So I'm someone who has full next generation OCs. If you've seen me around, I've written fics, drawn fanart and made posts about the future kids of the dcla characters, names and personalities and everything. I've made ones both for canon and non-canon ships; I let Leon/Violetta have a kid, and in an alternate universe Francesca/Violetta have three kids together (they take turns being pregnant and the third baby is adopted). Jim and Yam have kids and randomly much earlier than their friends. I have several characters I imagine having kids on their own, in particular Camila who I imagine got a child via IVF and raised on her own because she's not interested in having kids with someone else. And on top of that, I imagine that Luna, no matter if she's alone or with someone else, she will adopt a kid.
Now, this question will not be about next gen ocs, cause not everyone is as into that. Rather, the question of the week is: How do you think the dcla characters (who are not parents) would be as parents?
Of course, not everyone is gonna have kids. And you don't need to do this ship wise either (unless you want to?) - just how you'd imagine the individual characters would be as parents (at least the ones you can picture wanting kids). Someone probably would try to be the opposite of their own parents, someone else would be really chaotic... maybe their way of parenting depends on what type of child they'd have! :D
Omg this week has been LONG. I've been working on this answer for bit by bit for days and then realized that it was too long even by my standards 😅. Believe it or not, I trimmed down A LOT of the first two couples in here. I'll probably end up making a separate post talking about the hc's i didn't include here lol.
I separated it ship-wise for some semblance of organization. I do think each couple balances e/o well as parents in general:
Simón and Ámbar:
So idk why, but I just have this vision of Simbar having twin girls. I think that b/w the two, Ámbar in general does tend to be on the stricter/protective side, while Simón is a little bit more easygoing and of the mentality of letting their girls "live and learn" (Sonic reference anyone?).
I think that the girls would probably go to Simón for more emotional/creative advice. With Ámbar they would go for a more, logistical and practical advice. Something along the lines of "I want to do this, but how do I actually make it happen". (Dont know if Im ecplaining it well.
As mentioned before, Simón is a big emotionally and physically affectionate parent. Does he spoil his girls? Absolutely. That doesn't mean he's a pushover though. He can be firm and strict, when the situation calls for it. Oh, he's also on the PTA.
He did briefly pass out in the hospital delivery room, but was luckily back up before the labor even went into stage two so all was well in the end. Plus, aside from that, he was an excellent labor partner throughout the whole process. Ámbar will never let him live it down tho (neither will Matteo and Luna tbh, but they're not ones to talk either). She thinks its hilarious. Ámbar ends up being viewed as "Super Mom" in her household (a title that Simón himself also perpetuates). She is a busy lawyer, but is always there to help her girls out. From helping them with hwk to organizing the family chore chart like a genius.
Her profession has also never prevented her from attending every single important event in her kids' lives. That definitely stems from her own childhood, as Sharon never attended any of the important events in her life. Her own upbringing made her fear that she'd be cold and absent like Sharon. Luckily, she had the best support in the world.
Also, we talked about Simón spoiling the girls, but let me assure you: When the girls' birthdays roll around, Ámbar is the one who goes all out for their celebrations. The celebrations still remain intimate and true to what the girls want though.
One additional note: Ámbar is a perfectionist and competitive, and even if she loves her kids so much, she will spare no one in order to win whatever boardgame/videogames they are playing. Her kids are exactly the same way in that regard. So yeah, Simon always loses on family game nights.
Luna and Matteo (They are somehow my favorite couple and I can only apologize for this fact.)
This household is probably chaos ™ incarnate at times, but it doesn't take away from the fact that it is also a close and loving family. I do think Luna and Matteo also had many conversations over the matter of having kids for several reasons. Among them, their hectic career schedules and their own issues with abandonment and family (Cause I do think they both have those, albeit in different ways. Honestly, these two never learnt the true meaning of the word “organizing” until they started their parenthood journey.
I can see them either adopting or having biological children. Regardless, I envision their kids inheriting Luna’s endless energy (either biological or spiriYtually). This is mostly because I think the idea of Matteo being the only one w/o inhuman energy in his household is funny af. He “complains” about it, but he actually really loves having a loud and warm household compared to the environment he grew up in.
His own upbringing and relationship to his dad, similarly to Ámbar, did make Matteo take a conscious decision be a very present dad to his children, even when his career demands him to travel. He always makes sure to be present for the important dates and milestones in his kids’ lives. I think Matteo definitely scaled back the touring once him and Luna started trying to have kids. He is also a tad overprotective of his children, though never to toxic levels. Funnily enough, he’d be around the same level of overprotective as Miguel was with Luna when they started dating. Lets just say he gained a new level of understanding for his father in law. And don’t get me started on how overprotective he got when/if Luna became pregnant 😅. He probably was more stressed than her throughout the pregnancy.
