Here's your dice: https://www.wizards....d/dice/dice.htm
You decide the gender and ages of each person. The name banks and such are at the bottom.
First we'll name the families.
Person 1's Family:
LN:
Parent 1:
Parent 2:
Older sibling:
Person 1:
Younger sibling:
Person 2's Family
LN:
Parent 1:
Parent 2:
Older sibling:
Person 2:
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Feel free to do as many or few years as you'd like.
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Year 1
This year, person 1 and 2 get married! Describe the wedding and honeymoon in as much or little detail as you'd like.
Year 2
You move into your first house! Roll a 10 sided dice to decide what kind of house you two buy. You decide how you decorate the interior. You also can decide the location (country/ state/ city) you live in.
1. Cape Cod
(typically 1 or 1.5 story, steep roof line, wood siding, multi pane windows, hard wood floors)
2. Country French-Style
(often 1 story with many narrow windows and paired shutters, stucco walls, often feature stunning driveways + landscape)
3. Colonial-Style
(usually 2-3 stories, fireplaces, brick/wood facades, kitchen/family room normally on 1st floor)
4. Victorian
(romantic, distinctive, detailed, steeply pitched roof, dominant front facing gable, cutaway bay windows, full width front porch)
5. Tudor-Style
(steeply pitched roof, prominent cross gables, decorative half timbering, tall/narrow windows with small windowpanes)
6. Craftsman
(lots of interior woodwork, low pitched roofs w/ wide eave overhangs, decorative beams, porches framed w/ tapered square columns)
7. Cottage-Style
(steep roof and cross gables, arched doorways, casement windows with small panes, brick/stone/stucco siding)
8. Mediterranean-Style
(low pitched red tile roofs, arches, grillwork, stucco/adobe exterior, U shape floor plan centered around a fountain)
9. Traditional Ranch
(Simple floor plan, attached garage, generally appear plain)
10. Contemporary
(lots of glass, open floor plans, inventive designs, normally lack elaborate ornamentation/unecessary detail but feature contrasting materials and textures, exposed roof beams, and flat/low pitched roofs)
(I got all this info from a Better Homes & Gardens website post)
Year 3
You and your spouse adopt your first pet(s)! Roll a 6 sided dice to determine what kind of pet. Names are your choice. You can have more than one.
1. Bird
2. Dog
3. Fish
4. Reptile
(tortoise, snake, lizard, turtle, etc)
5. Cat
6. Mammal/Rodent
(Rabbit, hedgehog, sugar glider, hamster, chinchilla, rat, mouse, guinea pig, etc)
Year 4
You and your spouse are talking about growing your family, but before you do, you'd like to have a nice vacation together. Where do you go? Roll a 6 sided dice to determine location.
1. Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
2. Dublin, Ireland
3. El Mirador Ruins, Guatamala,
4. Glacier National Park, MT, USA
5. Auckland, New Zealand
6. Paris, France
Year 5
Growing your family this year ends up being successful! You or your partner fall pregnant within the first few months of trying.
Use the below options to determine details of the baby/babies, their name(s), and their appearance(s).
Year 6
What a busy year! Nothing can quite prepare you for being a first time parent. The birth giving parent thankfully got the first year home on leave while the other parent got two months leave. As that year is coming to a close, you and your partner discuss whether the birth giving parent will continue to be a stay at home parent, whether the birth giving parent will go back to work, or whether you'll switch with the birth giving parent going back to work while the other parent is a stay at home parent (your choice).
Year 7
With baby/babies nearing two years old, you and your spouse decide to TTC (try to conceive) again. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be happening this year.
You decide to take a small family vacation while still TTC in hopes that relaxing will help conception. (Chose a vacation spot near wherever you've chosen to live)
Year 8
You and your partner decide to visit a fertility specialist after still not conceiving. They talk with you about secondary infertility and offer to look into things further but you and your spouse decide you'll pursue adoption instead. Even if it hurt to think that your body wasn't working as you felt it should, being pregnant wasn't exactly an amazing feeling and you/ your spouse were glad to think of not experiencing it again.
You and your spouse began the adoption process quickly, knowing it can take a lot of time. You found a reputable adoption agency and got your home study completed, filled out your APQ (adoption planning questionaire), and created your adoption profile.
Thankfully, your families wait time was only a few months! You met a birth mother (roll below for a name and appearances), who was pregnant with (roll below), and was interested placing her child with your family. While (birth mother) was interested in a closed adoption, she wanted to feel confident that your family was a good one. You communicated quite a lot and found that you really clicked, so she chose your family.
Months down the road, (birth mother) gave birth to (baby/babies)! You and your spouse decided to name them (roll below). (Older sibling[s]) was/were thrilled to be a big sibling! She/He/They loved cuddling with the baby/babies. She/He/They did need some time to learn how to be gentle but usually it was out of excitement and love.
Year 9
This year, something good happens to your family! Roll a 6 sided dice to determine what it is.
