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If I were to go home and sift through the boxes in my parents' basement, I'd come across many memories. Old yearbooks, school textbooks, baseball trophies, and achievement awards...in participation. Yeah, I used to be able to participate with the best of 'em.
Sure enough, there is likely still a box marked "TMNT." As any 90s kid knows, that acronym could mean nothing other than the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I collected their action figures, and their Saturday morning cartoon was my church. Although I'm sure I spent too much time playing with the figurines, there is too much nostalgia involved to simply let them go.
Illustrator Rushiko (@39baby_com) is a mother of a one-year-old boy. As a young lad, he's becoming active and interested in helping his mother out around the house—where he can. One day, Rushiko gave him a small trash bag to see if he was up to the task. The ordeal was pretty precious:
Reproduced with permission from Rushiko (@39baby_com)
Reproduced with permission from Rushiko (@39baby_com)
Reproduced with permission from Rushiko (@39baby_com)
When it came down to it, he made the right choice and was capable all by himself—what a big boy.
Other mothers cooed in the comments section:
You can find more manga by Rushiko on her Twitter feed or her Ameba page. Check them out.