splinters parenting (wormquake)

[Gokhan]

This could really only be bothering me because donate lol is my favorite turtle. ..but not once after getting a distress call from Leo an then appearing 2 see his sons in mortal danger did he ask where was his 4th son.

That's not a good father in my eyes I mean even the others could've just said dons in the jeans dimension but nothing!! His brothers didn't seem 2 care much on informing him either

[Donatello19]

I don't think Splinter's a bad parent, but I do wish Donnie was there because it didn't feel the same without him. If you haven't figured it out by now...he's my favorite turtle, too.

[Gokhan]

I don't think he is bad but it was rather odd he didn't even ask where he was given the circumstances

[victory_angel]

I don't think he had the opportunity to ask where Donatello was, it was more immediate into action to save his other three sons. And then getting the poison out of his system once they were at a place of safety.

So if he wondered where Donnie was at all he was probably hoping he could handle himself until the others could get to him.

[Warhorse]

Splinter has always been kind of an iffy father figure. In the comics, he was raising and training his "sons" to pretty much, just avenge his master's death, not too far off from what The Shredder is doing with Karai in this series.

I just hope we don't get no "while you are not my favorite student, that does not mean you are my least favorite son", really, WTF is that supposed to mean??? No freaking wonder why Raph and Donnie got issues, I guess they suffer from that middle child syndrome or something. Donny works his issues out in his inventions, and Raph works his issues out by losing his temper and beating the sh!t out of people/mutants, but they are just temporary fixes for their psychological problems. This is why we need an episode just focusing on Donnie and Raph, just so they can talk about their middle child syndromes.

[Candy Kappa]

"I should have eaten you when I had the chance."

[Leofan26]

Forget about Donnie, he hardly notices Mikey. After Leo he really drops the ball with his parenting

[madyankees]

Originally Posted by victory_angel

I don't think he had the opportunity to ask where Donatello was, it was more immediate into action to save his other three sons. And then getting the poison out of his system once they were at a place of safety.

So if he wondered where Donnie was at all he was probably hoping he could handle himself until the others could get to him.

This pretty much explains it. Besides, maybe Leo could have kept him up to date about Don when he called ....the cheese phone

[BabyTurtles]

Splinter pays more attention to Leo all around...
then Raph...
then Donnie
then Mikey.
at least Splinter talks to Donnie and Raph, he barely ever talks to Mikey. XD

but anyway....I'm wondering if the love triangle plot will sometimes separate Donnie from the others...??

[Technogeek29]

Originally Posted by Warhorse

Splinter has always been kind of an iffy father figure. In the comics, he was raising and training his "sons" to pretty much, just avenge his master's death, not too far off from what The Shredder is doing with Karai in this series.

I just hope we don't get no "while you are not my favorite student, that does not mean you are my least favorite son", really, WTF is that supposed to mean??? No freaking wonder why Raph and Donnie got issues, I guess they suffer from that middle child syndrome or something. Donny works his issues out in his inventions, and Raph works his issues out by losing his temper and beating the sh!t out of people/mutants, but they are just temporary fixes for their psychological problems. This is why we need an episode just focusing on Donnie and Raph, just so they can talk about their middle child syndromes.

Unfortunately when it comes to teams Donnie and Raph get along the least. In fact I'd argue that they fight more then Leo and Raph they definetly come verbal spats a lot faster.

[kolaida]

In his defense (and this has been the only series where I've actually felt like he acted pretty fatherly), his three sons were in immediate danger. I'd imagine any parent facing that would focus on the task at hand and hope that the fourth child's absence meant they were safe, because who wants to find out among that craziness that they have a dead child? If he had found that out, he'd probably have four dead kids, he is wise enough to know to focus on the task at hand as he has a chance to have a say in the outcome.

None of them screamed that Donnie had been killed or seriously injured, which probably would have been the case if he HAD been.

Also, in defense of Splinter always seeming to favor Leo, I honestly think it's just those two have more in common and share similar interests. It's not unusual for a parent to grow close to a child with shared interests, even if the parent doesn't do it on purpose. It also looks like Leo seeks Splinter out more than his brothers. Mikey seems pretty happy on his own. I'm from a family with six members and I usually had to force interest in some things to remain close to certain members growing up, without it, we'd barely have anything in common and no real reason to even speak to each other except for our relation and living together. And now, we only speak because of our relation in a couple cases.

I never thought I'd be defending Splinter, ever. In this series, he doesn't annoy me and I feel he is actually trying his best to parent. He tries his best to give his sons space and doesn't helicopter parent, isn't controlling, but also isn't totally oblivious as to what's going on-- and I think that's great!

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by Technogeek29

Unfortunately when it comes to teams Donnie and Raph get along the least. In fact I'd argue that they fight more then Leo and Raph they definetly come verbal spats a lot faster.

