Talk:Amending Fences/@comment-26036369-20151014074438/@comment-27754788-20151021044553

People should also consider the arguments that were used in the episode itself. Twilight stated the problem several times:


 * Twilight Sparkle: This is a disaster! All my old friends! I can't remember any of their names right now!


 * Spike: Come on, Twilight. Princess Celestia gave you an assignment. Nopony could blame you for that.
 * Twilight Sparkle: But look at the way I left this place. It's a total mess! Just like how I left my friendships...

Now look at her friends' reactions:


 * Minuette: Oh, come on, Twilight! Sure, it might've stung a little bit when you ran off to Ponyville without saying goodbye, but it's not like we weren't used to that from you!


 * Moon Dancer: That was only the first time I put myself out there, and then you didn't even bother to show up! Then you left town without saying goodbye, even though we were supposed to be friends!

The issue was never simply the fact that she left; it's that she treated it as such a small deal. She could've easily tied up any loose ends she had before settling to Ponyville if she so chose. In fact, the song B.B.B.F.F. shows her parting with her brother--her most cherished friend at the time--on the very same chariot she rode out of town. Instead, she put her past life in the back of an old shelf to gather dust, completely forgotten. Going out of town with a good excuse is one thing, but she had no reason to abandon everyone and everything like that, and she realizes that.