Where are the fathers?

Or, make more male same sex couples with kids. Gay men start families too, you know...

Ok, then add the mother.

Maybe the children are adopted. Maybe the father is simply a sperm donor.

"smoothyrus129;c-17533434" wrote:
Maybe the children are adopted. Maybe the father is simply a ???? donor.

A Mac eyeliner make-up donor.

Sure, they can raise a child. When they are older, wouldn't they want to know who their dad is? Doner or not?

The family description actually states that Knox is adopted, so that one is solved. His biological parents have probably died by flies or something.

As for the Tinker family, in the sims 4 sims of the same gender can have biological children together by changing their gender options in CAS, so perfectly normal. I'm not sure if that is the case for one of them, I haven't played their household. But essentially, a sims 4 kid can have two biological parents of the same gender.

It can be kind of rude to ask a lesbian couple where the dad is to their kids. This is not sexist. It's just your ignorance

"CelSims;c-17533621" wrote:

"aaronrulz;c-17533600" wrote:
It can be kind of rude to ask a lesbian couple where the dad is to their kids. This is not sexist. It's just your ignorance

I would never ask a same gender couple about a biological parent. But as a child who never met their father, I certainly had interest in at least knowing who he was and where he came from. It's nothing to do with ignorance, it's simply knowing that everyone deserves to know their ancestry, even if the people that raised you are the ones you consider your real parents.

And in the sims, it cuts down on story telling opportunities. What if you want to play that child into adulthood? Would an option to go find the biological parent be a good story?

Yes, and a player can create that narrative by making Knox or Olive's fathers if they want to. It's not the Sims Team's job to create how we tell our stories. They created two lesbian couples with children and in no way ignoring the biological father makes them sexist. It shows their progressiveness, solidarity with gay families, and the realism that absentee fathers of children with lesbian parents exist worldwide.

"SimsLovinLycan;c-17533428" wrote:
Or, make more male same sex couples with kids. Gay men start families too, you know...

I was talking to a friend about this a day or so ago, actually. While representation is great – when not done in an overbearing manner and not done for the sake of being accepting – it feels like only the ‘L’ part is getting any decent love as of late.

The only gay couple in the game is Brant and Brent Hecking, who have no children. They came in Cats & Dogs, which released in November 10, 2017. Almost three years ago.

Lesbian couples are as follows:

Oliana Ngata and Leila Illes, who have one child. They came in Island Living, which released in June 21, 2019.

Dela Ostrow and Mia Hayes, who were released in the rebranding update in July, 2019.

Mary Greenburg and Blossom Greenburg, who have an adopted son. They came in Eco Living, which released in June 5, 2020.

Yasemin Tinker and Tina Tinker, who have a daughter. They came in Eco Living, which released in June 5, 2020.

The only ‘confirmed’ bisexual Sim is Caleb Vatore, which is up for debate or not as he tends to, at least in my game, have a heavy preference for girls. Even with cheats to show hidden information, his sexuality is 0% male, 100% female.

"Gordy;c-17533437" wrote:

"smoothyrus129;c-17533434" wrote:
Maybe the children are adopted. Maybe the father is simply a ???? donor.

A Mac eyeliner make-up donor.

Spoiler

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