Very cool Lenore. I'd add to this that when Clark keeps his powers a secret, the Kents, especially Jonathan, have a lot of power over him. If he were to do something that they disagreed with, he'd have no one else to turn to. Really, Clark's secret is the only power they hold over him, aside from emotional attachment. They can't ground him or force him to do anything. If he also had emotional support from Lex, who could also protect him, perhaps better than the Kents, then they would lose power over Clark and by proxy his abilities. Jonathan, moreso than Martha, is too dogmatically moral for me to believe he doesn't get off a little on controlling a strength like Clark's with his own moral sense.
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I'd add to this that when Clark keeps his powers a secret, the Kents, especially Jonathan, have a lot of power over him. If he were to do something that they disagreed with, he'd have no one else to turn to. Really, Clark's secret is the only power they hold over him, aside from emotional attachment. They can't ground him or force him to do anything. If he also had emotional support from Lex, who could also protect him, perhaps better than the Kents, then they would lose power over Clark and by proxy his abilities. Jonathan, moreso than Martha, is too dogmatically moral for me to believe he doesn't get off a little on controlling a strength like Clark's with his own moral sense.
-Silverkyst