Since Aubrey had a sleepover with J Huntington III Dina thought it is time for Aubrey to spend some time at their mother's house, Katrina Caliente. Aubrey has never had the best relationship with Katrina however she is still her mother, and she didn't always have a good relationship with J Huntington either.
A Little Refresher
Aubrey is a product of a one night stand between Katrina Caliente and J Huntington III. She was an unplanned pregnancy and to be honest no one really thought that Katrina could even get pregnant anymore. She has two adult daughters, Nina and Dina, and she's on the older side of adulthood. As soon as Katrina got pregnant Dina moved in with Mickey. At the time the couple thought it would be best to give up Dina's room so the new baby could have her own bedroom.
After Aubrey was born Nina invited Dina over to meet their new sister. As soon as she arrived we noticed that Katrina was nowhere to be seen! Dina walked all over the house and couldn't find Aubrey anywhere! She eventually asked Nina where the baby was. Nina was taking care of Aubrey, however, Nina doesn't like kids and never wanted to be in the situation of taking care of a baby. Nina ended up walking Dina out the back door of the house and into the side building that was connected to the house but couldn't be entered without walking outside and back into the room. It became abundantly clear to Dina that no one was really taking care of baby Aubrey!
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Dina Taking Care of Aubrey |
After Dina spent the whole entire day with Aubrey she started thinking about what she needed to do. She couldn't just leave Aubrey in a home where she would inevitably be taken away due to being neglected. It wasn't until the middle of the night that Katrina even came home! As soon as she got home Dina confronted her and then Katrina threw her out of the house! When Dina got home she went running to Mickey asking what she should do. Dina knew she either had to move back home to take care of her baby sister or maybe move Aubrey in and raise her herself. But as soon as she was done telling Mickey everything that happened while she was at Katrina's house Mickey cut in and said, "D, I think the only solution is for us to step in and raise her. I know we just moved in and we are skipping so many steps here but I don't think there are any other options if neither Katrina or Nina wants to take care of her, and I don't want to see her be taken away by the state." Mickey's response was the moment that Dina knew he was the one for her!
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Dina explaining Aubrey's situation to Mickey |
Later that week Dina had a serious conversation with both Katrina and Dina about Aubrey. She mentioned how no one was really taking care of her that whole entire day she was over. Dina kept explaining that she wasn't there to judge how they were raising Aubrey, she just wanted to help raise her. The three of them came to the conclusion that neither Katrina nor Nina was capable of raising a baby at the moment, and that Dina could help them raise her. So that day Dina brought her baby sister, Aubrey, home with her. During all of this, I don't know if J Huntington III even knew that Katrina was pregnant. So I don't know if he can be blamed for not being there for Aubrey at the very beginning of Aubrey's life. But I know that raising Aubrey was one of the best things that ever happened to Mickey and Dina.
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Mickey Feeding Aubrey |
This was always supposed to be temporary for Dina, Mickey, and Aubrey. But while Aubrey grew up in the Disney household there was less and less contact with Nina, Katrina, and J. Nina called and came to visit every now and again, but it wasn't until she was a toddler that Katrina and J started calling. Katrina really started being involved while Aubrey was a toddler. I think her being invited to Mickey and Dina's wedding really helped bridge the gap and create a strong relationship between her and Aubrey.
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Nina Visiting Aubrey |
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Mickey, Nina, Aubrey, and Katrina at Mickey and Dina's Wedding |
But as Aubrey aged into a child her relationships with her parents changed. She had siblings in the Disney household that she was being raised with, she's become partners in crime with Maleficent. On her birthday J started reaching out wanting to get to know his daughter. Dina told him if he wanted to know Aubrey than they needed to have a meeting without Aubrey. J's a stranger to Dina and Dina is very protective over her kids. She just wanted to meet with him to see what his intentions were because she would love nothing more than for Aubrey to get to know her dad. While they were having a meeting Dina learned that J has married Sage and that they had a little girl together! Dina was surprised but loved the fact that he was settled down, and she and Sage have quickly become friends.
Over the past few years of Aubrey's life, she has become really close to J, Sage, and Kassandra. She and Kassandra even created the Kidz Klub together while she was staying a week with J. I think the fact that J is in the family mode with Sage and Kassandra it helps make Aubrey want to get to know him and a whole other side of her family that she never knew up until this point.
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Aubrey and Kassandra |
However, with the ups comes to the downs. As Aubrey was getting closer to J she was losing a relationship with Katrina. Both Katrina and Nina have residence keys to the Disney households, and usually, that encourages Sims just to pop in all of the time. One great example was Supriya Delegato, she and Mickey have been best friends since he moved into Brindleton Bay and she's had a residence key just as long, and she shows up all the time! I think while Aubrey was a toddler Katrina and Nina really did show up all the time, but as she's gotten older we see less and less of them both.
