//------------------------------// // Week 3: Cutie Marks, Griffon Crushes, Life Choices, and Personality // Story: Advice Pinks // by Pump It Up //------------------------------// Pinkie Pie, I'm a filly and don't want to get my cutie mark. Am I weird? 'Cuz everypony thinks I'm crazy! Not that being weird ain't cool, but still, wanna know that I'm there in the head. ~From a pony No, you’re not weird. My sister, Maud, didn’t want to get her cutie mark. She was pretty “meh” about it, inside and out. And I can tell when she's happy inside. Some ponies don’t want things to change, and they’re happy the way they are. If you don’t want to get your cutie mark, that’s fine! You just wanna be a foal a little longer, right? Everypony is different. If anypony has problems with that, then they’re stinky doo-doo heads! Don’t worry about the neigh-sayers! Just be yourself! They have to just accept that you don’t want your cutie mark, no way, no how! Or what, or where, or when, or who, or why! If they don’t like that, then you need to get rid of those meanie pants and get new ones! Pants, I mean. Dear Pinkie Pie, I'm a Griffin and have a super crush on this Pegasus. Thing is...I'm not exactly what you would call a "cool" guy, and the pony I'm into only dates the cool ponies. You know, the ones that are the stars of the party (always wanted to go to one), look cool and say cool things. Not me. Should I turn myself cool for her, because I really can't take not being with her anymore, but I also don't want to change myself like that. I like being me, even if nobody else does. ~From a friend in need Nopony should change who they are for another pony! Although there are some things you should change, like the amount of times a week you bathe, the amount of times per day you brush, and whether or not you close up the toilet after you're done. Before you change anything major (like cutting your, uh, feathers), maybe ask her first! Make yourself look neat (brush, shower, make sure there's no broccoli in your...beak), buy some flowers (hopefully you know her favorite ones, or if she's allergic), and ask her out! Or, maybe you should try and become friends with her first! That way, you'll learn a lot about her, and she'll feel more comfortable with you when you decide to ask her. (Psst! If you want, I'll introduce you to some "cool" ponies! That way, you won't be lying if/when you tell her that you are a cool pony griffin!) Pinkie Pie, My parents think I'm crazy for my life choices and I'm thinking of running away to just get away from them. I want to love them, I really do, but I just can't be with them anymore. No matter what I do I'm wrong, even if I show them evidence and studies proving me right! I mean, didn't you leave your parents? You're with me, right? ~From a living thing Well, it depends on how old you are. I was old enough to leave the house when I left, but if you’re a kid, you should really, really stay home, even if they feel you’re wrong all the time and it’s super irritating. Unless maybe your parents are hurting you in anyway without reason, or enough to break your leg. You should probably get the police, then. It might help if you talk to them, ‘cuz they can’t read minds! That’s a superdiduper hard spell, and Twilight says that it has “moral implications,” but I think she’s just afraid that she’ll get too much information, like when the last time someone went to the bathroom was. Anyway, unless one of your parents is one of the princesses or something, they aren’t able to read minds, so you have to tell them how you feel. And why you feel. And what the point of talking is. Sometimes, talking is what’s needed. Although, my parents never seemed to like talking with me. I wonder why. Hm... Dear "Advice Pinks" formally known as Pinkimena Diane Pie, I have a tendency to make ponies absolutely despise me, and I don't do it purposely, it's all because of my very complex personality. What can I do? I don't want anymore ponies to hate me. Sincerely, BumbleFlow Everypony’s complex, silly! If you're sarcastic all the time, maybe stop being so sarcastic! Or, if you can’t help it, maybe talk with someone who does hate you and ask why. And don’t be a meanie to them; just be happy and calm when you talk to them! And then you can hear why straight from the pony’s mouth! And then you can explain your complexity! (Be proud, Twilight! I used a big word! Hee hee hee!) And then you’ll become friends! Twilight tells me to be calm, but I don’t know what she’s talking about! I’m totally calm! And don’t worry, unless you kick puppies or hurt Fluttershy, you’re my friend! Smile on~!