Family (aspiration)

Sims with the Family Aspiration long to be part of a big, happy family. They need "Quality Time" with family members, and lots of meaningful interactions with all the branches of their family tree. Keep their Aspiration Meters overflowing with familial bliss, and they'll live long and "fruitful" lives.
Family is an Aspiration in The Sims 2. Family Sims aspire to get married and have children, as well as having "Quality Time" with their family members. Starting as a teenager, Sims already want to fall in love and go steady with their lover. The next important phase for Family Sims is in Young Adult or Adult: to get engaged and married. After that, they will usually want to have many babies. Elders will want grandchilden.
As the Sims' family is growing, they will want their grownup children to get engaged and married, and eventually want to see their grandchildren. Family Sims will love to spend their quality time in winter, since it's the time to spend with family. Also, they want to constantly keep pets.
==Aspiration Monikers==
Level 	Teen 	Adult 	Elder
Platinum 	Shining Example 	Family Rock 	Town Father / Town Mother
Gold 	Pride and Joy 	Role Model 	Patriarch / Matriarch
High Green	Good Son / Darling Daughter	Good Influence	Sire / Matron
Low Green 	Routine Relative 	Solid Provider	Sweet Old Coot
Low Red 	Bad Seed 	Brood Bungler 	Grumpy Gramps / Grumpy Grams
Deep Red 	Family Flunk Out 	Black Sheep 	Creepy Crank / Creepy Crone
==Wants & Fears==
===Wants===
*(Child) Gets A+ Report Card
*(Child) Gets Scholarship
*(Child) Graduates
*(Child) Graduates with Honors
*(Child) is an Overachiever
*(Child) Makes Dean's List
*(Pet) Learns to Come Here
*(Pet) Learns to Stay
*(Pet) Retires
*(Sim) Goes to College
*(Sim) Grows Up Well
*(Sim) has a Great Party
*(Sim) is Cured of Being a Warlock
*(Sim) is Cured of Being a Witch
*(Sim) is Cured of Lycanthropy
*(Sim) is Cured of PlantSimism
*(Sim) is Cured of Vampirism
*(Stray) Joins Family
*Adopt a Child
*Appreciate (Sim)
*Ask (Sim) on Date
*Be a Personal Trainer
*Be Best Friends With (Pet)
*Be Best Friends with (Sim)
*Be BFF with (Sim)
*Be Cured of Lycanthropy
*Be Cured of PlantSimism
*Be Cured of Witchery
*Be Flirted With
*Be Friends With (Pet)
*Be Friends with (Sim)
*Be Master of (Dog)
*Be Tickled by (Sim)
*Be Tutor
*Bite (Sim)
*Bowl with (Sim)
*Break Up with (Spouse)
*Break Up with (Steady)
*Build Sandcastle
*Build Snowman
*Buy a Baby Toy
*Buy a Bird Cage
*Buy a Bookcase
*Buy a Burglar Alarm
*Buy a Changing Table
*Buy a Compost Bin
*Buy a Crib
*Buy a Double Bed
*Buy a Double Bed Costing at Least §2,500
*Buy a Fire Alarm
*Buy a Florist Bench
*Buy a Garden Plot
*Buy a High Chair
*Buy a Juicer
*Buy a Ladybug House
*Buy a Litter Box
*Buy a Pet Food Dish
*Buy a Recliner
*Buy a Refrigerator Costing at Least §1,500
*Buy a Sprinkler
*Buy a Stove Costing at Least §900
*Buy a Toymaking Bench
*Buy a TV
*Buy a Womrat Cage
*Buy an Orchard Tree
