I've been gone and just today finished getting caught up on two weeks of Days. I can't stand Chad, what an arrogant little butthead! IMHO of course. What 17 year old boy would feel like his does about his "kid"? Most boys his age would think...Whew, I dodged that bullet. It isn't conceiveable for me to believe he really thinks he can raise his "kid" alone. He is all about ego and not thinking of Sydney at all.

However, after yesterday when Nicole tried to seduce him I was like WTH? And, now she is sinking lower than low to get Sydney away from Chad by using Brady, once again.

She knows a simple DNA test would prove Chad isn't the father, but then that would open a whole other can of worms. Sami is really going to be ticked when she find out that Sydney is her's....oh, my, Nicole better find a really deep hole to hide in for that one.

Your thoughts on Chad and his behavior?

I also thought this of Chad but then there was different scenarios that I see could happen. First, it's possible that he wants to use the baby to his advantage because he would have something of his and Mia's that he can hold over her, which he did (breaking Mia and Will up and keeping her away from Will). Second, he wants what he can't have and when he gets it, he might not want it anymore. A third possibility is he actually wants to do good and be a father to his baby.

I don't like Chad at all. It never seemed real, I agree, that he'd be so terribly upset that he wasn't told of "his" child's existence and, especially, that he'd want to raise the baby. I'm not saying that a boy wouldn't give it a second thought, and perhaps some guys really would want to take on the responsibility, but certainly not Chad. He's been portrayed as a jerk, Mia doesn't want him, and I think he wants Sydney just because he's angry at Mia. Even Nicole caught it and threw it back at him when he called Sydney "the kid." As for Nicole, she has turned into a total loon, grasping at anything to hold onto Sydney. I realize she does love Sydney bunches, and Sydney loves her a lot; but the jig is up. Tell the truth or go insane trying to live a lie.

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Not liking Chad at all.

My thoughts are he wants the baby to get back at Mia. He has no clue about raising a child at 17. Also, where the heck are his parents. He should be running this all by them first. JMO.

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I look at Chad differently than I might an adult on the show... because, well, he isn't really an adult. I don't expect him to understand the implications here... I read somewhere that Chad is adopted. This might mean that he may have spent his whole life feeling abandoned and is simply projecting. I am sure that he feels this baby is his last connection to Mia - and I believe they are framing it this way because they need a LOT of emotion from him when it is revealed that his baby is really Grace - and he never had a chance...

I expect Chad to make a lot of mistakes. I expect him to have poor impulse-control. He is a YOUNG MAN. I like him. He is more complex and has more layers than someone like Will (Will is ok... but predictable and a little boring as a character IMO.). Remember when Lucas was all trashed? Remember how Chad stepped up to the plate and helped out - never threw that back at Will... Believe me, if he was a total jerk he'd have rubbed that in Will's face.

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I can see all ur opinions but im with daisy. I think chad is less of a jerk after helpin with lucas.

Yes, true, about the grandparents ending up raising the kids generally. But, I do admit I did like him when he did help Lucas, but then he really made me upset when he became so manipulative in breaking up Will and Mia. He just wanted back what he thought was his and I don't think he really cared for her anymore, calling her a w h o r e. That was harsh!

But, we all know that when push comes to shove, Sydney isn't his and he won't win this fight. I had to laugh when he caught Nicole and called her out on her Misty Circle comment about being too much man. It is making for some interesting scenes.

ITA LG, that Nicole has become a deluded loon and the real story needs to break so she can start getting a grip on reality again, if that should ever happen.

I don't get any nice warm fuzzies from Chad regarding Sydney. He doesn't seem like the paternal type. I didn't like the way he rubbed Will's nose in the fact that he and Mia were back together (a couple of weeks ago) by Chad kissing Mia in front of Will and smirking.

Not a nice guy.

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In my opinion...

Chad sucks. Period. I don't care about the layers & all. He is more than 1 dimensional which is good, but his occasional niceness doesn't make up for the jerkish way he behaves 95% of the time.

Just imo though like I said lol.

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