That golden rule

Round 12: Summer 2017

Bobbie and Alexander Greene are 66, Patsy and Camryn are 26 and Mia is 3.

Narrated by Patsy.

Mia has really become the apple of our eyes. She's such a sweet girl and the moment I saw her I knew in my heart that she's my child.

She seems to have inherited Camryn's enthusiasm for tinkering judging by the time she spends playing with her little blocks on the activity table.

Things couldn't be better between me and Camryn. Just a few years ago we were on the brink of breaking up and now I couldn't imagine my life without her.

I'm happy being a teacher but Camryn is much more ambitious. She's working hard to get promoted. She got a bonus after finishing a project but she felt like it was more of an insult because the amount of money was so ridiculously small.

Mom and dad are so great with Mia. They don't work as much as they used to so they usually babysit her while Camryn and I are at work. Dad is completely smitten with Mia. He's always playing peek-a-boo with her or snuggling her and telling her stories of the times when he was the MVP of his football team. I don't think Mia really understands all his stories but she seems to adore her grandpa and can listen to him for hours.

Mom takes care of the more practical side like cleaning up the kitchen and making sure everyone eats at least one warm meal every day.

There's been a real flu epidemic going around the town lately and dad somehow managed to catch it as well. His cough sounded really bad but luckily it went away quite quickly.

Mom said some fresh air would do him good so they decided to drive up to the cabin for a few days. They borrowed aunt Vicki's car so they could get back whenever they wanted.

Camryn and I enjoy the privacy. It's nice to live with my parents but it's also nice to have the house to ourselves sometimes. We can't even go to the cabin for weekends because Camryn now works the weekends and has Mondays and Thursdays off.

We were talking it over and realized that we don't need to hire a nanny while mom and dad are away. The school is closed and I don't even have many lectures in the university during summer so I might as well stay home with Mia.

It's such a joy to be with her. I love teaching but if we ever get more kids I think I'll take some time off work so I can stay home and be a full-time mom.

I can't believe Mia will start school next year! She'll be in my class so at least I can make sure that she'll be fine and that the older kids won't tease her for having two moms.

Hopefully she won't pull stunts like this when she starts school. I turned my back for about 15 minutes while I was talking on the phone and I found her sleeping in Nero's bed! She looked cute and peaceful so I just let her sleep there for a while before carrying her upstairs to her crib.

Camryn is just as mesmerized as I am. She picks Mia up the moment she comes home from work. Well, after she's taken a shower! She doesn't work with animal droppings anymore but the work of a Soil Identifier isn't much cleaner.

Mom and dad came back from the mountains and it seems like they had a great time. At least they behaved like they just came back from their honeymoon.

Notes:

• Title from "That golden rule" by Biffy Clyro.
• ROS for this family: Alexander is the 5th sim to be hit with the flu so I still need to infect 5 more sims *sigh*. Camryn got the bonus for a job well done but it was only €210 which is a drop in the ocean for Wellington's richest family.
• Patsy and Camryn haven't rolled a want for another child (yet) but I think I'll let them either adopt another or get one of them pregnant.