Another thing that really put a hold on Katrina and Aubrey's relationship was the fact that Katrina got pregnant not long after J and Sage did, and she even got married to Travis Scott! I don't know if she lost the baby or if the baby was taken away due to neglect but none of the Disney households ever met the new baby, and even I can't find it. I got the notification that she was pregnant and then my game glitched so who really knows what happened to the baby. But anyways all of these huge life changes happened for Katrina yet she never told Dina or Aubrey. She really just cut them out of her life. Dina's at the age where she's used to it and it doesn't really phase her anymore, but Aubrey is just a child and was really hurt by this.
Now
Since Aubrey has been getting so close to J and has been getting so hurt by Katrina, Dina is determined to find out what is going on and put an end to it. She's tired of seeing her kid hurt and disappointed. So one day while Aubrey was at school Dina went over to the Caliente residence to meet with Katrina and Nina. The three of them were catching up and having a really good time. They talked about how grown up Aubrey was getting and Dina started talking to Katrina about how she needs to decide whether she wants to be in her life or not and she needed to decide now because she is done hurting her kid. Dina says, "Katrina, you have one last chance to decide how you want your relationship with Aubrey to be. She's a kid and your the adult. You have all say on what your relationship with her is like and you need to figure it out."
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Katrina, Nina, and Dina all catching up |
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Nina showing Dina Aubrey's bedroom |
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Katrina and Dina having it out |
From the pictures above you can see that Nina's really grown up since Aubrey moved in with Dina. I think it was a wake-up call for her and she's been putting in the work to be able to take care of Aubrey if Aubrey ever moved back in with Katrina. In the picture of Nina showing Dina Aubrey's bedroom, you can tell that she was getting frustrated because Katrina isn't there with them. They were literally sitting downstairs in their living room and they brought Dina upstairs just to show her Aubrey's room, but Katrina snuck off to play on the computer instead. Then it took me forever to get Katrina to go in there, I had to create a group just to do it. Then while Dina and Katrina were talking on the bed they started arguing. It was finally settled when Dina said, "I will let Aubrey decide if she wants a relationship with you, and if she wants to stay the weekend with you then you will let her and you will build on your relationship with her. If you mess this chance up then I'm done trying."
When Aubrey got home from school that day Dina sat her down and they talked it out. Aubrey decided that she wanted to go stay the weekend with Katrina starting today, which was Thursday. Dina agreed to take her over to Katrina's house after dinner but she had to promise to call her if anything went wrong so she could come to get her.
On Aubrey's first night with Katrina, everything went smoothly for the most part. The only thing that went awry was Katrina and Travis got into a huge fight. Aubrey has never met Travis up until this moment. After their fight Katrina stormed off and Travis stayed to have dinner with Aubrey and Nina.
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Katrina and Travis fighting |
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Travis, Nina, and Aubrey eating dinner |
As soon as they were done eating dinner Aubrey went to the table to work on her homework and then headed off to bed since she still had school the next day. After her drama club the next day Aubrey came home and did her homework and then started cleaning the house. She started playing the piano some, and then there was a knock on the door. It turns out it was Maleficent! Maleficent was missing Aubrey and wanted to come to see her, and Aubrey felt the same way and asked her to stay the night!
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Aubrey cleaning up a mess |
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Aubrey playing the piano for the first time |
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Aubrey greeting Maleficent |
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Nina, Maleficent, and Aubrey all talking |
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Aubrey and Maleficent sharing the bed |
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Aubrey and Maleficent at breakfast |
As soon as Maleficent went home Aubrey went up to her room to play doctor with her bear. She was having fun. Then she hears Katrina calling her from the hallway. When Aubrey went out to see what Katrina wanted, Katrina started yelling at her. Turns out Katrina felt that Aubrey should've asked before inviting Maleficent to stay the night and then the two started to argue. This conversation ended with Aubrey leaving and going back home to the Disney house.
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Aubrey playing doctor |
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Katrina starting to confront Aubrey |
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Aubrey and Katrina fighting |
I'm not sure what the future will hold for Aubrey and Katrina. Katrina is a hot-headed sim, which means that she gets angry easily or even picks fights for fun. She also kept having the option to try and steal money from Aubrey, and I'm not sure if it was from a trait or if it was just her personality. But for now, these two have hardly any relationship. I think she will continue to talk to Nina but we will just have to wait and see what happens with Katrina, and if there is any relationship it will be after she is a young adult or something huge happens that pulls these two together.