#dinah maher

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Freshly teenaged, Willow gets to work on her popularity aspiration.

First she greets amiable paperboy, Art McQueen. Fun fact: the newspaper kid is going to grow up/go to college with each generation to make way for a new one. So expect to see more of Art, perhaps.

They get to talking...

But there’s no chemistry there.

Next walkby is the delightful Angus Krausz. Really hoping there’s no chemistry here, either. Aunt Dinah happens to walk by.

Willow: I really like your glasses-

Angus: Ugh, stop. I don’t take fashion compliments from girls who wear ugly lumpy sweaters.

W: Excuse me? This is my mom’s sweater-

A: Is she fat too? LOL

Dinah: EXCUSE ME

A: Yeah, excuse you, old lady. Keep walking.

W: WHY YOU

D: It’s ok, Will. Go inside and take notes on what I’m about to do. It’s called the patriarchy and it ends with little shits like this guy.

W: Cool! But what’re you-

D: Just go. It’s for your own good.

W: Wow, Aunt Dinah’s sure putting those zumba classes to work

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What fresh bullshit am I up to now???

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Like I mentioned in this post, I thought it would be weird for Lauralee’s two dearest friends, Dinah and Milly to linger in townie-dom long after she’s gone. So with ACR’s help, each lady picked her preferred and I moved them all into a house together. They were married and allowed to churn out one kid each.

As it turns out, both had sons. Dinah and Melvin had Simon, and Milly and Hans had Peter (boring names, but I want to save the more interesting ideas for ~ official legacy spawn).

I’ve played this dual-family behind the scenes and had a lot of fun not having to worry about documenting their every move. The boys will join the Hofstetter girls at college, so we’ll see how that goes a little later on.

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It’s Ellie’s birthday, and a surprise has been organised, BUT!

Lauralee: *looking nervously down the street* Honey, come inside. Dad made you a special birthday sundae.

Ellie: I don’t want a sundae! I want a kitten!!

L: It’s still early. You never know what the birthday fairies might bri-

E: KITTEN!!!

L: *sigh* You’re impossible. OK, bring it in.

Sure, this seems legal and safe.

Officer: Someone order a birthday kitten?

E: KITTEN!!!!!

Kitten: OK, you’re a screamer. Great.

Benny: OH HEY ELLIE REMEMBER ME? WHY, WHAT A ADORABLE BABY CAT WE’D MAKE A INCREDIBLE PAIR

Kitten: Get him away from me. Now.

Ellie: I’m gonna name you Cecilia!

Time for Ellie to grow up. Aunt Dinah is of course there.

She’s so pretty! And looks SO MUCH like her dad.

She’s a knowledge sim, and she’s attracted by charisma and mechanical skill, but is turned off by a hard worker??  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Lauralee is VERY despondent when her kids grow up.

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Lauralee spent several hours teaching Ellie to walk. Until both were in bright orange bladder desperation, actually.

Aunt Dinah popped in, and she’s proving to be a favourite of Ellie’s.

I just realised Dinah and Finn have EXACTLY the same colouring (even their eyes are the same green), so would be kinda cute if they were siblings...

Finn literally spends five minutes teaching Ellie to walk, and gets to claim the skill and the memory. Hrrrmph.

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It’s a girl! With Lauralee’s skintone and hazel eyes, but Finn’s red hair. Yay recessive genes! Her name is Eve Evie Edie Edith Enid Ellen Elly Ellie! 

Milly: Congratulations, bestie! She’s so adorable!

Dinah: I wanna be a mom so bad

Melvin: Congratulations.

Lauralee: Is this real?

Hans: Of course! Woo!!

M: How do you feel, Lauralee?

L: Like a mom.

Hans decides to keep watch on Ellie while she feigns sleep.

And then things get icky.

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Studious and dedicated mom-to-be Lauralee hits the parenting books, curious to know just how her beautiful bundle of joy will soak up the world aro-

Lauralee: it’s gonna shit HOW many times per day?!?!

“Feed it. Snuggle it. Don’t swarm the crib like a fuckhead while it’s trying to sleep. I think I got it.”

Second pop!

Meanwhile...

Some townie love is starting to bloom. Ugh, Dinah and Melvin!!! So cute!!!

Townie Sophia Whateley is left out, so she gets a makeover...

Beautiful bastard Sheldon Scammell also drops in. He’s so mean.

Lauralee: he really is, you guys.

Sheldon: You’re fat.

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It’s closing in on birth time, and with Finn away at work and likely to miss it...

Lauralee invites her squad over for support.

Ugh, Melvin and Dinah get really cute...

but then Melvin veers into lowkey sex pest territory. D:

BUT THEN!

Lauralee: Ohh ahhh owww! 

Hans: And it was at that point that I said, “grandma, are you naked, or does your dress really need ironing?”

L: Hahahaha OWWWW

L: DINAHHHHH!!!

Dinah: ...

L: DINAHHHH!

D: Oh dang I thought it was the TV screaming at me!

H: What am I about to see?

Milly: the miracle of birth! Melvin, get the fuck up and be supportive.

Melvin: No thanks, this omelette is way too good.

M: MEN. Right, Dinah?

M: Hold on everybody. Here it commmmes!