Psychology Today — 11 June 2024
“Estranged on Father’s Day”
A personal and practical article about the particular pain Father’s Day can bring to fathers who are estranged from their children.
The author discusses grief, shame, stigma and the way public celebrations of fatherhood can intensify a private sense of loss. He also reflects on the importance of coping with the day without allowing estrangement to define the whole of a parent’s life.
Why we’ve included it:
Fathers are relatively under-represented in public discussion of parent–adult child estrangement. This article gives space to that experience and may be especially useful for fathers who feel that their grief is rarely acknowledged.
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