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Who Is The Mother In How I Met Your Mother? Exposed! PDF Print E-mail
Written by Jack Cola   

I am sure the question everybody is asking when watching How I Met Your Mother is “Who is the mother?” Well I have been doing some research, and this is what I have found.

 

What We Know So Far

  • The Yellow Umbrella symbolises the mother
  • Ted has met her roommate (and has seen her foot)
  • Ted met her at a Wedding - (not sure who's wedding, but one of them)
  • She does Economics 305 as Ted was in her lecture
  • It’s definitely not Stella

Myth #1

The mother’s name is Tracy

In Season 1, Episode 9, Belly Fully of Turkey, a burlesque entertainment artist approaches Ted and says what he did was sweet and introduces her as Amber and later adds “Actually, I’m Tracy”. At the end of the episode, Ted says “And that kids is the true story of how i met your mother.”

The kids believed him, and Ted then says “I’m just kidding.” If Tracy wasn’t the mothers name, the kids wouldn’t believe Ted when he said, “that’s how I met your mother” (referring to Tracy).

 

Myth #2

That girl Ted bumps into in Episode “No Tomorrow”

In the episode around 13min 49seconds, Ted bumps into a girl on St Patricks day. Ted does mention that the mother was in that bar and that they never met, but bumping into to each other is not meeting someone. The image on the left is the girl Ted bumps into, and the image on the right is the girl refers to as “the mother being there.” However, looking at these two images, the jeans look a little different. So are these two people the same?

mother1 mother2

 

Myth #3

The Love Solution match that Ted never meets

Remember when Ted goes to Love Solutions to find his soul mate, and a match wasn't found? Months later, they call Ted and tell him that they found him a match. Ted organises a date with her to meet her, but he never goes to it because he is still in love with Robin. This unknown person may also be the mother.

Myth #4

It’s Robin’s Sister

How else do you your kids call someone Aunt? If Ted marries Robin’s sister, then Ted’s kids will call Robin Aunt Robin. We have met Robin’s younger sister once in Season 2 Episode 12 “First Time in New York”. But does Robin have an older sister?

Myth #5 (Most probable)

Barney's (Half?) Sister

One other possibility is that the mother is Barney's half sister. Since Barney doesn't know who his dad is yet, he will later find him, who will have a daughter. And as Dash said in the comments, when Barney's Brother, James Stinson adopted a baby, this was how Barney became uncle Barney. So Barney is Uncle to his brother James's kid, and will become Uncle again when his sister has a child with Ted.

Update: In the episode Legendaddy, Barney meets his real father and it is revealed that he has a daughter called Karly who is in collage, and that his father lives near by. It has been mentioned that the mother was in an economics class that Ted mistakenly lectured at. Also, because we didn't meet her when Barney was at there house, it can mean that she lives elsewhere - I.e Cindie's house. As per meeting the mother at the wedding, this will be Barney's wedding, possibly with Nora (in which Barney's sister is introduced into the show) and that's how Ted and the future mother meets)

Myth #6

Zoey's Step Daugter

As Sarah points out in the comments, the mother may be Zoey's step daughter. Ted mentions in one of the episodes that Zoey is not the mother and the relationship "did not end well". In the show, Zoey's step daughter is perceived as a little girl, but going on "The Captains" age, she could be around Ted's age. Since we know Ted meets his wife at a wedding, the wedding could be between Zoey and The Captain, thus Ted being introduced to Zoey's Step Daughter. The reason Ted could be at the wedding is because Ted and the captain remain best friends.

Your Thoughts?

So that’s my thoughts on who is the mother in HIMYM. Who do you think is the mother? Do you even think the kids have met their mother? It’s open to you for discussion, I would love to hear what you think.

Comments (743)
  • Jack Cola
    But if it is Robin, how come they refer to her as Aunt Robin?
  • Peter
    DUDE its because if people are really close to you as friends, you might ask them to be a GODFATHER or GODMOTHER or you can call them uncles or aunties. so do you understand, its the same with my family.
  • Jack Cola
    I understand you peter, but personally, I think this is not the case.
  • tbanks
    They also refer to Lily as an Aunt and Barney and Marshall as Uncles. sooooooo
  • Katie  - I agree with Peter
    I have to agree with Peter up there. Really, I would sooo call my best friends aunts and uncles to my children, who wouldn't? My brother and I have had this discussion a million times. It's super obvious that it doesn't have to be that a group member is related to the mother. I at one point thought it was Robin but then why would she be refered to as Aunt Robin. I honestly think Robin marries Barney. They have that connection, even though they confuse you BIG time in the episode in Season 7 where you find out that they make bets on their friends and Marshall won't pay up. That's the whole point of the show though. Just enjoy all the confusion. Those are all my thoughts. ;))
  • bob  - Robin may marry Don
    There is and episode in season 5 where Marshall and ted keep on tell robin that she is gonna get married because she said she doesn't want to. They give her examples. And at the end of the episode Don joins as the co-host of channel 12. And Robin's like "DAMN you Marshall!"
    And ted says children and that's when your aunt Robin met Don.
  • Fortold
    and correct me if im wrong, but im pretty sure they said uncle don. so robbins all figured out imo
  • ryan mitchell
    in the love solution match. the girl he went to meet is not the mother either because a women walks past ted after he turns around and this women is carrying a yellow umbrella.
  • JoksterXX5  - Your all wrong
    In that episode where Ted meets the college girlie says he marries her room mate who has a few quirks and none of your theories have these quirks such as the paintings and band, though it could very well be barneys sister because she was at college and could very well at this time be in university also it mentions that Barney has a direct connection with the kids in previous episodes though I believe the mother has not been introduced into the plot though could be at Barney's up and coming wedding though they'll most likely keep us waiting for a few more seasons
  • Anonymous
    Barney does not marry Robin he marries a former stripper and therefor not marrying robin
  • Max  - Reply 2 Pete
    Yeah same with my famIly and also, they call Lily "aunt lily"
  • Annie
    Yeah, just because they call her aunt Robin doesn't mean that she is necessarily the actual aunt. If Ted doesn't have a sister or brother then really good friends are called aunt or uncle :)
  • Anonymous
    Ted does have a sister
  • Alexa
    Yeah! On the show they call their close friends uncles and aunts.
  • Jeff  - "Aunt" Robin
    He calls all of the friends aunt and uncle. I heard Aunt lilly, Aunt robin, and uncle barney
  • Steven
    so you call your mom aunt? :0
  • jake  - its not robin
    if you own the disc of season six it says in speacil features thing i know about your mother and it says 1st that 1.robin is not the mother
  • Aly  - SERIOUSLY
    I don't get why people don't understand the Aunt/Uncle concept. I call my parents' best friends "Aunt" and "Uncle" and my friends kids refer to me as "Aunt" You can't tell me you've never heard of that before!

