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The story of Jade and Pheonix.

The story of Jade and Pheonix. I decided to try an autonomy challenge- meaning that I would give them a fully furnished house, and let them live out their lives with little to no interference on my behalf. I created two parents, Katrina and Damien, and gave them twin toddlers, Jade and Pheonix. Oh, and a little dog called Tilly. Was that a bit cruel? No, thinks I, the naive simmer, they're two competent adults, I'm sure they can take care of two kids. I made Katrina a family sim and Damien a fortune, two aspirations who generally dote on the kiddies like crazy in my experience. However, I found that these two were no ordinary sims. Will this family survive? Read on to find out! Their very first act as parents is to go straight inside, leaving poor Jade stranded outside. As you can see, they're proving to be very competent already. Ah, how sweet. The dog at least isn't ignoring her. 'We have each other Tilly!' Look at that, the first dog I've ever seen who looks happy in a toddler's arms. These two are gonna be firm friends, I can tell. Katrina! What am I going to do with you? I don't care if you're the next Mozart, get off that piano and take care of your kids! And she's the family sim too! 'Hey, I'm hungry too buddy!' Damien seems to prefer to feed his own face rather than the three dependants in his care. Aww, Pheonix, it ain't that bad. Wait, they've put you in the pink crib, it IS that bad! 'Took you long enough Daddy'. And it did too. I'm starting to regret making him a neat sim, as he chose to wipe the counter down rather than tend to his hungry, dirty son. Decided you'd prefer NOT to have that visit from Child Services eh? Good choice. From where I'm sitting though, it seems not to be a question of if but when. We'll just have to see. It seems Jade's getting hungry again too. Mmmm...yummy... She actually had to ask him to change her diaper. What kind of a parent is that? Poor Jade is reduced to drinking from the toilet. No, hang on, she's just playing with it. Haven't I bought you enough toys? Do my eyes decieve me? Are they both actually coming in to take care of their children? Is there hope for survival yet? Yes! Damien is actually giving Pheonix a bath, of his own accord. Guess he got sick of the smell, :P. And Katrina is giving Jade some much craved attention. Things look like shaping up. Hurray! Maybe they're not quite as incompetent as I had them pegged to be. Although the place is rather a mess. Two clean, non-smelly toddlers play together and share some pine flavoured cuisine. And look, dad's even come to watch, all on his own! 'What's that giant green cloud on Mummy?' Pheonix seems to wonder. 'Oh Daddddyyyy....' Get off your butt and look after her Damien! Oh, I see, you're watching that dance channel again, aren't you? Hey, if you want a clean house Katrina, you're going to have to clean it yourself. You're getting no help from me. Finally, it's come time for our little babies to grow up. They're actually wearing clothes for the first time since their arrival. 'Look at us! We have hands!' Yes...well observed there kids. 'At last, we can reach the fridge! No more relying on our parents for sustenance.' That's the spirit. Aww....look at that! The very first thing Jade does is run off and clean up all the spoiled bottles. And she's not even a particularly neat sim! I'm gonna like this girl, I can tell. And Pheonix plays with the dog. On the road I might add. Out with the old, in with the new. I really like the way everything matches. Decided I'd better bend the no interfering rules a tiny bit and get Damien a job, so the family will have an income. I won't be helping with promotions though, he'll have to work for those himself. It's your own fault you're tired, did I tell you to play on the road with the dog all night? That's it Tilly, because the middle of the road is just the perfect place for a rest isn't it? Does this whole family have a death wish or something? Uh oh. Take one guess what everyone's main fear is right now. A skunk getting Tilly. Never mind. Katrina copped it instead. Aw, come on Mr. Skunk, she just wanted to be friends. Poor Tilly's so hungry she had to knock over the garbage can to get some food. She even tried asking a walk-by neighbour to feed her. The skunk looks like he wants some too. Damien and Pheonix were so exhausted after work and school they both went straight to bed. I don't think Pheonix has been assigned his own bed yet. How sweet that he decided to share with his dad. At last! The poor little thing nearly starved! I was so tempted to intervene. Two sleepy heads. Tilly may as well have Pheonix's bed, he's a little night owl anyway. Ah look, it's a friendly local wolf. I'd be careful if I were you though Damien.... Off to school again. There's their homework from yesterday. Tilly has an ear for music. She ran out to greet the mailman! What a good dog. 'No! Take me with you!' Hmmm...interesting things to be seen through the telescope, eh Pheonix? Aw, how sweet! Pheonix is actually in his own bed, and his dad has come to tuck him in. 'Um, mummy, is there a reason you're putting your breakfast on your stomach?' Jade wonders. I wonder about your mother sometimes too Jade. Told ya he's a night owl. Hey look, it's a flying horse! But where are the horsemen? So far we've been lucky and there haven't been any fire problems with this family. Just the occasional burning. It's ok Katrina, it'll still be edible. Hope you like your meatballs well done! Awww...the first romantic interaction those two have performed all game! What a happy family scene. Don't you feel like a peeping tom watching from this angle? The wolf has come for a return visit, and Jade's a bit more wary of it than her dad was. Eh? Guess first impressions don't last. The homework piles are growing; and they're certainly not showing; any signs that they are going. Poor Pheonix crumples his report card in disgust. Well, do your homework and you'll get better grades, won't you? Poor Jade isn't too thrilled about failing either. I'm considering 'helping' them do at least one day's homework. There ya go kids. That'll at least keep the social worker at bay. Aww... The first time that the whole family have all been asleep in the early hours of the morning. A momentus occasion. At last it's come time to grow up, and not a moment too soon either! And there we have it! Our innocent little toddlers have survived to become two independant teens. 'Congrats bro!' Jade exclaims. And this is where we'll leave them. That's right Pheonix, by some miracle the social worker never did take you away. I'm even more astounded than you, believe me. Yes, I'm in need of a good holiday too Jade. The End. Ok, can I go back to cheating now?

