Happy belated Star Day, LF1616!

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Ah, yes. This parent I've focused on more than any other parent in the series, given my numerous fanfics that focus on her family's history of struggles, from her mate's disappearance and her brother's misdeeds, to having to raise her children alone.  In spite of these possibilities being among her hardships, she does such a fantastic job at raising Petrie and his siblings despite their antics, particularly Petrie himself, and she brings a somewhat serious but otherwise warm presence when she soars into the picture.  IMO, Mama Swimmer is the warmest parent in the entire series, but Mama Flyer comes in a very close second (not counting Littlefoot's mother because she didn't even survive the first 30 minutes of the first film), given her warm, unconditional love for Petrie in spite of his early flying troubles and recurring disobedience, which is especially shown in the 12th film.

1.  Being a single mother of several flyer children has to be a herculean task for Mama Flyer, especially when one considers the antics that Petrie and his friends get up to on a regular basis. What are your thoughts of her parenting style, based upon what we have seen in the films and the television series?

Disregard the fact that none of the Elders seem to be able to keep their children in line, and you might find that Mama Flyer is an extremely devoted mother. It may be difficult to look after multiple children, especially Petrie, but she loves each and every one of her children and would do anything to make them happy, such as when she tried in vain to put a smile on a self-loathing Petrie during his failed practice flights or when she willingly put herself in harm's way just to rescue Petrie's precious snuggling stick. Her love for her son only left us praising her for her ability to be a warm motherly figure, and left us begging for more given how little we see of her.

2.  Do you think the fact that Petrie and his friends found the valley on their own has affected how Mama Flyer handles Petrie in relation to his non-flyer friends? For example, we do not see the same skepticism in relation to them as we see in Cera’s dad (though, in fairness, he is an extreme example).

We never got any glimpses into Petrie's possibly rough upbringing prior to the Earth Shake, but I can assume that Mama Flyer secretly had a good heart towards many plant-eating children during those painful years and wished she could do something to change the world. Littlefoot's mother, I'm sure, had that same mindset, and it's very possible that Ducky's mother did, too, given the warm kindness she gives to all her daughter's friends. She may find it difficult to trust Petrie's friends from time to time given how many times they sneak out of the valley, but given that these kids were responsible for forever changing Petrie's life for the better, she has a big heart towards all of them. I can't really say for sure how skeptical she may have been towards Chomper and Ruby being welcomed into the valley, but the fact that Chomper would later save her life sure cemented her faith in Petrie's judgment when it comes to making friends of all sorts.

3.  There are many unanswered questions concerning Mama Flyer in the series, such as: “What happened to her mate?” and “Is this her first clutch of children, or has she had clutches in the past?”. Do you have your own preferred head-canon on those or other unanswered questions?

In my head-canon, her mate died just a day after the children hatched, trying in vain to find a safe new haven for the sake of the family's future. As such, I believe that Petrie and his siblings were Mama Flyer's only clutch (I gave Petrie four siblings in my fanfics).  Henceforth, Pterano had to help her sister raise her children, which became quite a challenge when Petrie's cowardice and inability to fly brought the family shame and humiliation. Of course, that ended up being all for naught after Pterano's own fall from grace. I'm sure we all have many unanswered questions about Mama Flyer, but those regarding her family's unfortunate past are just the tip of the iceberg.

Thanks for the belated wishes!

My mistake. I had to double check the files in my project folder. Yes, jassy did audition for Cera.

Oh, and yes, I did render an audition video for her and I'm sure you can find that in here. https://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=17121.0

A project editor is always pleased to hear his work is appreciated! I feel very humbled by the support from all of you, and I hope we can keep this project running smoothly in the foreseeable future.  It's an honor to be named Proactive Member of the year for my tireless work!  Thank you all from the bottom of my heart to all those who have helped me with this project and to those who cheered me on to keep it going!  It wouldn't have been possible without everyone who got involved in the project.

