The troubling rise of family estrangement | Knowable Magazine https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/mind/2026/causes-of-family-estrangement
The troubling rise of family estrangement

As more adults cut off their parents, a researcher calls for closer scrutiny of causes and effects, and suggests paths to reconciliation

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@rbanffy It’s all very simple, really

People have found out family is people who love them, not people who birthed them.

People who cut ties with so called family often have great loving relationships with their chosen families. They’re thriving and they have decided to move on from people who offer nothing but shared genetics.

I’m glad to see a lot of people realizing that they are loved, valid and I am grateful to be part of their chosen families.