for me , the sandbox and children's toys were totally unexpected places for a 57 years old wife to go to when she was feeling down after her husband's death ! (he was about 59 years old , still young )

Dansmot described a similar occurrence here.

yeah !
i wish everyone would show us how their people "felt down" by screenshots here , i know its sad moments , but i love sharing everything with my little people

Hi Jersygirl,

Your Sprite probably has multiple problems which led her to such confused behavior. She's feeling down because her husband died, with the added problem that she is also weak. Being weak is usually caused by an uncured sickness, not because a spouse has died. Not catching an illness right away and curing it will cause weakness - and bizarre behavior.

I don't think I have ever had a peep both feeling down and weak at the same time. Feeling down or depressed because her husband died would not lead her to the sandbox or the toys, but being sick and not being cured would. She's holding her stomach, which means she is sick and needs medicine. This poor little thing needs help! Give her a doctor's consultation so she gets the right medicine (sometimes more than one kind is needed) and an energy drink, along with lots of praise, fruit and candy she will perk right up again. Antibacterial gel and vitamins will also help. Also make sure she eats a full meal and that there's plenty of food in the house. If she's gravely ill and not given medicine, she will probably die soon.

Sorry I have no photos to post of anything like this and doubt that many would. The worst I have seen is adults sleeping in the children beds and children sleeping in the adult beds after they've been given a strong medicine to cure them of a grave illness, and an energy drink will fix that. Usually spouses left alone after their husband or wife dies will carry on their lives normally even if they are depressed.

I am posting a photo of a 5-year-old in one of my past families who felt lonely and a bit blue after I changed her twin sister's dislikes, but not hers. She woke up the next morning and went and sat down in the backyard. This made me feel bad because I never saw anything like it before and didn't know what to do for her. I was at a loss. I gave her a doctor's checkup, but she wasn't sick. Once I used a desensitizing kit on her too and changed her dislikes to match those of her twin she perked right up again.

Cheron, it is possible for the peeps to go to the sandbox after a death. My 61 year old was not weak and went directly there after her husband died. My little Becky was also holding her stomach in the pic I posted. I started a new generation a few minutes later, and she hadn't become sick by then, not to say she may not have but I don't think that is exclusive to being sick.

When my 15-year-old lost her last parent, she had the "feeling down" status and went straight to the fridge. I thought maybe she was comfort-eating.

Anyway, soon after I started taking her to the TV and computer, and got her to do things I could praise her for, to help boost her happiness, so other than that I didn't give her much of a chance to complete the "feeling down" actions.

Cheron thanks for the advice and the concern
dansmot and dulcey thanks for sharing
i wish you could show us screenshots for peeps' actions after their partners or their parents death

dulcey:i ve never seen that fridge thing !!

here is a daughter i had who lost her father

My peep "Leo" was feeling down when his wife passed and went to the front door - then he turned around and went to work on his career. Guess keeping busy helps with the pain - lol

LOL yeah smart little husband

here's another 58 years old woman heading to sandbox after her husband's death !

My peep was so feeling down that he walked to the gate here.