There is one day each year when everyone in Equestria must share their spouse or lover -- no hard feelings and no consequences. It doesn't count as cheating. One day each year, everyone gets a pass.
9068450 Sex doesn't have to be special. It can just be a way to waste time, just like any other activity. What matters is the relationship those involved share. Remember, there's a difference between the terms "fuck-buddy" and "lover".
Also, I never said it was a bad thing. I would be a hypocrite if I did. I never even implied I thought it was bad. But it is weird. We're fapping to candy-colored cartoon horses that are sometimes humanized. We're all weird.
9068487 A bestiality story has been in my ideas list for a while now... If I only had like 3x the amount of time and energy, maybe I’d get to it... As for everyone being on the incest bandwagon... *looks at your most recent fics* Well, it certainly looks like someone is!
Well that is too bad, I kinda now want to see how Cadance and her husband explain away the fact that he knocked up his sister and she has the next Crown Prince with a common farmer.
Plus I wonder just who those six mares where with Filthy Rich? Also Apple Bloom is still implied to be a minor by the description of her bed so she is right out participating in this day as I doubt those laws would be forgotten on a day like this.
Also Apple Bloom is still implied to be a minor by the description of her bed so she is right out participating in this day as I doubt those laws would be forgotten on a day like this.
Well, Apple Bloom isn’t in an established relationship with anypony, and I don’t see her having a crush on anypony who’s taken, so there wouldn’t be any special reason for her to be having sex on this day opposed to any other day. For ponies who are single and don’t have their eyes on someone married, there’s really nothing special about Sharing Day. When planning out this fic, it was actually a bit of a struggle to come up with established pairings that could be broken up for a day, because so few of the show’s main characters are canonically paired up. (None of the mane 6 have a partner, nor do any of the princesses besides Cadance.) (And, anyway, for practical concerns: Fimfic doesn’t allow the portrayal of anthro/human minors in sexual situations, so that definitely won’t be happening in an anthro fic. Being no longer bound by that rule is one interesting new freedom I’ve found in my foray into furry story writing.)
So Sharing Day is not major for those not in a relationship. Nice to know that tidbit of information. That is the saddest drawback of the show, they do not allow for that much growth for their characters by giving the mane 6 the possibilities of someone special in their lives. I guess that is best left for fan fiction and authors like yourself.
Really liked this chapter better than the last one. Big Mac being nervous about Sharing Day makes sense but I am glad was able to help him with that. Liked the nods to other characters, especially Hondo Flanks and Spoiled Rich, enjoying Sharing Day; wouldn't mind seeing extra chapters about them and the others.
9068709 Eh, they kind of played around with FlashLight for a bit... Ooh, and the whole Trenderhoof thing. And of course, Spike’s crush on Rarity.
But yeah, it would be interesting to see one (or more) of them get into a real relationship. Maybe not a permanent thing -- it would add a nice level of nuance if we saw one of them dating for a while and it didn’t get railroaded straight to a marriage ceremony* -- but it would be nice to see one of them have a love interest that lasts more than one episode.
*Actually a great lesson for kids, I’d think. As they grow up, it’s important for them to know that the first relationship they find themselves in might not actually be ‘the one’, and that it’s okay to end a relationship that’s not working. I think that if kids learned lessons like that early on, fewer of them would get trapped in abusive and/or dysfunctional relationships later on. I’m not saying they should have an abusive romantic relationship on a kid’s show, just something to break up the hegemony of the way love is normally portrayed in children’s media: “The first person you have feelings for will be your one true love --> you’ll go out with them for a while, never noticing or desiring anyone else --> there may be a few obstacles in the way, but eventually it will of course lead to --> marriage --> babies.” A very important life lesson -- and one seldom taught in kid’s media -- is that not all relationships are meant to last ... and that your very first one is especially unlikely to turn out well, since you haven’t matured or gotten experienced yet and may not have a good grasp of what you actually want/need in a partner.
