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I wanted to post about things I am grateful for since this is really the only social media platform I use for myself and not for work. Simblr is a safe space for me and I love seeing our collective joy and sometimes pure hatred for this game that we still load up and play no matter how we feel about it. Whether its lookbooks, CAS or if your're stuck in build mode, trying to get to gen 10 of a legacy, telling a cool story, ✨aesthetics✨ or just playing however tf you want, I am so grateful for this space.

For those who have read my story, continue to read it, reblog it, go awf in the replies, leave hilarious messages in the tags, love my posts, etc. I'm very grateful for you. For most of my adult life I have loved creative writing, from spoken word to poetry, you name it. Even did a small stint as a Creative Writing major in the early days of college. When this game came out, I had no way to release the creativity that lay dormant for years after changing my major and embarking on a career changing adventure. Things Fall Apart was born out of finally revisiting The Sims franchise. For context, I was an avid sims 2 player, but missed the entire Sims 3 era due to life circumstances and falling out of love with the game. When 4 came out, I tried to find my people again and created a tumblr account when I found out this is where y'all be at. So I shared my gameplay, old sims 2 pics that were laying around my hard drive and, ultimately, started storytelling. I run off pure inspiration and sparks of creativity. I've challenged myself to take on real life issues with complex characters we either hate or love - and I want you to do both.

So, I'm grateful. I'm grateful for those of you who have been around since day one, for those who found me and stuck around, for those who analyze the plot in ways I never thought of, for all who love these characters as much as I do. This story brings me joy, knowing you're invested brings me joy. I look forward to seeing you participate in the story and just wanted to let you know.