Writer's Block: Kids or child-free?

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In truth, I am still not totally decided. I still think of myself as a fence-sitter.

In all practicality, in my current state of being, I do not believe I have the resources or the patience to raise a child, let alone raise it the way I think it should be raised. I also have developed a fear of going through labour.

On the other hand, if suddenly came into the resources (read: won lotto) that I would need, I might consider seeking out a surrogate - which would solve the problem of labour fears.

That however doesn't solve my perceived lack of patience, motivation and discipline in areas involving food, exercise and cleaning.

In the end however, I big part of me still thinks I'd be better off without children and just raising a couple of cats.

I CAN'T ESCAPE THIS GAME!

S3 seems determined to keep me in Optimus and Magnus's house at the moment.

First off, both of the adults got the first grower's opportunity. Usually it is just a challenge to grow a number of fruit and vegetables of a certain quality. That allows the sim to grow eggplants (bushes that grow eggs) and cheese plants.

Then Optimus got the next opportunity in the set, to grow 10 cheeses. That's fine, I'm glad to have her do that. But then Magnus gets it. Okay, fine, two sims that can handle egg and cheese plants? Cool.

Now, just as Magnus has been able to take in his lot of cheeses, Optimus got the third opportunity! She has to grow several steaks! And once she has them, she gets rights to grow Omni Plants.

With the rate this is going, Magnus will probably get that opportunity before Optimus's steaks are grown, though that's not a sure thing because I already have the steak plants planted and growing.