They’ve kind of played around a little bit with Big Mac x Sugar Belle... And that, maybe, is an opportunity for the lesson I just mentioned. I’d actually love to see an episode about Big Mac and Sugar Belle breaking up -- and not because I hate the ship -- but just to show that relationships don’t always turn out perfectly on the first try.
9068836 It might be fun to do those extra chapters ... but I’m unlikely to find time between all my other projects, unless my Patreon supporters demand it. (Or someone commissions it.)
9068456 I do not advocate incest whatsoever, if that's what you think. Incest is like communism: in perfect conditions, both can work. The real world doesn't have perfect conditions.
9069899 To be fair, though... You know what else can’t work? Capitalism. To have a functioning economy, and therefore a functioning society, you must have a reasonable mix of socialism and capitalism. That’s why every successful country on the face of the earth today has such a mix, to varying degrees. (Yeah. I’ll go for it. I’m not afraid to have a economic/political debate in the story comments! Maybe it will be as much fun as that time I had a bunch of huge religious debates in the story comments!)
9069982 But sex-based purges are the best kind of purges!
9070090 You could, uh ... write one yourself, if it’s so easy.
9069899 From my understanding the basis of Communism can basically work if done actually done right- just that no country that's tried done has actually wanted it of work.
Incest only works if you want dogs that look cute and care little for their offsprings natural health problems.
9070519 Exactly. Never stated otherwise. Pure anything is a terrible idea that doesn't work in an imperfect world.
9070654 Ah, the 'but real communism hasn't be tried yet' thing. That's the point: real communism requires a perfect world with perfect people to function, something our world does not have.
Honestly, the point of my comment was to compare two things that don't work unless everything is perfect (meaning neither works), and it was more analogy than anything, not a hard comparison. Communism was just the first thing that popped into my mind due to.
9070519 I actually lack any kind of skills when it comes to write, I once wrote something and showed it to my grandmother... well let's just say that I miss my grandma... even something as simple as a little poem would become toxic shite in my hands... also I'm lazy.
9070244 Well I used to make edits on Sweetie belle pictures turning her into Sweetie Bot, I liked using that as a cutiemark since my headcanon was that she was made by the Chozo... I know it's silly but that was a long time ago and I was kinda good at it. derpicdn.net/img/2015/5/31/907354/medium.jpg This was one of the best XD
There's a couple of things that bug me about the story.
1. While it would increase the birth rate, it would also lead to children born out of wedlock, mares becoming mothers when they're not ready to be mothers, and stallions wondering whether the baby their girlfriend/wife had is their own or from their Sharing Day partner.
2.Cadance pretty much broke into a home and seduced an unwilling stallion into having sex with her. Sharing day or no, there have to be laws against that.
9071992 9072552 You joke ... but I’m well aware that I’d be getting a lot more downvotes and drama in the comments if the genders were reversed. Sexually aggressive women are sexy. Sexually aggressive men are creepy. I don’t really endorse this bias ... but I definitely account for it and use it in my writing.
While it would increase the birth rate, it would also lead to children born out of wedlock,
Eh, because that never happens without sharing day.
mares becoming mothers when they're not ready to be mothers,
They can still use all forms of birth control, including saying ‘no’. I don’t see why ‘permission to cheat day’ would make young mares any more likely to have unsafe sex.
and stallions wondering whether the baby their girlfriend/wife had is their own or from their Sharing Day partner.
Legally mandated that there’s no guilt. If your wife got pregnant by someone else ... oh well -- you can’t blame her for that. And, anyway, next year you can go impregnate her sister, if you’re still feeling salty about it.
9072770 Oh, don’t get me wrong. I do have some strong opinions about gender double standards. (On both ends. It’s wrong that women can get away with things that would definitely be sexual harassment or assault if men did them ... and it’s also wrong that women are slut-shamed for things that would earn a man a pat on the back and a jealous smile.) But I realize that even with an audience of hundreds of thousands, the best I can do about it is to provide a slight nudge in the right direction. I can’t afford to act as if these gender biases and double standards don’t exist. And, of course, it’s just one of the many issues I have the responsibility to try to influence people on. (This story, for example, slightly erodes the (often toxic) idea of a masculine and patriarchal god. Not to mention sharing the more overt theme so many of my clopfics have -- encouraging sexual liberation and more open relationships.)
