Visits from your parents

We get letters from our parents all the time, but why do they never visit? I propose that on certain, random days of the year, you'll get a letter from Mom/Dad, saying they'll be coming to visit in 7 days. (Note: I'll be using the hypothetical that your character is male, and Mom is coming from now on) Now, A week later, the moment you go out of your house, A cut scene of you waiting at the bus stop, and your mom arriving, will play. You can show her what work you do on the farm, take her fishing, show her around town. (The one thing you can't do is take her mining [or leave the Valley for Calico Desert/Ginger Island]) When you talk to the villagers with her following, they'll have special dialogue for her, and when you meet your girlfriend, they'll have a short conversation about you. You'll earn extra friendship points talking to people with your mom than normally. At 11:00 PM, she'll say that it's getting late, and should head back home on the bus, and make it that way. After that, the screen will fade to black, and a dialogue box saying, "Wow, it sure was great seeing Mom today! Everyone really liked her!" Or on subsequent years, "Wow, it sure was great seeing Mom today! Everyone always enjoys seeing her."
That's pretty much it for my idea, though she would show up for your wedding, because why not, but yeah.
 
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