That simply is not true. If anything, they have always had the most mutual respect for eachother, in most incarnations. And they do make a great team, when Leo or Mikey isn't there bothering the hell out of them.

[BabyTurtles]

Originally Posted by Warhorse

That simply is not true. If anything, they have always had the most mutual respect for eachother, in most incarnations. And they do make a great team, when Leo or Mikey isn't there bothering the hell out of them.

really?? I think Raph has NO respect for Donnie in this version....and Donnie doesn't seem fond of Raph at all.

Leo and Raph surprisingly get along pretty darn well in this version.

Raph and Mikey love to mess with each other, I'd call that bonding.

Donnie of course get's annoyed by Mikey (like everyone else) but he seems to hang with him the most and they look like they enjoy each others company.

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by BabyTurtles

really?? I think Raph has NO respect for Donnie in this version....and Donnie doesn't seem fond of Raph at all.

Leo and Raph surprisingly get along pretty darn well in this version.

Raph and Mikey love to mess with each other, I'd call that bonding.

Donnie of course get's annoyed by Mikey (like everyone else) but he seems to hang with him the most and they look like they enjoy each others company.

Are we watching the same series? Raph is the only brother that is trying to get Donnie's head out of the clouds when April is around, and he's not doing it for kicks, he's doing it because he cares about Donnie and knows a broken heart is a thousand times worse than any sword stab will ever be.

[BabyTurtles]

Originally Posted by Warhorse

Are we watching the same series? Raph is the only brother that is trying to get Donnie's head out of the clouds when April is around, and he's not doing it for kicks, he's doing it because he cares about Donnie and knows a broken heart is a thousand times worse than any sword stab will ever be.

I was saying that Raph and Donnie don't get along, how is Raph trying to get April out of Donnie's head "getting along" with him?

they mostly fight whenever they are together unless they are teaming up against Leo XD

(I'm not saying they don't love each other though)

[Cure]

Originally Posted by BabyTurtles

how is Raph trying to get April out of Donnie's head "getting along" with him?

Do you give advice to people you don't like and try to make them feel better?

Well, knowing you, I wouldn't be surprised.

[BabyTurtles]

Originally Posted by Cure

Do you give advice to people you don't like and try to make them feel better?

Well, knowing you, I wouldn't be surprised.

I didn't say they didn't LIKE each other.

I was saying they don't GET ALONG, which means to be friendly, compatible.

of course Raph cares for Donnie and vice versa they are brothers and would do anything for each other.

and yes I don't mind giving advice to people I don't like.....I don't see the problem with that.

[Gokhan]

Originally Posted by kolaida

In his defense (and this has been the only series where I've actually felt like he acted pretty fatherly), his three sons were in immediate danger. I'd imagine any parent facing that would focus on the task at hand and hope that the fourth child's absence meant they were safe, because who wants to find out among that craziness that they have a dead child? If he had found that out, he'd probably have four dead kids, he is wise enough to know to focus on the task at hand as he has a chance to have a say in the outcome.

None of them screamed that Donnie had been killed or seriously injured, which probably would have been the case if he HAD been.

Also, in defense of Splinter always seeming to favor Leo, I honestly think it's just those two have more in common and share similar interests. It's not unusual for a parent to grow close to a child with shared interests, even if the parent doesn't do it on purpose. It also looks like Leo seeks Splinter out more than his brothers. Mikey seems pretty happy on his own. I'm from a family with six members and I usually had to force interest in some things to remain close to certain members growing up, without it, we'd barely have anything in common and no real reason to even speak to each other except for our relation and living together. And now, we only speak because of our relation in a couple cases.

I never thought I'd be defending Splinter, ever. In this series, he doesn't annoy me and I feel he is actually trying his best to parent. He tries his best to give his sons space and doesn't helicopter parent, isn't controlling, but also isn't totally oblivious as to what's going on-- and I think that's great!

I have 2 disagree with the first paragraph. ..splinter is the wisest an most collected 1. While it would Def hurt him he wouldn't lose his composure on the task at hand he would handle business b4 falling apart about his son

[kolaida]

Originally Posted by Gokhan

I have 2 disagree with the first paragraph. ..splinter is the wisest an most collected 1. While it would Def hurt him he wouldn't lose his composure on the task at hand he would handle business b4 falling apart about his son

Any parent would be affected by that; I'm not saying he would break down and start crying right then and there and be totally incapable of helping, but it would definitely affect him. Anyway, I think it played out well. Anybody with a collected composure wouldn't go rushing into that and wildly start demanding the whereabouts of one particular son (if he did, other people would be complaining he only cared about Donnie, hah, can't win for losing).

[BubblyShell22]

Splinter is not a bad parent. He knew the situation was dire and he went to rectify it. If he'd had time, he would have asked about Don or the other Turtles would have told him, but there wasn't time to do so. And maybe Splinter would have been relieved that Don, April, and Casey weren't there because then they wouldn't have been in danger, too.