Ah! Ok, I see now, so it's a function and not a glitch. 
I guess it is kind of realistic, though cynical.

I'm not 100% if this is a bug or a feature but I've used the optional file to enable Sims 2 style aging, so that my other sims don't die when I'm playing other sims; however, I still get messages that other elder sims in the neighbourhood keep dying of old age. Aren't they supposed to be suspended in time? Should I be checking story progression on or off if I want to enable this feature? Thanks!

Sorry about my n00b-ness. 

I think the nanny thing is because it takes into account that the child won't be home until 3 pm, so there's no point in sending a nanny when no kid's there.

I have the same problem with a pair of goggles I downloaded that were cloned from the OFB scuba goggles.

I can put them on fine in CAS but when I get an adult sim to change their appearance in a mirror, the goggles show up has messed up recolors of the OFB goggles instead of the custom meshes, and it's not just the thumbnails, it shows up messed up in game. So the goggles pretty much only work on CAS sims that were made with the goggles on. I just thought the creator messed up when creating the meshes. 

I've been having weird problems with securom. I deleted everything but the only step that didn't work for me was the securom folder in the roaming folder.
I can't delete it because it doesn't exist, hidden folders are visible, but it's just not there.

Am I overlooking something important? Please excuse my utter lack of tech skills.