I have the exact same problem. Every morning, (well middle of the night), kids wake up with the "need video game tense" moodlet. But none of them has the geek trait. It's quite annoying since they usually head to school being tense (with that moodlet that last about 8 hours... 8 hours of tension because you "don't" have…
I have to confess, One of them didn't manage to get an A or finish his aspiration... Oopsie!! But now I'm stuck, Both parents are turning elder in 2 days, and I have 6 childrens! The oldest will only turn into a young adult in 5 days!