1. You/ your spouse filled out an application to their dream job and they got accepted!
2. Someone accomplished a life goal/ ambition!
3. You/ your spouse get a new vehicle! What kind do you get?
4. You come into a large sum of money! What do you plan on doing with it?
5. Your choice.
6. You/ your spouse win an all expenses paid vacation!
Year 10
You and your spouse had long since stopped using birth control, after dealing with secondary infertility. It became the new normal to the point where you two hadn't even considered that a pregnancy might occur. You/ your spouse were pleasantly surprised when you/ your partner announced they were pregnant! You/ your spouse welcomed (roll below for sex of baby/ babies, appearances, and names).
Your oldest was excited to be a big sibling(s) again. They also began kindergarten this year, which was very exciting! Your second child(ren) is/are now 2 and isn't/aren't too sure how they feel about being a big sibling. Eventually they grow fond of the new baby/babies though.
Year 11
Something bad happens in the family this year. Roll a sided dice to determine what happened.
1. You/ your spouse lose a parent.
2. Someone in your family is diagnosed with a serious allergy.
3. You/ your spouse get injured. Will there be a full recovery or have lasting effects?
4. A friend or a loved one passes away. You choose if they leave behind any children to come into your care.
You can chose how many children, use the dice to determine the rest below.
5. You/ your spouse have a serious argument with your family and cut contact. Will this be something you can
resolve over time or will it be a permanent good bye?
6. You/ your spouse are diagnosed with a chronic illness.
Year 12
Your oldest child is now 7, your second is now 4, and your youngest is now 2 (if you added children in Year 11, add them in). You and your spouse talk about whether you'd like to have just one more child in the family. One partner feels they'd love to have more while the other is unsure. What do you ultimately decide? Will you TTC again? Will you adopt again? Or do you decide that your family is complete? (Your choice).
On a smaller scale, you decide to enroll your 7 and 4 year olds in a sport/ activity! What do they get enrolled in? (your choice)
Year 13
Your spouse comes home with another pet! While you weren't expecting it, you had to admit you were happy about it. Roll a 6 sided dice to determine what kind of pet. Names are your choice. You can have more than one.
1. Bird
2. Dog
3. Fish
4. Reptile
(tortoise, snake, lizard, turtle, etc)
5. Cat
6. Mammal/Rodent
(Rabbit, hedgehog, sugar glider, hamster, chinchilla, rat, mouse, guinea pig, etc)
Year 14
One of your children picks up a new hobby, discovering they are very talented at it. What hobby is it? And which child?
Year 15
You and your spouse decide to have a family vacation. Roll a 6 sided dice to determine where you go.
1. Madrid, Spain
2. Rome, Italy
3. Washington D.C., USA
4. Faroe Islands, Denmark
5. Guacalito De La Isla, Nicaragua
6. Boston, MA, USA
Year 16
You/ your spouse become an aunt/uncle! Which sibling has a baby? (Use the options below to determine the sex, name, etc)
Year 17
Your children are now 12, 9, and 7 (if you added children in year 11, add them here). Your children have encompassed most of your life for the past 12 years and your social life has lacked. This year, you and your partner decide to attempt to make friends and enjoy a hobby.
What do you and your partner decide to join? (your choice)
1. Book club
2. Pottery/ Art class
3. Gym class
4. Language driven event/group
5. Wine/ beer tasting club
6. Join a local bowling league
Year 18
Something bad happens this year. Roll a 6 sided dice to determine what happened.
1. You or your partner have a health scare. What happened? Will it have lasting effects or resolve after treatment?
2. In a horrible turn of events, multiple appliances break in your home, adding up to costly repairs.
3. A natural disaster happens locally (your choice). How does it effect your family?
4. One of your children is diagnosed with an illness or disease. Will it be chronic or resolve after treatment?
5. You get in a car accident and the car is totaled but thankfully everyone is okay.
6. Someone lost their job/ laid off/ fired. What happened? What do you do from there?
Year 19
Your 14 year old begins high school this year! Your 11 year old begins middle school as well. You/ your spouse also get a raise this year! What do you plan to do with the extra money?
Year 20
You and your spouse decide to renew your vows this year! Where will the ceremony take place? Will it be a big or a small gathering?
Years down the road...
Feel free to give each of your kids a spouse and kids of their own! Use the dice and charts below to name them and give them appearances. Completely optional as this is already long.
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Name Lists: (roll a 20 sided dice, once for first name and once per middle name. Your choice if you want multiple middle names.)
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Girls: https://nameberry.co...s-for-girls/all
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Pregnancy: (roll a 20 sided dice to determine the sex of baby and whether it's a singleton or multiples)
1. DD:
2. DS:
3. DS:
4. DD:
5. DD/DD:
6. DS:
7. DD:
8. DS/DS:
9. DD:
10. triplets (sex your choice)
11. DD:
12. DS:
13. DS:
14. DS:
15. DD:
16. quadruplets (sex your choice)
17. DS/DD:
18. DD:
19. DS:
20. DD:
Appearances:
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