He didn't want them to be like him. Matter of fact, he didn't want his kids to have anything in common with him. It wasn't because he didn't love them, he would move the planet for them, literally... But he just.. He knew how hard it was to be like him. Always questioning things, always panicking, always wanting to be correct.*
Franklin, his son, wasn't that much like him. He had powers, but was more like Sue. He shared some of his features, but not his personality, which Reed was fine with. But, Valeria? His daughter? His daughter shared his exact personality. Arrogant. Egotistical. Smart. She was smarter then him basically. She just came up with more chaotic solutions, they worked, but were still a bit hectic. She looked more like Sue, though. Which made him a bit happier, since she didn't have to be an exact spitting image of him.
He was currently sitting at his desk in his lab, studying up on more equations. It soothed him, in a way..