There are way too many phone calls and texts, but they're also boring and predictable. What would be fun is if you got different types of feedback. Like say you get a new partner, and an ex or friend ...
Today my adult sims left the kids at home with a nanny to go to the romance festival. Next thing that happens is that the nanny (the kids get sent of to kindergarten as usual but I always hope the nanny will count as an adult staying with them) calls one of the adults asking if they want to go to the romance festival.