User blog comment:DYBAD/Character Sheet/@comment-26362471-20180812034753/@comment-4867780-20180822220152

Greatness inspires attraction and jealousy in equal measure, and other people’s gender is what mostly decides on which side they stand (you know how these things work). No matter how well he raises them or how well they get along, their relation and their personal path would always be darkened by unspoken jealousy for this unparalleled greatness they can never compare to.

That's what the "living in his shadow" part referred to : regardless of where they go or how much they achieve, they will live with the absolute certainty that they are nothing compared to him, and never will be. It's not a problem with daughters because the relational dynamics are different, men and women completing each other rather than competing with each other, so the greater the man the better it is for them. And since jealousy between them is weeded out by complete equality (both qualities and treatment), Lawrence's towering awesomeness offers massive advantages with hardly any downside.

As mentioned before, when you do the maths properly, the happiest path is crystal clear.

Not all citizens are part of some fan clubs, but their appreciation of him remains universally sky high regardless ^ ^ The foreign women that citizens get attached to during their own extraplanar travels are very likely to be introduced to him as citizenship candidates, which they are likely to obtain since citizens vouching for them already attests of their suitability.

Through Selforge Soldiers, he ensures them a safe and healthy environment to grow up into, and leaves the "making the world a better place" part to them, while providing them the means to do so via their inherited gifts and his supportive guidance, offering a strong sense of purpose paved with personal and collective achievements. He is just an outsider after all, so it wouldn't be right for him to remake the world himself. Sometimes, the best way to help is to just clear the way ahead, and let them forge their own path to a better tomorrow.