12. Bryant Montgomery, 20 (born 1987)

13. Adam Munson, 19 (born 1988)

14. Katie Peretti, 18 (born 1989)

15. Jennifer Munson, 17 (born 1990)

16. Casey Hughes, 16 (born 1991)

17. Aaron Snyder, 16 (born 1991)

18. Lucy Montgomery, 16 (born 1991)

19. Will Munson, 14 (born 1993)

20. Allison Stewart, 13 (born 1994)

21. Luke Snyder, 12 (born 1995)

22. Sage Snyder, 4 (born 2003)

23. Parker Munson, 9 (born 1998)

Let's see for GH:

Maxie was born on Halloween in 1990 so she should be 16.

Lulu was born in August of 1994 so she should be 12.

Georgie was born in late February of 1995 so she should be turning 12.

Michael was born I believe on December 27th or 28 in 1997 so he should be 9.

Kristina was born in November of 2002 so she should be 4.

Morgan was born in October of 2003 so he should be 3.

Edited February 19, 200718 yr by dawn9476

Can anyone help with AMC? I know JR, Jamie, and Colby have been SORAS'd, but I'm not sure by how much.

Amazing, they have so many toddlers on the show now... Kate/Kathy, Emma, Miranda, and Little Adam. Although, I think they should get Little A checked for autism, a boy his age should communicate more. (or they just need a better child actor)

From oldest to youngest...

Days of our Lives

Mike Horton, 38

Carrie Brady, 32

Hope Brady, 32

Jennifer Deveraux, 30

Max Brady, 26

Nicholas Alamain, 22

Sami Brady, 22

Eric Brady, 22

Shawn Brady, 19

Stephanie Johnson, 17

Brady Black, 14

Abby Deveraux 14

Belle Black, 13

Philip Kiriakis, 11

Will Roberts, 11

EJ Wells, 9

Chelsea Benson, 8

Theo Carver, 3

Drew I thought Carrie's aged seemed wrong so I looked up my stuff.

She was only 4 when she debuted in 1982, and her age was stated as so on the show, making her born in 1978 which would only make her supposed to be 28 and not 32 which is her SORASed age as they aged her 4 years when Clark took on the role.

One more to add is:

David Banning - 39

Scott Banning - 29

Scott should be a character that Sheffer should bring back esp. if Carrie was still on the show. They could forget the rapid aging they have done on the character in the past. He would be wonderful in that age group and have history with the show too.

What I find funny is that they SORASed Mike so many years ago. Remember he should be old enough to be Scott's dad as it was his girlfriend Trish that David got pregnant and they were all the same age. But somehow over the years they have put Mike back to the age he should be. Both Critchlow and Weiss are right in the 37 to 40 age range. All the other ones around them have aged rapidly while Mike got younger.

Can anyone help with AMC? I know JR, Jamie, and Colby have been SORAS'd, but I'm not sure by how much.

Amazing, they have so many toddlers on the show now... Kate/Kathy, Emma, Miranda, and Little Adam. Although, I think they should get Little A checked for autism, a boy his age should communicate more. (or they just need a better child actor)

I think JR was born in 89 so he should be 18. Jamie was born in 90 or 91 so he should be 16 or 17. I believe Colby was originally born in May of 99 so she should be turning 8 this year. Though the show moved her birthday to September.

I checked and yes, JR was born in 89. Jamie was born in 91. And Colby was born in 2000.

Also, Sean was born in 91. And Bianca in 89.

I checked and yes, JR was born in 89. Jamie was born in 91. And Colby was born in 2000.

Also, Sean was born in 91. And Bianca in 89.

what about Amanda? I beleive she was born in 1991. How old should Lily be? I think she first came on in 1993 as a 7 yr old?

