Still Adjusting
There are definitely some oddities in Sims 3. I am enjoying the game just as much as I enjoyed Sims 2. I know a lot of people are saying they're disappointed, but I have to agree with some others have said -- that they likely just haven't sat down and played with it enough. (It probably doesn't help that among many of those saying they're disappointed, I've also seen a lot of incorrect information about what's possible in the game.)
My unpleasant discovery yesterday: Children and Toddlers just can't interact. I thought at first it was because my toddler hadn't learned to talk yet, so I was relentless with the poor babe until he could speak, but no go. There were just no interactions I could find between Children and Toddlers. I always thought it was silly that Children couldn't talk to Babies or play peek-a-boo with them while someone else held them in Sims 2, and now that's been expanded. Children can't chat with Toddlers like any Teen or Adult can, they can't "play with" them through a toy (like any Adult or Teen can), nothing. If I had my druthers, Children would be able to get bottles from the fridge for Babies and Toddlers, and would be able to talk with and entertain Toddlers, at the very least.
My discovery: Fish actually get their burial at sea now! I had a fish die off in its little bowl and mom just scooped it out and took it to the toilet -- flush! That was sort of funny.
But you know, I'm not seeing so much humor in the game yet. I remember being insanely amused by Sims 2 when I'd leave a Sim alone and they'd go play pirate ship in the bathtub, or some other whacky behavior. I've not seen anything like that so far, but then the game's still new and I'm still in control freak mode.