User blog comment:AustinDR/Meaner Sisters v. Nicer Sisters/@comment-26212090-20170428033759/@comment-2175012-20170428124827

Part of the reason as to why I wrote Shattered Innocence was because I felt that sometimes the sisters took advantage of Lincoln, and/or were heavily dependent on him to solve their problems. After Lincoln died, it would seem nearly impossible for the family to recover.