Hahaha I dont get it either, i dont mind having tiny babies running around 😅
dancing-on-my-own on
A creepy phone call and tv channel. I don’t really get it, if I don’t want kids I just don’t have them.
bahimlate on
kids need a chance to spread their wings and find their place in the world
No-Alps4500 on
want to see how new spouse reacts to pregnancy/children but we can’t have more than 2 kids.
KelseyPlays on
I think for a fair number of people it’s because they can?
JanileeJ on
I had kids to see how it worked, and I got rid of them to see how that worked.
Some people just want to have kids with every marriageable candidate. One player posted an image of the graveyard they created, with headstones for each kid they got rid of, and “offerings” at each headstone hinting who the parent was. (Coffee for Harvey’s kid, sunflower for Haley’s kid, etc.)
ConditionSecret8593 on
Villainy.
Useless_Rambler on
Because my baby, that I had on year 4, is still a baby at year 44, and mooching off my 40+ million dollar empire.
OP, your post in the order of my feed lined up hillariously with another!
Genuine answer though, I’ve only had kids in one play through, and they just weren’t intetesting to me. Now I opt to not have them at all.
SLimon001 on
they dont do shit
PRO_GAMER909 on
Great question idk?
1sketchy_girl on
Alright, so..
>! In the Witch’s hut that unlocks after you are asked to do a quest for the Wizard to get something back from her since she is his ex wife. You offer the Dark Shrine of Selfishness a prismatic shard and the children will turn into doves and fly away. !<
TreefrogJ on
If people could escape parenting with bird magic, you know for a fact they would.
lapis_lateralus on
I’m sorry, WHAT
poop_on_you on
If they’re not going to age I want to make an Abed-style baby empire and put them to work.
lilablut on
We need ancient dolls for the meowmere sword
According-Paper4641 on
Didn’t Blade do massive power leveling by doving hundreds of children and then fighting the doves?
That, I guess?
_iamacat on
Man fuck them kids
Comfortable_Ebb3959 on
If you want to not have to deal with having them after being “pressured” into them by your pretend husband in the game that’s the one alternative
sfaafs on
why do people have kids in the first place? i’ve never opted for this personally, but im a certified kid hater
SurtFGC on
because I try to kill as many kids each playthrough as possible
SusieQ314 on
If you have a birdhouse on your farm, the doves will come back and visit. I name my girls Dove and boys Wren and then they come and say hi!
holy-dragon-scale on
I feel I’ve been called.
ThatFalafelGirl on
I literally just did this today for the first time.
Because they’re creepy, and I can. Last (and only) play through with kids for me.
I took great delight in redecorating their room
Wojwo on
I’m more weirded out by Penny’s dreams of the kids growing wings and flying off…. Like does she not like her children and wants them gone, or is she afraid that someday they’ll be gone? Idk
Mr_Woodchuck314159 on
Don’t know, I’ve never gotten married. I’ve never made it to the island, I’ve never made it to level 100 of the desert cave. I enjoy planting, watering and harvesting. I enjoy all the things I read on here, but every time I’ve started a new save to do any of them, I get distracted before I get there.
MacNCheeseDeluxe on
I basically do it to kind of pretend that they grew up and left the house so I can have more.
Anakerie on
Meanwhile I can’t stop staring at the mannequin in the sassy leather harness…
im_not_chopin on
Because I decorate my house often and they’re always in the way of the furniture… Haven’t turned them into doves yet, though, but seriously considering.
tkdch4mp on
Tldr at end:
I’ve never had kids in SDV, but I’ve only had one playthrough so far where I’ve actually gotten married, despite owning the game for 8 years now. My current playthrough I’m in year 5, unmarried, and not particularly interested in marrying until I get all my ducks in a row (figuratively, my ducks glitched into wandering in a row won’t force me to marry 😛 ).
I haven’t doved a kid, but I understand why people would after growing up playing Sims 1 where the >!little shits!< still had school every day and would get taken by CPS is they didn’t go to school every single day, then I would feel bad that I was a bad digital parent (I’m not a remove the ladder from the pool/lock Sims in the basement, remove all doors and start a fire type of player, obviously), and they never grew up and were just >!fucking annoying!< to constantly have around when they did *nothing*. You have no idea how excited I got when Sims 2 promos said Sim kids would grow up, that Sims would age in general. It has definitely been my favorite update hands-down across the entire Sims franchise — allowing the kids to grow up. Enhancing cooked food with quality ingredients the Sim grew is probably number two, though introducing a greenhouse is a more memorable part of that for me….. So, um. You can see why I love SDV since the growing ingredients is part of my love in Sims also, lol.
