The Guardian — 9 November 2024
“I never want you around your grandchild”: the families torn apart when adult children decide to go ‘no contact’
A substantial feature looking at estrangement between parents and adult children from both sides.
It includes parents who describe feeling shocked and devastated by the loss of contact, adult children who explain why they withdrew, and professional perspectives on changing expectations within families and what reconciliation may require.
Why we’ve included it:
This is one of the most balanced mainstream articles we have found on parent–adult child estrangement. It does not assume that either parents or adult children are automatically right, and it gives substantial space to the effect estrangement can have on parents and grandparents.
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