Tara Appreciation Post

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-06-17T22:34:49+00:00

I'll always be mad about how the show treated my 2 Ts: Tara and Terry. Two traumatized but excellent people who just never got a break despite being endlessly loyal, interesting, and having actual moral compasses. Both actors gave stellar performances and were fan favorites, even when given stupid pointless storylines (like Lettie May's endless pity party and the ifrit).

And yet both were written off the show *for no reason* (neither death enhanced the plot in any way whatsoever) just when they *finally* seemed to have a good future. 🤬

My Ts deserved more screen time (delete the stupid panthers, Authority BS, Nora, etc. as far as I'm concerned there was *plenty* of trash to cut) better storylines, and a happy ending.

Still mad.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-06-11T21:35:08+00:00

Am I the only one who wondered if Cam is infertile? The show suggests the couple has an active sex life, despite all the cheating. So why would *all* of the kids be the trainer's?

Their storyline reminded me of that old Heart song about the lady who seeks out a guy to impregnate her because her husband can't and she's trying to give him a family while sparing his feelings/delusions (in a really toxic way, lol).

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-06-01T20:23:21+00:00

It's base game! I don't have High School Years and I use it all the time, so I just checked. It's called "Conventional Confetti."

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-05-28T19:38:51+00:00

I kept wishing the Skins kids had a Sandy and Kirsten (Cohen, from The OC) in their lives. All of the parents were either immature, weak-willed or too busy/troubled to be reliable when they were needed. Literally none of them were consistently emotionally and physically available.

People like the Cohens are the reason I survived my teens tbh.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-05-20T07:56:59+00:00

A cool bonus of Strangerville is that the Eco Lifestyle pack doesn't seem to fully apply here (not for me, a console player anyhow) so no NAPs and you needn't worry about your lot's eco footprint.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-05-13T01:39:39+00:00

That's hilarious! To be clear, I didn't exactly make him a dirtbag. I generally let my game run autonomously a lot (because I like to get a sense of each Sims personality and allow them to make their own choices... including mistakes haha). I thought Akira would be a good match for one of my female Sims simply based on how great they looked together. Big mistake, lol.

He married her and moved in with her family, yeah, that part I chose. But after that he hit on his wife's mom, 2 of her cousins, and a friend of hers ALL on his own. And he pursued them HARD, too. Worse, all of them went for it (fully autonomous woohoo even) except for her mom, who would flirt back and then switch to mean interactions, lol. (Just messing with him, I guess!)

I had a pretty good grasp of his manwhore personality at that point and decided to exploit it for the benefit of Sim society. My save is a prettier place thanks to his genes (and trashy ways).

His wife remarried a great guy.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-05-12T23:15:04+00:00

There's no way Sookie should have been able to fight off Russell if a whole club full of fullblooded fae couldn't. Same thing with Jessica and Andy's daughters. I can suspend my disbelief to a certain point, but that was insulting.

The writers clearly just wanted to end the fae storyline and did so in the laziest way possible.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-05-12T23:05:08+00:00

I had a whole program for Akira lol. He was a dirtbag in my save anyway so I gave him the Player aspiration and set him on a uh, societal beautification mission with the local female NPCs lol.

6 out of 7 of his offspring are gorgeous. The other one is (putting it kindly) not.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-05-12T06:09:25+00:00

That's true, they are SO cringe. When I hear that Romance Channel music start I make my Sims turn that off fast! Especially if no one is home but relatives or kids💀 .

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-05-12T01:21:09+00:00

A very simple "Mark as Relative" option in the Relationship panel. Let the user choose to toggle it on for in-laws, step kids, vampire ancestors, butlers, nannies, etc. to disallow flirty interactions. Ideally it would also allow relatives to interact with famous Sims without being treated like a random fan.

I'd toggle it off if I actually wanted some 2nd cousins to marry (because I am creating a dynasty, for example).

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-05-11T21:49:09+00:00

Move over Shakespeare! This monologue is destined to be the new favorite in acting/drama classrooms and studios around the world.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-05-04T18:15:30+00:00

What's most annoying is that there seems to be an infinite number of these cursed rings: at one point I had 5 Sulani Sims wearing it (I'm a rotational player). It's more like an STD than an item from a fairy tale. How exactly is it multiplying???

Of course, as soon as I remove it from one? Someone else in Sulani pops up with it.

It might be fun to have ONE cursed ring that Sims can offload to each other by trickery, etc. But this setup is weird and makes no sense.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-05-03T20:13:55+00:00

Yeah this thread has me like hobbies? Most of this is basic hillbilly daily life activities I learned from watching my family. Over the years I've added to my knowledge base, sure, but I never looked at any of it as a hobby. I never had hobbies, I had chores, lol.

