Definitions
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- noun   Inadequate 
parenting ; failure tointeract sufficiently with one'schild . 
Etymologies
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Examples
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Bart: No offense, Homer, but your half-assed underparenting was a lot more fun than your half-assed overparenting.
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About this article, dennis_obell says: "No offense, Homer, but your half-assed underparenting was a lot more fun than your half-assed overparenting."
Schönes Deutschland. dennis_obell 2005
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Overparenting is as bad as underparenting and neither type realizes they're doing it.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local johngalt1 2010
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Overparenting is as bad as underparenting and neither type realizes they're doing it.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local BigWillie 2010
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Bart: No offense, Homer, but your half-assed underparenting was a lot more fun than your half-assed overparenting.
Baltiblogs JJT 2010
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Overparenting is as bad as underparenting and neither type realizes they're doing it.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local hawkeye53 2010
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Overparenting is as bad as underparenting and neither type realizes they're doing it.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local sealbee 2010
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Overparenting is as bad as underparenting and neither type realizes they're doing it.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local hawkeye53 2010
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Overparenting is as bad as underparenting and neither type realizes they're doing it.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local sealbee 2010
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Overparenting is as bad as underparenting and neither type realizes they're doing it.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local hawkeye53 2010
 
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