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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t know how she’s defining? so this might sound harsh. But benign parental neglect is how people end up with insecure, anxious attachments that cause problems in their lives.  So I don’t think that sounds good, not meeting your kids needs but housing them. [/quote]

What you described is not benign, it's neglect.  Benign neglect is benign.  It's like not going to any of your kids' soccer games except the ones that are important to them, unless they really want you to be there.[/quote]

Who doesn’t go to their kids sports games? [/quote]

Hand up here!  I don't really like watching and my kid doesn't care if I'm there.   So I drop him and go for a 10 mile run then pick him up.  Sometimes, I run errands or take another kid somewhere.  His performance is his and the sports are for him.  My daughter sometimes asks me to stay and watch her and I will.  If it's not important to them if I'm there, why should it be important to me?  I always show up at the important events and I'm there for any 'final'.[/quote]

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