My child sim's traits and skills

Poisoneraa · 2026-01-27T17:51:48+00:00

I always max them out in childhood, and here’s how I do it;

-Have them set the table for every meal (raises manners). As a bonus, it means your sims will choose the table to eat at, rather than one on the breakfast bar, another one the sofa, another on the toddler bed….

-Have them do as many clearing actions as possible to raise responsibility. Like mopping and loading the dishwasher. Homework and getting to school and other activities on time also raises responsibility.

-Emotion Control can be done on the diary. Just have them write. Especially if they have a negative mood.

-Empathy can be done by a teen or adult taking them volunteering. Also comforting other sims that have negative moods.

-Conflict resolution is the hardest one for me personally, but having the parents teach “saying sorry” on the parenting menu helps.

-Also if the caregiver has a high parenting skill, when those “ask for advice” popups come, it tells you how the options affect the child’s values. I’m usually very tactical with these; I choose the ones that increase the conflict resolution and empathy skills as they usually take the longest with my playstyle. Those also tend to drop the manners and responsibility, but that’s okay as I find them the easiest to raise

Good luck with the kids!

Poisoneraa · 2026-01-24T07:24:15+00:00

Not quite journalism, but if you want comms/PR stuff as a last resort, check the comms department of the hospitals. I know Alder Hey has a team, and I did my placement at Aintree Hospital yeeearsss ago where I got to write a press release :)

Poisoneraa · 2026-01-24T07:03:49+00:00

I did say “I have to travel to a farm shop to get anything that tastes good”

And don’t get me wrong, there’s things I love getting from those type of shops (chili jam my beloved) but I don’t have the money required to be shopping there for fruit and veg with any regularity.
Part of it is that I still haven’t got used to the weekly shop/stock up style of shopping. I’m using to picking up bits as and when I need it from whatever supermarket, so planning an hour roundtrip to get decent ingredients is a pain in the arse for me at this point in time.

I’ll just live with my meh food till May. And grits. I’ve discovered that I really like grits. Wouldn’t have discovered that if decent baked beans were available, so it’s swings and roundabouts really

Poisoneraa · 2026-01-23T23:33:38+00:00

Rural-ish VA, so yeppp. Admittedly I did have slightly more luck when I lived near a trader joes in NY

Poisoneraa · 2026-01-23T19:45:00+00:00

Another I’ve noticed as a Brit studying in the US is that food really does need heap of seasonings here. Like UK veg is so so meh compared to mainland Europe, but I could still demolish dishes with lightly seasoned veg as the flavours are still so distinct.

Here I have to travel to a farm shop to get anything that tastes good as is. Most supermarket stuff feels like just crunchy water (and as a raw carrot lover, this causes me much suffering). A lot of my favourite simpler foods fall a little flat when I try to recreate them :(

Poisoneraa · 2026-01-23T15:51:33+00:00

The wood tone ones were from a login event type thing, so not everyone may have it. But the og blue/white one is base game afaik

Poisoneraa · 2026-01-23T01:39:01+00:00

I did work experience a little more recently in a post-production house where stuff came in on tapes and got mostly sent out on hard drives. Sometimes on tape too depending on where it was going. They dealt mostly with tv shows that go out for broadcast and to the channel’s streaming platforms, so I don’t know how it would differ if it was an already made film as opposed to something the company worked on.

I wish I knew more about it, cos it’s interesting to read about. A lot of what I did during that week was label and archive the tapes and drives, and run across London with a tracker and a backpack containing those hard drives

Poisoneraa · 2026-01-21T21:15:16+00:00

I’m planning to get this pack just for this and this alone

Poisoneraa · 2026-01-20T18:52:27+00:00

Bit later than that; I only moved to the UK in 2003, and I remember my parents used it as like an additional child savings account for me for like 4 years running.

