Mac's Families

SandySimmer wrote:

Svetlana turned out to be a perfect blendiing of Miranda and jean! They both have similiar coloring and i think Svetlana looks a bit more like Dad!

I don't know. In some ways she looks like her mom, too (compare the grown-up mom with the teenage Svetlana in the ballet pictures). Whether she looks like Miranda or like Jean she's in a win-win situation!

Yes, I think so too! And like I said-a perfect blending of the two!

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she's going to be an amazing ballerina and, I think, a heartbreaker, too!

Definitely! No doubt about that A natural beauty, like Sugah said :)

Great picture of Miranda and Jean on the beach!

Somehow I missed the picture of teen Svetlana on the beach before. She's gorgeous. Such a beauty!

Mac wrote:

But every party has a pooper   and a professor just had to walk in to the picture to disturb the festivities  

Mac wrote:

Actually, to be a bit pedantic, around one in twelve.

Sugalicious wrote:

That, most certainly, can NOT be denied, Captain!

Sugalicious wrote:

You, my dear captain, have a prejudice against old folks.  

Nonni wrote:

I don't allow much Realism in my game, after all I am God in my 'hood.

Sugalicious wrote:

I have to reiterate what a beautiful couple Zoe and Brendan make (aye, matey!   ).
And their daughter, Ruth, is such a lovely girl! WOW!

Yes, she does look radiant in her simple, but elegant, wedding gown.  

I can not wait to see what Georgina looks like when she grows up.

Sugalicious wrote:

UlliSim and Huor (the handsome Welsh poet) make a handsome couple...
I like the name Bronwynne, btw...

Mac wrote:

...but I think she'll turn a few heads.

Cher wrote:

Astrid and Ashleigh turned out very well; they both look like nice girls.

Sugalicious wrote:

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I do keep the hair and eye colors and the facial features the simmies are born with.

Me, too! Especially since this is an experiment in SP genetics.
I think we shouldn't change those features to keep it honest/real.

Sugalicious wrote:

Don't you just love it when you see something you've created in another's game? I know I do!

Sugalicious wrote:

Svetlana Moon is a lovely teen ballerina.
How could she not be with those fabulous genes?

Mac wrote:

Elle's Caroline Cole has to be one of the prettiest simfemmes posted - ever!

Mac wrote:

To Elle and Toni, proud creators of proud parents -

Alet wrote:

Mac, I have to agree Caroline is absolutely gorgeous, especially in that awww picture!

Mac, thank you for your kind words and support. It means so much.  

Mac wrote:

...but that I can't bear to lose my favorite simmies. What I may just do, though, is age those who are grandparents (are you listening, Sugah???) and just not play them. It is, after all, a bit bizarre for the grandparents to look the same age as the parents.

Sugalicious wrote:

And I'm still considering, very seriously, building a nice retirement home in Tres Lagos, with multiple villas and all the marvelous amenities my old folks could want.
When I play that lot, I will use the aging off cheat, and none of my beloved seniors will ever age any further or pass on.

These two mods may help with this. The Freezer Clock, which I use in my game and love and Individual Aging ON/OFF, which I downloaded a while back but haven't tried yet.

Mac, as always it was a pleasure looking at your sims. Looking forward to seeing more.

Continuing the saga of Ulli and Huor from [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], here's a pic of Bronwynne as a YA with her mom


And here's a pic of her as an adult

Bronwynne (Knowledge/Scorpio) is headed into a scientific career. Unless she meets Mr. SimRight, though, Ulli and Huor might not be looking forward to grandchildren. She's a pretty serious gal, and so far boys haven't been much a part of her life

Maybe Bronwynne is just taking her time and holding out for the right guy. She doesn't look like a woman who will waste her time with a guy just for fun.

I agree with Cher. I'm sure she'll have no trouble finding the right guy when the time is right.

Cher wrote:

Maybe Bronwynne is just taking her time and holding out for the right guy. She doesn't look like a woman who will waste her time with a guy just for fun.

Em wrote:

I agree with Cher. I'm sure she'll have no trouble finding the right guy when the time is right.

... Just what I was thinkin', ladies!

Boy, Bronwynne has some gorgeous big green orbs, just like her lovely mama!

Thank you, Mac, for your wonderful faithfulness and the pleasure it brings us.

Unintended consequences

Since I've started posting in the Offspring Project thread, I've found myself subconsciously dividing my simmies into two castes: 1)Those by the creators permitted in this project plus children with both parents among those permitted, and 2) Everyone else

I'm not having preexisting couples in my 'hood procreate unless both are in the first group and I'm being more selective about romantic attachments with those in the first group - tending them to match up with others in the first group.