I take my responsibility as an author -- and therefore a (very) minor player in the shaping of society’s thinking -- very seriously. Books, movies, et cetera can sometimes have significant influence on social issues, and those that make them should be aware of this influence, using it thoughtfully and productively. It’s rare that a single story is influential enough to change the world ... but you rarely know ahead of time if you’re writing one of those or not. Best to act as if anything you create has that potential.
They can still use all forms of birth control, including saying ‘no’. I don’t see why ‘permission to cheat day’ would make young mares any more likely to have unsafe sex.
While that's true, all it takes is one broken condom or loss of control. Which almost happened to Cadance. And Twilight wanted her brother to cum inside, even though they both knew it was a bad idea.
9137045 I do often wonder why everyone in The Purge jumps straight to murder when all crimes are made legal... Nobody wants to like, rob a bank, do some drug deals, spray paint a dick on the Washington Monument, or some other shit? Nope, just murderin’? Well, okay then. I guess murder it is.
9137346 Yeah, its utter bullshit. If the I were there I would totally rob a bank or heck, build up a secure shelter of sorts and rent it and myself for protection. And that part with explosives being prohibited during the purge? Oh, so crimes are legal but its illegal to use explosives in that same night? God that's so stupid. Why would any psychopath/religious zealot/suicidal asshole even follow that rule?
9137346 The series seems to also forget about non-violent crime. Things like bribery, fraud, exploitation, illegal deals, hacking and other such things.
9067904
Someone's parents were related.
9068450
Sex doesn't have to be special. It can just be a way to waste time, just like any other activity. What matters is the relationship those involved share. Remember, there's a difference between the terms "fuck-buddy" and "lover".
Also, I never said it was a bad thing. I would be a hypocrite if I did. I never even implied I thought it was bad. But it is weird. We're fapping to candy-colored cartoon horses that are sometimes humanized. We're all weird.
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9068477
Can you imagine being *shudder* normal, though?
9068487
A bestiality story has been in my ideas list for a while now... If I only had like 3x the amount of time and energy, maybe I’d get to it...
As for everyone being on the incest bandwagon... *looks at your most recent fics* Well, it certainly looks like someone is!
9068542
What is "normal", though?
Well that is too bad, I kinda now want to see how Cadance and her husband explain away the fact that he knocked up his sister and she has the next Crown Prince with a common farmer.
Plus I wonder just who those six mares where with Filthy Rich? Also Apple Bloom is still implied to be a minor by the description of her bed so she is right out participating in this day as I doubt those laws would be forgotten on a day like this.
9068561
Well, Apple Bloom isn’t in an established relationship with anypony, and I don’t see her having a crush on anypony who’s taken, so there wouldn’t be any special reason for her to be having sex on this day opposed to any other day.
For ponies who are single and don’t have their eyes on someone married, there’s really nothing special about Sharing Day. When planning out this fic, it was actually a bit of a struggle to come up with established pairings that could be broken up for a day, because so few of the show’s main characters are canonically paired up. (None of the mane 6 have a partner, nor do any of the princesses besides Cadance.)
(And, anyway, for practical concerns: Fimfic doesn’t allow the portrayal of anthro/human minors in sexual situations, so that definitely won’t be happening in an anthro fic. Being no longer bound by that rule is one interesting new freedom I’ve found in my foray into furry story writing.)
9068606
So Sharing Day is not major for those not in a relationship. Nice to know that tidbit of information. That is the saddest drawback of the show, they do not allow for that much growth for their characters by giving the mane 6 the possibilities of someone special in their lives. I guess that is best left for fan fiction and authors like yourself.
Very enjoyable read, thus far, though I might be biased since it had Cadence in it.