Making it through on a wing and a prayer!

Feb 3, 2007 by amy_55555
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    55 Comment(s) posted so far

    On Feb 3, 2007 manuela55 wrote:

    nice beautyful \:D \:D \:D

    On Feb 3, 2007 leahcm wrote:

    Great job Amy! I laughed the whole way through. \:D

    On Feb 3, 2007 cariadbach wrote:

    Hi enjoyed your story it was different, well done\:\)

    On Feb 3, 2007 simanimity wrote:

    That was too cute! Your braver than I letting them go off on their own. \:rah\: \:rah\:

    On Feb 3, 2007 miaRavenFallen wrote:

    This is an excellent idea \:D \:rah\:

    Why Katrina was putting the plate on her belly anyway \:confused\:

    On Feb 3, 2007 wrote:

    Grat story! \:rah\:

    On Feb 3, 2007 plushies_lovergg wrote:

    It was great\:D one time while I was loading a family I went to do something else, then later I came back (and it was with the pleasant family) three of the people died and the kitchen had burned down to ash... there's freewill for you

    On Feb 3, 2007 chardonnayonedge wrote:

    Awesome idea...and you got nerves of steel...I couldn't have let them go....\:rah\:

    On Feb 3, 2007 wrote:

    very funny and new i give you a 5 \:rah\: \:rah\: \:rah\:

    On Feb 3, 2007 Azora wrote:

    I loved it. The title slide and the slide where Phoenix is so surprised the social worker didn't take him away are my favorites.

    On Feb 3, 2007 wrote:

    Wow, u did a great job, I'm too afraid of letting them do what they want...

    On Feb 3, 2007 wrote:

    I can't believe that they neglected the toddlers and the kids didn't do their homework and still didn't get caught by the Social Services!\:eek\:

    On Feb 3, 2007 wrote:

    Cute story, lil bending of the rules tho tutut lol. i liked it though, look forward to seeing more of your challenges.

    On Feb 3, 2007 daxter7777 wrote:

    \:D \:D \:D its cool

    On Feb 3, 2007 amy_55555 wrote:

    In answer to Katrina putting the plate on her stomach, it kinda got stuck to her hand as she was talking and she started waving it around with her arms :P. The kids came so close to being taken due to bad grades- so I had to let them do one days hw. I wasn't losing all my hard work over one measly thing \;\).

    On Feb 3, 2007 wrote:

    this story is a lovely really\:wub\: and thank you so much for your wark\;\)

    On Feb 3, 2007 lilqueennbri wrote:

    That was a good idea. And you put it together very well. I give it a 5.0\:D

    On Feb 4, 2007 cashcashmt wrote:

    That was so funny. I loved it. You should do another and see if the results are the same or different.\:rah\: \:rah\:

    On Feb 4, 2007 JennEWren wrote:

    This was excellent! I don't think I could have stuck to the rules as much as you, I usually turn free will off because they tend to be a little dumb. Good job!

    On Feb 4, 2007 Dead Rock wrote:


    Great story and ideas!

    Yes, i prefer cheating, too!

