It's hard work being a surrogate parent, even on a temporary basis. It's made even more difficult when your ward is also a traditional portent of doom.

But why can't everypony just be a little more tolerant and accepting of that fact?

Written as a self-imposed challenge to write and edit a story within 48 hours. More about that in the Author's Note.

Blue Peter-esque hatchet-job cover put together by myself, using various vectors and backgrounds. Twilight vector by DrFatalChunk.