I always describe my upbringing as "benign neglect": that I was-- I really felt like my parents were just letting me live there 'til I grew up. (Jerry Seinfeld)

I always describe my upbringing as "benign neglect": that I was-- I really felt like my parents were just letting me live there 'til I grew up.

Jerry Seinfeld

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