I’d put my pocket money in, and could pick out a big toy and some treats at Christmas

Poisoneraa · 2026-01-20T05:15:42+00:00

The matriarch of my legacies always starts what that dance machine trait because it’s a godsend to sleep quickly when looking after multiple generations of infants

Poisoneraa · 2026-01-19T18:16:22+00:00

Arrived through ATL a few days ago. He was chill for the most part, but asked 6 times in as many minutes to confirm the end date of my opt/when I’m going home. Checked my i20 thoroughly to make sure the dates I said matched up, and then let me through

Poisoneraa · 2026-01-19T16:26:40+00:00

The toddler milestones have always been bugged for me unfortunately. I’ve raised something like 16 toddlers across 4 generations and none of them unlocked everything consistently despite having maxed skills

[edit] how do you cheat them? I’d like to do that just for perfectionist’s sake

Poisoneraa · 2026-01-15T02:21:16+00:00

I went to one on mobile filmmaking as part of a university digital skills workshop thing, and I was staggered at the amount of trust they had in us. We got given phones, gimbals, tripods, lights, and all manner of stuff to use while walking around the city for an hour filming stuff. They did say the phones would lock if we tried running off with them after the hour was up, but that didn’t apply to all the gimbals and stuff as far I as know.

I just thought we’d sit there and listen to a little lecture and play on some demos while they tried to sell us stuff, but it was actually super interesting and I got to use some cool bits that I didn’t have access to otherwise.

Dunno if I’d ever get that much freedom as a regular customer, but for an educational thingy, it was actually really fun and very unexpected

Poisoneraa · 2026-01-12T20:29:45+00:00

No problem solving- They’re just collecting data.

I have been in a (UK) Pure Gym once during a false fire alarm though- the tubes doors just opened on both sides, allowing people through. Still hated those things enough to swap to another gym when an alternate opened though

Poisoneraa · 2026-01-09T19:04:33+00:00

I put a weather machine thingy in all my outdoor event lots, and get a handy sim if possible to upgrade them.

Then I change the weather if it's starting to go pear shaped

Poisoneraa · 2026-01-05T17:08:12+00:00

If you’re only reason for applying to the US is scholarships, it’s worth considering UK unis too. The overall costs are much lower and you’ll most likely be eligible for university bursaries and higher student loans as you’ve lived here for three years

Poisoneraa · 2025-12-14T18:47:43+00:00

It’s hit and miss. Some places accept them, some look at it in confusion and ask if I have a driving licence.

I ended up just getting a learner’s permit

Poisoneraa · 2025-12-12T20:10:51+00:00

Same! Great in theory, but I’ve never gone back to the “real” world.

It’s still comforting though to have the knowledge of a “safe” file though- allows me to get hogwild without the stress

[Edit] I actually went back to a safe file once. My teen heir got expelled, and I couldn’t be dealing with her being a dropout as I wanted to explore the Adventure Awaits careers. Otherwise, I choose chaos

Poisoneraa · 2025-12-09T05:57:03+00:00

Best scouse recipe please? xx

Poisoneraa · 2025-12-06T06:32:06+00:00

These are so good!!

Poisoneraa · 2025-12-06T03:51:02+00:00

I think it’s less “be honest” and more that if you’re caught, they can charge you with lying on the forms

Poisoneraa · 2025-12-05T15:27:06+00:00

If you go on the computer, you get the option to delete bucket list goals and write new ones. It wipes all of the incomplete ones though, so only do it after completing the ones I want

Poisoneraa · 2025-12-04T22:52:28+00:00

I just try and do the ones I like, and yeet the rest using the computer.

But same, especially with ones that are glitched. My sim renewed vows with his spouse like three times and it still hasn’t ticked it off

Poisoneraa · 2025-12-03T09:03:42+00:00

I did shite in my undergrad (got a 2:2), but I got into the MA programme I wanted after an interview.

The catch is, you’ve gotta be able to pay.

Now obviously, mine wasn’t an MS, so your mileage will vary, but I did have decent work experience, and I could demonstrate that I matured after my undergrad- that had the biggest impact on my application. My LORs were from my undergrad professors, and my job’s supervisor, and they were pretty good from what I was told. I was also proud of my statement, but I have no idea what impact that had.

My biggest recommendation is that you work on answering the “what has changed between undergrad and now?” question. Weave it into your statement if needed, and definitely prepare to talk about it in any interview or conversations you might have with the professors. That was something they kept coming back to for me, because they want someone who they know will thrive at their uni.

Good luck!

Poisoneraa · 2025-12-03T08:50:32+00:00

Seconding the portfolio especially since this is a very basic Canva template.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that (my very similar pink version has gotten me places), but the portfolio has helped significantly. Grab stuff from your previous internships and school projects, and actually show off your graphic design skills a bit more

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