#master splinter 2012

What if Splinter was so hard on Leo and Raph in the 2012 series because he didn't want history to repeat itself.

Think about it. Leo and Raph act like Yoshi and Saki when they were younger. Splinter could see the animosity from the moment it started and chose to be harder on both of them for the sake of them not becoming enemies later on in life.

Now, do I think Splinter had some questionable parenting tactics?

........yes.

But, did it help them mature and grow past their jealousy and anger toward one another?

Also, yes.

Interesting question

I think the rest of the turtles make fun of him for some minutes but if it lasts too much they become concerned.

I think Leo insists on Raph getting checking by Donnie to see if he is getting sick or if it is something else, which Raph refused to do in a few occasions until it happened one time they were on a mission and he vomited all over the floor. Because he is stubborn like that.

If they see he is hurting too much, Leo and Splinter order him to stay at home and most of the time Raph complains about it. He probably tries training or doing lifting when no one is seeing him, so either Splinter or the turtles have to constantly check on him to make sure that he is resting.

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Master Splinter never gets any love :(

As usual GN! Reader

• No PDA. While he does show his love to you through gestures and words, and a hug here or there, he reserves his affection to be in private. It’s not embarrassment or anything, it’s how he was raised.

• When alone, he loves to kiss your cheeks. His whiskers would tickle and cause you to giggle. When you weren’t paying attention, he would sneak a kiss on your lips.

• HUGS! Oh my god. His fur is so soft and warm. When he would envelop you in his giant arms, it was as if a giant teddy bear hugged you. He is very gentle with you, but held tight, especially when you were upset.

• “I love you” would come rarely. This, he wouldn’t hesitate to say in front of his sons. The first time he said he loved you, was after an encounter with the Shredder that left you extremely injured. He wouldn’t leave your side after that day.

• Comfortable silence. Either it be you reading a book and Splinter meditating next to you, you enjoyed each other’s company and time. Maybe a small conversation here and there.

• Of course Splinter being the turtles father, you would take on a parental role. Teaching the brothers patience, compassion for one another. Most of all, love. They love you to death and would do anything to protect you.

• Meals. Everyone loves pizza, but after a while it got repetitive. There would be nights you would mix up and make something new for your family. Of course, Splinter would always appreciate it, especially when you made a new batch of cheesecicles.

• Cuddling. Tons of it. When you both are alone in your room, or when the brothers are on patrol, you would jump at the chance to wrap yourself around your lover and watch tv in the living room. When you were laying down for the night, Splinter would wrap his large paws around your smaller frame, holding you close, snout snuggled into the crook of your neck.

• He would train you to become a Kunoichi. Whether you had past training or not, he would work with you day and night, learning the ways of a ninja. He would treat you the same as his sons in the dojo, pushing you to your limits to become your best self.

• He always makes sure your needs are met. Are you hungry? He has a bowl of soup in front of you. Thirsty? Tea is already brewing. Whatever you needed, he made sure you got.

Everyone be blaming the poor guy for his children’s trauma, calling him the worst dad ever because the turtles were seen as his students before his sons.

He was a single father with not very much experience.

When Yoshi moved to New York, he was still going through a lot. The love of his life and only child had just died along with his only home burning up in flames.

Eventually he had adopted the four turtles, perhaps to have some company because he was still such a lonely man. And literally seconds after adopting baby turtles, he gets mutated.

Now he has absolutely no where to go with the condition he’s in, and suddenly he’s expected to raise four helpless little turtles.

Yoshi could’ve easily left the turtles when he was first mutated, but he chose to save them and help them because he wasn’t about to lose another thing in his life. Obviously he felt bad for them.

Eventually Splinter gets his life somewhat settled in their new home and accepting the fact that he’s a giant rat raising four turtle sons. But still, raising four boys was new to him. There were going to be some mistakes made that he would learn from.

Miwa had to have been around a year old when she was “killed” so there were going to be so many milestones crossed by his sons that he never got to experience with his daughter. He was really trying to hold on while still attempting to give his sons the best childhood and life possible.

And when the boys came of age, Splinter only decided to train them because they clearly seemed interested, and for self defense. Even if their life seemed calm and safe, Splinter was a worried father and feared that life wouldn’t always be like this (clearly).

Now having four rowdy little ninjas running around, Splinter was probably stressed out. Still, he loved his sons more than anything and was in no way abusive to them. They’re just a handful, especially at such young ages (5?)

As they got older and more independent, they were expected to be responsible. All the times in the show where Splinter would get mad at them and ground them for weeks over a small thing was for their own protection.

Splinter never wanted them to go topside because he knew all about the awful things that happened up there. He never wanted the world to be placed on their young shoulders. But it was, and he pushed them to keep going because he believed they were capable of anything, and to show he cared and loved them the whole way.

When Leo feels overwhelmed with his role as leader he doesn’t hesitate to go to his father ever, because he knows Splinter cares. Splinter never had any intention of harming his sons with these burdens and was always there for them, we just never saw it.

They all look up to Splinter and just don’t want to disappoint him. They’ve all been well disciplined and loved their whole lives. Splinter went through the rockiest of roads to make sure he raised his kids right. He was given a second chance and didn’t want to screw it up.

He was just deeply misunderstood.