Am I very mean if I think John and Sarah would make better parents for the children than Eleanor? I probably am, but I really hate the idea of the children's lives being planned out in every detail without letting them decide one thing on their own. I'm all with John there! And then I should probably tell you than I am waiting for the next installment very eagerly! :-)
It is not mean to think John and Sarah would make better parents. Eleanor's philosophy does not mean that she does not love her children any less. She and her husband just had certain expectations and tried very hard to give their children the best start in life that they could. (I am also playing on general readership expectations that John and Sarah would be great parents to these kids.) Whether they will or not remains to be seen... :D
Thank you for continuing to support this story! Those little kids are going to need John and Sarah very soon. (Not that Mycroft has given anyone any choice in the matter!)
I imagine Mycroft understands Eleanor very well. He may well see a lot of Mummy in her. It's not that she doesn't love them and want what's best for them, just that 5 year olds tends to need love expressed a little differently.
John and Sarah won't be perfect, of course not. You've demonstrated his temper and penchant for swearing already. But I can't really fault Mycroft for wanting Sherlock's children to have opportunities that he and Sherlock never did.
Thanks! We are thinking along the same lines here.
Mycroft understands the parallels between Eleanor and Mummy all too well. Although he would never admit any misgivings on how he himself was raised, he cannot help but acknowledge that their parents' plans had not suited Sherlock at all. By placing the twins with John and Sarah, on some level he may be trying to redeem Sherlock's childhood.
No parents are perfect. John and Sarah are already anxious enough about their firstborn. Now, they will be plunged into a bond with the twins, and not get to grow into it like they had expected to with their baby. It would be a strain on even the best relationship... and that is before accounting for the child-genius factor!
Once I get more of the setting established and the adults all sorted out, I will be able to concentrate on the kids. I hope you will follow future chapters.
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(also, can't wait for the next chapter)
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And then I should probably tell you than I am waiting for the next installment very eagerly! :-)
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(I am also playing on general readership expectations that John and Sarah would be great parents to these kids.)
Whether they will or not remains to be seen...
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Those little kids are going to need John and Sarah very soon. (Not that Mycroft has given anyone any choice in the matter!)
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At some point the focus will switch to the children... and then there may will be mayhem!
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John and Sarah won't be perfect, of course not. You've demonstrated his temper and penchant for swearing already. But I can't really fault Mycroft for wanting Sherlock's children to have opportunities that he and Sherlock never did.
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Mycroft understands the parallels between Eleanor and Mummy all too well. Although he would never admit any misgivings on how he himself was raised, he cannot help but acknowledge that their parents' plans had not suited Sherlock at all. By placing the twins with John and Sarah, on some level he may be trying to redeem Sherlock's childhood.
No parents are perfect. John and Sarah are already anxious enough about their firstborn. Now, they will be plunged into a bond with the twins, and not get to grow into it like they had expected to with their baby. It would be a strain on even the best relationship... and that is before accounting for the child-genius factor!
Once I get more of the setting established and the adults all sorted out, I will be able to concentrate on the kids. I hope you will follow future chapters.
Thanks for commenting!
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