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10/29/2025

dear estranged parents,

the why is simple: your adult children walked away because your presence hurts more than your absence.

$These are the same parents who complain that the fractured relationship “came out of nowhere!”How many of these have you...$

10/27/2025

These are the same parents who complain that the fractured relationship “came out of nowhere!”

How many of these have you heard?

10/25/2025

I meant well, I tried my best, I had your best interests at heart, I did it out of love…

All of these are I statements and center the person who did the hurting rather than the person who was hurt.

How your actions impact someone is more important than your intent by those actions.

10/22/2025

As a parent and therapist who works with estranged adult children, it is evident to me that all parents (including myself!) make mistakes. What all parents do not do is work to repair and make amends for those mistakes.

Adult children didn’t want perfection; they want accountability.

10/20/2025

Adult children estranging their parents isn’t a trend. Or ageism. Or an unraveling of the very fabric of society. It’s kids these days standing up for ourselves by refusing to continue to tolerate mistreatment by the people who have been our parents in name only.

We deserve better now, and we deserved better then.

10/18/2025

Self-expression is just that, an expression of who you are. Think twice before rejecting the parts of someone they choose to show you.

What memories do you have of your mom criticizing how you dressed, did your hair etc? How did that make you feel?

10/16/2025

So often when the “past is left in the past” it doesn’t stay in the past. The best apology is changed behavior. When that behavior doesn’t change, an apology can be just another way to maintain control.

10/14/2025

- You looked so happy in the pictures!
- Your siblings like your mom!
- Why didn’t you leave sooner?!?
- You always seemed like you and your mom were close.

None of these things meant the relationship was good. We are hardwired to stay in the relationship with our mom. Sending so much love to all those in this community who can relate.

10/11/2025

There are people out there who want to misunderstand why you went no-contact with your parent(s) for one simple reason—your truth doesn’t serve their interests.

10/09/2025

Being a grandparent is a privilege, not a right. Can’t be bothered to take direction from a child’s parent? Why would you think you’re somehow owed a place in that child’s life? The only answer I can think of is a serious case of entitlement.

10/07/2025

So many moms can’t let go of the child they thought they would have and miss out on the child they do.

10/05/2025

“This is where I need to reiterate that my mother has always been almost entirely without self-reflection. She can’t ever look back at something and take stock of it. It has always been too painful for her to pause and wonder if perhaps she could have done things differently. Not being able to learn from past mistakes makes any kind of forward progress almost impossible.” - Molly Jong-Fast

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