ONE LIFE TO LIVE

Here's some I got from Llanview Labyrinth:

Daniel Wolek was born 1971, but in 1983 was 17

Kevin Buchanan was born 1976 but in 1995, it was stated that Kevin was the same age as Todd, bumping his birth year up to 1970

Cristian Vega was born 1976 and was originally ten years younger than Antonio, but when David Fumero was cast as Cris, he was aged

Joey Buchanan was born 1980, but was 18 in 1994

Drew Buchanan was born in 1983, but died in 1998 at age 23

Jessica and Natalie Buchanan were born in 1986 on the same day, yet in 2005, Jessica was said to be 26

Al Holden was born in 1987 and died in 2003 at age 22

Sarah Roberts was born in 1991 but in 2003 she returned to Llanview as "Flash" and 18 years old

Duke Buchanan was born in 1992, yet in 2004 he was in Grad School

River Carpenter was born in 1993, and in 2003 was 17

Franklin and Leslie Holden were born in 1995, yet three years later they were 6 years old

Starr Manning was born in 1996 and said to be 15 in 2006

Matthew Rappaport was born in 1999, but in 2006 was said to be 11

Jack Manning was born in 2001, but in 2005 SORASed to 6 years old, and most recently he looks about 10 or 11

Jamie Vega was born in 2003, but in 2005 was 4

As the World Turns

14. Katie Peretti, 18 (born 1989)

Boy for an 18 year old, Katie sure has gotten around

Anyway looks like Parker is pretty close to the age he should be seeing as Katie said he was 11 the other day, though I still think he looks more 13 than 11.

ONE LIFE TO LIVE

Cristian Vega was born 1976 and was originally ten years younger than Antonio, but when David Fumero was cast as Cris, he was aged

based on the year, Cris should be 30-31 which seems about right since Jess/Nat are 27-28

Also, Sean was born in 91. And Bianca in 89.

Binks was born in 1988, I want to say February 1. I believe she pretty much stayed the same age until Eden was cast in 2000. They moved her age to 16, but I think they kept February as her birth month. She should be 23 now.

Kendall Hart has been SORAS'ed and de-SORAS'ed to death, and it's all her mommy's fault! Let me see if I remember this right. Originally, Erica was said to have been born in 1954 (which I find odd because she graduated from PVH in May 1970 with Tara, Phil, and Chuck). Judging from this, Kendall had to have been born in 1968. Erica would currently be 52-53 years old and Kendall would be 38-39 years old.

But when Kendall was first introduced in 1993, they said, at first, that she was 16 years old, which was the age of Sarah Michelle Gellar at the time. The problem was, if Kendall was 16 in 1993, that means she was born in 1977 (or 1976), and Erica was born in 1963 (or 1962), which would mean that Erica was a good 7 (or 8) years old when she started playing mind games with Tara and Phil in 1970.

The fans were not going to take that so they quickly made Kendall's age change to 23 years old making her birth year 1970, when she should have been 25. That one was reasonable, I think. If Kendall was 23 in 1993, Erica would have been born in 1956 and would have been 37 at the time. Kendall would be 37 now and Erica would be 51. That's pretty close to the truth, only 2 years worth of de-SORAS-ing.

BUT, our good friend Alicia Minshew joined the show in 2002 as an obviously younger Kendall. How young? Well, when you consider the fact that SMG's SORAS-ed Kendall was born on September 25, 1970, and then realize that about a year ago, Kendall's birth m/d/y was said to have been September 25, 1976, you get the answer. And you also realize that this makes things the EXACT way they would have been had they kept Kendall at age 16 in 1993.

So basically, Kendall and Erica, as a unit, were first de-SORAS'ed 8 years, then SORAS'ed 6 years, then de-SORAS'ed 6 years. Kendall turns 31 this year and Erica turns 45. Bianca, thankfully, isn't twisted up in this mess. She's 23. Josh, I would assume, is somewhere in his late 20s (I think I heard 26 or 27 somewhere?).

SO when you do all the math and you go all the way back, Erica *should* be 53 years old, Kendall *should* be 39 years old, Josh *should* be 33 years old, and Bianca *should* be 19 years old. Let us not forget Miranda, who should be 3 next month and Spike, who is just several months old.

Damn...I always forget how utterly fucked up the whole situation is.