    My theory is that it is Barney's step-sister AND the girl he bumps into in the bar, who is a somewhat well-known actress. And my other theory is that Barney and Robin will get married! Here's hoping!
  • UNKOWN
    He Said ROBIN'S SISTER! Not Robin. :no-comments:
  • popz  - What if...
    What if that was before they got married like ted and robin started going out again and and tthey got married...
  • Michelle
    Robin is NOT the mother. It was already made clear in the very first episode! "And kids,.... that's how I met.... your aunt Robin." So, Robin is NOT the mother.
  • jaxter555  - Not The Mother
    The main point is many of you are wrong,atleast one so far has been correct,ted said to his kids in the beginning,Robin,YOUR AUNT! NOT AUNT ROBIN!
  • Anonymous
    he did say aunt robin...
    he said and kids... thats how i met your aunt robin.
  • nicole  - robin not the mother
    as said on season 7 episode 12 robin learns that she can not have babies so how would she be able to mother teds children.
  • Rebecca
    They could always adopt the children. Just consider that
  • tina  - adopt
    adoption
  • none of your bisiness  - robbins not the mother!
    In the episode where Robbin thinks she is pregnant with Barney's baby, she finds out that she is barren and cannot have children. Robbin cannot be the mother and Ted and Robbin did not adopt because the children look like Ted. Robbin, as stated in many other comments, is called Aunt Robbin throughout the episodes.
  • Aaron  - Robin
    Okay, try debunking the theory that there is a surrogate mother that acts as the "mother" and that's why the children call their mom Aunt Robin. Sounds weird, but why wouldn't their be a twist. Thomas and Bays love twists and it makes perfect sense. It explains why Robin cannot have children and circumvents all other discussions about the mother doing this, that, or the other thing. Nobody has been able to poke holes in this theory so far and it would maintain that Robin is the real mother then.
  • anonymous  - Robin
    Ted's story is about how he met the love of his life, who is also the kids' mother. If Robin was Ted's wife, but not the kids mother (which would be the case since she can't have kids), Ted's story about how he met the love of his life would be different from the story of how he met their mother. If there was a surrogate, then the surrogate would likely be called 'aunt,' not the adoptive mother (Robin). Or else, they might consider themselves to have two moms, and call them both 'mom.' But why on Earth would they call the surrogate 'mom' and their adoptive mother (Robin), whom they presumably live with, see everyday, and who is married to their father 'aunt?'
  • Levi  - Surragate mother?
    So, does Robin have a yellow umbrella then? I haven't seen one in her apartment or on her person and Robin wasn't at the club on St. Patrick's day the night their mother was but Ted didn't meet her. Debunked
  • STUPID  - Real Life
    you do know that David Henrie and the other chick aren't really the real Ted Mosby's kids
  • trolozor  - der
    dude barney marries robbin and there for causing aunt robbin and uncle barney
  • anonymous
    so is ted related to robin or barney i don't think so if they are why is marshall and lily was called aunt lily or uncle marshall they are not related
    :?:
  • sarah  - ???????????
    i dont know why people are so confused about that. You can call anyone aunt or uncle. When i get married and have kids my best friend will be called aunt not just moms friend...
  • tina
    barney marries quinn not robin
    and i agree with sarah
  • Claire  - im confused
    Barney marries Robin????!!!! :0
  • mike  - haha
    oh yea he does and i belive its barneys half sister and he meets her at barney ands robins wedding
  • kkid  - tots
    i like what u seeing and i think u probs rite bnotu that
  • Ummmmmmmmm...  - Robin and Barney
    Unless Barney and his new GF break up, Robin and Barney can't get together.
  • matt  - der
    Barney and robin do get married just not to one another. They marry different people on the same day.double wedding cause it would be legen wait for it rymes with Mary day.
  • elijah
    remeber he says aunt lilly and unkle mashal
  • Daria Yaws
    Because Ted refers to her as his sister
  • Tyler  - My guess
    Maybe Ted tells his kids it's aunt Robin for the wicked twist at the end where Robin's sisters name is Robin. And the woman that he refers to as Robin throughout the series isn't Robin at all.
  • Ankur  - Ain't robin
    Already mentioned in Season 7 ep. 12 that robin can't have kids and moreover of she is the one then how come she is referred as aunt robin?
  • Aaron
    Surrogate mother....
  • Joe
    then why would she be called "aunt robin"?
  • Uziel Torres
    it could be because as he has not got around to telling the kids that robin is their mom ted still refers to her as aunt robin for the stories sake.
  • Sabrina Janour  - re:
    tbanks wrote:
    They also refer to Lily as an Aunt and Barney and Marshall as Uncles. sooooooo
    plus, in one episode they said it is not possible for Robin to have kids.
  • Aaron
    Surrogate mother theory.
  • Levi
    Don't forget that Robin DOESN'T want kids......
  • Connor  - @Jackcola
    But they call lily aunt lily and Marshall uncle Marshall and Barney uncle Barney
  • tina
    evry1 shut up bout the aunt robin uncle barney aunt lily uncle marshall some people just call close friends dat
  • Anonymous
    It clearly isnt robin because he always says your aunt robin, your uncle marshal, your uncle barney, your aunt lily..
  • Michael Gopez  - "aunt robin"
    But she also calls Lily "aunt lily" and marshal, "uncle marshal" as well as "uncle barney"
  • will  - what if the mother is dead?
    what if the mother is really dead? i know it sounds harsh but here me out. in an episode ted explains that robin went off and lived around the world and thats when he met their mother which makes sense but the only relationship ted keeps going back to is robin. we dont know how long robin was gone for either. in another episode ted starts showing artwork his kids drew of "aunt robin" why werent those drawings of their mother? and another question, why isnt the mother present for the whole story telling? its a really long story and not once does she even walk through the frame. my theory is that she died when they were very young and ted gets back with robin but makes the children call her aunt robin as he does not want to replace their mother. every child starts to ask questions about the missing parent if they were raised by an only parent especially if they never kjnew them and this is what i believe started the whole series. the children asking ted to tell them about how he met their mother
  • Mr. Bays  - Hello everyone
    SPOILER ALERT!!! There is no mom in this series. That is what makes this series so contagious and irresistible. I'm so sorry that the message had to come out like this, but who gives.
  • MISS PRINCEES
    :ooo: no it must be robin i say ;0
  • ryan  - thats not possible.
    in the first episode ted says that robbin is the kids aunt.
  • karina bautista
    UMMM excuse me but Robin and Ted aren't related! they only say "aunt" and "uncle" because they are close friends to the family!!
  • Darkest Magician
    Robin can't have kids Rember that's one of the episodes is that she can't have kids. She has no eggs or something
  • Anonymous
    Um if there's no mom then how is there kids?
  • howimeturfather
    adoption!
  • Anonymous
    Because theyre actors. The writers obviously havnt cast someone as the mother. The only reason they leave hints is to keep people interested. Stil a LEGENDARY show though.
  • Anon
    wow you people are stupid, the title is "How I Met Your Mother", as soon as they tell you, there would be nothing left to the series, nothing to keep people watching...so they obviously wouldn't tell you until the finale...SMH
  • L1LL1
    IF ANYONE BELEIVED THAT YOUR REALLY 'MR. BAYS' THEY'D BE DUMMER THAN THEY'RE WORTH
  • Bailey Richardson jnr.  - Legendary
    I think Barney marries robin that's where Ted meets his wife which is Barney's half sister Carly(The one that goes to college) need I remind you about the economic lecture. That's is maybe why Ted refers to them
    As uncle and aunt Barney and robin
  • Someone  - Close
    I think it's at Robin and Barney's wedding, but not necessarily Barney's half-sister.when Ted met that one girl at the wedding that he broke up, no one knew who she was, so there is still the possibility that we have no clue whatsoever as to who the mom is. But obviously it is Barney's wedding at the least because he was the best man.
  • Thomas  - It seems obvious
    Ted's future wife need not be the same woman as the children's mother.

