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Started watching midway through the first season. Started writing not long before the beginning of the last.

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(T>B) Mane Six as Moms · 3:28am Jun 8th, 2021

Copied from my post in this thread https://www.fimfiction.net/group/50/the-writers-group/thread/454731/mane-six-as-moms But I recommend checking out the whole thing, as well of my thread which preceded it.

Well first, I'll link the thread I did for this last year (which was not the first either, I'm sure).

As for my own opinions...well, there's how likely and how good.

Twilight might defer motherhood due to her various responsibilities (especially now that she's ascended the throne), out of worry about the destructive potential of alicorn foals, or just for lack of a suitable father. If it did come to her, she would no doubt approach it in the same way she does everything - lots of preparatory research and checklists. Sadly, I think she might be one of the ones more likely to have a distant or strained relationship with offspring, between being busy a lot and having quite rigid ideas of childrearing when she is present. Of course the right other parent could help mitigate this, and Uncle Spike may also be a great help.

Applejack at first glance seems like an obvious mother, both in her commitment to her family legacy and in her temperament. But on the flipside, she's so obvious it makes the show's refusal to include such plots work against her - it seems like she might be content as an maiden aunt. Any kid she did have would benefit from Apple Bloom serving as a partial "trial run" and would probably be in good hooves.

Pinkie, as we've seen with the Cakes, has her strengths and weaknesses, but as with AJ, the "trial run" will help. A lot hinges on how similar to her the kids are - a shy or introverted one could be a big challenge. (Although Cheese - who was pretty shy and quiet himself - might be able to help with that.) And she's definitely going to be The Most Embarrassing Mom Ever at some point, but what parent isn't? Pinkie just does it with style.

Rainbow is one of the less obvious candidates - certainly, I doubt she'll be down for anything as aerodynamically compromising as pregnancy any time soon. She's another one who might struggle with a kid unlike her - although I think ambition and drive might be more important than athleticism - but I do wonder if she might struggle with a kid too much like her, too. Notably, she's the only Mane without any experience with young children.

Fluttershy is probably the one where her capability to raise a kid is a lot bigger than her chances of having one. After all, she's no doubt raised countless baby animals... a pony couldn't be that much harder, right?... right? Of course, Discord might be a spanner in the works for this, whether it's as father or "godfather".

Lastly, Rarity is probably the least inclined to actually bear young, at least without a royal marriage to motivate her - a baby sister was trouble enough. Far better to just lavish gifts on one's nieces and nephews. If she does end up with kids, adoptive seems more likely - an act of generosity that also lets her skip over some of the messier stages.

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