“According to a study, parents who abused alcohol and drugs were four times more likely to neglect their children.”

“It is no surprise that your flowers are not thriving when you deprive them of water.”

“Pushy and overenthusiastic parents may consciously or unconsciously hinder their children's development and make them more prone to early burnout and mental fatigue.”

“Superficial self-help jargon, abusive application of talk-show psychology, and inaccurate information would misguide her because of her own well-concealed insecurity.”

“It was a common trait among the male species to abandon its young family once they were old enough to fend for themselves.”

“He found his work to be so involved that he would often neglect his children.”

“If you don't water the garden, you're going to kill everything that lives there.”

“His latest traffic transgression would undermine his clean driving record.”

“Those unpleasant incidents would rankle in his mind and would plague him at nights when he lay sleepless, staring at the ceiling.”

“His choice of words was incredibly perplexing and worked to confuse many of the journalists.”

“Funny how the mind works, that I could so quickly forget the love I had for my sport and how far it had taken me.”

“Zack's rage would subside after he realized that things weren't actually that bad.”

“He delivered a powerful moment of emotion when he spoke about coming from a life of neglect but forgave his mother because of her own inauspicious upbringing.”

“He was, by nature, a gifted athlete, but he was also lazy and with a poor work ethic, did not reach the heights of success typically achieved by elite sportspeople.”

“They suffered deprivation and starvation in the prison camp and prayed nightly for their deliverance.”

“Both parents were accused of contributing to their child's neglect.”

“Please don't bring any non-essentials, as our luggage is already bursting at the seams.”