#newson

[holyplumbbob]

I built a large house for the Picaso family, so that they could foster the Newson kids! There's plenty of space here with 5 bedrooms and a huge garden for the kids.

[widespot]

"A network of bullet trains would be far more efficient than the highway."

"You dance so great." "Maybe we'll dance together at sorority parties."

Georgia tries to soften up Ivan for college dating purposes - must be prepared in this life - but Joan and Portia poking each other is a little distracting.

Garret had hoped to reconnect with Delta, and been delighted when she came, but she seems so grown up and distant now…

"So I'm thinking, maybe if I learned to breakdance -"

What a great party! Surely a good omen for their college future!

[aorticsims]

Gloria Newson

While attempting to do a discord cas challenge, I immediately got sidetracked by a mildly impulsive decision to create the Newsons only using base game + for rent. My backstory for Gloria is that she's an alien who didn't want to be an alien birth mother so she came to earth and adopted the Newsons, didn't know how to operate a microwave and died.

I made the rest of the Newson family, and i might chuck them up of sfs if anyone wants them.

[queer-as-sims]

Smith - Rotation 2

Now that Ginger doesn't have to care for the small kids all the time, she can enjoy her teen years! (But David Gibson is her first and strongest crush.)

[Post n.61]

[pixuou]

As much as she was dedicated to raising her siblings, Ginger also often felt like she was missing out on a lot by not being around other young adults. Luckily she still had her best friend Ophelia.

But she still didn’t get along with her brother Gavin.

Ginger: So that’s why you’ve called? To tell me off for my parenting again? Georgia wants to do after-school soccer, of course I’m going to let her! (...) No, it’s not dangerous! And if it was, wouldn’t it be dangerous for boys too? What’s the worst that could happen? She falls over? She can fall over in PE class too. Stop being so overprotective! And stop preaching, you’re not even here! I’m the one who gave up college to stay here and take care of the kids, so you should shut up and mind your own business. (...)

Gabriella: I swear I heard her say a bad word on the phone!

Georgia: Gingeeeeeeeeeeeer! The telescope doesn’t work! I can’t see anything! All I see is black!!!

[Something about indoor playgrounds/play centres is so... liminal. I always loved them.]

[kutonowhere]

Because now they need money for Gabriella's college fund, Herbert get back to work as a Science Teacher at the local school. With his knowledge and experience, he then was nominated for and became a Project Leader at a local laboratory.

His wife Faith wanted to get back to work, too, but since they needed somebody to stay at home with Gabriella, Faith decided to hold it off. She spent time skilling her favourite pastime, Cuisine. It would help her in her future job as Herbert's assistant in the lab, too.

Gabriella had a big and heart-warming birthday party, with the attendance of all of her five siblings from the Orphanage.

She is a Knowledge sim, and her hobby is Tinkering.

[sushigal007]

Over to the Newsons, while I still have electricity!

Ginger: The beds are floating. Gabriella: Help, I’m stuck in a sack of cash. Gavin: You want me to what!? Gallagher: ...Actually I’m good, thanks.

Gallagher: But maybe I’d better take teddy to Garrett and Georgia, they must be so upset after that burglar broke in.

You’re still here!? Burglar: Don’t look at me, you’re the one who saved while I was still on the lot.

Gallagher: Definitely not going to think about the fact that he’s been here in our house for nine years.

Gavin: At least he didn’t steal any of your toys.

Ginger: Look, forget about the burglar. The more important issue is that I would like Hal Capp to die please. Haha! No!

Garrett: I’m just gonna paint my feelings.

Gabriella: Move. Georgia: You move first. Gabriella: MOVE! Georgia: I CAN’T. You’re blocking the door!

Gavin has taken up a new hobby - flower arranging.

Garrett and Georgia strike me as the kind of kids who’d adore dressing up, so I let Georgia pretend to be a pirate, not that you’ll get to see it.

Headmaster time! Gavin: Think I can get him with a water balloon? Not if you want to get into private school. Gavin: Good news! I don’t want that. OK, but Ginger does, and if you spoil this for her, she’ll probably want you dead too.

Ginger: *poot* Really? While he’s eating? Ginger: Turns out I want to annoy my brother even more than I want to get into private school.

And yet somehow, they managed it!

Georgia: OK, he’s gone, you can stop pretending to be our dad now.

Story time with Gallagher and Garrett.

