seamless neighbourhood and other sims

[tttete9]

I think in the game if we play one family, that should a major event happen to one of our other sims in another family, we should get a pop up telling us about and letting us decide if we want it to happen or not. I hope you understand what i mean. Also another question i have if you play a family of four let say and you go to town with the mother what happens to the rest of the family while you are gone?