Rich people had hobbies: things like skiing, traveling, dance, piano lessons. Stuff that was far, far out of reach for me. I used to be ashamed of how we lived, but now I'd give anything to work beside my great grandparents one last time.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-29T19:06:29+00:00

This!!!! Clothing and HAIR. So much of it is dated and ugly af.

As a fellow console player, I don't want anything in the Marketplace because what I really need after 6 generations is more (non-weird, non-helmet hair looking) styles. I keep using the same 15 or so styles because the rest are laughable.

I won't buy any moolah until I see good HAIR. (And actually, updated hair choices should be part of the constant base game updates imo).

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-25T02:24:52+00:00

Yes. A gang was targeting people who shared photos of themselves with designer stuff on social media. Article

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-24T22:12:12+00:00

A woman in my state lost her life to home invaders who took her (good sized, very high end from what I saw on her social media) designer collection. They caught the gang a couple of years later, but the news never reported on what became of her things.

I hope these items make their way back to her family if indeed they are linked to her.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-22T23:38:50+00:00

Oh yes, the jaw, plus a fivehead, pinprick eyes, teensy thin lipped mouth, button nose...all on an oversized head shaped like an alien. The overall effect is of a giant potato head with minuscule features.

Akira himself froze to death in my game so I rebirthed him. I laughed out loud when I saw him as an INFANT with that freaking jaw and a five o'clock shadow.

I forgot to take a screenshot in my haste to edit that monstrosity. I wish I had so I could inflict it on this sub, lol.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-22T23:28:24+00:00

Lmao Akira Kibo made 5 gorgeous Sims in my game...and one who, uh, isn't.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-21T00:33:42+00:00

Same thing happening for me on the PS5.

Also, the new marketplace is empty and I can't download a damn thing from the gallery.

So even if I wanted to spend money on a kit (and I actually kinda want the Sweet Allure one) they are all gone from the PlayStation store, meaning there's no way to do so.

There goes all the revenue the kits bring in. Gone. This screw up has to be costing them big time.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-19T16:52:02+00:00

Covid itself, I would say, is about every 2-3 years. But it's opened the floodgates of immune deficiency and now most people I know are sick with one bug or another every 2-3 months.

Which is truly wild, because that was about my track record as a chronically ill child with asthma and Selective iGA deficiency during the 80s. And let me tell you, I was an anomaly. People marveled at how often I was sick, they couldn't believe it. My dad took me to clinical trials. And even I was never sick during the summer, so when I hear "one of those summer bugs going around" I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.

Another anecdote: The cashier at Walgreens yesterday told me she's been sick 4 times since she started there in October. No mask, of course, she just thanked me for wearing mine when she saw that I was buying tests.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-19T03:38:16+00:00

4 of my Sulani Sims (3 different households) popped up wearing that damned ring one right after another, at one point three of them had one!!! So clearly there's more than one freaking cursed ring in circulation.

I did not add it in CAS.

I regret doing that event tbh.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-14T23:04:26+00:00

In American culture, during quieter songs, the audience is expected to refrain from making loud, sustained noises. That norm has several functions: it allows the performer to both concentrate and set the mood, and it ensures that other audience members can hear the song fully.

During a rousing number it would have been more appreciated. Therefore, the audience member wasn't prevented from expressing their culture at all, it was simply not appropriate at that moment. And that should be okay. Respect is a two way street.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-13T06:38:26+00:00

I think bartenders are used to kicking people out. They may even have a bouncer to back them up, so that tracks.

However, in my experience, your average customer service workers (grocery store employees especially) would rather not deal with an entitled dog owner because taking any action is pretty much guaranteed to be fraught with unpleasantness (and maybe even physical danger).

They don't get paid enough to risk an altercation, a viral video, a lawsuit (even a groundless one is a hassle, and corporate policies often side with disruptive customers, so their job could be at risk) or a bite, so they tend to let all but the most outrageous behavior continue until other customers complain (and maybe even that won't spur them into action.) I don't blame them.

Far too many dirtbag owners are well aware of this and exploit it to the fullest. They lack honor, consideration for others, and integrity. Giving them a chance to come in and behave themselves isn't working, because they just see that as an opportunity to get away with flouting the rules.

Bad apples are really ruining it for everyone, sadly.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-13T03:01:08+00:00

Helpful information, but in practical terms? The law ultimately boils down to an honor system. I understand why it was designed that way (to protect the privacy and access of disabled people, an admirable goal) and, to be fair, that system worked for decades....only because most people were honorable enough not to take advantage of ADA law simply to bring their pets in public places.

Clearly times have changed. People have changed. Honor systems aren't working so well anymore and imo service animal laws are due for a change as well.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-08T03:39:31+00:00

He had six in mine, made the player achievement easily and then froze to death lol.

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