    Ted marries Robin.

    Barney marries a girl Ted has never met.

    The children are actually Barney's or aren't real.

    Ted said (in season 2) that he would tell his children every detail of meeting their mother. But, having married Robin, he won't have children. So in classic Ted style, he's co-opted his friends'.

    Or, perhaps Ted is the biological father of Barney's children due to a fertility problem.

    But my money is on trickery over Ted not quite being the father of the chidlren.
  • mr. jingles  - Ted's future wife need not be the same woman as t
    this is the dumbest theory on this page.
  • Mac  - Dumb
    Lol this is idiotic
  • Chelsie  - I think it's pretty logical.
    It makes a lot of sense.
  • Eve  - Just to get the picture right
    I am sorry, I have not watched all series, in fact I watched few only and would like to know if:

    1. These kids refer to Ted as 'dad'? Because he may have met and married a woman who had kids or he can simply be another uncle who met their mom.

    He also may have met a woman fathered these kids but married Robin later who kids call aunt Robin.
  • l1ll1  - i agree with BR jnr
    i agree on everything exept the thing about aunt and uncle, u can call anyone aunt and uncle.
    i think Barney marries Robyn fairly soon after he dumps Quinn because the way he talks about the 'ties' in season 7 episode 1, it sounds like he still has a shot with both of them,

    i really want him to marry Nora but i dont actually think that'll happen

    and with the thing about the mothers name being Tracey thats not necesarily so, everyone thinks that the reason the kids say WHAT, is because shes a stripper but it could have been because they were confused about her having a different name. also she could have had her name changed but that doesnt seem very likely.
  • Anonymous
    I dunno bout u guys honestly I think the mother should b played by Taylor Swift don't 4get d mother should know how 2 play d base and presumably can sing as well coz she's in a band
  • danny123
    i dont think it robin maybe its a girl that ted bump her in st patty day
  • Vidhu Dashora  - Myth #4
    In Myth #4, you said IF Robin Marries Robin's sister. LOL typo.
  • Jack Cola
    It's not there now! Thanks for letting me know about it :)
  • tyson
    its not robin because she cant have kids :ooo:
  • Jill
    Unless, of course, a miracle occurs or they're adopted.
  • l1ll1
    it wouldnt be robbin even if she could have kids we've said that a thousand times!
  • casey
    your forgetting its barneys wedding and ted later meets his wife. but barney marries robin because he`s [nervous about his tie]
  • blah blah  - ?
    WHAT DOES BARNEYS TIE HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING BUT ROBIN IS THE GIRL BARNEY MARRIES BECAUSE IN THE SEVENTH SEASON LILY SAYS THE BRIDE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH THE BEST MAN WHICH IS TED AND WHY WOULD ANY OF THE OTHER GIRLS THAT BARNEY HAS DATED WANTED TO SPEAK WITH TED BECAUSE NONE OF THE OTHER GIRLS ARE AS CLOSE TO TED AS ROBIN
  • tina
    GUYS EVRY1 LISION UP RITE NOW
    BARNEY MARRIES QUINN
    TED MARRIES ---------- NOT ROBIN VICTORIA R STELLA
    AND UNCLE R AUNTY CAN MEAN CLOSE FRIENDS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • l1ll1
    thats really good id never thought about that.
  • Me  - IDK
    ALl I know is that in season two Lucky Penny, when he misses his flight he says it was destiny because he would have never met the mother and the girl in the vail is a brunette and around the height of robin... wondder if the writers are gonna pull a rosanne and switch everything up on us... i guess in season 7 we will find out who barney marries
  • HIMYMfan
    While its plausible they might, they have stated that "robin is not the mother, and there are no loopholes." the fact that the mother is brunette makes sense, it doesn't need to be robin. If you recall, ted says "that if Stella were the mother, they would be blonde." both kids are brunette. So it makes sense that the mother is also brunette, the fact that she's brunette and so is robin is coincidental.
  • Anonymous
    How do we know whose kids Ted is talking to? Does he ever actually say they are his? He's going to marry Robin.
  • Emily Rosato  - Those are Ted's kids!!
    :x I know its too confusing, but those ARE Ted's kids. Why would he be going through an epic love journey to find his soulmate, and then at the end of the show he's only going to meet the kids mother. It would not be that good of a show. It just would not make sense. :x
  • Lauren  - Ted
    Did you know that it is not actually Ted who is talking to the kids or narrating the whole show... Its Bob Saget. :)
  • Damon  - stewie says that
    haha family guy:)))
  • Justin
    Ooooooooooooh I really like that theory. The ENTIRE time Ted is talking to two kids about how he met THEIR mother. Ted never mentions those kids are his...I think that would be a great twist
  • matt
    yes he does he says most people normal people usally dont say i love you after their first date unlike your father but he doesent say it like that
  • Anonymous
    Yes the children are Ted's. The children call him dad.
  • anonym
    THEY ARE TEDS CHILDREN , because once they said " EEW DAAD!" because Ted said something disgusting!
  • Kelly
    I noticed in episode 100 girls vs. suits..they do a screen shot of the class. In the left side of the screen there is a girl with a green sweater on that looks an awful lot like the girl Ted runs into at the St. Pat's party. She is even moving her hand near her face and is very noticeable. Would be great for a flash back. Plus, the executives said they would show her in that episode. Read an article where they promised to show her. She may also be the one dancing in front near the end of Barney's dance. Possibly all the same girl.
    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2789724/



  • Joyi  - Crap
    No they call robin unt so do they call lily unt. Daaaaa! $)
    :ooo:
  • Anonymous
    robin cant have kids.
  • Heather
    IT can't be Robin. She can not have kids.
  • notrobin  - not robin
    its not robin, ted already said it wasnt her when he told his kid about the first time telling the mother he loved her, different from when he told robin
  • himymdb  - Victoria 100%
    It's Victoria.
    It can't be Robin because of where he "ran" into the mother already (bar, apartment, econ).

    I've been reviewing the episodes. When he meets Victoria Marshal says something really interesting. He says "Dude she made the Cake?! You can't let her go! You need to marry her. She needs to move in... TONIGHT!"

    Also Ted has been quoted as describing the 'Mother' as making the best cupcakes ever. I forget the episode. Victoria looks similiar to the Girl in the Flash Forwards.

    She owns a small business so that would explain her being in an upper level Econ Class.

    THE BIGGEST KICKER is that she was in Germany for two years and the show's St. Patty's Day episode was just over two years later in the show from when Victoria left.

    In the beginning of season 7 she returns in a two part episode to "maybe get engaged" as she put it. At the end of the episode she tells Ted that the reason they didn't totally work or any girl has worked for Ted is because of the same obstacle it was for them. Robin.

    However in one of the most recent episodes Robin and Ted have their final separation. So much separate now that Ted actually moved out of the apartment and got his own.

    In season 4 Lily admits to having broken up every girlfriend of Ted's except for Victoria and Stella because they looked promising. Stella obviously isn't in the picture anymore.

    In season 1 when Victoria leaves for Germany she talks about how she believes Ted is the one. However, she knows she has to leave to Germany for some reason. My guess is that the writers set this up as kind of a premonition so Ted can finish things with Robin.

    They both cheated on each other while she was in Germany so that can't be held over either persons head.

    They admitted to loving each other in the beginning of Season 7.

