Wow ! seems i have a lot of questions to answer here. Actually i don’t think i can fit in all the questions you have listed here in a one sentence logline which i will still be trying to keep as simple as possible especially if it will be diverting the logline away from the main plot. For instance i can’t include much about the psychotic brother since it is just a sub-plot and yes, research has hinted signs of psychosis in children, even nine year olds. But you are right in the fact that their father is the cause of the problem, so i’ll take your advice from the definition of misfortune and replace it with something else that will point to the father as the cause of the problem. Thanks a lot