1.   His father had deserted the family when Graham was three years old.

2.   Although Juliette grew up believing that her father deserted the family and never looked back, the truth turns out to be more complicated.

3.   Her father deserted the family soon after she was born.

4.   His family was forced onto welfare after the father deserted them when McCall was nine.

5.   The boy, traumatized when his father deserted the family, does everything he can to drive Jack away.

6.   The father soon deserted from the army and somehow rejoined his family.

7.   When he was a little boy, his father deserted the family, and Yamauchi was raised by his stern grandparents.

8.   Your father deserted your family when you were a child and later committed suicide.

9.   His father deserted the family, leaving the bi-racial child and his mother to fend for themselves.