My Little Dashie

[Lunalicious 223]

I cried for a good minute or so. I was reading it on my phone, at night listening to sad music. It was a really sad story and it's one of my all time favorite fanfics. Like I've said once before, I didn't cry when I watched the Titanic, but I cried when I was reading a made-up stories about colorful ponies.

[Akemi Homura 7,680]

 

We already had a thread for discussing My Little Dashie, reactions to it, and otherwise opinions of it, so I merged your thread with it

 

You may now return to your regularly scheduled programming.

[Lunastep 34]

It needs a more happier ending :'(

Maybe he can go with them to equestria? I mean he is kinda a nobody in the regular world sooo...

Bad ending

[SapphireDragon 10]

SO HAPPY, YET SO SAD! i really like this fanfic... it takes a lot for me to tear up, but this story did the trick! i would recomend this to any brony out there. if you haven't already read it, PLEASE READ IT! it will make your day.

 

WARNING! ~ this story may cause excessive crying, smiling (maybe), and urge to read more. if you experience any of these... don't worry, it's normal.

[FireFox 82]

I really enjoyed reading it and thought it was fairly well written. I did have allergies attack my eyes at the end though.

[Kalakauer 20]

It needs a more happier ending :'(

Maybe he can go with them to equestria? I mean he is kinda a nobody in the regular world sooo...

Bad ending

 

I love the ending, because it is not a happy ending, but a sad.

 

I also like this in films (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan). Sad endings are often a lot more emotional and make you think about what has happened and why, they always have some kind of message.

[candygirl21489 35]

Here's my opinion: I read it. Was kind of bland. Not many epic descriptive words. Didn't cry one bit. Not even after, when rethinking the whole thing.

[Sinivar 12]

I'm one of those in the "Didn't care for it" category. The human character just didn't act realistically in my opinion.

 

-Spoilers ahead if you haven't read it-

 

Not if the goal was that they were supposed to have a realistic parent-child relationship. He didn't treat the situation like he had found a newborn baby and everything that entailed. He treated her like a coveted prize because he had been using MLP as an emotional crutch and not like a living, breathing child who would have been a massive change on how he would have to live his life. Which is fine for generic 'Person meets Pony' fics, but it just really missed the mark for me since the point of the fic is supposed to be the father-daughter bond. And I feel like they never made one. He wrote how people would daydream being in that situation is but it didn't have any of the reality.

 

And maybe it's just because I am a parent that it bothers me so much to see a human treat an infant like that, since that is essentially what she is. Not so much in a way of love and repsonsibility toward a child but in the "I've always wanted one and it will fill all of my emotional holes!" way. His reaction to her was like finding a puppy rather than a little person. Especially since there was a lot of "She just knew" when it came to her aging and so he was never that invested in the process of raising her when he kept writing that she did it herself. It felt like the story just raced past all the important parts of what bring a parent and child together because the author wanted her to hurry up and be Rainbow Dash.

 

So yeah. I really don't get the reaction people have to it when to me it was a fan holding onto this baby out of obsession and mental issues and not real love and obligation to this foundling in need because he skipped every part that should have been the foundations of real love.

Edited July 29, 2012 by Sinivar

[Samurshy 708]

I CRIED SO HARD FOR AT LEAST THREE DAYS STRAIGHT. T_T , I had a headache for the longest time because of my crying. I wish it would have had a happy ending, like

 

 

Instead of her leaving without a trace, she takes him with them. He had nothing else to live for. I would have also been happy if somehow he found a girlfriend got married, and had a female baby on the same day as dashies birthday, and he named her dashie. That would have been great.

 

 

[Vido 37]

Not going to lie, I shed a tear or two. One of the best fanfics out there in my opinion. I was kinda skeptical at first being that the main character is a human. But it's actually really great!

 

I'm one of those in the "Didn't care for it" category. The human character just didn't act realistically in my opinion.