Really liked this chapter better than the last one. Big Mac being nervous about Sharing Day makes sense but I am glad was able to help him with that.
Liked the nods to other characters, especially Hondo Flanks and Spoiled Rich, enjoying Sharing Day; wouldn't mind seeing extra chapters about them and the others.
9068709
Eh, they kind of played around with FlashLight for a bit...
Ooh, and the whole Trenderhoof thing.
And of course, Spike’s crush on Rarity.
But yeah, it would be interesting to see one (or more) of them get into a real relationship. Maybe not a permanent thing -- it would add a nice level of nuance if we saw one of them dating for a while and it didn’t get railroaded straight to a marriage ceremony* -- but it would be nice to see one of them have a love interest that lasts more than one episode.
*Actually a great lesson for kids, I’d think. As they grow up, it’s important for them to know that the first relationship they find themselves in might not actually be ‘the one’, and that it’s okay to end a relationship that’s not working. I think that if kids learned lessons like that early on, fewer of them would get trapped in abusive and/or dysfunctional relationships later on. I’m not saying they should have an abusive romantic relationship on a kid’s show, just something to break up the hegemony of the way love is normally portrayed in children’s media: “The first person you have feelings for will be your one true love --> you’ll go out with them for a while, never noticing or desiring anyone else --> there may be a few obstacles in the way, but eventually it will of course lead to --> marriage --> babies.” A very important life lesson -- and one seldom taught in kid’s media -- is that not all relationships are meant to last ... and that your very first one is especially unlikely to turn out well, since you haven’t matured or gotten experienced yet and may not have a good grasp of what you actually want/need in a partner.
They’ve kind of played around a little bit with Big Mac x Sugar Belle... And that, maybe, is an opportunity for the lesson I just mentioned. I’d actually love to see an episode about Big Mac and Sugar Belle breaking up -- and not because I hate the ship -- but just to show that relationships don’t always turn out perfectly on the first try.
9068827
Cadance: Princess of clopfics. ^.^
9068836
It might be fun to do those extra chapters ... but I’m unlikely to find time between all my other projects, unless my Patreon supporters demand it. (Or someone commissions it.)
9068456
I do not advocate incest whatsoever, if that's what you think. Incest is like communism: in perfect conditions, both can work. The real world doesn't have perfect conditions.
The second chapter wasn't casual. At all.
9069152
Incest can't work.
9068542
I agree with 9068487 , "filly." Everyone's doing it! Why, even I did! (Mostly...)
9069566
I may have done the warnings before writing the fic itself. Sometimes things turn out a little differently.
9069659
‘Mostly’? I guess as long as you say “No bestiality” first, to doesn’t count.
9069579
Exactly. Hence why I compared incest to communism.
Ya know, if this were set in the same universe as Sex Ed, this problem would have probably never come about... Ya know, instead of a sex based purge.
How come almost nobody makes Pinkie x Mr. Cake fics anymore, they practically write themselves. Me so sad.
9069899
To be fair, though... You know what else can’t work? Capitalism.
To have a functioning economy, and therefore a functioning society, you must have a reasonable mix of socialism and capitalism. That’s why every successful country on the face of the earth today has such a mix, to varying degrees.
(Yeah. I’ll go for it. I’m not afraid to have a economic/political debate in the story comments! Maybe it will be as much fun as that time I had a bunch of huge religious debates in the story comments!)
9069982
But sex-based purges are the best kind of purges!
9070090
You could, uh ... write one yourself, if it’s so easy.
9069899
From my understanding the basis of Communism can basically work if done actually done right- just that no country that's tried done has actually wanted it of work.
Incest only works if you want dogs that look cute and care little for their offsprings natural health problems.
9070519
Exactly. Never stated otherwise. Pure anything is a terrible idea that doesn't work in an imperfect world.
9070654
Ah, the 'but real communism hasn't be tried yet' thing. That's the point: real communism requires a perfect world with perfect people to function, something our world does not have.
Honestly, the point of my comment was to compare two things that don't work unless everything is perfect (meaning neither works), and it was more analogy than anything, not a hard comparison. Communism was just the first thing that popped into my mind due to.
