What If We Never Find Out Who The Mother Is?

Had a really fun brunch with Marissa and Lindsey and the girls today... had a couple more mimosas than I should've, so apologies in advance in advance for any spelling errors.

Anyway, talk turned, as it usually does, to the identity of the mother of Ted Mosby's children. Marissa is still pushing Stella, and while that's plausible, it just feels unsatisfying. Lindsey thinks it's Barney. I love her creativity, and obviously the denouement of that would be hardcore hilar, but, come on. I'm sticking to my guns with Robin. Call me a Season One sucker -- the girls certainly did -- but I still want to see those two make it. Roxanne pointed out that that'd mean the pilot was a huge cheat. Come on, people: it's Bays and Thomas. If Robin really is the mom, you can bet they have a pretty brilliant way of explaining it.

So we all fell silent, tossing theories in our heads and beignets (my weakness) into our mouths. Then out of nowhere, Lindsey's bitchy friend Tisch comes out with, "I bet we never find out who it is."

My initial reaction was predictable: I came very close to smacking her. I played nice and held my tongue, and the brunch ended pleasantly enough. ("You can treat, right, Mr. Millionaire Contract?" Getting really tired of that... a discussion for another day.) But upon returning home, I started angrily cleaning my apartment, and three hours later, haven't stopped. I've sorted my CDs by artist, then by album title, and back again. I just can't get Tisch's words out of my head.

What if we've all been chasing a dream? What if we've been wracking our brains trying to suss out an answer that will never come? Is the ride more the point than the destination? Will we never find out who their mother is?

I keep going back and forth. On the one hand, it's an interesting lesson; on the other, it's a lesson far grimmer than any I would have expected to come from all this fun and good cheers. On the one hand, it does seem like the kind of demented trick Carter Bays might pull; on the other hand, I'd have to think Craig Thomas would be soft-hearted enough to pull him back. Does anybody even know the answer to this question?!

I'm sorry, diary. I shouldn't have posted until I'd cleared my head on all this. More soon.