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I feel bad for the babies in this game...
Willow
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This has happened several times now to the poor babies of my families. The parents go to work and the baby vanishes to the supposed day care and if a young child comes home before the parents the baby is returned to the crib, in a filthy diaper (thanks a lot day care) and lays there screaming for HOURS until the parents come home. I've even had the game leave the baby at home all day alone and not send it to daycare. If the baby leaves with a dirty diaper it comes back that way, so much for day care. I want nannies back!
I don't understand why kids are rendered so helpless in this game either, they can't even clean the bathroom/kitchen or water plants, yet they leave babies with them with no other interaction than to talk to them.
I feel like whoever did the programming for babies in this game does not like them, or toddlers for that matter. Babies are stuck in their cribs and treated like objects and not family members, just horrible imo.
I don't understand why kids are rendered so helpless in this game either, they can't even clean the bathroom/kitchen or water plants, yet they leave babies with them with no other interaction than to talk to them.
I feel like whoever did the programming for babies in this game does not like them, or toddlers for that matter. Babies are stuck in their cribs and treated like objects and not family members, just horrible imo.
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Yes but I personally think that leaving a baby to the daycare is already neglecting it in a way, it could be ok if you really really don't have the choice, but come on, it's your baby, can't you take the time to take care of it yourself as its parents ?
the babies and toddler's were
> I totally agree, they are practically... objects. ;) Also, it's kind of annoying that the parents must put the baby inside the crib in the in-between of their actions. They talk to the baby and then they put it down, they feed it and then they have to put it back to the crib again. If only babies were like The Sims 2 ones.
Yes! Get those babies out of the crib for gosh sakes!
Actually, you sort of can have a friend take care of the baby, if your kids are home alone with a baby, if all else fails you can find a random stranger walking by and invite them in, unless they are mean or evil there is a good chance they will tend to a crying baby.
> @Tarô
With a single parent household and how far she is into her career having her quit her job isn't feasible to me. They should have allowed for nannies, babysitters, etc. They definitely shouldn't have the babies returned home if only a child is there who can't take care of it.
> @gothprincess4eve
Agreed, I can't stand they are tied to the crib. I want to carry them around with me and take them for jogs or walks in strollers.
> @Sparkysim2
I can't imagine ever enjoying the game like Sims 2 if they don't improve on the family dynamics with babies and put toddlers back. Teenagers look like adults so the life stages in this game are basically back to Sims 1 which is unacceptable after nearly 15 years since that game was released. Families and stages of life should be expanded upon, not limited.
> @nekobear
Totally agree, I am missing toddlers so much and hate how limited my family sizes are with just a bunch of kids all the same size and teenagers that you can't tell apart from adults.
Angry Poops aren't angry enough
That's a little judgmental. People don't put their kids in daycare because they don't want to care for them. Sometimes, one income is not enough to support two parents and their kid(s). Unless the daycare is an abusive one, I doubt the kid will suffer. There are plenty of kids in daycare who are doing just as good as kids not in daycare.
Also, if you seriously think placing a kid in daycare is neglect, you haven't the slightest idea what real neglect is.
Yep, babies are objects. Confirmed before release. And of course no toddlers at all. Sad.
I've said it before, the current Sims devs have proudly displayed their dislikes children trait for a long time now.
There had to have been a major change in staff between TS2 and TS3.
Angry Poops aren't angry enough
There is a option to go to the hospital, also I have seen the dad freak out when mom goes in to labor.
(you are kidding.., right...?)
Wait...what? You do know parents have this thing called a JOB right? They can't just take their kids to work, thats where a daycare comes in. Your comment is very inappropriate
I'd love to see at-least a bit of effort with the babies (and toddlers if there even will be any.)
It'd be cool if the babies could have a few simple emotions, (happy, sad, angry, uncomfortable etc)
You could have a baby paddling pool? (just realized, no pools yet hehe sorry
based on the babys' emotions, you can cheer the baby up when it's sad etc.
just have em bouncin around like
a-lot people found the toddler stage, as-well as the baby stage to be a bit tedious,
and I feel like this was their chance to finally expand on the young-ins. It's a shame they did the opposite.
I can't tell if you're trolling or if you're really this stubbornly dumb lol.
Anyway, back to the point of this post, I feel bad for the babies too. They're so useless. I just see them as objects with a few interactions. They're stuck in their crib things for their whole baby stage of life, and then they suddenly pop on out of there and know how to walk and take a crap properly.