Gallagher: Computer’s broke. I LITERALLY JUST BROUGHT THAT, HOW!?

Ginger and Gabriella: *supernatural floating* Gavin: Girls are so weird.

Gallagher: Toilet’s occupied toilet’s occupied toilet’s occupied toilet’s occupied toilet’s occupied toilet’s occupied toilet’s occupied toilet’s occupied toilet’s-

Ginger: Got an A+! That private school education’s paying off already!

She also brought home an influential friend.

That can’t be safe. Gallagher: Honestly, it’s fine.

Homework party! Gavin: Where’s mine? You don’t want to know.

Georgia: I’m ready for my close-up.

Georgia: Oh, that’s what that means!

Mildly incestuous backrubs, my favourite.

Time for a nice family dinner. Although I have no idea why everyone’s refusing to sit in that seat. Ginger: Chair’s haunted. Pretty sure it isn’t.

Then they ran out of groceries. Gabriella’s motives were highest, so I sent her out to Old Town Stores, only to discover none of those stores are grocery stores, oops.

Got there in the end.

Georgia and Garrett enjoy their last few moments as children.

Georgia: Bet I grow up cuter than you. Garrett: You didn’t last time.

Synchronised wishing!

And they both grew up well.

Georgia celebrates her first day of teenhood by spying on the nanny, dressed only in a towel.

Followed by some angry dancing. Garrett: George, we can’t hear the TV. Georgia: SOUNDS LIKE A YOU PROBLEM.

Garrett’s OTH is Tinkering, same as Gallagher, so he starts helping out with the car.

Garrett: Holy shit, that nearly landed on my head!

Georgia: Incesty backrub? Gallagher: Yes please!

Sharla: I know who I want a backrub from!

Can you not?

Sharla and Buck:

Lucy: What the fuck? Isaac: Wasn’t me.

Burglar:

OH FUCK OFF.

Good thing I left the burglar alarm installed, eh?

Burglar: SHRIEK! Paramedic: I’m not mad, just disappointed.

Paramedic: That said, I’m still gonna fuck you up.

Georgia: No amount of snowmen for breakfast can sate my rage.

Car’s nearly done! I don’t have the heart to tell them they need a licence to drive it.

Gavin: EPIC DRUM SOLO!

Sushi for dinner. Once again, everybody avoids that chair for some reason. Garrett: Chair’s haunted. Yeah, I’m still pretty sure it isn’t.

Gabriella: Not bad considering I only got hired this morning.

Had a look at everybody’s relations and somehow Gavin and Ginger are the only ones not friends. Ginger: And it’s gonna stay that way if you keep trying to tell me that disgusting joke.

Georgia: If he comes back a third time, I’m ready.

Garrett: Zzz... George, we can’t hear the TV... Georgia: When you wake up, you’re gonna be so glad I didn’t switch it off.

Gabriella: Seriously? Gavin: I was very hungry.

Garrett: No, no, listen to your music, I’ll deal with the trash, shall I?

Time for a big sibling outing with even more incesty backrubs. My treat, don’t say I never give you anything.

Georgia: Amazing how they managed to fit earmuffs and a scarf in this tiny box.

Garrett: Food.

Gabriella: The usual, please. Walter: I’ve never seen you before in my life. Walter: Happily I magically know what you want anyway.

Ginger: INTRODUCING... THE NEW(SON) KIDS ON THE BLOCK!

Walter: Oh, thanks for the makeover, by the way. That No NPC Revert hack works great!

Garrett’s painting skills certainly have improved.

Garrett: So next time, we’ll say “better call an ambulance...”

Garrett: ‘...But not for me!’

Gallagher’s sleep schedule got messed up and he decided he wanted to win a cookery contest, so I decided to go for it because I never know when to give up.

Robert: Oooh, snacks! Gallagher: Wait but that’s... never mind.

Take two! Gallagher: Actually, I kinda have to pee. Hold my space?

Too late, I’ll have to buy a whole new table for take three.

Gallagher: Um, I seem to be stuck with the decoy meal. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!?

Gallagher: Worst day of my life. You got burgled twice. Gallagher: I said what I said.

And so we round off the week with Georgia, once again, in a towel. Georgia: It’s my best look.

[aondaneedles]

After the others are off to school, Ginger tries to teach Georgia how to walk.

“Why does it smell like something’s burning - oh shit, our breakfast!”

“Fuckfuckfuckfuck!”

The poor girl is having a rough day.