OMG WTF that’s disgusting

Gross

Does that mean, that colts dont get any cutie marks?  
 
And now, this became really, really gross.

Worst part is how that makes perfect sense.

@Hericks  
Last time I checked it’s 12.5 in the US, not sure about Australia but most likely about 1-2 years higher at most.

@Wiimeiser  
Well, it depends entirely on the individual. I’ve heard of a girl menstruating at 9, but I have also heard of girls not starting until age 15. Though I think 13 is the average age of most girls when they start.
 
And I didn’t say that because Sweetie was twice as big it proved she was 10, in fact, I never said anything was proven. I only said that I assumed their age was around 10 based on their knowledge and behavior, and the size difference from when Sweetie was five merely supports my thesis. However, as it stands now, it is only a thesis, we still have not learned their ages yet that I know of

@Hericks  
I heard ovulation can start as early as 10. Also, because Sweetie Belle is twice as big as she was when she was 5 doesn’t mean she’s 10. 10 is, AFAIK, the safe minimum for menstruation.

@Wiimeiser  
Not really, if you look at it. When we first saw the CMC, I would have guessed that they were around age 9 or 10 based on their intelligence level, and how they behave. (I assume Sweetie is the youngest of the three)  
We have also seen Sweetie Bell on her fifth birthday party, being about half the size she is now, supporting the assumption that she was about 9 when we first saw her.
 
Now we have seen three winters pass since that time, suggesting that at least three years have passed since then, putting the crusaders at about 12 to 13 years old.
 
With this assumption, it would not be much of a surprise for them to be starting to ovulate, at least for their human counterparts. If you want to talk equine biology, they would start before their first birthday. However, even though they would be able to be impregnated before their first birthday, their bodies would likely not be able to handle a fetus, and they would lose the foal, but once they reach about 2 years old, they would have little problem birthing a healthy foal.
 
Based on that info, the Equestrian Crusaders would be more than old enough to have foals of their own. Now THERE is a disturbing thought for you!

@Beau Skunky  

 
Especially if it happens at the age the pony CMC are at now…

This is so wrong, but funny. (This reminds me of that one weird commercial about that girl lying about getting her first period, and her mother playing a major prank on her as a result. Does anyone even know what I’m talking about?)
 
Getting your first period would be more scary, not something I’d be happy about. (If I were a li’l girl.)

Oh boy, I remember my first. It went something like this.  

@Background is Best Pony  
I can see it now…
 

lel

I wish they got new outfits. I want to draw them in matching jean jackets.

headcanon considered

@Background Pony Number 17  
You’d think she’d know by now. Then again, in the US, parents and schools expect that the other do all the sex ed, which means kids don’t learn. Here in Australia, we learned sex ed in grades 5 & 6, the last two years of primary school.
 
@Background Pony #D9FF  
I’d say they’re 9 or 10 in the top and, if I know America’s school system, 15 in the bottom.
 
According to Wikipedia, The average age of menarche is about 12.5 years in the United States,[3] 12.72 in Canada,[4] 12.9 in the UK[5] and 13.06 ± 0.10 years in Iceland.[6] A study on girls in Istanbul, Turkey found the median age at menarche to be 12.74 years.[sic]

And this puts a whole new and disturbing context behind Diamond Tiara’s complaint about having a cutie mark and not knowing what it means.

@Wiimeiser  
Too_Old.jpg :(

To whoever who put spoiler on my images, Thanks man.

This makes me wonder how old the CMC even are…

You know… when you actually think about it… the “metaphor” of them waiting for so long, and finially getting them at the same time… It works way to well… jeez…

@Darth Sonic
 
Who doesn’t, in this day and age?

… Holy shit, Bloom has tits now!

@Rob50  
They do when it was late.

one has to wonder though, right