    LOL

    On Feb 4, 2007 eshuff wrote:

    What an interesting and fascinating test of "the rules"! I'm surprised they survived -- my children certainly never did homework on their own! Great job!\:rah\:

    On Feb 4, 2007 eschue1 wrote:

    \:D Good job, with a challenge like that it would be near impossible not to cheat (I don't think that children/teen will automatically do homework).

    On Feb 4, 2007 wrote:

    awesome, i like the idea of not doing anything with them. smart choice, thanks for making a story about it.

    On Feb 4, 2007 maxi king wrote:

    \:P that was very interessting,thank you for sharing

    On Feb 4, 2007 dafe_333 wrote:

    \:rah\: \:rah\: \:rah\:

    On Feb 4, 2007 wrote:

    So funny,I like that part with a plate on the stomach \:\) .

    On Feb 4, 2007 wrote:

    Forgot to rate.5,of course.

    On Feb 4, 2007 Psychobillyguardgirl wrote:

    Thats a nice story.

    On Feb 4, 2007 r0ckstarr wrote:

    I loved it!! I am going to try this as a break to my legacy. 5 Stars!\:rah\:

    On Feb 5, 2007 MinnieMinPin wrote:

    Nice!\:rah\: I love it!\:wub\:

    On Feb 5, 2007 cateye301 wrote:

    I have always wanted to tey one of these challenges except i get bored and kill them. Great job commiting and taking notes.

    On Feb 5, 2007 wrote:

    I never can let my sims just go like that you are brave

    On Feb 5, 2007 Strawbz wrote:

    that was so funny - I really enjoyed it \:rah\:

    On Feb 5, 2007 scrambled76 wrote:

    I never thought about letting them run their own lives....good story \:D \:rah\:

    On Feb 5, 2007 bflosweethart wrote:

    sad\:\(

    On Feb 5, 2007 stripedpenguins wrote:

    that was funny i liked it \:P

    On Feb 6, 2007 savanabonita wrote:

    Excellent story\:rah\: It was pleasure to read it\:rah\: Love it\:wub\:

    On Feb 7, 2007 PRDGirls wrote:

    Amy, that looks like it was a fun challenge. I might have to give that a try!

    On Feb 8, 2007 wrote:

    \:D When jade is growing up it looks like shes telling somone "well its about time!"lol

    On Feb 8, 2007 jaundyce61 wrote:

    Very interesting and well put together!\:\)

    On Feb 10, 2007 wrote:

    Heheh. This made me laugh. I'm such a control freak in my game that I forget how dumb sims can be on their own, especially with children. :-)

    On Feb 24, 2007 lwilfong wrote:

    Excellent story! Thanks for sharing. I really enjoyed it \:D

    On Mar 13, 2007 Saoz wrote:

    That was very funny. \:\) I don't think I'd have the nerve to try this myself ... I'm afraid of the social worker. \:confused\:

    On Mar 13, 2007 wrote:

    Hee hee. Very funny...I enjoyed it muchly.

    On Apr 16, 2007 biatch1965 wrote:

    \:rah\: Great story!!! \:D

    On Apr 27, 2007 TeXaSrOsE wrote:

    Great story and thanks for the link to it. Now I must be off to try it myself. Maybe you should start this challenge for others to try. Good job!!

    On May 9, 2007 goodie2shoes wrote:

    Cool. I would try this but the only thing I can play the sims on is the laptop and my dad took it away and this computer is my dads and he won't let me install the sims on this computer. He says if I "download" it, it would "mess up his precious computer"! Hahaha, how could I mess up a computer by installing the sims? \:P \:P \:P \:rah\: \:rah\: \:rah\: \:rah\:

    On May 22, 2007 iLOVÉTHÉS¡MS wrote:

    \:rah\: \:rah\: \:rah\:
    Fantastic Amy! LOVED it! \:D So cute & funny!
    I loved the hands bit ROFL LOL

    On Jun 5, 2007 SongChild99 wrote:

    Just found this via the forums...Too funny. And I have to give you props -- I couldn't have done this one..Sims + Free Will = Irritated "Sim God"

    On Jun 20, 2007 selena1125 wrote:

    i liked it\:rah\: \:rah\:

    On Jul 17, 2007 Harmless wrote:

    Oh my gosh! That was so good! I'll have to try the 'autonomous' challenge (or whatchyacallit \:D )

    On Dec 14, 2007 porcha27 wrote:

    Wow, this is such a brill story, makes a change having some humor in stories. You did brill! \:D\:rah\:

    On Mar 26, 2008 qvisn wrote:

    Funny, it turned out well in the end.\:P

    On Mar 26, 2008 qvisn wrote:

    \:D

    On Mar 30, 2008 dorcam wrote:

    good job

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