Well, after spending several days contemplating my thoughts concerning these awards, vote time!

Fanart: I wasn't very active in even browsing fanart very much this year, but among the few that I did stumble upon over the last nine months really caught my eye, particularly Flathead770. His artistic side continues to shine on all of us with his truly fascinating drawings he's submitted for the prompts this year, and they certainly caught my interest as well.  I'd just like to give an honorable mention to DarkWolf91 for her gorgeous pieces of art that blend the characters and backgrounds so well that it's hard to tell if it's fanart or source material.

Feedback: Considering I took a year off from my fanfiction shenanigans, this one ended up very difficult for me ... for a while.  However, there ended up being one person who really helped guide me through the process when I took over as editor for our VO projects: Mumbling.  Even though I had the technical advantage in terms of material at my disposal, I at first struggled to get the hang of how I was going to deal with editing, especially when it came to sharing large files that would have been too large to share on Discord, but she steadily helped me improve over time, and we've had good conversations on carefully selecting potential cast members to make this project sound as good as it can possibly get. I owe so many thanks to her for her helpful feedback, otherwise the progress we've made would be nowhere near the stage it's in now.

Friendly Member: I'm gonna have to give this one to The Lone Dragon.  He and I have become very close this year with our Discord conversations, and he's become a very fun person to talk to whenever I need someone to have a nice chat with before going to bed.  Argh, time zones!  Honorable mention to Mumbling as well.

LBT Discussion: I rarely, if ever, join in the LBT discussions on the forum, so I am sadly gonna have to skip this one. Sorry.

Helpful Member: There is absolutely no question that I'm giving my vote to Mumbling, again for guiding me through the difficulties of editing the VO project.  Had it not been for her introducing me to WeTransfer as a substitute for Discord or trying to dodge the evil copyright police on YouTube that has practically destroyed most of my video prospects, I'd have no clue how I'd manage to get potential cast members' voices added to the project.  She has been such a great help and I again can't thank her enough for her kind and encouraging feedback.

Proactive: This is a rather tricky one. As much as I am humbled for the appreciation you guys have given me for my tireless work on the VO project, I need to maintain my sense of honor and go beyond that to give thanks to someone who has kept this community alive during a troubling time that our world is still facing.  If it weren't for him, I don't think any of us would be here sharing our love for The Land Before Time ... rhombus.  He has done a fantastic job of keeping our community alive in spite of the challenges he's had to face in the world outside the GoF.  We've all had to overcome adversities in the real world since this pandemic began, but rhombus has continued to provide us with a place where we can all just escape from reality for just a few minutes to enjoy a community where Land Before Time fans can unite and share their passion for the beloved franchise, and I hope he keeps up the good work in the years to come.

I would agree with everyone else and say she is a Saurolophus.

Ah, in my opinion, the warmest mother figure of the entire franchise, unless you count Littlefoot's, who sadly didn't last very long.  There's something about her that really wins your heart over and gets you to accept her as a warm and fuzzy supportive character, which is especially evident in The Big Freeze.  We see her playing around with her kids from time to time, which we don't really see any other parent doing, she gives out warm vibes with her kind and soothing presence around the children, and let's not forget how open she is to ALL the kids, given the fact that she readily adopted Spike for the sake of her beloved Ducky.  Mama Flyer is also a warm motherly figure, but Mama Swimmer takes it to a different level.  She's proven herself to be the perfect mother that any young child would dream of having, and Ducky should be ecstatic to have such a loving mother like her who brought her into the world and playfully dotes over her.  She has that type of charm that the other parents seem to lack, for the most part.  Littlefoot's grandparents are wise and clever, Topps is, well, who he is, and Mama Flyer is a bit of a serious but warm figure, but Mama Swimmer takes the icing on the cake. Yep, yep, yep!

Happy Star Day!

What is your opinion of Klaptrap?

Not much of an opinion, really. Besides, I don't really play the games much these days.