Stella became the child who checked whether everybody had eaten.

I tried to notice when that meant she had not.

She liked making herself useful, but usefulness could become a way to avoid saying she wanted something too.

Charlotte asked direct questions.

If I gave an answer that did not make sense, she returned with another.

Violet cried easily, sometimes from happiness, and hated when somebody treated it as a problem to fix.

Evelyn was more likely to grow angry.