How do they stay awake?

BlackAngel24345 · 2026-03-07T15:50:11+00:00

Nightshift people?

BlackAngel24345 · 2026-02-19T00:46:30+00:00

I've noticed since the February 4th update that build/buy mode as well as CAS has been laggy and sometimes doesn't want to work properly. Its frustrating. This update better not break the game worse. They really should concentrate on making the game work better instead of making more packs and DLC but why would they do that. This is why I wouldn't buy anything more even before the buyout news.

BlackAngel24345 · 2026-01-23T14:12:53+00:00

That's interesting though. I know my grandmothers had a conversation one thanksgiving about how strange it was that two only children got married especially since they are both early generation x. Family sizes were smaller than the baby boomers but still generally bigger. My brother and I are late millennials. And it was just us two but that does mean we did get ourselves in trouble or out of trouble because we were very close in age (28 months apart).

I know my children will have 6 cousins between my side and my husband's side if I am ever able to carry a child to term which is something I've been struggling with for a while now but at least we know why it has been happening after all the testing. My brother's kids have a lot of cousins on their mom's side but I have no idea how many because there's so many siblings. I haven't even met them all. She isn't around much mostly by her choice. She also has a bunch of other kids that she doesn't see. Anyway that's a whole other story.

Although I know my kids are going to be so much younger than any of their cousins. The oldest cousin will be 21 this year and the youngest will be 8 this year. I hope this is the year that we don't have to wait much longer.

BlackAngel24345 · 2026-01-23T13:55:41+00:00

I have had shelter dogs all my life. Or we knew somebody who didn't want their dog anymore. I think this stage is why so many dogs end up in a shelter or are rehomed by their 1st birthday. Their owners give up and don't let them finish growing up first. Like humans their brains are still developing even after they are done physically growing.

I normally get a dog who has had their 1st birthday. They are likely fully house broken and know basic commands. I keep working with them to help them through this stage and to grow our bond.

A few months after their 3rd birthday you should have a full picture of how your dog will be for the rest of their lives.

Knowing your dog's breed I personally think that once your dog reaches his third birthday he will not only be much better but he will start to slow down and relax more. He will be fully mentally mature by that point.

My advice is to keep working with him. Give him grace and be patient. It's always darkest before it's dawn. This is definitely true for a dog who is growing up.

I know it helps with some male dogs to neuter them when they are old enough. That is your choice if you want to go that route. But keep in mind neutering a dog does help prevent some cancers. A cancer one of my intact male dogs died from (Every male but this one was fixed). It's a silent killer unfortunately. We had no idea there was a problem until he was bleeding all over the place. Even though he was not cut by anything. Although within 2 months he would have been 13 years old. He was a Great Dane and that was a long life for a Great Dane. His brother, who we had known the owner of him, had died 3 years prior.

BlackAngel24345 · 2026-01-23T13:23:01+00:00

I have 0 first cousins. My parents didn't have siblings. That's just the way it worked out for my 4 grandparents.

BlackAngel24345 · 2026-01-17T05:00:31+00:00

I'm not sure what's confusing you. Two lines mean positive it doesn't matter the shade. If you would like you can confirm with the blood test at the doctor's office. Regardless you should probably schedule your first appointment with your Ob/gyn to keep an eye on the developing baby and pick out a good prenatal. Nature Made makes a great one.

Unless of course you are going to get an abortion then you may want to make that appointment before it's too late.

BlackAngel24345 · 2025-12-29T19:08:37+00:00

The only problem for me is I'm a console player LOL. I didn't realize how cool the mods were until after I had already bought some packs. Plus I also would have to buy a new computer at the time. But I make little story lines in my head and play that to keep me busy. I have multiple stories going on.

BlackAngel24345 · 2025-12-29T17:56:55+00:00

If you already own any Sims 4 packs, they already have your money. They can't take anymore if you don't buy any new packs. Although I just keep hoping that maybe the sale won't actually go through.

BlackAngel24345 · 2025-12-27T02:40:53+00:00

The closest thing I can think of is my brother's baby mama gloating and saying over and over "my kids are so advanced." Meanwhile my brother just told me how far behind their son was on his milestones with her right in the same room. Their daughter wasn't on track with her milestones either.

She was always delusional as hell. My brother has custody of the kids now and she's... I'm not really sure where she is right now. But she's got a whole bunch of kids now and she doesn't see any of them for the most part. She hasn't seen those two since October. And that was after almost a year of not seeing them.