    When Victoria left on the bus in episode 2 of season 7 she said that "You are being held back by Robin." In the episode that Ted and Robin officially split things for good Ted says "He's finally free from her(Robin's) grip" opening the door for Victoria.

    You may say the shows called How I MET Your Mother. We must keep in mind that technically the whole is a continuous story so it could be anyone he's met.

    My THEORY is that they'll need a cake for Barney's wedding and Marshal will refuse any other cake besides Victoria's.

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  • tina
    MAYB BUT REMEBER VICTORIA GOT LIKE MARRIED 2 A GUY IN GERMANY CALLED SMETHING STARTIN WITH S
  • iagree  - iagree
    This is exactly my thoughts too, but I just don't know what is going to happen. It is so frustrating.
  • himymdb  - Victoria
    booya my victoria theory works. Todays season finale. Check it.
  • Ivan
    Are you retarded??????
  • Aaron  - Not robins sister
    They also refer to lily and Marshall as aunt and uncle so I highly doubt it's robins sister
  • Anonymous
    in the newest episode that i've seen Ted walks into a room in a church and says "the bride wanted to see me" and the person in the wedding dress is Robin so im realy confused about how she might be the kids aunt and be teds wife.
  • Brittany
    Myth #4 is pointless. He also refers to Lily as 'Aunt Lily' so it doesnt have to be the sister of anyone.
  • Jack Cola
    If Barney marries Ted's sister, Ted marries Robin's Sister, Lilly and Marshal split up and Marshall marries Robin, all of them can be aunts and uncles.

    Lilly may be still called Aunt Lilly because they may have split up when the kids where a bit older, so they still call them Aunt Lilly etc, or she than marries another sibling of them. Eg, Barney may have a brother he never knew he had (since we still don't know who Barney real father is.

    It's a bit out there and unlikely, but you never know, it may happen.
  • anamei
    But Lilly and Marshall are shown as together in the future.
    I think the titles are used out of courtesy
  • Jack Cola
    That's probably true - it was a very wild guess of mine.
  • Naveen
    Yea, my thoughts are the same. In FRIENDS, Emma would call Joey, Uncle Joey and Phoebe Aunt Phoebe, even though they weren't related
  • Morgan
    :D Ook guys its just a friend thing my mum grew up with this girl that when i was younger we all called her aunt,, bcozz shes been in the family for years,, these guys lily marshal and ted went through college together been friends ever since.
  • that guy
    in scenes showing the future marshall is still married to lily
  • Ivan
    dude... unlikely is a parrot flying to the moon. This theory is just... well impossible by any standard. I cant imagine this happening EVER good thoughts tho.. :D
  • uncle  - myth #5
    duuudes,
    you can also call someone aunt or uncle who is very close with you, like friends... it doesn't have to mean they are real family.
    myth #1:
    maybe the kids don't know the mother because she died or something?
    myth #2:
    i don't know how you can see those 2 are the same person en why should the mother be the person ted bumped into?
    myth #2.1:
    you are a script writer
    myth #2.2:
    you are a complete idiot
    myth #3:
    well, maybe.
    myth #4:
    well, look at my first sentence...
    sorry for being rude, dont mean it that way:)
  • Jack Cola
    It's true to say that.

    #1 - Very good point, it would add a emotional twist to the story line.

    #3 At least you agree with something

    #4, That's cool, no offense taken. You never know, it could be possible, some shows do have crazy and wacky story lines.

    Do you have any thought on who the mother is?

  • madman
    2 words for you all..........SLUTTY PUMPKIN!!!
  • Someone
    There was an episode where he met the Slutty Pumpkin, and neither of them even enjoyed the other, at all. But that would be a plausible answer.
  • Anonymous
    The mother is still alive, because in one of the episodes the mother comes into the frame (her face is hidden) and says "is your father telling that old story again?"
  • Biff  - Myth #1
    It is plausible that the mother could have died, but it would mean that Ted remarried because in the same episode in which future Lily and future Marshall are seen together getting high with Ted at a college reunion, Ted asks "where is my wife?" This doesn't conclusively mean that future Ted is married to the mother of the children but does establish that he is married. Ted is telling the story from the year 2030 and the college reunion where this takes place is in 2020. If we were to place the kids' ages at 15 or so they would have been born only 5 years prior to the reunion at which Ted establishes that he is married meaning that the mother would have died or divorced or whatever within 5 years prior to the reunion. Therefore I think that it is highly likely (though not conclusive) that the mother and future ted's wife are one and the same and that the kids know or knew her at least well enough to know her name.
  • tamy
    #1 not necessarily..we heard her say her name is Tracy but we do not know if that is what Ted said to his children.
    #2 I think that was a red herring.
    #3 maybe
    #4 he calls all of his friends aunts and uncles because they are all really close. That does not mean anything. My friends daughter calls me aunt.
    and it was economics 305 not 101.
    I think he will meet her the day of the wedding shown in S06E01 (which I think is Barney and Robins). It rained that day and Marshall asked Ted does he have an umbrella.
    It could be Zoeys stepdaughter, Hannah.
  • Jack Cola
    The Aunts and Uncle thing may be true, but I really think it's a relative of one of them.

    It could be a relative of Zoey, they did get close in the 6th season.
  • boob  - pnisake
    :0 Linda Cardellini is the mother....Didnt know that did you?
  • Jack Cola
    Where is your source?
  • haylee
    If it is her then how come it isnt mentioned in her filmography
  • Dash
    The wedding is ted's friend "Punchy's" wedding I think.

    I thought it could have been Robins sister because it would be a surprise - because everyones been assuming he just calls her aunt robin in a "close family friend way" but it could be literal. Because in one ep (where barney's brother got married and adopted a baby boy) the narrator said " And that was how Barney became uncle barney.". So perhaps lily and marshal become aunty and uncle because they are made god parents (highly likely) to the children? Leaving Robin to be the literal aunty.

    Also the kids look like her sister.
  • Jack Cola
    I thought, and others have thought, that the wedding was Robin and Barney's. They never really indicated who the best man was - Ted or Marshall.

    I do have my strong speculations on it being Robin's Sister though.

    It could also be Barney's undiscovered sister. Read Myth 5
  • pacific
    I my opinion, the most plausible answer is that Ted marries Barney's half sister and Barney marries Robin. That would make both Barney and Robin literal aunts and uncles, which is what most of you are getting caught up on. Marshall and Lily are never divorcing, if they aren't right for each other than they would have been over a long time ago. I like the idea of Marshal and Lily being aunt and uncle to Ted's kids because they are godparents. Just some thoughts.
  • Rishab  - I Knw the mother ;)
    THE MOTHER IS


    Wait For Season 10
    c it urself ;)
    i ll spoil ur suspense :p
  • Jack Cola
    That's another 3-4 years away. :(

    I wonder if they are going to do the finish in a way, that you never actually meet the mother. They tell you how they meet, but you don't see her.

    Nevertheless, it will be a great series final, just like Friends.
  • rachel
    iv heard that its really robins wedding when she and don get back together, and robin asks if ted can be the best man. there at the wedding ted meets don's sister, tracy (coincidence). so im only guessing that barney and nora get together after all. but i do think it would be great if nora and ted get together! i dont think they've met yet, she wants 2 kids and to settle down, she's straight forward about it (like someone...) and she looks like the kids! but nothing is confirmed yet :/
  • Jack Cola
    I think it could be plausible that it is Robin's and Don's wedding, and since they've signed on for another 2 more years, it won't be the wedding that we meet the mother, it would be later in the seasons.

