For this year’s Mother’s Day, we shall have a series of moments where Flora bonds with her children and makes effort to support them.
As Bell Pepper tends to be a pretty tough and volatile character, Flora works with her to help her manage her anger with various calming techniques. Though, to make sure she can defend herself, she also taught her martial arts. She may have taken after Daddy in looks, but she’s got her Momma’s fire.
Guess it comes with both being the oldest of their respective siblings.
Cucumber Melon’s a curious little bugger who likes to create stuff, whether it be preparing food in the kitchen or conducting an science experiment. And you can bet Flora would be helping her out with many of those things (that is, if they’re not too dangerous for a nine-year-old). Usually they make too much, so it’s a good thing that she takes after her Dad in the special talent department.
Also, you know she’s going to lead the charge in the “breakfast-in-bed” tradition (for both Mother’s and Father’s Days).
Forest March is the kid who loves to hike and be around nature, so it’s natural that he and his mother would bond during hikes in the mountains. She enjoys his more relaxed personality, though he does have the need to show off his survival skills, his tree/rock climbing skills, and his ability to talk to animals to her.
Flora does find it odd that their ancestor’s animal-talking schtick just pops up now in their family in Forest, generations after said ancestor’s death.
Marigold, the sweet little ball of sunshine she is, always wants to see her mother happy, and she knows that, besides her family, flowers make Mama happy, and they’re as beautiful as she is to boot! Flora loves it when Mari gives her a gift, especially lovely flowers (except if they’re from one of the neighbors’ gardens, because that’s a mess that she doesn’t want to deal with).
And Mari does help out with their own garden, so that’s a plus too.
Ketchup is a rambunctious, energetic little tyke, and while Flora’s no stranger to dealing with those (younger siblings, y’know, especially Olive), there are just some days where she has to give payback in one of the few acceptable ways a parent can... tickle torture! She’s more likely to employ tickling than Tomato is, so sometimes, the kids--especially you, Ketchup--should watch out for Mom.
Though, he has a habit of running head first into danger (and it won’t let up for a very long time, resulting in lots of broken bones). Flora often has to keep him on a leash.
Not much on Curly Kale’s age here that I can say; he’s a baby, and you know he’s going to be fed, burped, changed, and played with during the first year of his life. He goes on to be a pretty goofy and playful but sweet-natured kid, and he’ll be a piano-playing party pony as a stallion. Still, he usually just wants to make his parents laugh.
Sometimes, when Flora’s upset, Curly will play a lovely piano tune for her just to cheer her up. Every mother’s day, he comes up with a new song to play and sing for her. And he’ll throw a party, without fail, on her birthday.
And there you have it, Mama Flora and how she tries to bond with her foals. Even when they get into trouble and make her mad, or when she upsets one of them or second guesses her parenting ability, the fact that they’ll grow up to still have a positive relationship with her and be good citizens of Equestria means she and her husband have done a good job.
