Don't get me wrong, I
do think Lois and Clark want kids and would have kids. I just really have a hard time picturing them with a lot of kids. There have been some great next gen stories where they have more than 2 kids -- Nan's Dagger Series and Irene's Firestorm Series come to mind
, but to read them I sort of have to suspend my disbelief. (Shameless plug
-- I have even written several stories where Lois and Clark have kids or talk about kids . . . but they are not nextgen stories . . . distinguishing the two Lauras
).
Lois was beginning to show signs of perhaps wanting to stay home with their kids by the end of the series.
I did not see that *at all*. She was starting to want to
have kids, but I don't think she ever showed any desire to
stay home with her kids. Her desire to work, to be the best reporter in the world, to earn a Pulitzer prize could never be . It sort of bothers me when authors have Lois stay home with the kids all the time and is a novelist or writes editorials. Where is the adventure there? I have always thought of Lois as having the kind of personality that always craves some kind of adventure. Where would she get that thrill that she craves, that adrenaline rush if she was at home with the kids all day.
I am not at all saying that staying at home with your kids is bad. It's just not for everyone! And I think Lois is one of the people that wouldn't take well to it. I don't think she has the personality to stay at home all day with her kids. She would crave the action that she was used to working. Yes, she could work from home, but it just wouldn't be the same as chasing stories and pulling down crime rings. And, yes, as she grows older, she will be less able to run around and put herself into the jaws of death, but she would always be able to cover press conferences, have the newsroom experience, etc. And when her kids are young, she will still be young enough to experience her career the way she is used to with adventure and chasing the story -- if not putting herself in as much danger as before.
I also think that money wouldn't exactly be a problem--after all, Clark knows where some undiscovered gold mines are.
I don't see how money
wouldn't be a problem! Especially if Lois stayed at home! I've talked to Annie a lot about this, and she has assured me that reporters are
not extremely well paid. They aren't struggling for money, but they certainly aren't rich! I mean, my parents are both teachers -- my mom teaches math and my dad taught Physics) (my dad is retired) -- yet they are frugal enough with their money and worked as much extra as they could, so they combined for almost $200,000 a year. My sister and I never lived for want of anything. Neither of us have any debt, and we both got new cars when we were 16 and went to colelge for free. I seriously see Lois and Clark trying to do that for their kids. And that takes money. A lot of money.
Do you honestly think
Superman would use the gold he found in an undiscovered mine? I think that is a very unlikely occurrance.
Clark was never shown as being rich at all. Obviously, he isn't using any gold from a secret mine. And Superman would probably consider it stealing to use gold like that. I think money would be a very serious concern in their lives. And the more kids they have, the more money they will need.
I mean, there are a lot of factors that will eat up their money:
- inflation
- college (their kids might not get scholarships)
- clothes (they could do hand me downs, but wouldn't their kids protest . . . I know Jenny never wanted to wear my old clothes. Plus, we were drastically different sizes)
- food (increases exponentially with # of kids . . . especially if they have superpowers)
- Metropolis public schools probably suck, so they might have to send their kids to private school -- it's a big city -- look at Cleveland Public Schools -- trash, trash, trash
- the list goes on and on
I mean, wouldn't Lois and Clark want to send their kids through college? Wouldn't they want their kids to have the best they can give them?
(again, I am a total spoiled brat, even as an adult, so I just can't see them shopping at garage sales or K-Mart -- and I don't understand how parents
wouldn't make sure their kids college was paid for.)
just because you had a small family isn't necessarily indictivite of how many kids you decide you want
True, but this is
Lois we're talking about here. She has always been portrayed in the show as being a little unsure about kids. True, towards the end of the show, she started acting like she wanted kids, but someone that uncomfortable with kids can't have such a complete metamorphosis. It's not necessarily indictive of how many kids you will want, but the family size you grow up in can often effect the family size you are comfortable in -- or the exact opposite. For example, my mom is one of 6 -- three sets of twins in the family -- she
hated having so many people in her house that she decided 2 kids MAX! My friend comes from a family of 6 and can't imagine
not having 6 kids. It's a matter of personality. I seriously can not see Lois being comfortable with a large family from what we saw on the show.
Again, sorry if I offended anyone
. I have really strong opinions on this and they might not be popular . . . sort of like my political views
.
- Laura
(definately is in an "I don't want kids EVER" mood today -- she just found out her friend's 1 year old son was diagnosed with cancer
)