I've Been Playing This Game Since Release …

GalacticGal · February 2021

… and I just now figured out how to keep a sick Child home from school. You write the excuse note, first. Not after they've stayed home. D'oh!

lisamwitt · February 2021

Ohhhh, thanks. I didn't know this either. I've only been playin 4 for a little over a year though. lol.

Sha2520032003 · February 2021

Wow, I've been playing TS4 since the game first came out....I definitely didn't know this. Thanks @GalacticGal for sharing.

Hermitgirl · February 2021

Oh that's good to know. So is that all you do write the note and it's okay? I've been playing from the beginning too. There's stuff I run across very often still. Or stuff they change that you run across later.

Umbreon12 · February 2021

I have been playing for almost two years now, and I had no idea this existed. There is still so much of this game I don't know yet.

SweetieWright_84 · February 2021

I completely forgot writing an excuse note was a thing. I, too, have been playing since 2014 and never once thought to do that.

texxx78 · February 2021

I always see that option under writing but never ever even tried to see what it was for... thanks for letting us know.

Simmingal · February 2021

i usually just call for vacation day or send them regardless cause I'm evil like that

SheriSim57 · February 2021

GalacticGal wrote: »

… and I just now figured out how to keep a sick Child home from school. You write the excuse note, first. Not after they've stayed home. D'oh!

I have been playing from about 2 months after it’s release, and I didn’t even know you could write a sick excuse..... how do you do it?

Sharonia · February 2021

I didn’t know this either.

SweetieWright_84 · February 2021

SheriSim57 wrote: »

GalacticGal wrote: »

… and I just now figured out how to keep a sick Child home from school. You write the excuse note, first. Not after they've stayed home. D'oh!

I have been playing from about 2 months after it’s release, and I didn’t even know you could write a sick excuse..... how do you do it?

If I remember correctly, your sim has to have a certain level of the writing skill. I can't really remember what level. It's under the Write category on the computer.

Kerrigan · February 2021

I've seen the option in the Writing menu but never knew what it was for. I usually just had kids drop a day or two of school and then study hard when they go back to make up for it

Kimmer · February 2021

I didn't know about this either. I don't use the phone options enough, I guess I should go through all of them and see if there's also other things that I've missed.

GalacticGal · February 2021

Kimmer wrote: »

I didn't know about this either. I don't use the phone options enough, I guess I should go through all of them and see if there's also other things that I've missed.

I use the computer under Write.

lisamwitt · February 2021

Mine just always lost some of their grade and had to make it up when they skipped. The only time that didn't happen was recently with my teen. She was sick, so I had her stay home and sleep. It didn't complain at me that she was late and her grade wasn't affected. I thought maybe if they were sick it just didn't matter.

fruitsbasket101 · February 2021

I never knew this was a thing.

GalacticGal · February 2021

fruitsbasket101 wrote: »

I never knew this was a thing.

I'm not sure, but it may be a feature of Parenthood.

fruitsbasket101 · February 2021

GalacticGal wrote: »

fruitsbasket101 wrote: »

I never knew this was a thing.

I'm not sure, but it may be a feature of Parenthood.

Oh that explains it. I don't have Parenthood.

IceyJ · February 2021

Excuse notes are from base game. It requires level 3 writing skill. Alternatively, a sim kid can take a 'vacation day' off from school like the adults can.

texxx78 · February 2021

So the excuse note won't subtract vacation days... that's nice.

FurAndYarn · February 2021

I was today years old when I learned that the excuse notes actually have a purpose.

Simmerville · February 2021

It's never to late for learning

I've been on since the release as well, and did not know this. That is - I would probably not even think of keeping a child back home from school in the first place... no matter how sick they are, lol

Kimmer · February 2021

GalacticGal wrote: »

Kimmer wrote: »

I didn't know about this either. I don't use the phone options enough, I guess I should go through all of them and see if there's also other things that I've missed.

I use the computer under Write.

Oh, it's that one. I've seen it but I've never tried it.

telemwill · February 2021

Wow! I did not know this at all. Too bad it requires a level 3 writing skill though. I usually just buy the medicine and send the kiddos on to school. But I am going to work on my Sims writing skills so I can give this a try.