*Buy Collar for (Pet)
*Buy Espresso for (Sim)
*Buy Love Potion #8.5
*Buy Souvenir
*Buy Vamprocillin-D
*Call (Sim) to Chat
*Cast Apello Cattus Amicus
*Cat Teaser with (Cat)
*Change into Formal Outfit
*Classic Dance with Someone
*Clean Cage
*Command (Pet) to Come Here
*Command (Pet) to Stay
*Counterfeit Simoleons
*Cuddle (Baby)
*Cure Vampirism
*Dance with (Sim)
*Declare the History Major
*Declare the Literature Major
*Dine Out with (Sim)
*Do Assignment
*Do Research with (Sim)
*Drink Tea
*Earn a Perfect Garden Score
*Encourage (Sim) to be Active
*Encourage (Sim) to be Grouchy
*Encourage (Sim) to be Lazy
*Encourage (Sim) to be Neat
*Encourage (Sim) to be Nice
*Encourage (Sim) to be Outgoing
*Encourage (Sim) to be Playful
*Encourage (Sim) to be Serious
*Encourage (Sim) to be Shy
*Encourage (Sim) to be Sloppy
*Entertain (Sim)
*Feed (Pet) a Treat
*Fall in Love
*Fall in Love with (Sim)
*Finger Wiggle with (Cat)
*Fire (Sim)
*Flirt
*Flirt with (Sim)
*Freestyle for Tips
*Gain a Cleaning Skill Point
*Gain a Cooking Skill Point
*Gain a Creativity Skill Point
*Gain a Logic Skill Point
*Gain a Mechanical Skill Point
*Gain a Skill Point
*Get a Bronze Fishing Talent Badge
*Get a Bronze Flower Arranging Talent Badge
*Get a Bronze Gardening Talent Badge
*Get a Bronze Pottery Talent Badge
*Get a Bronze Sewing Talent Badge
*Get a Bronze Toy Making Talent Badge
*Get a Gold Fishing Talent Badge
*Get a Gold Flower Arranging Talent Badge
*Get a Gold Gardening Talent Badge
*Get a Gold Pottery Talent Badge
*Get a Gold Sewing Talent Badge
*Get a Gold Toy Making Talent Badge
*Get a Grandchild
*Get A Job
*Get a job in the Architecture CareerWhile the corresponding lifetime want isn't available to Family Sims, the corresponding want is.
*Get a job in the Education Career
*Get a job in the Oceanography Career
*Get a Picture
*Get a Promotion
*Get a Silver Fishing Talent Badge
*Get a Silver Flower Arranging Talent Badge
*Get a Silver Gardening Talent Badge
*Get a Silver Pottery Talent Badge
*Get a Silver Sewing Talent Badge
*Get a Silver Toy Making Talent Badge
*Get Engaged to (Sim)
*Get Joined
*Get Joined to (Sim)
*Get Kitten
*Get Married
*Get Married to (Sim)
*Get Picture Taken with (Sim)
*Get Puppy
*Get Puppy or Kitten
*Give Backrub to (Sim)
*Give Gift
*Give Love to (Pet)
*Go on a Tour
*Go on Mountain Vacation
*Go on Vacation
*Go Out
*Go Steady
*Go Steady with (Sim)
*Go to Class
*Groom Zen Garden
*Grow Plantbaby
*Harvest Good Produce
*Have 5 Best FriendsWhile this want is available to Family Sims, the chances of it actually showing up in-game are very slim, if at all.
*Have 10 Children
*Have 20 Grandchildren
*Have a BabyFor most Sims, this is a 5,000 point Want, but for Family Sims, it is an 8,000 point Want.
*Have Family Reunion
*Have Pillow Fight
*Have Very First Kiss
*Help (Child) with HomeworkThis is effectively a want to teach to study, as that is when the want is fulfilled. However, it is labeled as a want to help with homework.
