Begins 2.23.09
Ends 3.25.09 -Extended 2 days for judging purposes ONLY.

Hello, and Welcome to my first contest, (as a host), "My Girl". This contest is for Mothers and their daughters. Through the process of the rounds, we will all learn more and more about what your sim women do day to day, and about all the complications and joy along the way! Lets watch your sims spend heart to hearts, and fights here and there too!

So, lets get down to the requirements, shall we?!

-A Mother of any species, race, etc... (doesn't make a difference if she is married or not) Along with her Daughter (Just ONE daughter, as, this is all about a Mother / Daughter relationship.) Again, the daughter can be of the same, or different species or race, and, she doesn't have to even be the mothers biological daughter (she can be adopted).

-The Mother MUST be age "Adult"
-The Daughter MUST either be Child/Pre-teen or Teen.

-Each round will include a small segment of writing/explaining of the pictures. Don't worry though, I hate having minimum sentences, or forcing you to count your sentences (as some people like to talk . . . alot!), so, there will be NO minimum OR maximum amount of sentences required. All I ask is that you thoroughly explain your pictures, and keep the story rolling, whether it take you one sentence (unlikely though) or one-hundred sentences!

-Each round will have a certain amount of picture requirments. This might vary round to round, so, check for the requirements in the specific post.

-NO eliminations! The winner will just be whom every accumulates the most points, of course.

Well, I think that I covered everything dealing with the requirements now. Please ask me if you have a question about something I didn't mention.

JUDGING:
-During each round you will be judged on the following criteria:
--Picture Relevance / Quality (Don't mistake this for graphics quaility. Although High End Graphic Cards look better, a person who has to run with low graphics can still take pictures that look nice)
--Flow of Story
--How Interesting the Story line is
--Adherence to rules



*** Dates of rounds could vary, this is just an approximation so I can see how the time can be divided ***


PRIZES:
If someone would like to donate something for the winner, please PM me. As for myself, I will try at making this really cute mother/daughter pj set I had in mind. Although, I'm a total mess at body shop, so, if someone would like to volunteer in taking my idea and making it, that'd be cool Again, PM me if interested.

• Do not post replies and/or contest applications before the contest host has checked in on this thread, or your post will be deleted.
  
• DO NOT WRITE USELESS POSTS like "Hey cool contest, I think I might join." Reserve type posts and useless posts about coming back with an application will be deleted.

Ok, I've check in now, guys 'N gals! You can now start submitting applications.

If it's ok, I would love to be a judge.

yes you may be a judge!

I never did a contest so I might try this one. Sounds fun.

Does the girl has to be a new one or is it Ok if I already posted pictures of her and her mom on this side?

Still have that offer open to be a judge for you.

It's ok by me if your mom and daughter has already made an appearence on this site As long as they follow the age restrictions, its totally cool.

And I said that if you posted here, I would make ya one
I'm adding your name to the list now ....
Thanks for volunteering

cool, thanks!

Alright here my application, its my first time so if I do something wrong just let me know.


Name; Sophie Shine
-Age: 32
-Hi I am Sophie. When I was a little girl I always dreamed of a fairytale life. You know, a big house, a cute garden, a handsome husband and adorable children. When I was 16 I met Akil, he was all that I dreamed of, tall, nice smile dark hair, sparkling eyes. He was endearing and attentive. When I was 20 I got pregnant and our little daughter Candice was born. However sometime ago Akil and I started to have problems. It all turned out very nasty and I decided to end it all before it was too late. We never had married so there was nothing more to say. Now me and Candice we moved to Pleasentview in a very small house with just one bedroom. As you can imagine I never learned anything so I have to start form the scratch and I will do better, Candice should never end like me. Thats what I care for.

-PICTURE



-Name of daughter: Candice Shine
-Age: 12
-Hi I'am Candice, am 12 years old and just moved with my Mom to Pleasentview. I hated moving since I had to leave all my friends behind, but even more did I hate to hear Mom and Dad arguing, am glad this is over. I wish that my Mom can laugh again like before, when I was little, we could have fun together again. We now live in a small house and I share the bedroom with my Mom, but thats OK. In my first week in our new house I already met some nice people, I think I will feel home soon.

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-Picture of both together

i'll be a EJ.

Ok, thanks Simcharley 1990, I'll add you to the list.

Nice app. aba23, thanks for joining.

I'll be a judge =]

Ok, mbunnell: you'll be my final judge! (thanks for volunteering)
And singing_Noel: very nice application Thanks for joining.

Totally welcome =] Just let me know when ya needs me and I'll jump right in!

Name: Lucy Collins
Age: 31

I always had an idea in my head of what my perfect life would be. That dream didn't include my sister being killed by a drunk driver. 9 years ago, when I was only 22 years old and fresh out of college, that's exactly what happened. Not only was I devastated by the death of my best friend in the world, I also was forced to take in my niece, Mia, who was only 6 years old at the time. Even though my life hasn't taken the route I always imagined, I love Mia to death and, thankfully, my painting has always made the difficult times seem somehow less difficult.



Name: Mia Collins
Age: 15

I'd always thought Aunt Lucy was the coolest person in the world, and when I moved in with her I was so excited. She let me eat ice cream for dinner (too bad that has changed...) and watch all the television shows my mom didn't like me to watch. What I didn't understand, however, was why I had moved in with Lucy to begin with. It has taken me a really long time to get over my mother's death, but I think I've finally found, well, peace. Even though I don't address Lucy as "Mom", I know she's done the best she can and I love her no matter what.



Anyway, on a happier last note, this is a picture of me playing my guitar. I love that guitar. I play it way too much, and sometimes it gets the neighbors annoyed, but Lucy always listens (at least when I want her too!).

thanks for joining <3Jenny<3

nice app. Cheese, thanks for joining

Come on people - 6 more to go - join, join, join!!

Yes, I know! I would really hate for my very first contest to be a failure However, round 1 will still be posted sometime tomorrow morning, reguardless if all 6 were to miraculously join overnight!

Round 1
“Getting To Know Us”
2/27/09 – 3/7/09

We have all met your sim Mom & Daughter, but, we really don't know who they are. Yeah, we know where they live, if they are adopted or not, and such, but, who are they, really? Is your mother sim actually an undercover spy? Does your daughter sim have a thing for one of the townies? Just who are they?

In this round, I wont you to let the cat out of the bag! Expose your sims embarrassing or honoring facts about them. Under all the maxis traits and skills, all sims have their human like side; lets explore your sims.

For this round, please provide a MINIMUM of 4 pictures. That's 2 for the mother, and 2 for the daughter. You may have a maximum of 8 pictures (4 for mother, 4 for daughter).

For the writing requirements, as stated in the first post, is at minimum 1 sentence per photo, HOWEVER, if you choose to write that short of a description, it must describe the picture thoroughly. However, I don't actually think that you will be able to write such a small amount, but, you never know! There is no maximum writing requirements, so, the more the better.

Photoshoping and sim pose is allowed, but not necessary.

Have fun, and, anyone who would like to join, still can. You have until the end of this round to submit your applications & round 1.

clw8, do you want me resign as a judge to become a contestant instead? That would be one more person.

On another note, there's no Ozzfest this year eithr, but Rock Fest here in my state will be having SlipKnot and Korn. Whew, ain't we the lucky ones this summer?