    I don't think Nora and Ted would make a good couple though.
  • Marty  - it has to be by 2013
    All the future years with the kids are "In the Year 2030). Looking at his daughter, she can barely pass for 17, let alone younger, so they'd have to wrap up the story by then. That would be Year 8 at the latest.

  • John
    Actually they filmed the final episodes with the kids already just becuz of how much older there getting
  • Smashley  - The Truth
    IT'S CINDY'S ROOM MATE N TED FINALLY MEETS HER AT A WEDDING!!!
  • Anonymous
    i think who ever is reading this and likes how i met your mother should print out a picture of the scene where Tead said she is in this room cross out everyone you know it's not and see where that takes you you might not find out who it is but it will narow it down
  • Jack Cola
    Haha,
    I think that would take a lot of time, and you will have a lot of suspected candidates.

    Plus, I don't think she would have actually been in the shot.
  • Jamie Lynn  - Could Nicole Muirbrook be the mother??
    i think i know who the mother is!! here is my theory:

    in the screenshot from "no tomorrow," we see ted bump into and share a moment with a woman, played by an actress by the name of nicole muirbrook (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2789724/).

    throughout the series, there is one other episode that is very much focused on revealing information about the mother, season 5, episode 12 - girls versus suits. ted dates a girl who turns out to be roommates with the mother. the entire episode, new information is revealed about the mother. so why shouldn't she be in this episode?

    well, at the end of the show, during barneys musical act--- i got curious and started searching through the faces in the crowd. at around minute 20, we can see the same actress, nicole muirbrook, front and center- and right in front of ted-, dancing and singing along with barney and the group.





    i don't think this is a coincidence!!! how clever of them to put her right in the front. it is uncredited on the actresses IMDB page, but i'm fairly certain that this is the same women in which ted accidentally walks into at the st. patrick's day party in season 3.

    any thoughts?
  • Jack Cola
    Jamie, I think you could be on to something.
    I wish you wrote this comment 12 hours earlier, because the episode was TV last night, and I didn't look out for it.

    We did find out that she played the base guitar, so she is musical, so maybe you're right. In the Saint Patricks day episode, she could also be the band playing (if there was one).

    However, this could just be a casting issue. I know many TV shows who use the same actor/actress that plays to different characters.

    Thanks for your input.
  • eeeee  - shut it
    look again its not even the same actress.
  • Anonymous
    It is the same woman
  • akash
    this is my first post….i noticed something unusual…
    i dont know whether i am the first person to point it out or somebody already did that…
    in the first episode of season three, in last scene
    when ted marshall and barney are there drinking in mclaren’s pub
    at that point camera turns to the entrance of mclaren’s and there is a girl who wears a black jacket and leaves
    my point is,acc to me she looks exactly like that bump girl in the 12th episode(saint patrick’s day/no tomorrow) of same season…
    wat say guys?
  • Jack Cola
    I just had a look at that episode, but that girl doesn't look like the one from St Patrick's day (image above).

    Plus, she puts on a black jacket, and one the outside shot she is wearing a white jacket, and then the mother walks by with the yellow umbrella. And the person with the yellow umbrella is wearing white pants, while the one in the pub is wearing a dress.

    So I don't think it is her.
  • tina
    HOW I MEY UR MO IS THE BEST
  • Alex
    So I have been scanning through this website right here
    http://blog.timesunion.com/television/how-i-met-yo ur-mother-mrs-mosby-revealed/1533/

    One comment caught my attention:
    Everyone last the very last couple seconds from the “Monday Night Football” episode in season 2 and tell me what you think.

    Comment by Bo — December 8th, 2010

    Can someone confirm this please? :D
  • Jack Cola
    Interesting. Ted puts on bear goggles, and next to Barney is a girl.

    Personally, I think the writers are just throwing you off and giving false hope.
  • steven  - theory
    latest theory of mine....

    well from the previous episodes of how i met your mother season 6 i picked up some bits that made things quite clear

    episode when ted bumps into wendy the waitress, wendy tells ted the story of how she and her husband met (coz of marshall) and after that ted tries to tell the story to wendy starting of a scene where ted and marshall outside a wedding and ted being the best man but was abruptly interrupted by wendy as she and her husband was on a rush

    clue 1: ted met the mother on a wedding
    clue 2: he was the best man

    2 possibilities punchy's wedding or barney's wedding...

    punchy's wedding and why: he was the best man in that wedding, they play the same video of marshall and ted outside a wedding in the earlier seasons and it may be one of the serendipitous twist that the staff placed


    barney's wedding and why: recently barney likes this girl nora(which i think is the mother coz she has the similar traits with ted till my mate told me otherwise) anyways going up an episode ahead barney meets his dad which will give barney an epiphany on how you should chase the girl of your dreams blah blah blah(the usual stuff) falls in love with norah get married with her and ted will be the best man and finally meets the mother :D
  • Jack Cola
    I think you are on to something Steven, and I agree with everything you said.

    According to Wikipedia, Barney will finally meet his dad in the next episode "Legendaddy" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legendaddy

    Another twist could be is that Nora has a sister who Ted marries, thus making Barney Uncle Barney too.
  • bubbly  - mother is Robyn
    I think that its Robyn i mean why does ted keep going out with her so its Robyn its a known fact isnt it
  • bubbly  - mother is
    its is Robyn
  • Jack Cola
    We defiantly know it is not Robyn. Ted says it in the first episode.
  • Ninja  - Perhaps
    You assume that Ted is the father and not, say, the uncle-by-marriage (i.e., Ted marries Robin). Do the kids ever call him dad?
  • Michelle
    Yes, at the beginning of Season 1 Episode 7 the daughter says 'Wow, that was a great story dad.'
  • gg
    this sounds dumb but what if its like the episode where robin is takling to her fake kids. what if ted is doing the same thing. like but alot more crazzzzzy.
  • tina
    ITS NOT ROBIN
    ITS NOT ROBIN
    ITS NOT ROBIN
    ITS NOT ROBIN
  • Sarah
    Zoey and the captain get remarried after Ted talks to him for her and he's invited to their wedding. While he's there Zoey introduces him to her stepdaughter. She could end up being the mother event though we don't know anything about her except that she didn't want to spend thanksgiving with Zoey and Ted gave Zoey a stuffed animal to give to her. She might not have wanted to spend thanksgiving with Zoey because she didn't like that her stepmom was only a few years older than her and maybe she just collects stuffed animals.

    My sister's theory is that Ted had a prearranged marriage and he didn't meet her til the day of the wedding. it's pretty far fetched but i guess its possible
  • Jack Cola
    Hi Sarah,
    I think your theory may be plausible. They made us assume that Zoey's step daughter is a little girl (with the teddy), but they never actually revealed how old she actually is, and having a much older husband, it could be very true that Zoe's step daughter is Teds wife. But why would The Captain have Ted as his bestman?

