I can't seem to let my sims die, am I alone?

I rarely ever have active Sims die of old age. Once whichever child I plan on following to the next generation ages up to YA, I usually move them out and continue to play as them. It's kinda sad when you do find out their parents have died, but you get used to it when you play generationally.

One way to play generationally and not have to deal with Sims dying when they get older is to discover how fun it can be to intentionally kill Sims you know longer have much use for (or just feel the need to kill for the sake of driving the story along). It isn't fun to have the game snatch your aging Sims away from you against your will. It is fun to kill them when you decide you want to.