 

-Spoilers ahead if you haven't read it-

 

Not if the goal was that they were supposed to have a realistic parent-child relationship. He didn't treat the situation like he had found a newborn baby and everything that entailed. He treated her like a coveted prize because he had been using MLP as an emotional crutch and not like a living, breathing child who would have been a massive change on how he would have to live his life. Which is fine for generic 'Person meets Pony' fics, but it just really missed the mark for me since the point of the fic is supposed to be the father-daughter bond. And I feel like they never made one. He wrote how people would daydream being in that situation is but it didn't have any of the reality.

 

And maybe it's just because I am a parent that it bothers me so much to see a human treat an infant like that, since that is essentially what she is. Not so much in a way of love and repsonsibility toward a child but in the "I've always wanted one and it will fill all of my emotional holes!" way. His reaction to her was like finding a puppy rather than a little person. Especially since there was a lot of "She just knew" when it came to her aging and so he was never that invested in the process of raising her when he kept writing that she did it herself. It felt like the story just raced past all the important parts of what bring a parent and child together because the author wanted her to hurry up and be Rainbow Dash.

 

So yeah. I really don't get the reaction people have to it when to me it was a fan holding onto this baby out of obsession and mental issues and not real love and obligation to this foundling in need because he skipped every part that should have been the foundations of real love.

 

Did you not read the entire thing? A great father-daughter bond is developed later on, and it especially shows during the end. And honestly, if you found a cartoon character in a box, wouldn't you react the same? After all, it was a young, non-speaking pony that acted like any ANIMAL would, therefor the main character's actions are justified. You clearly didn't read the whole thing or read the rest of it with the mindset of he treated her like a prized possession and were too stubborn to get off of that. He tried his best to protect her by not telling her the truth because he knew it would hurt her, just like a parent doesn't tell their child that the world is actually a place where you grow up having to work your ass off to survive. The story represents bonding moments i.e. failing at baking but still having fun. I'm sorry, but I think if you read the whole thing, you failed to see the connection everyone is raving about, and I don't see how you could.

[Sinivar 12]

Not going to lie, I shed a tear or two. One of the best fanfics out there in my opinion. I was kinda skeptical at first being that the main character is a human. But it's actually really great!

 

 

Did you not read the entire thing? A great father-daughter bond is developed later on, and it especially shows during the end. And honestly, if you found a cartoon character in a box, wouldn't you react the same? After all, it was a young, non-speaking pony that acted like any ANIMAL would, therefor the main character's actions are justified. You clearly didn't read the whole thing or read the rest of it with the mindset of he treated her like a prized possession and were too stubborn to get off of that. He tried his best to protect her by not telling her the truth because he knew it would hurt her, just like a parent doesn't tell their child that the world is actually a place where you grow up having to work your ass off to survive. The story represents bonding moments i.e. failing at baking but still having fun. I'm sorry, but I think if you read the whole thing, you failed to see the connection everyone is raving about, and I don't see how you could.

 

I saw no father daughter bond. A few briefly touched on moments are not bonding unless you think dumping a box of hallmark cards and picking out some scenes equals a touching series of events. Especially not when the moment is "By the way, we baked a cake. It was fun" and not when she went from baby to teenager at lightening speed just so they could get to her being RD. I can see where people were given room to imagine the course of things, but to me there was just a lot of gloss and fluff and people have filled in the blanks for the author. A good story shows, not outright tells all the time. So saying "And I loved her like a daughter" over and over doesn't cut it. it gets the point across, but the feeling isn't there.

 

Yes, i did read it COMPLETELY. And yes, I still don't understand the reaction. I don't begrudge people liking it and I don't think they're wrong, but I don't PERSONALLY get it. It's a fan gushing over a pet pony and not acting like a realistic parent to me. And I find it a bit unfair that you think I read it with a blinded mindset just because -you- liked it. I gave it as fair a shake as I give EVERY fanfic. And to me it didn't hold up when creating a loving parent child relationship.

 

If you think it's a great story, that's fine. it's great that it touched you. Some folks think Twilight is great and I don't agree with that either and will say so in a thread asking for opinions, but it's not my business if they liked it and it doesn't reflect badly on anyone who did like it like yourself.

 

The fic about the Cakes making a gingerbread house and remembering the course of their relationship was far more compelling when it came to creating touching bonds between characters in my opinion and took enough time to create those bonds rather than settling for making it into a short story that feels half baked.

