She lost me when she wanted a literal interpretation of Caramel's "dream" lol. My 5 year old niece would know Caramel isn't being literal.
Because it's out of no where and Oda lambasting pirates for doing... Much, much less than What linlin herself has done. That woman kills her own children and has entire islands wiped out for petty reasons. But we're supposed to believe she's got this soft side for little children and will actively sabotage her own side because... Pirates are controlling their own territory?
