Question for people who enjoy legacy-type gameplay

I made lives and homes for each offspring. It was exhausting eventually. But I rotated around playing each household. I made clubs for each generation's siblings and cousins to more easily get them together (had a mod to add more members to a club). I don't think I could ever choose just one child to branch off with. The only way I could do that is if I made sure my couples only had 1 child then I wouldn't have to make a choice. XD1