Welcome back! Things have been chugging along well for the most part since my last entry…(Warning: Story gets a bit dark.)
I’ve been teaching my little boy to fish. He takes to it easily enough, but I sense that his heart’s not in it… At least Harper still loves it! Either way, he has a skill he can use for life now! I hope he never loses his sense of wonder about the world…
Sean and Me aren’t handy-neither is poor Harper! (Day 64). The kitchen sink sprayed on her and she was “hopping-mad” for the rest of the day! Her moods are really grating on her Dad and me… Fisher and Hazel tend to avoid her these days…
She’s really taking to the Zen Hill Spa though! As per her request, I remind her to breathe occasionally. (That place is worth every penny!) Harper’s even got a part time there!
It’s time for Sean to become an old man! (I’m not too far behind but I still tease him :P) He really wanted a hamburger cake. Not to brag, but I’ve finally got a knack for cooking-so why not? There was quite the turn out for his Morph Day. I must admit… I don’t know everyone here. I think the two teens in the hall are Harper’s friends Sade and the Pancakes’ kid… Rupert? Randall? They have so many now. (Sorry, not sorry Eliza :P)
Still, I must cherish these moments while my youngest two are still children after all… Can’t press pause. Hehe Sean makes the best sea monster!
Harper told Sean that she had her first kiss with Jamal Parikh. (I can’t believe she didn’t come to me about it!) I probably only know about it because Sean’s been griping to me about it nonstop. He also started writing scathing articles about Jamal’s character-which I prevented from ever seeing the light of day. 0.o We had a “hearty” argument about that… Anyway, I’m accepting of it for now.
Hazel tells me that she saw Harper cloud gazing with Liam Goth right after her date with Jamal… Hazel and Me had a conversation about respecting boundaries and privacy, yet I really feel out of the loop with Harper these days… I hope she’s not playing with these poor boys’ hearts. But cloud gazing could be harmless right?
I am pleased to learn that Harper made a friend with Gina Brown. I like the Brown’s- even though I don’t know them that well. I really should get out more…
Day 72: It’s the day I’ve been dreading-my little boy is closer to becoming a man! I know I haven’t been following the Twins’ stories as closely, but I will! Fisher managed to complete his Whiz Kid Aspiration with flying colors. He aged into a teen Computer Whiz with the Practice Makes Perfect trait! (He’s already a genius to boot! Something he never lets us forget! :P) Watcher help me-the dreaded 3 teenagers curse! D:
Confession time: I might’ve forgotten Hazel’s Morphing Day pic, but it definitely happened and she’s lovely! :’D Her aspiration is Fabulously Wealthy and she now has the Squeamish trait-like Sean… She’s still a Bookworm too. It kind of breaks my heart that she’s hiding her nerdiness and already outwardly cares more about fashion and other superficial things… I’ll just have to trust she’ll find her way back to herself someday I suppose…
One particularly vivid memory I have of the Twins’ Morph Day Party is witnessing Harper blatantly flirting with Maddox in front of Jamal! I’m definitely going to have to have a talk with her! However, Jamal just started screaming at her-which, I immediately put a stop to. What a mess!
Things eventually calmed down in the coming days… Sean’s giving me the “I told you so’s” but at the end of the day it’s still our daughter’s decision and she cares about Jamal and claims the flirting was an accident. ::eyeroll:: I thought she was going to be my easiest child but I couldn’t have been more wrong! I’m partially still worked up about the whole affair myself… ::Breathes!::
So Chompy’s first delicacy was Sade Faulkner-Harper’s friend since childhood. This has proven to be the best case scenario: Sade and her family are disconcertingly OK with it so far… (Her family told her that’s what she gets for falling for the cake.) I feel really guilty about it though… I mean-not guilty enough not to post about it but still… They didn’t want to keep the resulting emotion essence. For the first time ever I couldn’t stomach it. We should get rid of her but I can’t! She’s too much a part of this family! We’ll just have to keep closer guard of her.
Now here’s a welcome distraction: All of our kids doing homework together! <3 ::sigh::, I know I don’t say it enough but we are soooo proud of them all!
My heart plummeted down to my stomach when I saw Fisher tackling our flaming stove. We can’t argue with the results though! He LIKES handiness! Huzzah! No more unnecessary replacements! I hope he always helps us with our technology issues as well!
Even though Fisher doesn’t have a wide circle of friends, he’s generally well-liked by his peers. I hope it’s genuine though… He used to get teased something fierce as a kid for being a “brainiac.” (I still have NO IDEA where he gets it from!)
Hazel, on the other hand, struggles in the social department. Personally, I think she tries too hard… I also suspect her classmates might be a bit jealous of her. (I don’t miss those days at all!) My poor baby! She doesn’t have Harper’s petulant moods though, so she’ll be fine I hope…
Y’know I’m just gonna stay out of it this time… After all the drama and mess that Harper caused, she’s at it again! This time her victim is Liam. I feel like I’ve created a monster and there’s nothing I can do about it! Sean just thinks it’s “teens being teens”- but I care! Jamal’s already been kicking over our trashcan-it could get worse…
Day 77: It’s just one ******* thing after the other! Hazel was making a grilled cheese sandwich (of all things) and caught the house on fire! A new first happened: I was paralyzed in fear while hearing the piercing screams of my youngest going up in flames! What would MY parents think?! I’m also low-key disappointed that Fisher didn’t do anything (which is messed up, I know!) None of the other teens helped!
After what felt like an eternity, I leaped into action and put her out. I’m really struggling with who I am as a parent… Why did it take so long?! Why was Malik just standing there?! She’s now deathly afraid of the dark AND fire. D’: Sean was at work and Harper was at the Spa. This is all happening because I’m beyond selfish. I’d just topped my career at “Creator of Worlds.” (10) More like “Creator of Devastation!” This will be my last chapter entry…
Harper will be taking over from here-if she even wants to. Of course, I’ll continue to write the stories you all know and love but it may take some time… I hope it’s as cathartic for Harper as it was for me. I really do appreciate you all!
Alas! It’s my time to become an elder! I thoroughly enjoy embarrassing my teen daughters by wearing my swimsuit and dancing in front of all their friends! 3:D I’m doing OK. We’re all still shaken up from Hazel’s fire incident, but things are slowly coming around. Both of our daughters are in therapy now, but Fisher insists he doesn’t need it, so we’re letting him be.
I’m still the same feisty,sweet natured girl that Sean fell in love with-albeit, a bit more sour and kooky now maybe idk. Still real tempting to go hide in the woods away from it all! Both Sean and me have drastically reduced our workload and plan on retiring soon!
It’s been one heck of a ride, but I’m signing out! I love you all and take care!
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*Thanks for reading and stay tuned! This chapter got a bit dark and will likely continue that way off and on. In the next chapters I plan on addressing the repercussions of Brooke making her family’s business so public in her blogs.
Feedback is always welcome!
Happy Simming!
SierraSims 