If she goes the pregnancy route, it would take some adjustment on Luna's part to recognize that there would be things she cannot do (nor eat) while pregnant. What I’m saying is, she 100% tried to skate while being very far along in her pregnancy. Matteo almost had a heart attack. Luna also would get the weirdest cravings at the most unusual times.
As a mom, Luna would probably be the parent their kids would probably rely more on for relationship (be it platonic or romantic) advice. Otherwise, it's pretty balanced in terms of who their kids come for advice. Luna is also similar to Simón with encouraging her kids to experience life and learn from their mistakes. But, she also gains a deeper level of understanding of the worry she caused her own parents throughout her own life 😅.
Luna also makes sure to always be present at her kids’ special events and dates, no matter what. Additionally, she’d be the kind of parent who puts all of her children’s achievements on the fridge. She creates fun scrapbooks documenting their life milestones too. Tbh, both her and Matteo are the hype dream-team, especially when it comes to cheering for their children. These two will be the loudest cheerleaders at any event they go to support their kid(s). They’ll make banners and all. Their kids get embarrassed by it (even if they secretly appreciate it most of the time).
I think that one of the most prominent things that Luna and Matteo teach their kids, is to always follow their dreams/passions and that it's also vital to put in the hard work to achieve said dreams. Having said that, I also think that they make sure their kids know to not overextend themselves to the point of having health issues. I hc that Luna and Matteo each learned this particular lesson the hard way as adults, and want to prevent their kids from ever getting to that point. In a definitely not unrelated note, their kid(s) grow up being fluent in Italian, Spanish, and Spanish sign language. Multilingual house!
Luna and Matteo ofc also introduce their kids to skating and music, but never pressure them to follow in their footsteps, nor do they expect their kids to have the same passion for those disciplines.
Additional note on these two as parents: Luna and Matteo’s kid(s) have several times joked that their favorite singer is their tío Federico (or tío Simón) and their favorite skater is tío Ramiro. This is untrue (they are their parents’ biggest fan(s)) but they do love messing with their parents. Matteo has only cried abt this once (Or at least he claims it was only once).
Gastón and Nina
I think they would also be balanced parents. No other parent would be as engaging when telling bedtime stories than Nina. I think by the time she and Gastón get to the point of having kids she feels incredibly secure in her relationship which eases her insecurities about putting her kids through what her parents did every time they fought. While she is a worrier if she sees her kids try sports, she still encourages them to pursue their interests. She'll just make sure that they always know to wear the appropriate protective gear.
Gastón would be a little bit more easygoing in terms of their kids’ activities, but I do think hed get a bit overprotective once their kids start dating. (Tbf, this happens to him, Matteo, and Simón but none of them ever reach toxic levels).
While Nina narrates stories to their kids, Gastón acts them out. Together, he and Nina are a dynamic duo in that front. I think they both instill their kids with a love for storytelling and creating. Also. This family has 👏🏼weekly👏🏼 movie 👏🏼nights👏🏼. In general, a family bonding activity is watching movies and shows together. The family even has a list/schedule of who gets to pick the movie each week. I think in general Gastina also teach their kids to be pretty independent from early on. But at the same time their kids always know that they can come to their parents for anything they need.
Jim and Yam
You know, I see them adopting a kid. They didn't consider having children until well into their relationship. Even after that, they took their time to consider their options before settling on adoption.
I think Jim is a worrier and checks up on their kid daily, while Yam leans towards giving their child space, but ofc still being reliable and being always there when their kid comes to her for advice on their own terms. Both Jim and Yam teach their kids to love music as well as designing from early on. They have 100% made family performances and they're both cute and awesome.
Jim and Yam's house would be chaotic af (especially when tío Ramiro visits), but again, it'd be the warm and close kind of chaotic. I also think that Jim and Yam would have to organize themselves to balance their artistic careers with raising their kid. This would be especially true for Jim, since her choreography work would require her to be out of the house for work more than Yam, who once they adopt, I hc as setting up her own home studio to work on songwriting and recording. That being said, Yam would still have to find a balance since she'd still be doing performing gigs.
Honorable Mention: Ramiro
I don't see him being a dad, but he hangs out at Jim and Yam’s place so much (barring his traveling due to skating competitions and such) that their kids call him their adoptive uncle. He babysits those kids a lot, and I imagine him and Jim and Yam’s kid(s) get up to so many shenanigans that you could make a whole sitcom about it.
