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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When the bonds are broken, the bonds were not strong. If the bond wasn't strong, the parents played an outsize role in that. I know people who cut off parents, and it was agonizing for them, even when their parents were objectively horrible. I would say that no one does it lightly, but I'm sure there are exceptions, because there are always exceptions, and there are crazy people out there! But no way is that how it usually goes.

I do not like that Atlantic article that frames estrangements as adult children choosing "personal growth" like a yoga retreat or clean eating or something. I'd say the adult children are choosing "survival" or maybe just "living my own life without getting dragged down," [b]but it's not just like an optional luxury life improvement[/b]. [/quote]

Isn't it though? In the past, families did rely on themselves more for survival. The more hands on deck, the better the farm could be run. It seems a recent luxury where people can only focus on themselves or the nuclear family without needing the extended family as much. So it's easier to cut people off, like your parents, if you're now an independent adult.
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