I have started over so many times with new saves and never kept one sim or one family going for longer than a few months. Gonna try and change that and try to play rotationally instead. Haven't played with the paranormal pack yet only used some bb objects from it and have had it since release, think it's time to build a haunted house and incorporate it with my story.
My only issue is that whenever I get really in to the game and my own story, something trivial like a phone call from a rando or anything other immersion breaking happens which then plumbs me off and I lose interest in playing the game.