The Girl Next Door

I was re-watching one of my favorite shows of the last few years, Veronica Mars, and while having it on in the background and occasionally paying attention to it, I over heard something said that I had to write about.

Keith Mars: I don’t know, I mean he knows about the DNA test, the baby’s not his, but he said it didn’t matter.
Veronica Mars: Which in itself is all sorts of freakish.
Keith Mars: Well it’s a testament to how much he loves her. A man’s gotta be pretty committed to a woman to agree to raise another man’s child.

I never noticed this originally in the series when I watched it, or through subsequent viewings. Now that I have seen this episode once again, I can totally relate to what Keith has to say. I was in a situation where I was ready to do exactly that, love the mother and the baby even when I knew it wasn’t my own. You eventually step back and take a look at a situation and I did just that. I loved someone way more than they deserved and I was willing to after all the heartache I was put through. In the end, I realized it wasn’t the best for me because she hadn’t actually changed as much as she had said. I’m sure she’ll stumble across this at some point and say something about it, but I’m glad I’ve moved on.

The beginning of this year was like a birth to me, I was a new person. I realized I wasn’t holding those feelings for the right reasons. I’ve accepted the fact that what has been done, is done. I’m no longer in love with what I had. I’m no longer afraid to be completely alone. I’ll accept this defeat and press onward.

You really never know what life is going to throw at you.