Well, he'd be put under immense pressure, wouldn't he? If not from the expectations of the the world, then from his expectations of himself. No matter what, he'd just feel...stunted, in comparison.
He was probably counting on the child's invulnerability to keep him safe from the combination of a toddler's knack for hurting himself + Lois Lane's unerring instinct to jump into the most dangerous situation possible.
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