You'll need to load up on NRaas Mods including story progression if you want to stop this disaster from happening because EA's bug-fest isn't even off when it's turned off because that control dosen't really work anymore.The only solution is to use loads of NRaas Mods and have custom settings for them like I did in story progression so I can play Sims 2 style and have TS2's story progression or at least something very close to it though mine still manages school and job performance and skills.It won't cause inactive families to adopt pets or children or even have babies on their own because the households each have their own caste and are denied permission to adopt on their own and can have a baby if I told them to do that.