“Cadance. For Harmony’s sake, get off your flank and play with them! I can’t believe I’m the one saying this, but your family misses you.”
 
“But Twilight-”
 
“Don’t But Twilight me Cadance. When was the last time you spent time with Flurry and Midnight? When was the last time you stopped being the princess for ten minutes, and started being the momma they love?”
 
“…”
 
“That’s what I thought. Do you know how many play dates you’ve cancled? How many times I’ve rocked Flurry and Midnight to sleep, because you won’t? How many times I’ve held them on a stormy night, chased away the monsters under their bed? Kissed them goodnight after reading “Just one more chapter, Mommy?” And how many times it was your turn to do it?”
 
“…”
 
“Cadance. They barely know you as their mother. All they see is the Crystal Princess. The pony trying to force a destiny on the two of them that neither one wants.”
 
“And what is that supposed to mean, Twily?”
 
“Flurry refuses to take the title of Heir to the Crystal Empire, and Midnight will not take the title of Princess of Love. They don’t know what they want to do with their lives. But I’ve Pinkie Promised the both of them that I will support whatever they decide to do.”
 
“Maybe if you got your nose out of the court once in awhile, you would know that. Even Celestia and Luna think you’re spending too much time away from your family.”