Family (aspiration)

Family is an aspiration. It is commonly known for it's easiness to fulfill wants. Family Sims aspire to settle down and have children, and thrive on spending time with their family members.

Teenager
A teenager's wants will focus on meeting new Sims, making friends and teaching his or her siblings new skills (i.e. walk, talk, potty train, doing homework).

Meter Level for teenager:
 * Platinum: Shining Example
 * Gold: Pride and Joy
 * Upper Green: Good Son / Darling Daughter
 * Lower Green: Routine Relative
 * Mild Red: Bad Seed
 * Lower Red: Family Flunk Out

Adult
Adult have wants like having a number of babies, get married, engaged, making friends with his or her sons or daughters and teach them new skills.

Meter Level for adult:
 * Platinum: Family Rock
 * Gold: Role Model
 * Upper Green: Good Influence
 * Lower Green: Solid Provider
 * Mild Red: Brood Bungler
 * Deep Red: Black Sheep

Elders
They have high scoring wants like having grandchildren and teaching them new skills.

Meter Level for elders:
 * Platinum: Town Father / Town Mother
 * Gold: Patriarch / Matriarch
 * Upper Green: Sire / Matron
 * Lower Green: Sweet Old Coot
 * Mild Red: Grumpy Gramps / Grumpy Grams
 * Deep Red: Creepy Crank / Creepy Crone

Desperations
Family Sims have high-impact fears over relatives dying, losing friends and to be rejected to have interactions with their children or grandchildren. When the aspiration bar is at deep red for a long time, then they will pull out a sack of flour with a face painted on it and will begin to rock and cuddle it like a baby.

Player Tips

 * Never, ever pair a Romance Sim with a Family Sim.

Also sims that you have requested to live on their own for most of their adult life wihtout having children or getting married will also sometimes have fears like aging to an elder without having children or getting married, and yes never mix a romance and family sim, especially if you want to get married or have a family,as the romance sims aspirations will differ alot from the family sim s wants