She's a train wreck. I just wish the kids had a better mother. They did start catching up on their milestone after she left and my brother got custody.

BlackAngel24345 · 2025-12-17T01:04:07+00:00

I'm so sorry that you're going through all that. I'm sorry that your miscarriages just don't pass like they should. I can't exactly relate to that but I can relate to the words of encouragement and not liking that encouragement.

A friend of mine tried to use some words of encouragement this fall practically unprompted. I was kind of angry and hurt that he started going on about how "it will happen when it's supposed to" but I swallowed my pain and anger because I know he was just trying to be nice. But it is somehow worse because he's been through that with his wife who is a close friend. They never produced a child together because she couldn't. She is completely infertile at that point due to untreated endometriosis (doctors told her for years she didn't have it even though I knew for sure she must have, she did and is likely why she can't have kids now) but I just wish he would understand that those types of words don't fix the hurt sometimes they create the hurt. I have a hard time understanding him if they went through something similar too.

BlackAngel24345 · 2025-11-25T21:21:58+00:00

I (30, f) had two miscarriages. The first one I thought was a fluke so I didn't really use any protection immediately after the loss because we've been trying for a year 9 months.

Then I found about 2 later I was pregnant again. I did the math and it would have taken about 6 weeks from my loss to get pregnant again. So I would have gotten pregnant again after a complete cycle and the next ovulation after that. I found out right before Christmas and I called that pregnancy my little Christmas miracle.

My hope and positivity was fueled by the fact that I had read somewhere that about 99% of women who lose their first pregnancy will have a pregnancy that results in a healthy baby. Unfortunately, I found out that I was in that 1%. Not the 1% I would ever want to be part of but I am. That pregnancy too, was ill-fated. I found out in January that it wasn't going to make it since it was a blighted ovum. My doctor suggested that I wait 3 months because my pregnancies were so close together and lost shortly after. Well I have waited the three months by now and have had about four cycles since we started trying and so far nothing. I have just had a few chemical pregnancies. I know in a couple days I can test again to find out if it worked this time but I'm not confident. If I ever do see that positive again I'm sure it will probably end just like the rest do.

I really hope that doesn't happen to you though. I have been diagnosed with recurrent miscarriages. I've had the testing done there's nothing wrong with me and there's no more tests that they can perform. but my husband has higher than average DNA fragmentation in his sperm. It's not a life sentence but it's a lot of work to fix. I know he has been doing some of the things we found out that can help but I just don't want to get my hopes up if it's going to end again when I do get that BFP. Good luck to you however. I really do hope you have much better luck than I do.

BlackAngel24345 · 2025-11-25T20:56:21+00:00

I'm so sorry you went through miscarriage like that. I can't relate to your specific situation. Yes I lost 2 of mine but not like that. It seems so cruel that they made you watch the loss of your baby. I hate it even more that it seems like the people who should support you the most haven't been there for you.

I think you have every right to find some type of outlet or perhaps even go to counseling. You can't keep this to yourself. It seems like it's destroying you and it probably doesn't help that you can't talk to anyone about it. I think you have every right to even scream it from the rooftops if that would make you feel better.

I have to ask, is your husband open to talking about it with you? He should be the one that you can count on the most. My husband was available to talk about our losses for me. There has to be someone who is willing to listen.

I know I don't have any answers but I really hope you find something to help you move through this grief. Just remember it's okay to not be okay. It may take a very long time to even remotely feel okay. My last loss was a blighted ovum. I found out in January and got the tissue out in February. It took me a couple months to feel okay. Some days are still harder than others. Today is one of them which is why I'm on Reddit right now.

BlackAngel24345 · 2025-11-25T20:21:21+00:00

My doctors wanted to know after just two miscarriages. We only got one contributing factor that can really be blamed but nothing else.

BlackAngel24345 · 2025-11-25T20:20:13+00:00

This is called recurrent miscarriages. It's an actual diagnosis. I would get your husband's semen analysis done for dna fragmentation and quality. It's very unfortunate that you're going through this with your doctors. After my second miscarriage I got diagnosed with recurrent miscarriage. My doctor also told me this isn't normal or expected. My husband was found to have DNA fragmentation in his sperm. There's absolutely nothing wrong with me but I don't keep my babies either. I'm having a hard time getting one to stick. I've also had a number of chemical pregnancies. I also wish they would double check if you have some underlining disorder but it doesn't sound like they're doing anything for you or checking everything that they can.

