Hey, everybody. Thanks for following along, but I've decided there isn't going to be another installment for Genesis and her family. I've put off posting here in the hopes I would find the motivation, but I haven't. The last installment was my last hurrah.
Our adoption in July didn't work out, either. It's difficult to explain, but we were taken advantage of and though we already had the little boy with us, we decided it was better for everyone to end our involvement with his family. We returned him to his mother and are back to waiting and hoping.
This time was even harder than last time. It was harder because we had to make the decision to back out, rather than the mother. It was harder because, unlike the first time, we'd taken the baby "home" to the hotel and cared for him on our own. It was harder because we didn't know what his mother was thinking and still aren't sure. It was harder because our relationship had been deeper, so letting go of it was more difficult.
Needless to say, this has left me with almost no desire to play at all. I think I've loaded my game once in two months. I feel my energy returning, but I no longer feel any motivation to continue with Genesis. Instead, I'm looking forward to overhauling my game to include just the expansion packs and custom content I really use and maybe beginning a new family I've been thinking of for a long time.
I'm sorry that I haven't (ever) been able to finish my own project. Ironically, this is exactly the same point at which my Sims 2 version of this challenge also ended. I apologize if anyone feels disappointed, I know I feel a little disappointed in myself, but I know that whatever desire I do have to continue playing this game I've enjoyed so, so much will only be squelched if I try to commit myself to something when my heart's really not in it. Thanks to everyone so, so much for reading and commenting!
