So Alike, And So Different

You know, when my boys were young, a lot of people had trouble telling them apart. Even Joe and I would sometimes mistake them for each other if they were trying to play tricks on us, as boys will do. And they don't just look alike, their personalities are very similar as well.

So how did they turn out so different?

Daniel went into crime, like his father before him, then switched to business. He's devoted to his wife, Shanna, and could not have been happier when she told him they were going to have a baby. He wears his hair very short, almost in a crewcut, and is determined to advance in his career, and make a fortune while he's at it.


Milton, on the other hand, is in show business, apparently very successful, and wears his hair very long. (Sometimes my hands itch for a pair of scissors! Call me oldfashioned if you will.) He has plenty of lovers, and I don't think he's ever even laid eyes on that little girl he fathered on Mackenzie Darnell. I didn't even know she existed until Joe told me. My granddaughter! It amazes me that Milton just doesn't seem to care; it can't be that he has something against children, because he adores his little sister. I'm going to have to sit down and have myself a talk with that boy; he's got to take some responsibility.


Speaking of my stepdaughter: Aaliyah has grown up into the most beautiful little girl. Very tidy, always cleaning up after the rest of us, and she never seems to run out of energy. She also has this funny little quirk - she only wears green. Ever.


But we do have another baby in the house, Daniel and Shanna's daughter. Would you believe they called her Iona? Iona Carr - is that supposed to be funny? Well, it's their decision, I suppose... Shanna is lovely, a popularity sim just like me. She dreams of being an athlete, and works out as often as she can, given that she has a baby to take care of.


As for myself... well, I'm starting to feel old age creeping up on me. It's not simply the fact that it seems every time I turn around, I have a new grandchild. My bones are creaking, my bladder isn't working like it used to, I get tired much more quickly, and I never seem to feel warm enough. Joe had an open fireplace installed when I told him that - isn't he adorable? I love him more every day.

Joe and his children have a late brunch together.

Daniel - reached top of first career and fulfilled LTW, Criminal Mastermind; reached top of second career, Business Tycoon; fulfilled impossible want, earn 100 000
Milton - reached top of first career, Icon