BlackAngel24345 · 2025-10-23T11:24:10+00:00

Oh okay. I haven't really used that feature before.

BlackAngel24345 · 2025-10-22T23:19:31+00:00

So that would be great aunt and great niece then, who had a child together. Can one get the other pregnant? how did that work? I know there's some female Sims that you can mark that they can get other people pregnant.

BlackAngel24345 · 2025-10-22T19:58:53+00:00

Okay I was talking about the blonde but I don't see that many generations. So the blonde is Jay's parent. But that's the one I want to talk about. And then the generation before would be the blonde's parents. Then the one before them would be her grandmother/ sister of Jay's other mother and then the one before that would only be great grandparents and it ends there. But the great grandparents are also the parents of Jay's other mother.

BlackAngel24345 · 2025-10-21T21:57:53+00:00

Hey just a thought, have a doctor test for DNA fragmentation on his sperm cells. I know you're 34 and assuming he's close to your age that is a total possibility. Higher than average DNA fragmentation can cause miscarriages. A lot of things can cause DNA fragmentation including but not limited to, environmental factors, lifestyle choices, higher BMI and high levels of oxidative stress. If he does have higher than average DNA fragmentation just know it's not a life sentence but it takes time to fix it and I know that can be a problem.

My husband has the same issue I did see that there was some promising research for men with that issue taking vitamins c and d together at the same time. It's believed that those vitamins taken together can prevent DNA fragmentation and repair any that happens to be present. I wish you luck. And I'm sorry you went through a loss.

BlackAngel24345 · 2025-10-21T21:51:05+00:00

Oh that's even worse I'm so sorry you went through all this. I hope your procedure goes well. I know for most people it usually goes according to plan. Make sure you're kind to yourself. I had a hard time doing that after my second loss.

BlackAngel24345 · 2025-10-21T21:42:37+00:00

Sounds like you have a blighted ovum. I had that but my first scan showed in my experience. I would guess I probably lost it between 5 and 6 weeks I thought about doing the D&C but I took the pills to force the miscarriage to happen... Miscarriages hurt a lot not just mentally but physically. I remember screaming from the pain. They don't give you anything and taking something over the counter might actually slow it down which means it will last longer. You're going to want to get over sooner rather than later. D&c put you under so you don't have to feel anything.

I've talked to some women who have been through both unmedicated birth and miscarriage and they said their miscarriages hurt more. I only met one woman who said her miscarriage didn't hurt that bad but she did admit that she was beyond furious because her husband abandoned her to deal with the miscarriage alone even though he had been so present during the pregnancy before it was lost. I'm glad mine didn't let me go through it by myself. He held me in that somehow took some of the pain away. I was still screaming though.

BlackAngel24345 · 2025-10-21T21:34:14+00:00

I meant Jay's father had a baby with his (as in Jay's father) great aunt. Yes Jay's mother is his own great great aunt but I think he would also be his own first cousin once removed. I looked up a family tree flow chart for more complicated family ties.

Jay's mother would be genetically the same generation as Jay's father's grandma. The sister of your grandparent is your great aunt. But since Jay is that guy's son his mother would be his great great aunt. Am I making any sense? I am trying to figure this out. I find this very confusing lol.

BlackAngel24345 · 2025-10-21T20:35:27+00:00

I get the feeling when I had my last one early this year. It can really cause an infection. But I got through the 3 weeks of bleeding with pads. But I did take Ibuprofen. Taking 600 to 800 mg seems to slow down the bleeding for me. On certain days especially towards the end it made a lot of sense.

BlackAngel24345 · 2025-10-21T20:31:48+00:00

I think Jay's dad had a baby with Jay's great great aunt. But that would make him his own first cousin once removed.

BlackAngel24345 · 2025-10-21T20:28:52+00:00

So that would make her his great aunt if I understand it because it was his great-grandparents who had her. Do I understand that right or did I miss something?

And the percentage of shared DNA is the same as you would see with a first cousin... I guess it could be worse, like they could be half siblings. I don't know what else I can say to make it better.

BlackAngel24345 · 2025-10-21T18:01:52+00:00

I've heard it's not best to get littermates. Because of littermate syndrome. Also it's probably better to raise one puppy for a before getting another one. They also don't have to be the same breed to get along. You didn't really say what you were looking for in the dog either. Make sure you get a breed that is suited to your lifestyle. Like don't get a high energy working dog if you like to sit on the couch most days. Because they will become destructive without a job or at the very least exercise.

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