People Want to Care

In this week's Supergirl episode Siobhan, the new assistant to Cat, shares a story about her father cheating on her mother. Unfortunately, she saw him being unfaithful with his assistant one day. He said he was sorry but he really wasn't for he didn't stop hurting his daughter.

The previous episode revealed her as a mean girl from the start. This conversation she had with Winn told us that there was more to her than what she chose to expose. It got me thinking about those I know who have chosen to hide behind a mask. Most of them were in high school and I never became friends with them because I didn't want to be around their toxicity. Who knows why they were mean to everyone or behaved the way they did. Maybe they had a harsh childhood. Maybe their parents were mean to them. Regardless of the reason behind their masks, there is no right reason to be mean to others. However, if we all gave people the benefit of the doubt first rather than ignoring them, maybe things would be different.

Looking at myself growing up, I tried to hide who I truly was because I was tired of being rejected. I always wanted to be someone else instead of who I was created to be. I walked around hiding who I really was and my opinions because I thought no one cared to know the real me. The people who truly did, pre-college especially, are the ones I will never forget. It was while in college that I realized that being different isn't a bad thing and having a sad past doesn't define me. Letting people in and letting them care was hard, but worth it. Now, I have people I can count on and share my true feelings with and I wouldn't trade those relationships for a billion dollars.

By the end of the episode, Winn shares his story and surprisingly Siobhan kisses him. Did she really understand what he was trying to tell her about people wanting to care if she let them....who knows. The point is that Winn tried to show that truth to her. Not everyone is out there to break hearts and create havoc. We were created to crave human interaction and love. We need that to survive.

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