    As for your sisters story, lol - although could happen, I think it would be very unlikly, unless the writers dig themselves into a very deep hole that they can't write themselves out of.
  • Michelle
    The Captain could make Ted best man if Ted is the one to get Zoey and The Captain back together
  • Robyn  - How I met your mother
    Ted is not talking to his own kids. He is talking to Barney's kids. The mother is Barney's wife. I don't think we've officially met her yet but I imagine that Ted meets her first and introduces her to Barney. Ted is married to Robyn (of course). Hence he refers to Robyn as 'Aunt Robyn', Lily as 'Aunt Lilly' etc. You don't hear 'Uncle Barney.'
  • Jack Cola
    Sorry, but you are wrong.

    I am pretty sure Ted is talking to his own kids. I am pretty sure that he's said something like "that's how me and your mother...."

    Ted doesn't marry Robyn, as in the first episode he says Robyn is not your mother.

    There has also be numerous times where Ted says Uncle Barny. In fact, when Barney's brother meets his father, they said "That is how Barny got Uncle Barney.
  • Damien
    There is a possibilty that Ted and robin do get married but that doesn't necessarily mean they have kids together.
  • Livija
    It's possible it's Barney's half-sister. When Barney meets his father, his father tells him he has a daughter who is in college. The mother attended economics 305. I think Barney's half sister and that roommate-girl from a previous episode are the same person.
  • Jack Cola
    I think you are right on this one.
  • Fluugelhorn  - hmm
    #1: in the pilot Ted talks about Robin the whole Episode and then in the end he says that it's their aunt Robin. The kids got foold and thought that was their mother. The name of the mom could as well be Robin as Tracy. So? Same thing!

    #2: In the picture with the Umbrella, i don't se a handbag, in the other one she is carrying a handbag. ??

    #3: The mother is a collage student i think she might be like 22-23 years old in 2010, when we find that out, so in 2006 when they were gonna have the date she would be 18-19 years old, i den't think that a women that young would sign up for love solutions, if she would, i don't think Ted would be a Perfect match..

    #4: It's definatly not the Younger sister that's the wife, maybe IF Robin has a older sister, it would make sence that Robin have another sister that she for some reason don't have contact with, but if that sister is living in New York and studies there we would have heard of her..

    #5: It could actually be Barneys stepsister. In the Newest episode "Legenddaddy" Barneys dad says to Barney at the bar that he has a dother whos in collage.. maybe she goes to econ 305 and are Cindys roommate...?? Cindy's roommate is definatly Teds wife!

    And there's no way that Ted are talking to anyone else than hi sown kids. When he meets "Wendy the Waitress" at the airport heading for Hon Kong he says that he's married and have two beutiful kids.

    And Robin is definetly not the mother or his wife becouse she has already been to collage, don't think she goes back for Economics and lives at two places. plus, the time for that first lecture were ted's at the wrong room, Robin is locked in her room with Barney! And that time he saw her leg Robin was in the bar pretending to be a bartender. Just don't make sence..

    And he meets her at the wedding, it can't be anyone of his old girlfriends or friends or someone he already have met becouse he has already met them and don't meet her for the first time at the wedding.


    That's my thoughts :D
  • Jack Cola
    Thank for your thoughts and input - much appreciated.
  • Fluugelhorn  - hmmm
    Plus! in season two, ted says, in episode lucky penny:

    "Kids, funny thing about destiny. I thought I was destined to get that job, but I was wrong. My destiny was to stay in New York. Because if I hadn’t, I never would’ve met your mother"

    even thought he had moved from new york at that time he still had been Punchys best man at his wedding so if that's the wedding he meets her he would have done it either way. so i don't think it's that wedding, and i don't think it's barneys either, couse he must be Barneys best man even if he leaves new york. So i think the wedding is for someone he meets in New York after that almost job in Chicago? Maybe, Zoeys? when she remarries The Captain and he's his best man?
  • Jaydn  - Idiots
    They Call Robin Aunt Robin and Barney Uncle Barney because they and Ted are best friends therefore they would be in the children's lives a lot and the kids would then call them aunt and uncle.
  • blitzyline  - video
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTrIKD-XqXE

    here is my video about it..
  • MICHAEL  - SO WHAT IF THEY CALL HER AUNT?!
    I CALL MY MOM'S BESTFRIEND AUNT...
  • Anonymous
    Remember when Ted says his relationship with Zoey did not end well? Could this be a hint that Zoey is pissed Ted is dating, later marrying her step daughter?
  • Jack Cola
    That could be one possibility why the relationship did not end well.
  • Chris  - Has to be Robin
    You have to think of all the other citcoms and relationships; Friends - Ross and Rachel end up together, Scrubs- J.D and Elliott get together and also Two and a Half men- Charlie and Rose ( The only sleep with eachother, but come on they will). So it all adds up, the mothers Robin.
  • Jack Cola
    That may be true, but why does How I Met Your Mother have to follow? There are also plenty of movies where relationships don't turn out like the main characters die. I can't remember those movies names, but they do exist.

    Plus, I think HIMYM will lose a lot of creditbility and wreck the ending of a good show if the mother is revealed to by Robyn.

    I think Zoey as the mother would be a better mother than Robyn. I strongly think Robyn will get with Barney.
  • ghbfgh  - maybe
    its punchys wedding and the mom might actually be lilly :?:
  • Anonymous
    It's not Lilly
  • hehe  - wellllllll....
    it maybe isnt his kids...

    "how i met your mother"
    dosent necessarily mean its his kids...
    it could be that Ted is the kids Godfather and he calls them his "kids" and is taking about how he met the kids mother... and the kids may have or have not met thier mother and the kids father and the mother may have died or abandoned the children, and the children have met the biological mother and ted knows the mother and tells the story.

    And also he could be the kids grandfather and hes telling the story as he might have a baby boy, and how he met his baby boys girlfriend.

    (ps if you watch the extra features in the 1st season the creators dont actually know who the mother is and theyre making it up as they go along.)

    dont overthink it, when the mom is revealed it will be so obvious :D
  • Tricia
    The only thing is, Ted says stuff like "When I met your mother, I didn't wait to call her" or "When I told your mother the lobster joke, she laughed." That implies that the mother is his wife.

    Also, I see a lot of theories stating that perhaps he is widowed or divorced. They had a flash forward episode to a college reunion where Marshall, Lily, and Ted get high, and Ted says, "Where's my wife?" So he is married in the future. I don't think he could be high enough that he forgets that he is no longer married.
  • hehe  - stella/tonys sister?
    it could be stela or tonys sister
    the girl in "No Tommorrow" could be stella or tonys sister.

    because stella had the yellow umbrella and that girl had the yellow umbrella and when stella had it she was with tony.
  • Shannon LIDDELL
    This isn't real life! They haven't written who the mother is yet, they probably haven't even decided. One things for sure, we wont find out until the show ends.
  • Jack Cola
    Maybe they haven't actually written who the mother is. I think they have given some hints away in case the show wasn't renewed (as as hinting that it may be Barneys sister), but since it is confirmed that their will be a seventh and eigth season, who knows where it will go.
  • Matt waffles  - They filmed it
    They did film the episode with the mother already. In the beginning of season two they filmed it cause the kids would be too old by the time the final season (season 8 because thats all the cast wants) aired.
  • Jack Cola
    I have heard this rumour as well - I wouldn't be surprised if they HAVEN'T filmed that.

