The Guardian — 15 November 2024
“Estrangement from a child is like a never-ending bereavement”
A collection of reader responses following The Guardian’s earlier feature on adults going “no contact” with family members.
Several parents describe the grief, uncertainty and sense of powerlessness that can follow estrangement from an adult child. The responses also touch on the loss of contact with grandchildren, attempts to understand what went wrong, and the difficulty of grieving for someone who is still alive.
Why we’ve included it:
These first-hand accounts give particular insight into the experience of parents living with estrangement. They also show how different individual circumstances can be, and why there is rarely a single explanation that fits every family.
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