Just by saying "trippingly off the tongue" you are admitting the use of a cheap rhetorical device. The fact that you phrased things a certain way means that yo

Just by saying "trippingly off the tongue" you are admitting the use of a cheap rhetorical device. The fact that you phrased things a certain way means that you want things to be perceived in a certain way. And yes, children do suffer when parents fail. In all aspects of life. We can't legislate that away. It'd be like trying to legislate away stupidity and negligence.