Colman said that parents and adult children need to figure out how to talk to each other, but he would not concede that going no-contact might be part of that process. We are at a cultural inflection point now with family estrangement, in much the same way we were with divorce 50 years ago. Up until recently, it was frowned upon when adult children distanced themselves from their parents. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThis gave parents cover in avoiding the self-reflection that might allow them to empathize with and reconnect to their adult children. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementLea Page’s memoir about family estrangement, “Exhale into the Wind,” is forthcoming from Sibylline Press, spring 2028.
