Posted by Tim Jones-Yelvington (not verified) on August 4, 2010 - 12:37pm To defend the show slightly, I think that it does make an attempt to show how the alters care for Tara and her children when Tara cannot - T is a friend to Katie, Alice protects and encourages Marshall, Buck takes care of Tara's sister - and I think they even explicitly explain that in the show.