Edited July 29, 2012 by Sinivar

[Vido 37]

I saw no father daughter bond. A few briefly touched on moments are not bonding unless you think dumping a box of hallmark cards and picking out some scenes equals a touching series of events. Especially not when the moment is "By the way, we baked a cake. It was fun" and not when she went from baby to teenager at lightening speed just so they could get to her being RD. I can see where people were given room to imagine the course of things, but to me there was just a lot of gloss and fluff and people have filled in the blanks for the author. A good story shows, not outright tells all the time. So saying "And I loved her like a daughter" over and over doesn't cut it. it gets the point across, but the feeling isn't there.

 

Yes, i did read it COMPLETELY. And yes, I still don't understand the reaction. I don't begrudge people liking it and I don't think they're wrong, but I don't PERSONALLY get it. It's a fan gushing over a pet pony and not acting like a realistic parent to me. And I find it a bit unfair that you think I read it with a blinded mindset just because -you- liked it. I gave it as fair a shake as I give EVERY fanfic. And to me it didn't hold up when creating a loving parent child relationship.

 

If you think it's a great story, that's fine. it's great that it touched you. Some folks think Twilight is great and I don't agree with that either and will say so in a thread asking for opinions, but it's not my business if they liked it and it doesn't reflect badly on anyone who did like it like yourself.

 

The fic about the Cakes making a gingerbread house and remembering the course of their relationship was far more compelling when it came to creating touching bonds between characters in my opinion and took enough time to create those bonds rather than settling for making it into a short story that feels half baked.

 

We clearly have different taste in fanfics then :3

 

"It's a fan gushing over a pet pony"

In the beginning yes, which many bronies such as myself daydream of. Of course you're going to act like it's fucking awesome until the realization hits that it's actually real, and then comes in the responsibility part which I feel was represented well and many bronies could see themselves (in a fantasy of course) in the same situation and haing to decide what's best for something the whole world can not see. This is basically why I loved it,and maybe others love it for the same reason, I can't say for sure.

 

Anyway, there is a wolf spider on my light figure that needs attending to.

 

Auf wiedersehen!

[Sinivar 12]

We clearly have different taste in fanfics then :3

 

"It's a fan gushing over a pet pony"

In the beginning yes, which many bronies such as myself daydream of. Of course you're going to act like it's fucking awesome until the realization hits that it's actually real, and then comes in the responsibility part which I feel was represented well and many bronies could see themselves (in a fantasy of course) in the same situation and haing to decide what's best for something the whole world can not see. This is basically why I loved it,and maybe others love it for the same reason, I can't say for sure.

 

Anyway, there is a wolf spider on my light figure that needs attending to.

 

Auf wiedersehen!

 

Now that I can definitely understand when it comes to liking the fic. (Sorry if I was sounding snippy before. XP Headache was giving me a bad attitude, not that it's a good excuse for being snappish with anyone.)

 

Being able to imagine the feelings you'd personally feel in that situation and how the reader would feel raising her and wanting those d'aww moments. Maybe that's what I'm missing there. I can't really picture myself reacting that way now that I have my own kid and know that it's not all the non-stop happiness presented in the story and knowing the extremely frustrating, hard to deal with times when dealing with a baby are important to bonding too, so I can't really imagine myself even being in the situations as they're presented in the story.

 

And...wolf spider? O_o If that's your pet then you have nerves of steel compared to me. If it isn't your pet and just wandered along...Are you Batman? I'd never be able to deal with any spider that calmly let alone one called a wolf.

[Vido 37]

Now that I can definitely understand when it comes to liking the fic. (Sorry if I was sounding snippy before. XP Headache was giving me a bad attitude, not that it's a good excuse for being snappish with anyone.)

 

Being able to imagine the feelings you'd personally feel in that situation and how the reader would feel raising her and wanting those d'aww moments. Maybe that's what I'm missing there. I can't really picture myself reacting that way now that I have my own kid and know that it's not all the non-stop happiness presented in the story and knowing the extremely frustrating, hard to deal with times when dealing with a baby are important to bonding too, so I can't really imagine myself even being in the situations as they're presented in the story.

