Misunderstanding speculation for diagnosis, the girls' parents ceased to pay more attention to them than necessary.
A child will cease to be a youth, but a parent never ceases to be a parent.
"Yes," sighed Slon, "as you and our parents never cease bringing to my attention."
Their parents never ceased throwing up their "mistake" to them to prove how worthless they were.
Lord and Lady Ballacraine, parents of the de- ceased, were surrounded by kin.
Their aim, they say, is to force parents to cease battle long enough to consider the repercussions for the innocent victims caught in their crossfire.
Both parents see what is happening, and quickly cease fire to rescue their children.
Should a parent cease being a Hindu or become a renouncer, hermit, or ascetic, that parent will lose his or her guardian rights.
Can a parent cease to represent the interests of civilization and still succeed in raising a child?
Suddenly you are forever other than you were; and the world becomes such that parents can cease to be parents, and love can turn to hate.