Category: Children

We hope the relationship can be repaired. We hope misunderstandings can be resolved. We hope our child will be willing to have an honest conversation. We hope there will be reconciliation.

For many parents, especially mothers, estrangement brings a sorrow that is difficult to describe to anyone who has not experienced it. The grief is real, even when other people do not fully understand it.

There comes a point in situations like this when something becomes painfully clear. The distance remains. The silence continues. The questions are still unanswered.

If you’ve been walking through estrangement for any length of time, you probably know the feeling.

If you are walking through a period of distance or estrangement with a child, there is a good chance you have found yourself replaying the same conversations, conflicts, and questions over and over again.