    It's easier to make an adult look younger than a teenager - but then again, you have 23 year olds paying 16 years olds in some TV series.
  • John  - Mother
    My Theory, I Think that it would be Barney and Robin's wedding. He's the best man in the wedding so he should be close to the groom.. Very Close.
    As for, the Friend Family argument.. Both are plausible. If He means it as friends, Then It wouldn't matter. And if he refers to them as Family, then Barney would be an uncle, Robin would be an aunt. As for Marshall and Lily.. Godfathers. Again, this is not the basis of this theory.
    Anyway.. When Barney Goes to dinner with his, they don't show us Barney's sister.. Why wouldn't they? Why did they just show us JJ and the parents?
    She Might be the girl in the picture even.. Why wouldn't she..?

    Bottom Point.. I Think Barney's sister is the mother.. The wedding is Barney's and Robin's.

    Just saying.. Comments are Appreciated :)
  • Jack Cola
    I think you are right too. They didn't show Barneys sister when he met his father for a particular reason, and since the show as been signed for another 2 more seasons, I don't think we'll find out for a while.

    I think this was just a lead up in case the show didn't get renewed.
  • John
    Glad You Liked It :)
    I Just felt like that was the thing:)
  • HIMYM-fan
    I just had a thought:

    why would this girl that we saw in s03e12 be at Barneys stupid theatre show in s05e12? Maybe she is his sister and she DID know that Barney's her brother?
  • Bam-bie
    I think it's lily :D
  • SarahB  - SLUTTTYYYYY PUMPKIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    i reckon the mom is the dratted slutty pumpkin
  • joejoehow  - is it possible that...
    maybe it's not even ted talking...? maybe it's barney talking to his kids? or marshall? i mean, they never show the dad talking to the kids, while ted is clearly shown plenty of times in the future...

    wild guess, kind of too wild maybe since he always uses the first person...

    what do you think?
  • Jack Cola
    I would think it would be Ted talking. I am pretty sure the voice over Ted has used the phrase "when I..." and the next scene is Ted.
  • Mr. Vanderhorne
    It has to be Ted talking because the don't resemble Barney or Marshall at all no matter who they're married to. Everybody wants it to robin, that's exactly why it's not. If they do make it obviou s it won't be that obvious. They call them all aunts and uncles bc theyre all teds bestfriend. Ted also mentions in the episode that Barney and Marshall pretend to be holli that the one for him will be a girl who's like him, says I love you too early and jokes about getting married. So it's someone that's open to the idea.it's not robins younger sister bc she would be too young. I don't have a theory on who the mother is but I muster wanted to get my point across bc some of you are making outrageous conclusions. If they haven't wrote who the mother is in the script then we are all wrong and just throwing around guesses bc we all want to be right bc in our minds were all the biggest HIMYM fans. So back to if they haven't wrote it in the script who it is then were all wrong. Well that's all I have to say for now
  • blubba  - orr....
    its me! :O
  • the real mother
    im the real mother stop making this fuss all over me geez ill come out when i want to :@
  • Rainer
    Have you thought of Victoria ??
    It seems to be a match, they meet at a wedding, they seemed perfect and the way ted stresses that he did the biggest mistake in his lifetime when cheating on her seems suspicious.
    It is possible that after her cake-thing in Germany she went back and studied economics
  • Jack Cola
    I have thought of Victoria, but I think Ted says somewhere that Victoria is not the mother - although, she would be a great wife for Ted.
    Thanks for your comment
  • steve
    I was hoping the mother was victoria and there is a chance that she was in his class that day (there was 100+ kids in that class room so he may of not noticed her). However my off the wall therory is that barney marries -- wait for it -- victoria. He asks ted if he "picked the right girl" -- why would he ask him that if the choose was between nora or robin? The bride asks to see ted -- maybe robin would do that, but i do not see nora asking that question. Also in one of the eposides (not sure which one) but robin and ted were on the couch and were about to hook up again and they didnt and his voice over is talked about how successful she became. i just dont see her ending up being maried. On a side note i read that the coat check girl in the disco they went to in the 4th or 5th eposide was going to be the mother if they did not get renewed in year on.
  • Jack Cola
    Barney maring Victoria would have been interesting.

    So if they didn't get renewed, it would have been the coat check girl. How boring would that have been.
  • Dave  - Hmm
    On the new episode it shows that it is Barney's wedding.
    With either Nora or Robin
  • Jack Cola
    You don't really know who the wedding was with. You never know what would happen between Nora and Robin in the leadup to the wedding. If it were to be one of those girls, I would have to guess it would be Robin. When you watch the show, just watch how Barney and Robin interact with each other.
  • Amy  - Barney's Sister? Really?
    Guys, doesn't Barney's dad say he had a daughter whose name was KARLY? That's not the name Tracy that we've been led to believe is the mothers name.
  • Jack Cola
    That's correct.
  • Tricia
    The thing is, he could have lied about the stripper's name while telling the story in order to trick the kids, but we see what actually happened.
  • Jack Cola
    Yes, maybe the mother is already been on the show, and Ted just lied about it. Maybe it is the mother in the last episode of the last season.

    Who knows what the writers will do..
  • Rinkel  - Morthwer might be Dead for all we know!
    i thnk wht if...the mother has actually died...u remember that episode.."hOW i MET EVERYONE ELSE" on a future reunion party...at college ted seems to be asking for his wife....


    well she can be dead.........

    also, the picture frames behind the kids do showcase the face of a lady with dark brown hair....so there

    and the kids drawing aunt robin in their drawing could be because they might be pampered by robin as they might be motherless

    also, wht if ted is plannng to marry Robinnw and preparing his kids....? crazy i knww...bt i like to thnk out of the box! : :idea:
  • Megan
    I just watched the "No Tomorrow" episode last night...again...and think that the woman he bumped into is the mother. I think that the jeans are the same and her skin color matches as well.
  • Carter Bays  - The mother is !!!
    Yeah i know who the mother is, and its ROBIN, i know they refer to her as aunt robin, but there is going to bee a mojor twist in the story...
  • Jack Cola
    "Carter Bays" - if only your email address was a little less generic, then I would have believed you more.
  • Rudi  - hahaha what a looser
    There's absolutely no way that the mother is Robin! ALso the producers have said that!!!
  • Meg :D
    I reeeeally hope Robin is the mother but honestly I don't see it happening cuz she can't have children also she is refered to as "aunt Robin" so many times in the show it just seems unlikely :(
  • Ramiz sohail  - Legendary
    My theory season 6 the wedding was of barney and nora because robin once tells ted to be her best man in her wedding plus its a high possibility that its barneys step sister as that would really be crazy. That being said why dont we stop with the brain storming and wait for the season to complete cause believe me its going to be legend wait for it dary .:-)
  • Jack Cola
    There's another two series, so we'll have to wait a while.
  • Iason Kambourelis  - I doubt the mother is dead
    I honestly believe that the mother has to Barney's half sister. I mean, that little clue about her in university and whatever was extremely subtle, and not many people got it at first. From my own thoughts, and many others' theories, I am pretty confident that the mother is Carly or whatever the half sister's name is. Of course there can be twists and whatnot, but at this point, I feel as if most "clues" have led to Carly, and it would make the most sense by far.

