Let's talk about the flawed emotion system

I feel the emotions and multi-tasking features could create a very deep game, but EA have opened a can of worms with both and it's probably too much for them handle. It multiplies the amount of work they normally have to do in a sims game.

I find myself wishing these features weren't so prominent. Multi-tasking is making my sims busy-bodies who can't settle down and focus. Emotions just seems to get in my way. I want my sims to do something, but their current emotional state is ruining it. I just want my sims to react emotionally and realistically to situations I put them in. I don't want to have to react to their emotions and adjust my game play to their current emotion, or feel the need to change it to match what I want to do. That's wasting my time.