"Strangerthan;c-17132704" wrote:
Oh, that's a tough one. I'd keep the kids and tell Bonnie to move out... But that's from a 'me' perspective.
For your sim though I think walking away and never looking back would be the best thing for him (Just for him, like, not the best for the kids or Bonnie).
Story wise, it has a lot of potential. Like the kids could grow up even more dysfunctional than him and come looking for him when they're older... You could play them rotationally a bit to see what they get up to.
Yes, there is a lot of story potential there. Following this very dysfunctional family has been one of the most interesting things I've done in Sims 4. Recently the widowed father (who had remarried and is now separated from his second wife) had a change of heart and is realizing that he really enjoys being with his grandchildren. (One son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren are now living with him since they had fallen on very hard times.) Charles, the patriarch, has even been going around to his other grown-up children now to make amends with them. (I've removed his "hates children" trait with cas.fulleditmode). He's not suited to take on the responsibility of William's three children, though. That would be far too much for him.
I definitely want to keep these children in the game so I can watch them grow up and, yes, see how dysfunctional they become. It's really difficult to decide how I want to approach it. As @starfree suggested, maybe having Social Services step in (me, not the in-game social worker) and place the children in a foster home or with adoptive parents might be the best thing.
