What Linda James said could've been the truth if someone else had said so. While it was true that couples loved each other dearly, it couldn't compare to a parent's love.
However, this wasn't a typical family.
Linda James was the clearest about herself. She was an exceptionally selfish and arrogant woman that had even forced her daughter to get a divorce for her own self-interests. Yet, she accused Finn Taylor of causing the divorce, saying that the couple never would've separated if he didn't agree to it.
But she had never considered that she was the one who had proposed the divorce in the first place. She was the one who had guilt-tripped Finn Taylor, saying that Melanie Taylor would eventually try to kill Yvette Larson if they didn't get divorced.