You are Todd Smith: Mail room clerk, Amateur Bowler, and a Widower of three years. You find yourself slowly falling into a downward spiral of grief with ever increasing debt, health problems, alcoholism and a crippling addiction to prescription painkillers. Life makes a turn for the strange however, when during your usual weekend reflection at a nearby subway station, you are met face to face with an interesting little Equine named Apple Bloom. Even more strange is the letter she holds declaring you her next caretaker...

[A lot of you think DT needs more depth, and I agree she is pretty underdeveloped, but as the chapters are added, layers will be pulled back. I promise! Thank you!]
After the death of her father, Diamond Tiara is adopted by the family of her worst enemy, Apple Bloom. Little did she know, all this time she spent fighting with her, she was actually jealous, of her. For the first time, Diamond Tiara understands what it is like to be loved and accepted by her own family.

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Granny Smith, Big Macintosh and Applejack die in an unfortunate cart crash while Apple Bloom is in school. A certain brown earth pony Stallion feels sorry for the orphaned filly and ends up adopting her causing chaos in his peaceful mansion with two arguing fillies.
How will Apple Bloom cope? And will a mysterious relation ship form between Apple Bloom and her new sister?

This story is a sequel to How to be a Mother

Mother's Day is finally here, and Scootaloo wants to make it extra special for her adoptive mother. Will she be able to find the perfect present for Diamond Tiara?

After asking her father where babies come from, Diamond Tiara sees Scootaloo leaving the baby store, and finds out she's up for adoption. Wanting to know what it would be like to be a mother, she decides to adopt Scootaloo, and vows to give her a loving home.

Editing by Mudpony, the sexiest editor in existence.

This is the first story taking place in the Mother-verse

Cover art by Almas.

I've always wanted to raise my own child, but the means behind receiving one have always been beyond my reach. One particular morning, I found a filly in a box and brought her home. The only problem was that the filly was Diamond Tiara. I immediately regret my decision.

Featured on 3/31/2015. Why.

Anon decides to adopt a filly and record his experience as a Dad in a journal to do something with his life in Equestria. Except, being a father is hard work and comes at a great personal sacrifice. This is his quest to become a good father.

Because when her Pinkie Sense is going off and she just knows somepony's been denied the birthright which is their birthday celebration, she'll go anywhere and do anything to make it right. Even if anywhere means heading deep into a changeling hive, and anything is... well, anything!

But she'll do whatever it takes.

Birthdays are important.

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When two guards are chatting they find the conversation shifting from gripes about a centuries' old recruit manuals to matters of magic and energy. The question is, where does all the energy go?

At first glance, Princess Luna's charioteers might appear to be little more than Royal Guards dressed in festive apparel for Nightmare Night. However, there is far more to the story than that - the Night Guards once played a pivotal role in the history of Equestria, and have sacrificed more for their beloved princess than most ponies are even aware of.