9071154
Hehe, the wonders of Wikipedia.
9070519
I actually lack any kind of skills when it comes to write, I once wrote something and showed it to my grandmother... well let's just say that I miss my grandma... even something as simple as a little poem would become toxic shite in my hands... also I'm lazy.
9070244
Well I used to make edits on Sweetie belle pictures turning her into Sweetie Bot, I liked using that as a cutiemark since my headcanon was that she was made by the Chozo... I know it's silly but that was a long time ago and I was kinda good at it.
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This was one of the best XD
9071616
Damn, your story was so bad that it killed your grandma? That’s rough, man.
There's a couple of things that bug me about the story.
1. While it would increase the birth rate, it would also lead to children born out of wedlock, mares becoming mothers when they're not ready to be mothers, and stallions wondering whether the baby their girlfriend/wife had is their own or from their Sharing Day partner.
2.Cadance pretty much broke into a home and seduced an unwilling stallion into having sex with her. Sharing day or no, there have to be laws against that.
9071992
9072552
You joke ... but I’m well aware that I’d be getting a lot more downvotes and drama in the comments if the genders were reversed.
Sexually aggressive women are sexy. Sexually aggressive men are creepy.
I don’t really endorse this bias ... but I definitely account for it and use it in my writing.
9071992
Eh, because that never happens without sharing day.
They can still use all forms of birth control, including saying ‘no’.
I don’t see why ‘permission to cheat day’ would make young mares any more likely to have unsafe sex.
Legally mandated that there’s no guilt. If your wife got pregnant by someone else ... oh well -- you can’t blame her for that.
And, anyway, next year you can go impregnate her sister, if you’re still feeling salty about it.
9072770
Oh, don’t get me wrong. I do have some strong opinions about gender double standards. (On both ends. It’s wrong that women can get away with things that would definitely be sexual harassment or assault if men did them ... and it’s also wrong that women are slut-shamed for things that would earn a man a pat on the back and a jealous smile.)
But I realize that even with an audience of hundreds of thousands, the best I can do about it is to provide a slight nudge in the right direction. I can’t afford to act as if these gender biases and double standards don’t exist.
And, of course, it’s just one of the many issues I have the responsibility to try to influence people on. (This story, for example, slightly erodes the (often toxic) idea of a masculine and patriarchal god. Not to mention sharing the more overt theme so many of my clopfics have -- encouraging sexual liberation and more open relationships.)
I take my responsibility as an author -- and therefore a (very) minor player in the shaping of society’s thinking -- very seriously. Books, movies, et cetera can sometimes have significant influence on social issues, and those that make them should be aware of this influence, using it thoughtfully and productively. It’s rare that a single story is influential enough to change the world ... but you rarely know ahead of time if you’re writing one of those or not. Best to act as if anything you create has that potential.
9072763
While that's true, all it takes is one broken condom or loss of control. Which almost happened to Cadance. And Twilight wanted her brother to cum inside, even though they both knew it was a bad idea.
9073627
This is Equestria, the land of magic and potions. I’m sure they can come up with a ‘Plan B’ birth control.
The Purge done right~
9137045
I do often wonder why everyone in The Purge jumps straight to murder when all crimes are made legal...
Nobody wants to like, rob a bank, do some drug deals, spray paint a dick on the Washington Monument, or some other shit? Nope, just murderin’? Well, okay then. I guess murder it is.
9137346
Yeah, its utter bullshit. If the I were there I would totally rob a bank or heck, build up a secure shelter of sorts and rent it and myself for protection. And that part with explosives being prohibited during the purge? Oh, so crimes are legal but its illegal to use explosives in that same night? God that's so stupid. Why would any psychopath/religious zealot/suicidal asshole even follow that rule?
9137346
The series seems to also forget about non-violent crime. Things like bribery, fraud, exploitation, illegal deals, hacking and other such things.
9183910
Great time to pirate a few TV shows...