I think that's where my uncomfortable-ness comes from too.
In Stardew Valley you start off with this backstory of you moving to your grandfather's farm so it made more sense to me there. But in Animal Crossing it felt completely out of the blue
Anyone else think it's weird to have an In-Game "Mom"?
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In Stardew Valley you start off with this backstory of you moving to your grandfather's farm so it made more sense to me there. But in Animal Crossing it felt completely out of the blue
virtualpet
Anomaly
As we kind of develop character lore we view the in game mom as just our character's mom, which thinking of it like that makes it really sweet pfft
senbeiiscool
Could you pass the senbei?
I find it kind of nice. My parents aren't the type that would send something like this to me or write things like in-game mom would but I still think it's nice. I think the stuff she sends aren't that nice though...
true, not really much of a backstory to why your on a deserted island getaway package thoI think that's where my uncomfortable-ness comes from too.
In Stardew Valley you start off with this backstory of you moving to your grandfather's farm so it made more sense to me there. But in Animal Crossing it felt completely out of the blue
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necrofantasia
ribbit
i actually like the letters a lot...
they're a lot nicer than anything my real mom would say so it's nice to pretend
they're a lot nicer than anything my real mom would say so it's nice to pretend
Pate and Ketchup
Gemini of Noctifer
When you have family problems or no mom, sometimes it hurts, yes... but it depends if you are 'in' the game or not !
DJStarstryker
Senior Member
I don't find it weird, but I don't think of my AC character as an extension of myself. The mom is the character's mom, not my mom.
I was pretty indifferent to "mom" in the past series. I don't mind her though and I like that you get more special items in acnh. It kind of "shows" her character more.
My mom left my family when I was born so it's nice to read the letters. It's not real but it's reassurring to have something to read about (in-game) mom. She's always worried for you and remembers to mail you as often as she could. I'm already 25 so I don't need that support from my irl mom but I still read what in-game mom wrote since I grew up reading the letters.
I don't play as myself in AC but the letters do mean something to me.
I don't play as myself in AC but the letters do mean something to me.
s i r e n t i c
Ma ghilana mir din'an 🌿
I've always just kind of brushed it off, but imo the letters from dad are super awkward.. mostly because he generally only writes on fathers day and my own dad is dead, which just makes the whole thing kind of awkward and creepy lol
michealsmells
Lesbianism 🏳️🌈 Fr
I think its really sweet! I will admit that now, since my real mom plays animal crossing along with my siblings, whenever we get a message from our in-game Mom we think its from our real Mom... sooo it can be a little bit awkward.
I grew up playing pokemon which has an in-game mom, so when I started playing AC with NL, I didn't really think of it as weird o: :3 I don't really attach any sort of feelings toward this in game mom though, I treat her letters and gifts like my other ones-- I take the present and delete the letter 
unless I like the letter, haha c:
unless I like the letter, haha c:
mirukushake
Senior Member
I like it a lot, actually. I live on the other side of the world from my family, and my real Mom mails me cards/letters like AC Mom for holidays, so it's cute and reminds me of her. I was actually inspired by AC Mom to write letters to my daughter that she can read when she grows up. 
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