Simmies I found on TSR or MTS2 or SimTr  or Hunter    or LoWiSa    or  children with a parent in the second group or even NPC's I match up with each other but not with those by the creators permitted in the Offspring Project.

Feels weird

Mac wrote:

I'm not having preexisting couples in my 'hood procreate unless both are in the first group and I'm being more selective about romantic attachments with those in the first group - tending them to match up with others in the first group.

It doesn't have to be that way, Mac!
Continue playing the creative, inventive way you always have, with interesting Sims from all walks of Sim-life hooking up with Sims by many different, talented creators.
If a match between two SP creator's Sims feels right, then go with it and make them a part of your Offspring Project.
Otherwise, there's no reason to change the way you operate as head matchmaker in Mac's 'hood.  
You can still share ALL of your Sim fams' adventures in either your original game antics thread or, if they are eligible for this project, here.
The most important thing, as we always say, is to just have fun and enjoy yourself.

mac wrote:

I'm not having preexisting couples in my 'hood procreate unless both are in the first group and I'm being more selective about romantic attachments with those in the first group - tending them to match up with others in the first group.

Working on the Offspring Projects has helped me do better organization, like a Legacy.

Sugah wrote:

Continue playing the creative, inventive way you always have, with interesting Sims from all walks of Sim-life hooking up with Sims by many different, talented creators.

Yes, I love the hi-jinks, too. Maybe you can do both. I am thinking about making a villain, e-Vahn.

You inspire me.

Nonni wrote:

I am thinking about making a villain, e-Vahn.

But then we'll need an evil career.  Crime and Slacker just wouldn't cut it.

Maybe Tim is using these careers in his HP 'hood. The "Dark Arts" career might be evil enough!

The closest we have is Em's Ian Somerhalder. Looking forward to e-Vahn

Looking forward to see how Bronwynne is doing, Mac!

Mac wrote:

I'm not having preexisting couples in my 'hood procreate unless both are in the first group and I'm being more selective about romantic attachments with those in the first group - tending them to match up with others in the first group.

Yes, same here, but I'm having lots of fun.

Mac wrote:

Unintended consequences verklempt

Aw, It can be easy to get caught up. Try not to put too much pressure on yourself. Not every sim couple has to fit the criteria. Like Sugah said just share them in the other thread instead of this one. You might have to remind yourself that those other pairs are not less special or interesting and there's not anything different about them (even though it might feel like it.)

Meet Tammi Tatum, the daughter of Elle's Karyn and Toni's Kishu   Both Karyn and Kishu are at the top of the Pharma Sales career. (Karyn is the epitome of the perfect drug detail person. With her vivacity she could sell aspirin to headhunters!  ) It looks like Tammi has her dad's hair and eyes. If she's half as stunning as her mom, she'll still turn heads.
BTW, Tammi gives a whole different meaning to the currently controversial term "anchor baby".    I usually move sim couples to the retirement neighborhood and stop playing them when they both reach level 10 in their careers. Tammi will be keeping Karyn and Kishu in play until she goes to college. She's "anchoring" them in my main 'hood.

Beautiful baby!! Mom and Dad make awesome babies!

Mac wrote:

It looks like Tammi has her dad's hair and eyes.

I think so too!!

Nice family. Karyn is really pretty. I don't think I noticed her before. I wonder where Tammi gets her eyebrows from. I've noticed some of my offspring have raised eyebrows like that too, even though neither of the parents seem to. It's interesting. Her face has a lot of character. I'm really curious to see how she looks as she grows.

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BTW, Tammi gives a whole different meaning to the currently controversial term "anchor baby".

Nice use of the term.

SimEm wrote:

Karyn is really pretty

Do check out Karyn's thread [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. Somehow in my 'hood a rather placid looking sim became a real hottie!

Wonderful in-game snapshot. I am impressed. Such a beautiful family.

The Swiss Family Robinson (that's Toni's Johann and Marta  ) have twin girls, Hannah and Heidi. Johann is Fortune/Scorpio PharmIndustry(3)/Science and Marta is
Family/Pisces Education(1)/Science. The little girls are both Aries. Here are Johann holding Hannah and Marta Holding Heidi. You may notice that Hannah is giving off green fumes.    Bath is next!  


Caught this spontaneous shot just after the babies became toddlers. Awwww!  

What a precious family. You have inspired me, mac.

Mac I admired this family when you first showed them before the toddlers-Now they have such beautiful twins! I just love that huggle animation!

I've had some toddlers with those raised eyebrows, too. It might be something to do with custom eyebrows and how they fit on a toddler's face, vs. how they fit on an adult face? I don't know for sure. Tammi looks like a mature toddler (if that makes sense); it'll be fun to see how she grows up.

I love the picture of Hannah and Heidi together; so cute.