Talk:Bright Mac and Pear Butter/@comment-707931-20170621193658/@comment-5750954-20170625083330

It's most likely they're dead, as "The Perfect Pear" all but confirms. Burned Oak tears up when speaking about Bright Mac and several ponies state they didn't know how to tell AJ, Apple Bloom, and Big Mac these stories earlier--indicating grief and a sense of loss, most likely from a death. Plus, Gran Pear and Granny Smith's tearful reunion has a heaviness about it, as though they regret not making amends when their children were alive.

Also, multiple episodes allude to their death by using death-speech (also known as grief-speak)--referring to someone in a removed-but-loving way. "They (our parents) would be so proud", "I wish they (our parents) were here...", etc.