Tldr; I haven’t doved ’em, but I *get* it due to history with “the children never grow up” game mechanics.
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Hahaha I dont get it either, i dont mind having tiny babies running around 😅
A creepy phone call and tv channel. I don’t really get it, if I don’t want kids I just don’t have them.
kids need a chance to spread their wings and find their place in the world
want to see how new spouse reacts to pregnancy/children but we can’t have more than 2 kids.
I think for a fair number of people it’s because they can?
I had kids to see how it worked, and I got rid of them to see how that worked.
Some people just want to have kids with every marriageable candidate. One player posted an image of the graveyard they created, with headstones for each kid they got rid of, and “offerings” at each headstone hinting who the parent was. (Coffee for Harvey’s kid, sunflower for Haley’s kid, etc.)
Villainy.
Because my baby, that I had on year 4, is still a baby at year 44, and mooching off my 40+ million dollar empire.
If I want to change their names 😭
https://preview.redd.it/gsb8vcwqeegg1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=464d6280345fb013f86236a1f829fa06e3ab5a11
OP, your post in the order of my feed lined up hillariously with another!
Genuine answer though, I’ve only had kids in one play through, and they just weren’t intetesting to me. Now I opt to not have them at all.
they dont do shit
Great question idk?
Alright, so..
>! In the Witch’s hut that unlocks after you are asked to do a quest for the Wizard to get something back from her since she is his ex wife. You offer the Dark Shrine of Selfishness a prismatic shard and the children will turn into doves and fly away. !<
If people could escape parenting with bird magic, you know for a fact they would.
I’m sorry, WHAT
If they’re not going to age I want to make an Abed-style baby empire and put them to work.
We need ancient dolls for the meowmere sword
Didn’t Blade do massive power leveling by doving hundreds of children and then fighting the doves?
That, I guess?
Man fuck them kids
If you want to not have to deal with having them after being “pressured” into them by your pretend husband in the game that’s the one alternative
why do people have kids in the first place? i’ve never opted for this personally, but im a certified kid hater
because I try to kill as many kids each playthrough as possible
If you have a birdhouse on your farm, the doves will come back and visit. I name my girls Dove and boys Wren and then they come and say hi!
I feel I’ve been called.
I literally just did this today for the first time.
Because they’re creepy, and I can. Last (and only) play through with kids for me.
I took great delight in redecorating their room
I’m more weirded out by Penny’s dreams of the kids growing wings and flying off…. Like does she not like her children and wants them gone, or is she afraid that someday they’ll be gone? Idk
Don’t know, I’ve never gotten married. I’ve never made it to the island, I’ve never made it to level 100 of the desert cave. I enjoy planting, watering and harvesting. I enjoy all the things I read on here, but every time I’ve started a new save to do any of them, I get distracted before I get there.
I basically do it to kind of pretend that they grew up and left the house so I can have more.
Meanwhile I can’t stop staring at the mannequin in the sassy leather harness…
Because I decorate my house often and they’re always in the way of the furniture… Haven’t turned them into doves yet, though, but seriously considering.
Tldr at end:
I’ve never had kids in SDV, but I’ve only had one playthrough so far where I’ve actually gotten married, despite owning the game for 8 years now. My current playthrough I’m in year 5, unmarried, and not particularly interested in marrying until I get all my ducks in a row (figuratively, my ducks glitched into wandering in a row won’t force me to marry 😛 ).
I haven’t doved a kid, but I understand why people would after growing up playing Sims 1 where the >!little shits!< still had school every day and would get taken by CPS is they didn’t go to school every single day, then I would feel bad that I was a bad digital parent (I’m not a remove the ladder from the pool/lock Sims in the basement, remove all doors and start a fire type of player, obviously), and they never grew up and were just >!fucking annoying!< to constantly have around when they did *nothing*. You have no idea how excited I got when Sims 2 promos said Sim kids would grow up, that Sims would age in general. It has definitely been my favorite update hands-down across the entire Sims franchise — allowing the kids to grow up. Enhancing cooked food with quality ingredients the Sim grew is probably number two, though introducing a greenhouse is a more memorable part of that for me….. So, um. You can see why I love SDV since the growing ingredients is part of my love in Sims also, lol.
Tldr; I haven’t doved ’em, but I *get* it due to history with “the children never grow up” game mechanics.