*Hire (Sim) as Employee
*Hire a Butler
*Hire an Exterminator
*Hold (Baby)
*Hug (Cat)
*Hug (Sim)
*Hustle Pool
*Influence (Sim) to Appreciate Another Sim
*Influence (Sim) to Clean
*Influence (Sim) to Do My Assignment
*Influence (Sim) to Garden
*Influence (Sim) to Hug Another Sim
*Influence (Sim) to Play With Another Sim
*Influence (Sim) to Serve a Meal
*Influence (Sim) to Write My Term Paper
*Invite (Sim) Over
*Join the Garden Club
*Kiss (Sim)
*Learn Anger Management
*Learn Couples Counseling
*Learn Fire Prevention
*Learn How to Make Cereal
*Learn How to Make Chef Salad
*Learn How to Make Chili Con Carne
*Learn How to Make Fried Catfish
*Learn How to Make Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
*Learn How to Make Hamburgers
*Learn How to Make Hot Dogs
*Learn How to Make Lobster Thermidor
*Learn How to Make Lunch Meat Sandwiches
*Learn How to Make Mac and Cheese
*Learn How to Make Omelettes
*Learn How to Make Pancakes
*Learn How to Make Pork Chops
*Learn How to Make Ribs
*Learn How to Make Salmon
*Learn How to Make Spaghetti
*Learn How to Make Stuffed Bass
*Learn How to Make Stuffed Golden Trout
*Learn How to Make Stuffed Rainbow Trout
*Learn How to Make Toaster Pastry
*Learn How to Make Turkey
*Learn How to Make TV Dinner
*Learn Hula Dance
*Learn Local Gesture
*Learn Slap Dance
*Log Roll
*Make a Wish
*Make Juice
*Make Out with (Sim)
*Maximize a Skill
*Meet Aliens
*Meet Someone New
*New Family Member
*Obtain a Pet
*Offer (Pet) for Adoption
*Perform Music for Tips
*Plant a Seed
*Play Cards with (Sim)
*Play Catch
*Play Chess
*Play Darts
*Play Fetch with (Pet)
*Play Mahjong
*Play Peek-a-Boo
*Play Pinball
*Play Pirates
*Play Video Game
*Play with (Baby)
*Play with (Pet)
*Play With (Sim)
*Play With a Relative
*Play with Bird
*Play with Toy Dog
*Play with Womrat
*Praise (Pet)
*Public WooHoo with (Sim)
*Purchase a Flower Arrangement
*Purchase a Hand-Crafted Toy
*Razzle (Dog)
*Reach Body Level 1 for Major
*Reach Charisma Level 1 for Major
*Reach Cleaning Level 1
*Reach Cleaning Level 1 for Major
*Reach Cooking Level 1
*Reach Cooking Level 1 for Major
*Reach Creativity Level 1 for Major
*Reach Logic Level 1 for Major
*Reach Mechanical Level 1 for Major
*Reach Top of Education Career
*Read (Child) to Sleep
*Read to (Sim)
*Relative Gets Engaged
*Relative Gets Joined
*Relative Gets Married
*Report (Pet) as Missing
*Request a Song from the DJ
*Resurrect (Sim)
*Retire
*Reunite Couple
*Ride ElectroDanceSphere
*Rub (Pet)'s Belly
*See a Ghost
*Sell (Pet)
*Sell a Great Novel
*Sell a Masterpiece
*Serve Food
*Sing Nursery Rhyme
*Slow Dance with (Sim)
*Sneak Out
*Stroke (Pet)
*Study about Parenting
*Swing (Child)
*Take a Photo
*Talk to (Sim)
*Talk to a Relative
*Teach (Sim) Potty Training
*Teach (Sim) to Talk
*Teach (Sim) to Walk
*Teach Nursery Rhyme
*Tell Dirty Joke to (Sim)
*Tell Joke to (Sim)
*Throw a Birthday Party
*Throw a Wedding Party
*Throw an Anniversary Party
*Tickle (Sim)
*Toss Coin
*Visit (Sim)
*Wash (Dog)
*Win a Cooking Contest
*Win a Game Against (Sim)
*Win Fight with (Sim)
*WooHoo with (Sim)
*Work as Barista
*Work as Bartender
*Work in Cafeteria
*Write Term Paper
