User blog comment:MrAnimatedToon/Loud House Question 12/@comment-31802240-20180218013936

No Such Luck: At the end of the episode, have Lincoln actually explain that he only came up with the bad luck nonsense to only get some free time for himself. The parents acknowledge that while he does need some, he could have simply came to them in the first place and explain the situation. And make it so that he is simply excluded from family activities, not locked out the house.