I feel like in media it’s very typical to see characters in a high school setting and then their life magically works out and they go to their dream school or there’s a time jump and we see them fresh out of college. And those stories are important because of course it’s normal to struggle in high school (and hey that’s the target audience). But what I love about Nancy Drew, is we get to see what happens after high school and from the perspective of someone who doesn’t have things “magically workout”. We get to see a “high school burnout”; someone who had all of these hopes and dreams and plans, only for life to not turn out the way they expected. We see her struggle with grief and mental health. We see her figuring out who this person is that she has become and accepting that her identity and her worth aren’t tied to those plans she had for herself. And it’s SO refreshing to see because it’s such a real experience and struggle that people face (myself included).
Furthermore, the same can be said for the other members of the Drew Crew as well. We see characters who all are dealing with their own hardships and trauma all of which have some part that is deeply relatable. We see experiences like not living up to parents’ expectations, relationship trauma, having to take on too much responsibility from a young age, a desire to have a family, learning self-forgiveness, and figuring out what one’s purpose is (and so much more). The show starts with a group of people who started out not where they thought they would be in life and we get to see them grow and develop through their experiences with one another and figure out this crazy thing called life.
"You're a little much for me
You're a liability
You're a little much for me"
So they pull back, make other plans
I understand, I'm a liability
Get you wild, make you leave
shout out to Scooby-Doo for raising several generations with the trope of 'they take off the mask and it's always the greedy rich white bastard who wanted even more fucking money' even if they get made fun of for it because at the end of the day? damn. it really always is some greedy rich white bastard who wants even more fucking money.
Infant Playmat "The DangleMaster Deluxe" (Functional)
Inspired by the adorable Sims 2 store item, I've created a base game playmat with similar design, it functions the same as the portable infant crib and all animations adjusted to work as intended! yes even the mobile upgrades included.
Base Game Compatible
Original Mesh + Textures
Functional
6 swatches
Correct LODs, Custom specular and normal maps.
DOWNLOAD 🍼 - Patreon (public)
You can search for “SimsLabs" or “Playmat” in the buy catalog to find!
because i am very very extra, i decided that both the Mousa babies needed to have their very own, custom hairs. after a couple days in blender and s4s i came out with these.
links and info below the cut:
the curls are a frankenmesh of the curly hair that came with growing together and an infant hair with a bit of volume.
the bun is a resize of the bun that came with HSY as i felt the original was too big for my toddler's tiny heads. there is a standalone and an override version.
note:
- the bun has a few areas that are mildly choppy but it is only noticeable on very light colors.
- all hairs are bgc, except for the override
Afro Puff Upgraded
Afro Puff Upgraded (Override)
Jordan's Little Curls