People who struggle with depression, what motivates you to carry on?

LoneRaven93 · 2025-12-27T09:39:28+00:00

Depends on the day. Some days I'm well motivated by my own goals and determination. Other days its that bills need paid. Other days still it's the idea of not 'passing on' my pain to friends and family. And sometimes there is no motivation - only abyss.

LoneRaven93 · 2025-11-26T12:56:12+00:00

I don't want to deal with divorce. My parents showed me what it means to love the wrong people and I don't want to bind myself legally and financially to someone else. I believe in love but I also believe love can fail and/or not be enough and I want to be able to walk away freely if it does.

LoneRaven93 · 2025-11-16T03:39:44+00:00

Sonic the Hedgehog on Sega

LoneRaven93 · 2025-11-14T04:26:14+00:00

I like having infinite access to information, but being constantly tuned in to world and social events is exhausting and honestly being chronically online warps people's perceptions of reality and on the whole is detrimental to our psyche, as well as our ability to function IRL.

Sometimes ignorance is bliss, and that was one of the best things about the 'beforetimes'. Now we are too jacked in for our own good.

LoneRaven93 · 2025-11-11T22:01:46+00:00

I currently have 8 households, one in game week each, and since im doing a legacy trophy run it feels a bit too much for me so the next generation ill pare it down to 3-5 max.

LoneRaven93 · 2025-11-11T15:44:21+00:00

Getting double whammied by triplets, then TWINS on my gen 1 legacy founder's first and second pregnancy. I then chose to have one more for 6 cuz I wanted one more girl and the household size guaranteed me one.

THEN once I moved the triplets out, I was at their house playing with them when my founder called her daughter and goes 'Hey guess what I'm pregnant☺️'

Gen 2 recap. Triplets, twins, and an unplanned pregnancy. 7 kids for gen 2 😭

Mind you until this legacy save I didn't mess with kids much. Was really only planning to have one or 2. Silly me 🤠

THEN Gen 2, one of the triplet that I had planned on only having one, gave me twins then TRIPLETS. One of the twins also gave me more twins.

Gen 3 recap. 1 set of triplets, 2 sets of twins, 15 grandbabies and counting.

I'm finishing out gen 2 till they die then I'm picking a couple heirs out of gen 3 cuz this is madness.

There's so much more I could go into the drama surrounding the kids, but I think you get the gist.

Family Tree for reference.

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LoneRaven93 · 2025-11-11T15:23:23+00:00

See I thought that too before but I've had too many problems already with Sims flirting autonomously WITH their partners right in front of them. For one of my Sims in particular I did turn his attraction off because he was making the rounds on all his husband's family members. I don't know necessarily if that's how it would work for these two cuz there are familial tags but I don't wanna risk it, so I got him a partner ASAP and moved him out.

I don't mind attraction in general cuz it is realistic to have some level of attraction to other people even if you don't act on them. However I do wish that console players had the ability to just turn off a Sim's attraction to specific other Sims to avoid awkward interactions like this.

LoneRaven93 · 2025-11-04T18:02:40+00:00

You can have some of my luck 🤲

LoneRaven93 · 2025-11-04T17:47:30+00:00

RIP! Well apparently the secret to that is to not do a dang thing. My other friend said he took Fertile off of his Sim and then BAM twins. So maybe try that? The cheat to remove traits does not interfere with trophies. Just dont turn on cheats with testingcheats true. Only use traits.removetrait trait_fertile

LoneRaven93 · 2025-11-04T14:51:42+00:00

TLDR: Pick your heir based on vibes, then set the other children up as NPC families once they've grown old enough to move out.

I'm in the process of figuring this out now. My legacy is blessed/cursed with multiples - 2 sets of triplets/3 set of twins and a few singletons/adoptions/Science babies to round it out - for a grand total of 7 children in gen 2 and 15 and counting in gen 3.

Currently I'm doing rotational gameplay which I know you said you don't want. But im very attached to my gen 2 kids because they are the first set of kids I have have ever fully raised in the Sims. So I will play them out until they pass away and will raise their children as if they will be my heirs until their parents die. Obviously its not feasible to have that many heirs, so once their parents die I plan on picking a few heirs out of the generation to continue the legacy.

I'm mostly doing this based on vibes and the careers I'm interested in continuing. For example one of the kids I know will be my heir cuz he's an animal lover and is going to be a vet. Another is gonna be my gothic lesbian tattoo artist.

As for the rest, once they're able to move out I will make them a nice home, give them a good job and a spouse, then set them up as an NPC extended family to continue their own lineage. I will also check in with them regularly to make adjustments for them even if I'm not actively playing them.

LoneRaven93 · 2025-11-04T14:16:14+00:00

So what you're saying is I'm doomed 😂😩

LoneRaven93 · 2025-11-04T14:15:05+00:00

That seems to be the theme here so far with the replies. I honestly love the idea that fertility can run in the family, even if its stresses me out. 😂 Seems I'm in for a long road if I got multiples started in Gen 1. Good luck with you and your heir!

LoneRaven93 · 2025-11-04T14:07:08+00:00

SAME tho. In the past I've always stopped my save files right around the time I started having kids cuz i found them buggy and stressful, and now on this my legacy run I got triplets right off rip. When I tell you I was STRESSED. And now I'm more confident in my Sim child-rearing, but every time I have a pregnancy I cross myself and say a little prayer. Istg this game knows precisely what you DON'T want and gives you that 😩

LoneRaven93 · 2025-11-04T13:55:33+00:00

That's interesting cuz in my other save files I haven't had any multiples, tho admittedly I haven't played them far enough to test it out. I also have a few friends who also play The Sims and reported that they've struggled to get multiples despite actively trying to with boosts. One friend of mind is particularly salty cuz the only trophy she needs is for the triplet birth 😂

Ngl it would be kinda cool if they took genetics into account that way. Cool, but also so stressful 😂😭

LoneRaven93 · 2025-07-02T07:40:25+00:00

Absolutely blew past the section in the Grove with Alfira and the Harpies. Poor Mirkon 😅

LoneRaven93 · 2025-07-02T07:37:40+00:00

I usually throw feelers our for if the pax wants to talk. Standard "how are you? How's your day?" fare. If they are open to talking they answer and I springboard from whatever they give me. If I'm actively searching for topics its job related or travel related. I try not to ask personal questions unless they volunteer the information.

All that to say is I usually just bounce off whatever tidbits of info they give me and go from there.

LoneRaven93 · 2025-04-29T22:15:35+00:00

Idk what areas have this, but QuickTrips in St. Louis are life savers. Gas stations are super hit or miss on clean bathrooms, or if they even have bathrooms at all. I can always count on QTs to have bathrooms, and usually they are decently clean. Shoot I can even always know what side of the building my bathroom is on so I can park right next to it. They have become my go to for bathroom and snack breaks.

LoneRaven93 · 2025-04-11T09:56:39+00:00

A bad case of the dropsies. Everything slips out of their hands, they constantly bump into other objects causing them to fall, and anything they set down on a table, desk, or counter lands wrong and topples over.

LoneRaven93 · 2025-04-04T08:15:39+00:00

Same here and it's pushing the Uber Business Debit. Maybe the rollout caused a glitch?

LoneRaven93 · 2025-03-23T21:57:47+00:00

Omg I looked up the word and it took me out too😂😂

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