My Brother Texted Me About “Fixing Things” With Our Parents, and I’m Struggling
A community for adult children that are, are thinking about, or were estranged from one or both of their parents. Common reasons for estrangement are abuse, differing expectations about family roles, neglect, clashes based on personalities, or value systems like religion. NC = No Contact, LC = Low Contact, VLC = Very Low Contact
Fear of judgement
A community for adult children that are, are thinking about, or were estranged from one or both of their parents. Common reasons for estrangement are abuse, differing expectations about family roles, neglect, clashes based on personalities, or value systems like religion. NC = No Contact, LC = Low Contact, VLC = Very Low Contact
Emotional blackmail by parents
This is still a new community where we're trying to frame the discussion of a very overlooked part of the human condition: childhood emotional neglect by primary caregivers. Help us get things started by contributing your thoughts and inviting others to join.