Though if Ranma's mom went through the Negima and was Paru instead... I can totally see basing her idea of manliness on Negi... and somewhere between the complex relationships, inexplicable adventures and general academic chaos Ranma manages to succeed in the ideal of manliness almost by accident. The 'Saotome honor blade' is something she drew and is totally messing with Genma with the suicide pact and such, she is just being consistant with her mindscrew... though I can see her not knowing about the curse and screwing with Ranko for the entertainment value... then dragging him off to her class reunion and showcasing how her method of child raising actually got her the results she was aiming for... which was part of a bet with her classmates that people decided to ignore and take as a joke... Genma calls her Nodoka as a nickname after her classmate, random incident that amused her early on.
Then again I'm convince that Makie Sasaki is the daughter of killer Croc from Bataman and the reason she freaks out when people tell her she failed is her left her with 'If you fail, I'll eat you!' as a parting line. Considering her mom is married to him on purpose and likely an assassin, I'm guessing this is a valid consern on her part. On the otherhand, being carted off to a private school year round, because your on the lam or in jail due to acts of the Batman makes her not parentally abandoned... sending her away like that is actually a good decision. That this makes Killer Croc a more responsible parent than much of Japan is kind of a horrifying thought though.
Then again I'm convince that Makie Sasaki is the daughter of killer Croc from Bataman and the reason she freaks out when people tell her she failed is her left her with 'If you fail, I'll eat you!' as a parting line. Considering her mom is married to him on purpose and likely an assassin, I'm guessing this is a valid consern on her part. On the otherhand, being carted off to a private school year round, because your on the lam or in jail due to acts of the Batman makes her not parentally abandoned... sending her away like that is actually a good decision. That this makes Killer Croc a more responsible parent than much of Japan is kind of a horrifying thought though.