neglectful
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In the episode “Helga on the Couch,” Helga’s emotionally neglectful household was on poignant display.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
She blames me for her poor relationship with her son and grandchildren, without considering that her aggressive, demanding and neglectful behavior may have pushed them away.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 29, 2026
To connect maternal regret with unloving and neglectful parenting is a careless assumption, according to Israeli sociologist Orna Donath, author of Regretting Motherhood: A Study.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
Mr. Sparks portrayed a man reaching out to his long-estranged brother in the wake of the death of their neglectful mother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
Mantell was a lanky assemblage of shortcomings–he was vain, self-absorbed, priggish, neglectful of his family–but never was there a more devoted amateur paleontologist.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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