 

And...wolf spider? O_o If that's your pet then you have nerves of steel compared to me. If it isn't your pet and just wandered along...Are you Batman? I'd never be able to deal with any spider that calmly let alone one called a wolf.

 

=D no, we get them in our house a lot in the summer. They get trapped in my light fixture and die all the time.I'm actually kinda arachnophobic to be honest >.<

 

I I understand that if one cannot identify with the situation in this particular fanfic, it may not have the same affect on them.

[Ra1nbowCrasH 272]

I'm gonna go ahead and say that I felt sadder after reading the part in "The Night That Never Ended" where Spitfire dies. Last paragraph.

Edited July 30, 2012 by Ra1nbowCrasH

[Ambassabrony 1]

Honestly, the story itself was so heartbreaking, and the ending left me confortably put for the characters. The Dad had been through a lot, and having his daughter leave must stink for all dads alike... especially if you are caring for a philly.

[Thunderstorm 120]

Say, I've been hearing alot about an official sequel.. any of this true?

 

The story was amazing.. I cried, but that was one good read.

[XrosOver 613]

Well it was well written for what it worth. Though as far as how sad it was, I would rate it pretty low...

I very recently read a Fic that will haunt me until the day I become senile and forget about this show and many other vital things.

If you want to cry and feel VERY surprised read http://www.fimfiction.net/story/41279/Our-Last-Goodbyes.

It was made by Crona the Critic and for his first finished fic I have to say in the most unbiased way I can, I have never cried that hard in my life! It made me cry even more than when my grandfather died which is quite a lot. Give his fic a chance and feel the sucker punch of emotions hit you hard.

[Gone for good 1,593]

You know, while I haven't read My Little Dashie in a few months, and while it did make me both tear up and rage quite a bit near the end, there were a few parts in that fic that just made me say "what." Don't get me wrong, from what I remember I think it was worth it but for a noticeable amount of it I was making comments to myself about how silly and predictable it was, granted these issues were generally at the beginning of the story and somewhere near the middle but hey if it weren't for the fact that somebody kind of made me read it I would have stopped at the very beginning and never continued reading.

[DeletedAcc 64]

I feel like this story makes you immune to every other sad fanfic out there. I've read other stories that are supposed to make you sit in the corner balled up crying, and nothing. I put the story down with no emotion and move on. I'm on a hunt for a story to actually make me cry but so far it hasn't been doing too well. This book should win like a freakin' award or something, it is truly a piece of art.

[MetalDash 1]

This story is really well written and a tearjerker, first good thing I've read in a LONG time, in general.

If you didn't cry while reading, you have leveled up to a level that surpasses Chuck Norris.

Edited August 2, 2012 by MetalDash

[Light Song 5]

I just finished reading it for the first time a few minutes ago. By the end of the story, there were tears streaming down my face and there are still tears in my eyes. This could possibly be the most touching, powerful fanfiction or even story ever written. How did you feel? Personally, this is my favorite story ever. <3

[~SadisticFluttershy~ 779]

Oh my god, i read this story(From youtube, and downloaded it) 3 times!

 

And when Princess Celestia Knocked on his door, i knew it was time...

and when father and daughter were crying and such, i completely lost it..

 

I cried so F*ing hard the first time, 2nd and 3rd time, and likely it'll happen again... i enjoyed the story alot, and it made me cry my eyes out... Cause its one of the most saddest stories that anypony has ever written(well typed :S) But yea.

 

Now i'm sure you did the exact same thing

[Clarity 3,094]

I felt emotion the first time and for a week I thought Rainbow Dash was my favorite pony.

Then, that feeling subsided, and I read it a second time, and just went: What's so great about this?

 

Sorry, just my honest opinion...

[Pinkazoid 3,493]

Well after I closed the fimfiction tab, I had the basic reaction of....

 

 

"Me'h"

 

 

I had a casual shrug and I continued reading other fanfics....

 

But don't get me wrong, it was a good story, good plot, but it wasn't as sad as other fanfics I've read....

 

 

I've read fanfics that keep me up thinking "But, why?" but this just wasn't it :\