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There's some lovingly-rendered hork falling into the toilet here but I'll keep the screenshots zoomed out a bit to spare you.
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As much as Tristis loves her toy panda, she's falling behind on some of her skills that aren't Imagination. I buy her some blocks -- looking at the pictures on the sides helps Thinking, and stacking them helps Movement.
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Toddlers develop their skills faster with a parent's help.
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Well, usually.
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You found a frog in the garden and named it after your wife? Rude, man.
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Aha, Merle's horticultural experimentation is paying off. Cutting and grafting together strawberries and snapdragons results in the spliced plant producing strawberries, snapdragons, and dragonfruits. Merle plants each one he gets.
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With her family asleep and the kiddo in her belly giving her a break, Cassandra finally has a moment's peace to herself.
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IRL children tend to eat pretty leisurely, since they're easily distracted. Ingame, the bowl of food given to a toddler empties almost immediately, leaving them stuck in their chair with nothing to do. Cassandra chats with her daughter to keep her amused while she, Cassandra, also finishes eating.
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In order to be true to life I have Tristis "Ask Why" nearly constantly from here until age-up.
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Even the dedicated family man can be driven crazy by it.