===Fears===
*(Child) Drops Out
*(Child) Gets D Report Card
*(Child) Gets Expelled
*(Child) Gets On Academic Probation
*(Child) Runs Away
*(Date) is Stinky
*(Dog) Escapes Bath Tub
*(Pet) is Demoted
*(Pet) is Removed
*(Pet) Loses Job
*(Pet) Misses Work
*(Pet) Runs Away
*(Sim) Becomes a Warlock
*(Sim) Becomes a Witch
*(Sim) Grows Up Badly
*(Sim) has a Lousy Party
*(Sim) Howls
*(Sim) is a PlantSim
*(Sim) is a Vampire
*(Sim) is a Werewolf
*(Sim) is a Zombie
*(Sim) is Abducted by Aliens
*(Sim) Summons Wolves
*(Sim)'s Tombstone Kicked
*(Sim)'s Urn Smashed
*Adopt a Child
*Be a Vampire
*Be a Zombie
*Be Abducted by Aliens
*Be Barked or Hissed at by (Pet)
*Be Bit by Bird
*Be Bit by Toy Dog
*Be Bit by Womrat
*Be Bludgeoned by Hail
*Be Booed
*Be Chased by (Pet)
*Be Old and Childless
*Be Old and Never Joined
*Be Old and Never Married
*Be Rejected by (Sim) for a Date
*Be Rejected by (Sim) for a Photo Together
*Be Rejected by (Sim) for a Slow Dance
*Be Rejected by (Sim) for a Vampire Bite
*Be Rejected by (Sim) for Buying them a Espresso
*Be Rejected for a Backrub by (Sim)
*Be Rejected for a Dance by (Sim)
*Be Rejected for a Flirt
*Be Rejected for a Flirt by (Sim)
*Be Rejected for a Hug by (Cat)
*Be Rejected for a Hug by (Sim)
*Be Rejected for a Pillow Fight
*Be Rejected for a Tickle by (Sim)
*Be Rejected for an Invitation by (Sim)
*Be Rejected for Appreciate by (Sim)
*Be Rejected for Cat Teaser with (Cat)
*Be Rejected for Classic Dance
*Be Rejected for Entertain by (Sim)
*Be Rejected for Feed Treat to (Pet)
*Be Rejected for Finger Wiggle with (Cat)
*Be Rejected for Give Gift
*Be Rejected for Give Love to (Pet)
*Be Rejected for Play Catch
*Be Rejected for Play Fetch with (Dog)
*Be Rejected for Play with by (Pet)
*Be Rejected for Playing With by (Sim)
*Be Rejected for Razzle (Dog)
*Be Rejected for Reading to (Sim)
*Be Rejected for Rub (Pet)'s Belly
*Be Rejected for Stroke (Pet)
*Be Scared by Bigfoot
*Be Struck by Lightning
*Be Uneducated
*Become a PlantSim
*Become a Werewolf
*Become a Witch
*Break Up with (Fiancée)
*Break Up with (Spouse)
*Break Up with (Steady)
*Burn Food
*Catch (Spouse) Cheating
*Children Taken Away
*Death of (Pet)
*Death of (Sim)
*Declare the Mathematics Major
*Declare the Political Science Major
*Earn a Low Garden Score
*Fall out of Love with (Sim)
*Fight with a Family Member
*Fire!
*Get Caught Cheating
*Get Fined
*Get Fired
*Get Left at the Altar by (Sim)
*Get Pickpocketed
*Get Rejected for a Kiss by (Sim)
*Get Rejected for Engagement by (Sim)
*Get Rejected for Making Out by (Sim)
*Get Rejected for Very First Kiss
*Get Rejected for WooHoo by (Sim)
*Get Sick
*Get Thrown off ElectroDanceSphere
*Go to School
*Go to Work
*Have a Baby
*Have a Bad Conversation with (Sim)
*Have a Party
*Have Overdue Rent
*Lose a Cooking Contest
*Lose a Game Against (Sim)
*Love Potion #8.5 Backfires
*Make a Zombie
*Meet Bigfoot
*Miss Carpool
*Rejected for Going Steady
*Rejected for Going Steady with (Sim)
*Relative Abducted by Aliens
*Relative Breaks Up
*Relative Dies
*Relative Gets Left at the Altar
*Relative Gets Sick
*See a Ghost
*See Hail
*See the Ghost of (Sim)
*See Vermin!
