Confessions of a Sims 3 Addict

  It is a bittersweet day for our friend Sondra Mahon. Today she ties the knot with her dear Tony after dealing with the loss of not one, not two, but three of her parental figures. The first to go was her mother Tess. Tess Dexter was known for her sculpting talent and her animosity toward her ex-husband Cliff Mahon. She earned an art degree from Sim State University in her younger years, and it was there that she met her first husband Cliff. Cliff was a looker, but the union was doomed due to his distain for her talent and his misogynistic tendencies. When Sondra was a baby, Tess had enough, and after one huge blow-up where Cliff ousted her and baby Sondra from the house, she sought help from Dr. Ellen Talbot, a psychiatrist new to town, who helped Tess build up her self-esteem and find a place to raise baby Sondra and oldest son Clancy as a single mom. She wasn't single for long. She soon met a compassionate young man named Anton Dexter. Anton and Tess had a rather peaceful life,...

 What is life without taking a few risks, right? The folks living in the homeless colony see it this way, especially if the risk can pay off in free sodas, a new lover, or a boost to one's career.  Everyone, except Davina, who was too stubborn to try it, had a go at the soda machine in the garage.  I admit, I was afraid for Angie, as she's unlucky. She wasn't lucky enough to get a soda, but she was lucky enough not to get killed by blunt force trauma. Paulo succeeded in getting a free soda. I apparently didn't get a picture of Kirk giving it a try, but I spotted him taking care of baby Darby, which was very sweet.  Kirk has developed a clever strategy for earning money. First he yells at someone and gets them all upset . . .  ... which then gives him the opportunity to cheer them up with a Sing-A-Gram. The man's a genius! He also managed to track down Josephine, the wealthy widow he encountered last episode.  He tracked her down at the public pool where she...