Chapter 3: Just Another Day

The sun rose and Jackson was still asleep so I stayed near the house to look for frogs and dig up rocks. I already made $165 and with the money left over from yesterday, I was able to buy a shower and some blocks for Jackson. 

I know Jax well enough that he needs to use the potty in the morning, but he decided to be disobedient and not listen to me. I'm going to count to 5 then try again.

While Jackson played with his blocks, I made us some grilled fruit.

After eating his lunch, Jackson decided that he needed a nap. I am ever so grateful so I can have a few moments of peace and quiet.

When I came back from fishing, Jackson had woken up from a nightmare. In the few words that he knows, he said he was scared that he was going to be taken away. I assured him that I will not let that happen so now he's ready to go potty and back to bed. Actually, I could use a nap myself.

Our naps turned into actually going to bed as I slept through the night. Today was exhausting, but at least I earned $328 and that is definitely a record for me so far.

Chapter 2: Surviving Together

We woke up hungry so we went to the park where I grilled some sausage and peppers for us. I spent $48 to make this dish, but at least we have something to eat. On the plus side, I found two rocks to dig up so hopefully that will help the cost of the food.

I sold a capsule and a rare gemstone, which earned me $100 then I had to buy Jackson a potty so I can potty train him and that was $75.

I had no idea it would be this difficult to be on my own, but I am determined to make it. This is not just about me because my baby brother is my whole world so this is more about him than anyone. I want him to be proud of me and I want to be a better "parent" to him than our own parents were. I believe that he will thrive being raised by me...I just can't let him down.

I told Jackson to try to use his potty again, and he told me no. Can you believe it? I don't think I was that defiant at his age, but maybe I was. This is where I have to put my foot down and make sure he knows that I am in charge.

My sweet little Jackson was sad because he had an accident while using his potty. I reassured him that it's okay because even adults make mistakes. 

I figured a little play time would cheer him up and boy was I right. He is such a happy baby boy and I am so thankful to be part of him growing up.

Chapter 1: The Beginning

I have no idea how to raise a toddler or a child, but I want better for my baby brother than the life that I have had under my parents' roof. In order to not raise suspicion, I have dropped out of high school so that I can raise Jackson and earn money for us so that I can build us a house. That's my dream anyway. I know that my life has never gone according to plan.
Today I earned $160 from gardening, digging, and finding frogs. I also planted a snapdragon flower and an apple, which I hope does well so I can sell them also. Now I need to see if I have enough for Jackson's bed because his needs matter more than my own.


Turns out there was this used mattress on the side of the street that someone was throwing away because their toddler outgrew it. There didn't appear to be anything wrong with it so I took it and the bedding that was on it. I knew that if I talked to the owners then they would report us so I got it while it was dark. Now Jackson has his own bed and now I can feel better knowing that he at least has a comfortable bed to sleep in.


As luck would have it, about a few feet in the other direction of our "house" was a child's mattress that was left on the curb for pickup. While Jackson was sleeping, I walked over to check the mattress and blanket out. Surprisingly, there didn't appear to be anything wrong with this set either so i hauled it over to our lot. I must say that it weighed a lot more than it looked so it wasn't easy dragging it, carefully, but I got it.

Now to get a restful night's sleep until tomorrow where I continue to earn enough money to build us a house.

Chapter 1: Introduction

Sul-Sul!! My name is Josephine Anderson, but my friends call me quite a few different nicknames such as Joey, Jo, and Lil J. 

My parents, siblings, and I seemed like the perfect family and we were...to outsiders. All was not perfect inside of the Anderson household. My older sister, Carlie, is picture perfect and is now one of the top attorneys in San Myshuno. My parents were so focused on making sure that I was just like Carlie that they started to neglect Jackson, my younger brother, since he was a baby. One day I came home from school and Department of Children and Families was there due to reports they received. Apparently someone said that I was malnourished so they followed up on an investigation and found that Jack was also malnourished. They gave my parents 48 hours to improve the situation or DCF would take my brother and I into foster care. I have heard horror stories about foster care and I could not let either of us be taken away. Even though our home life was not as wonderful as some would think, anywhere would be better than here. In the middle of the night, I packed up what little belongings I could and ran away with Jack. This way no one could take us away or force us to live a life of misery.

 

I have a new sim story coming soon!! It'll be a combination of 3 challenges with twists of my own. I will follow some of the rules of the challenges, but not all. As of this moment, I do not know which rules I will follow; however, I will review the challenges and choose the ones that I feel fit the best. 

The challenges that I will be incorporating are:

1. Runaway challenge

2. Tiny Living challenge

3. Homeless challenge

The new story is called Josephine's Struggles. Stay tuned for the first part of the story!!