I hate cribs!
Really, cribs and toddlers are such a rage inducing combination. :rage: First of all, toddlers recharge their energies very fast on the crib, so forget about putting your toddler to sleep and getti...
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Actually, I think TS3 strikes a pretty good balance between toddlers getting all loud and fussy for what might be no apparent reason and having them sleep through the night most of the time if their needs are well met and they have positive moodlets going. Higher end objects like swings and playpens are nice but not essential. TS3 is, among other things, a time management game and things like this are a puzzle to solve, not a barrier to the game's enjoyment. Sorry if this sounds like a lecture, especially coming from a non-parent in real life like me, but if you are going to regard very young sims as noisy and inconvenient and you don't want them at the family dinner table, then you might want to reconsider ever having them and perhaps opt for puppies and kittens to raise. Or you could adopt older children, those are easier to control. :)
One time I remember in particular when I was a newer player I let things get away from me and my sims' twins were overtired very late at night. The parents had to chase them all over the one-story residence to get them in a position where they could/would be picked up and put to bed and yes, they were crying and fussing all over the place for no reason other than being excessively tired. When they finally got them to bed at 2am or something, my two sims (who adore kids by the way) looked at each other, and by then I knew this look, as if to say, "Whew! Hey, wanna make some more?"
"Whoa, no!! Stop! Hey doctor, you're on an early shift tomorrow, go to bed! And science guy, if you aren't sleepy yet go experiment on something and cut that out right now, none of that try for baby romance tonight!" (I'm sure my neighbors heard me yelling this out, but they already think I'm crazy anyway) And besides, the twins were the youngest of what were already six children by then and there were six more to come later on. But that was only one less than organized night, though my sims didn't have much to work with back then this wasn't a frequent occurrence at all. By the time the triplets came along, much later, things in that household were more organized and ran like clockwork. Much of the time. Always expect the unexpected with lots of kids around.
Aha, not typical. I'd say you have set yourself up for an extra challenge there then, especially when raising triplets.
One time I remember in particular when I was a newer player I let things get away from me and my sims' twins were overtired very late at night. The parents had to chase them all over the one-story residence to get them in a position where they could/would be picked up and put to bed and yes, they were crying and fussing all over the place for no reason other than being excessively tired. When they finally got them to bed at 2am or something, my two sims (who adore kids by the way) looked at each other, and by then I knew this look, as if to say, "Whew! Hey, wanna make some more?"
"Whoa, no!! Stop! Hey doctor, you're on an early shift tomorrow, go to bed! And science guy, if you aren't sleepy yet go experiment on something and cut that out right now, none of that try for baby romance tonight!" (I'm sure my neighbors heard me yelling this out, but they already think I'm crazy anyway) And besides, the twins were the youngest of what were already six children by then and there were six more to come later on. But that was only one less than organized night, though my sims didn't have much to work with back then this wasn't a frequent occurrence at all. By the time the triplets came along, much later, things in that household were more organized and ran like clockwork. Much of the time. Always expect the unexpected with lots of kids around.
"Keiomestre;c-16956378" wrote:
for role-play reasons, the mother shouldn't help much with the children (she has the dislikes children trait).
Aha, not typical. I'd say you have set yourself up for an extra challenge there then, especially when raising triplets.
