It’s become very hard to keep the children together, especially in the basement. Alice’s destructive drive means that if I don’t hold Alice then there will be crying children in a few minutes. It used to be that Alice crawled around aimlessly and would only by accident intersect with Charles’ transportation network. Now, however, she heads straight for it.
It’s also not possible to keep Alice constrained. She’s fine with being held by an adult who is standing, but sitting is right out unless she’s tired and having some bottle. Otherwise, if I sit down Alice will squirm away in a few minutes and head out to destroy whatever Charles is playing with. The only solution is to take Alice away upstairs, but then I have to keep the door shut in the hallway or Alice will sneak off and play with the toilet. Oh well — at least she’s not dating.