good with kids?
 

i've been browsing some turtle bios on the net and I've noticed more than a few of them saying that Mikey is good with kids or has the most patients with them or some shiz. Um, when has this ever been shown? I don't recall Mikey having any dealings with a child in the 4KIDS series. The only turtles who had to deal with a child was Raph in Lone Raph and cub (where he dealt with the kid with alot of patients and maturity I might add) and Leo with tyhe Ultimate ninja as an innocent child (during his stessed out period at that). But not Mikey.

the few times Mike's had any interaction with a kid(s) it seems like he doesn't have alot of patients with them. Like in the 80's toon where he was made to baby sit those bratty polarosoid children and he was having trouble keeping them under control and ultimately lost his temper with them. And he had trouble dealing with his regressed brothers by himself. And in the 2007 movie he had no conection with the birthday kids and got beat up by them. So yeah...I don't see where Mikey is the turtle with the most connection with kids...

They were probably referring to the 2007 movie, in regards to having patience for them. Good with kids?...I think he's a little too MUCH of a kid to be considered as someone who's a person who could handle them. I wouldn't trust him to babysit, but he'd be a good companion to play with! Though that statement is a little false, it IS only fictional. Anything could be made up about him these days...

Maybe you're taking it out of context? I haven't seen the articles you said so it's a blind guess, but maybe they mean the idea of his character is good with kids. That hes safe, relatable, fun, he's good in kids eyes etc. I don't know LOL.

Its one of those weird personality knacks that seem to come and go but aren't very stable. Maybe just a figment of fanon.

I mean....I read this a lot in fanfiction. Maybe I'm missing something obvious here but...is it canon that Leonardo can't cook? If it isn't then it seems to have become a staple in "fanon"

No one reads the comics, do they?

Mike stuck to Shadow the first moment he met her as a baby.

And in Archie, Future Mike ran an orphanage.

Lmfao I completely forgot about those two accounts at the time.

oops I was only thinking about the cartoon/movies. No duh I should have thought about the comics. I know about his closeness w/ Shadow but I forgot about the orphanage.

Rose for the win (and for the obvious :D )

Third'd :D

People always say that Leo can't cook? I've always imagined that he'd be a really good cook, having the patience and everything. I always thought Raph would just nuke everything. I don't know about the others.

Regarding cooking, I can actually see Leo as being the most patient cook. Maybe I am Splinter Junioring him too much, but otherwise I see Donnie experimenting, Raph losing his patience, and Mikey playing with food. After Leo, I think Mikey may enjoy cooking and creating new things- especially desserts.

Anyhow, I can see Mikey being able to relate to kids. I think all Turtles can relate well to kids in different ways- depending on the specific kids involved too.

Speaking of other turtles and kids; how would they handle them? Would Raph be a bad influence and teach them how to smoke cigars? Would Leo give them all a dollar to be quiet?

It has always been Mirage canon that Mike is a good cook.

If Mike is a good cook in the Mirage comics, how did he end up eating nothing but pizza?

That sounds like I'm doubting you. I'm doubting the later writers. hehe

How would they deal with kids?

Leo would try to teach martial arts to the kid and perhaps yoga and meditation as well.

Donnie would play Tinkertoys or video games with the kid, or perhaps do a puzzle or board game.

Raph would play Guitar Hero or Rock Band with the kid, or perhaps punch a punching bag.

Mikey would play video games, shoot baskets, watch cartoons, or bake cookies together.

Actually, I can see all Turtles (except perhaps Leo) wanting to play video games with kids.

I'm not sure exactly who's best with kids, about the cooking thing though, I think they're all decent in that department.

I think this is a funny conversation in general since they don't have many kids around to worry about. Maybe they could open up a day care center together.

This actually irritates me. I don't understand where they are getting it from. The most common appliance in fanfics he is constantly breaking is the toaster. I mean, they make him so incompetent in the kitchen he can't even operate a toaster. Just... gah.

If I remember correctly, Leo was supposed to help Mikey cook dinner on Christmas Eve in Leonardo #1, the night he was ambushed by the Foot and nearly died. So ergo facto, he can cook. And I have it this way in my fanfics too. Mikey is the main cook, but Leo sometimes will cook too.

I can see the appeal of it from a lame comedy standpoint. The impressively trained and stoic ninja repeatedly breaking the most basic of kitchen appliances because he can't decipher the complicated push the lever procedure. The absurdity of it makes me laugh. "Push the... what the...? Where do I put the bread?"

And in the one and probably only fanfic I wrote, Leo cooks a large meal at April's apartment for all of them. I think maybe now Mike should have done it but I was thinking that he was mainly motivated by showing off for her and Mike was motivated to hang out with her. Whatever.