*Sell a Lousy Painting
*Sell a Pulp Novel
*Sim is Chased by (Pet)
*Tell Bad Joke to (Sim)
*Wish Backfires
;Notes
==Lifetime Wants==
*Become Captain HeroWhile the corresponding want isn't available to Family Sims specifically, the corresponding lifetime want is. However, since the corresponding want isn't specific to any aspiration in particular, it is available to Sims of all aspirations besides Grilled Cheese.
*Have 6 Grandchildren
*Marry off 6 Children
*Reach Golden Anniversary
*Graduate 3 Children from College
*Raise 20 Puppies or Kittens
*Become Education Minister
*Have 6 Children Joined (deprecated)
*Raise 10 Puppies or Kittens (deprecated)
*Raise 15 Puppies or Kittens (deprecated)
==Aspiration Desperation==
Family Sims have high-impact fears about relatives dying, losing friends and being rejected for interactions by their children or grandchildren. Sims who reach aspiration desperation will pull out a sack of flour with a face painted on it and will begin to rock and cuddle it, as if it was a baby.
==FreeTime Aspiration Benefits==
:Level 1 - Grandma's Comfort Soup
:Level 2 - Slower Fun and Comfort Motive Decay
:Level 3 - Plead with social worker
:Level 4 - Super Fertility
==Career Paths==
===Base game===
*Law Enforcement
===The Sims 2: Seasons===
*Education
===The Sims 2: FreeTime===
*Architecture
*Oceanography
===The Sims 2: Pets (console)===
*Medicine
==Majors==
*History
*Literature
==Pre-made Sims With Aspiration==
==Tips & Tricks==
*It is not recommended to pair a Romance Sim with a Family Sim, because their wants will clash, since Romance Sims fear commitments.
*If one wants to pair a Family Sim with someone that doesn't also have the Family aspiration, the easiest are a Fortune Sim or a Knowledge Sim, since their wants won't clash very easily. Fortune Sims make particularly good partners for Family Sims, as their desire to earn raises and promotions will leave their spouses free to be homemakers and stay-at-home parents. Knowledge Sims make good co-parents for Family Sims, as they roll wants to teach toddler skills and study skills more frequently than most other aspirations.
*You should create a family Sim married or at least with one (or more) children, because most of the family Sims' lifetime want is "marry off six children" (or "have six grandchildren") and that is something very hard to achieve, so you have to make a lot of children, and fast. Also recommended is to adopt children when they are children and not babies or toddlers.
*Sometimes Family Sims get "Have a Child" as both a want and a fear. It's unknown why this happens, though it may be because they have just had a child and don't want the stress of another even though the aspiration makes them want one. Still, having another child is worth a net 3,000 ASP.
*When returning from work, Family Sims will occasionally launch into an "I'm home!" animation, even if no one else is home. This can be stopped by canceling the "At Work" icon in the Sim's action queue, but if it is not canceled, it will run for about 30 game minutes. There is a mod by Cyjon that will suppress this.
*Townies and NPCs with the zodiac sign of Aquarius or Cancer generally have this aspiration.
*Having the Family aspiration may not prevent Sims from wanting to flirt with another Sim, even if the former is already in a relationship.
*This aspiration has the fewest formally linked career paths with it, with there being only four (Law Enforcement, Education, Architecture, and Oceanography).
==References==
ru:Семья (жизненная цель)
Category:Aspirations