I'm a 50yr old wife, mother, mother-in-law,and grandmother of two of the cutest boys on the planet. Playing Sims is a way to relieve bordem and stress. And it's not a bad way to go shopping for great things without spending a dime either.
My sister got me hooked on the game starting with a Sims 1 she had bought after checking the game out from her library to try first. She thought I would like it since I enjoy decorating and arranging furniture. Then she gave me the game for Christmas a couple of weeks later. Now we talk on the phone and play our games at the same time a few times a week, we will even stay up till 2 a.m. when one of our sims is pregnant just to see if it's a boy or girl and help with naming the new addition. I went and bought a baby name book which I keep next to the keyboard. I also am a teddybear freak. Well enough, Happy Simming!