Everybody's doing it! A poll.

[mrsronweasley]

So, this is something that's kind of interested me for a while, and now I'm sitting here, enjoying my newly-fast computer (oh yeah, my external hard drive came yesterday, and WHEEE MORE SPACE), and wondering:

How do people feel about kid!fic?

I know that in HP, I absolutely loathed it. Even though both Remus and Sirius appear to be good with kids, I could never, ever stomach them adopting/trying to raise a kid, and mpreg? FORGET ABOUT IT. (This is still the case, by the way, just in case you were wondering.)

Then, I came to due South. And then, I read 'With Six You Get Eggroll'. And, okay. The premise struck me as completely improbable, and I almost didn't read it. I mean, really, come ON: Ray and Fraser, raising SIX CHILDREN? WTF? What is this, "Sound of Music"?

But then I did read it, and completely fell in love with it. Because it strangely works and it's sweet and it just...it WORKS.

And then, there's Ray Kowalski, who, in canon, wanted kids, and in fact, this was probably the chief cause of his divorce. And I thought more about Ray and realized that he would have made a wonderful dad. Crazy, yeah. Overprotective? Yeah. Sometimes embarrassing? Sure! But he'd be CRAZY about his kids, and he'd have fun with them and know what to do when things wouldn't go well.

So, then I started searching for more kid!fic. And I was kind of lost.

And THEN, I SOMEHOW - *points accusing fingers at katrin and rhythmsextion* - got suckered into writing kid!fic. So, okay, it's an AU. But still. Here I am, writing it. (And yeah, Kat, I still am. In fact, it's been revived! Much to my surprise.)

So, I guess that sums up my history with kid!fic. I just never thought I'd have it in me to enjoy it, and now, I...really really do. It's Ray, it really is. He tugs at my strings and pushes all my (known and unknown) buttons.

Now, it's your turn. Tell me:

[Poll #727036]

Comments

[alpheratz.livejournal.com]

I guess the best way I can describe it is that it's not a squick? Eh. I read it fairly often, and often find it enjoyable, but if I had a list of my favourite fanfic plots/cliches, it wouldn't be on it. I like guys who are good with kids plenty in real life, but in fiction, the fathering aspect doesn't push my buttons.

And of course, there's characterisation of kids themselves. I'm a little tired of the mini-adults with amazing powers of snark and manipulation (...I read way too much SGA kidfic). It can be really cute, but, just, I've never met a kid like that, you know?

[mrsronweasley.livejournal.com]

I guess the best way I can describe it is that it's not a squick?

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Hey, that's a plus!

I like guys who are good with kids plenty in real life, but in fiction, the fathering aspect doesn't push my buttons.

Totally valid lifestyle choice. :) It really is a very personal thing, isn't it? I never expected to enjoy it, but with dS, I really really do. It's very weird.

And yeah, please make the kids believable, people. There are a lot of films and TV shows that totally fail at this, as well. Drives me NUTS.

[buzzylittleb.livejournal.com]

I'm a little tired of the mini-adults with amazing powers of snark and manipulation (...I read way too much SGA kidfic). It can be really cute, but, just, I've never met a kid like that, you know?

My father would have issues with that, he was stuck with one that was five going on thirty, which on reflection, was not a good thing for me to be.