Heads up, bad screenshot ahead. I asked my man to do this for me because I'm busy minding a toddler at the moment. He just started playing Sims and has more interest in building rather than gameplay so he didn't know how to take a proper screenie. But well, for all intents and purposes, he did the job.
A little bit of background. This is my main sim family, the Tsukasa household. I'm of Asian heritage so I figured I should start playing with Asian sims.
The Tsukasa household consist of
Kazuo Tsukasa (male elder)
Kenichi Tsukasa (male adult)
Aya Tsukasa (female adult)
Iwa Tsukasa - Shinoda (female ya)
Shiro Shinoda (male child)
Jae Shinoda (male toddler)
Aiji Shinoda married into the Tsukasa household. I said married into the family because the Tsukasa household is not a typical household despite all the efforts being placed to maintain an appearance of normalcy. The Tsukasa family is actually the biggest and most powerful yakuza family in Sakura Hills (formerly known as Dragon Valley), the Yamaguchi-gumi family.
Iwa is the 7th generation kumicho of her clan. But she's an outlier. And that's exactly why she was attracted to Aiji as well. He was one of the atypical wakagashira of her clan.
The family has a tragic story. But I'll not get into that yet. That's not the point of this post.
The main point is to express what I feel in light of what's happening now....
I am sorry because I'm in no position to understand your struggles. But know that I support you fully and stand with you. After all the abominations us human beings have come up with, after all the atrocities we have committed, after all the failings... we, as a specie, are the least qualified to decide how much a human being's life is worth. We do not deserve to hold the yardstick that decides how valuable a life is.
I don't live anywhere near you (I'm from the Philippines) but I will continue to hope for better days for you. You're all beautiful. Continue being loud. Your voice must be heard. If they won't listen, force the words down their throat. Change has never been built on silence. It was always done because of discomfort. So make them so uncomfortable they can't stand living with themselves. Fill their head with all the terror you have to face every day so they will know what it's like to be afraid to sleep. You have a right to exist. Make it known. I stand with you.
I don't really pray because I'm agnostic. But I'll make one exception today. I shall hold you in my prayer as the rest of the world stands with you.