    Most other theories use really inconclusive evidence, and are mostly brought up by what that specific person wants to happen. The Carly theory actually has some good points backing it. Here is a comment from my friend:

    "1.- Barney is marrying Robin. If you look at the storyline you realize that it would be mighty difficult for them to marry Barney and Nora and then incorporate her into the group when she has a rivalry with Robin. Also, in the first episode of season 6 Barney convinces Robin to wear a sundress thus when he says to Nora "challenge accepted" at the end of season 6 he is actually referring back to that moment with Robin. However, what really proofs that Barney is marrying Robin is that Lilly seems to be wearing a Maid of Honor's dress at the wedding and that Ted is so nervous about the speech; he is not only nervous because its Barney's wedding but also because its Robin's so its even more relevant.

    2.- So if we establish that Robin and Barney are in fact getting married then how does the titular "Mother" get invited to the wedding when none of them knows her? The answer is simple; she is Barney's half sister. There are a series of hints that point to this:
    2.1 She is in college and at that point in time Ted's wife is supposed to be in college as well. Furthermore it is hinted throughout the series that the "Mother" is in fact quite younger than Ted as she is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in the shows continuum, thus the ages of both characters fit.
    2.2 She is absent from the family reunion when Barney meets his little brother and step-mom.Furthermore she is not even shown in the picture. In such an important moment don't you think she should have been there? It points to the fact that her identity is relevant.
    2.3 Ted's kids call Robin and Barney aunt and uncle, which they would in fact be if Barney's sister proves to be the "Mother"
    2.4 Ted's house is near Barney's father's house, which would make sense if the "Mother" is Jerome's daughter.
    2.5 Finally, the wedding. Why is she there? the only clear explanation at this point is for her to be related to Barney and given all the information that has been given in the show she is the only character so far introduced that fits the bill

    I can very well be wrong, but I think the evidence is starting to pile up this way. Anyway we should know by next seasons finale because that episode will deal with the actual wedding."

    Most of it makes good sense, except point 2.3.
  • Jack Cola
    Hi Iason, thanks for your input, I agree 100% with you, and seriously think that this is the case. But only time will tell.

    It could possibly be Barny's half sisters friend as well as it was only a coincident that all the points you make happened.
  • HIMYM-fan
    I agree that Ted's wife could be Barney's half-sister.

    However, about your point 1, that it would be difficult to incorporate Norah into the group: Ted has hinted at the group not working out already for many times.

    Barney and Robin getting married is not obvious in general - and especially the 'aunt' and 'uncle' thing is of course rubbish: Marshall and Lily are uncle and aunt as well, just because they're close friends.

    About the myths: they're not all contradictory. Who says that LoveSolutions did not find Ted Barney's half-sister? And that that is not why she was at Barney's stupid theatre play in s05e12 (same girl as he bumped into on St. Patrick's day in s03e12)?
  • HIMYM FAN  - victoria
    i know2x.. she was gone to germany.. but its been years since they last saw each other.. and the only way to debunk this theory is when ted implies that he hasn't met the mother yet.. but i made a discovery earlier that convinced me.. victoria is returning to himym season 7.. :ooo: so it could mean a relapse of ted-victoria.. and they did meet at a wedding.. :love:
  • jake  - why hes telling the story
    in season 2 episode three ted's grandparents have gotten divorced and never told there kids "how i met your mother" and ted says that he will tell his kids everything.

    Next my theories

    1- the mother is not dead

    2- the mother could be barney's half sister

    3- the wedding could be cindy's dont know why he'd be the best man or the wedding is barney's

    4- love solutions is likely
  • Pimp daddy d
    It's really killing me in who it is
    I kind of want there mother to be robin I like her
    But it's safe to say that it's not
    The thing is if it is goi g to be someone in the past it has to be from a relationship
    You see the thing with Ted is that he keeps on saying that is ready to settle down which before he wasn't which Ended qlot of relationships
    So with that being said it can't just be an encounter with someone because he is talking about there mother
    You see here's the importent part of this each episode has a moral to the kids
    And a realization if Ted had some kind o relization with one then it can't be them nO much tO tell
    Si isay the mother is whoever doesn't have a relizarin too because he still learning with her Or some corny thing lke that
  • Anonymous  - Seriously.
    :D Guys seriously. I know who the mother is. Ill tell you this. Put all the clues together. It leads up to only one girl....also you might need to think outside the box ok.
  • PKELS
    uh correction - The love solution match WAS Robin.
    at the end of the episode you see Robin pick Ted up from where he was abandoned by Lily.
    Robin mentions that she had a date that night, but he couldnt make it --> Ted had to cancel his date because he was stuck trying to convince Lily to stay.

    up the boys im a legend
  • Jack Cola
    This could just be a coincident, but maybe...
  • belwee
    You DO have a point! BRAVO! The writers are really awesome at doing things like that that just slip past us. However if Robin ends up being the mother, I don't see how the writers can explain the "And that's how I met... your aunt Robin"
  • Melissa
    This isnt correct.. Ted didnt cancel his date, he arranged for it to be later in the evening... Robin dropped him off for his "date"... and he decided not to go!
  • VIBDM  - Agree with PKELS
    Robin decided not to go because (1) her highlights made her look like a tiger and (2) she got nervous about the where the date would lead anyway.

    She got the highlights for her date with Ted, and when they didn't turn out right it started a chain reaction of doubt that led to her standing him up.

    She actually had read, and loved, Love in the Time of Cholera, but made a point of saying she didn't like it so Ted wouldn't figure out she was supposed to be his date. "Love in the time of don't bothera" sure sounds like someone trying hard to hide the fact they really did like the book.

    She does want children, a boy and a girl, as her imaginary children show (even though in that episode she tells them/herself she doesn't want any), but said she didn't and then teased Ted to distract him so he wouldn't see she was lying. Or, she really thought she didn't want children but Love Solutions figured out from her questionaire that she actually did, and Ted's mentioning it in the van was the first she'd heard of it.

    How will it turn out? She and Ted will get married and she will adopt his children.

    Imagine the tear jerking episode where we see grief stricken Ted (the mother of his children has just died). Robin reveals she really does want a boy and a girl, just like him, and, since she cannot have children, she would love to marry him and raise them together. She tells him she'll be their "Aunt Robin", since she feels she can never take the place of their mother.
  • Narshii
    it could be victoria it wouldnt be lilly and it cant be robin because yea so idk il stick with victoria
  • Addicted
    I remember Ted telling the kids that Robin later married Don, so I don't think she could also marry Barney and Ted (unless she is a very busy girl )

    What about the girl that inadvertently ended up with the flowers Ted gave the to the waitress to deliver in the cafe in the finale, when the guys were trying to convince Ted not to 'do over' an old relationship?

    Other than that I have no other theories but I am enjoying watching and trying to work it out :love:
  • Michelle
    The girl that ended up with the flowers is blonde. In one episode Ted mentioned that the kids' mother is not blonde, beause if that was the case, his kids would be blonde.
  • Shane  - How Ted met his kids mother. "Tracy"
    The show is called How I met your mother, Not how I met my wife.

    It can not be Robin. We already know all the facts in relation to the yellow umbrella and the fact that she went to college and was the room-mate of one of Ted's ex's (Cindy). I believe that the mothers name is Tracy due to Myth #1 (above). I also believe that we will not find out till the final episode and that the final scene of the final episode will play out similar to this. Ted walks up to a woman with a yellow umbrella whom is facing away from him, something happens that makes him tap her on the shoulder or get her attention by some way (maybe she drops something and he is returning it). Just as she turns around the screen will jump back to the kids and Ted will simply state "And that's how I met your mother. And none of us will be the wiser.

    Anyway that's just a theory.
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