Concerned
Concerned adjective - Feeling or showing worry or solicitude.
Neglectful
Neglectful adjective - Failing to give proper care and attention.
Usage example: he's certainly not a neglectful father as he takes very good care of his children
Concerned is an antonym for neglectful.
Both words in one sentence
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Louie is more concerned with his mom's really cruel neglectful behavior in the past, all of which she handwaves.
Source: Series / Louie -
Some conversations imply that Masaomi Kida's parents are neglectful and uncaring towards him, and don't seem the least bit concerned about him, whether he ends up in the hospital due to gang activity or drops out of school and disappears almost entirely.
- While we don't see many of the adults in their lives outside Viva's father and stepmother, we do learn that Holli's mother is a neglectful drug addict, and the principal is more concerned with her chocolate stash than the student body.
Source: Series / Some Girls
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