Why Millennials and Gen Z Are Going No Contact With Their Parents

In this video we’re going to dive deep into parental estrangement, otherwise known as, going “no contact” with your parents.

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0:00 - Intro
2:39 - No Contact With Mom
7:32 - Grieving Process
11:51 - Judging Adult Children
17:23 - Relationship With Parents
20:32 - Nurse Calls Estranged Adult
23:17 - Parent Goes Off
27:34 - Taking Accountability
39:18 - Not A Trend
43:20 - Final Thoughts
46:02 - Outro

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[Melodyrae]

What’s worse is when the kids have kids and then SUDDENLY those parents try and be the “best grandparents “ nahhhh back up.

[therealgrimreaper]

Why are people expected to forgive their parents for mistreating them? If a friend or a partner mistreats them, they aren’t expected to forgive and maintain a relationship with them. Parents shouldn’t get a free pass for mistreating their kids.

[darbaloo]

My mother handed me a gun when I had a breakdown and confessed to being suicidal. She told me to go ahead and do it that day, and she actually has the nerve to question why she's never gonna see me in any capacity ever again.

[SuiteVII]

People forget that neglect is a form of abuse.

[lavendersodapop]

Repeat after me “every kid deserves a parent, but not every parent deserves a kid!!!!”

[bestlaidplans]

The worst part is when the bad parents start to age and society expects you to just run over and take care of them like the past never happened

[honeymoonavenue]

Being kind to abusers is sacrificing self-respect.

[derp]

Hot take: you don’t get credit for feeding and housing your child. That’s literally the bare minimum of what YOU signed up for.

[lilianeoster]

Don't advise someone with toxic parents to stay in touch just because of DNA. Instead, appreciate your own supportive family and acknowledge how lucky you are.

[aeskewprop]

Just for perspective: ABRAHAM LINCOLN had an abusive father. When the dad was dying, he sent a message to Abraham asking him to come see him. Abraham refused, did not come to the funeral, and refused to pay for the headstone.

[PrettyRuthless]

FUN FACT: The saying “Blood is thicker than water.” Actually means the opposite. It actually came from the saying, “The Blood of the tribe is thicker than the water in the womb.” Meaning your tribe, whoever you make your family to be is who will love and support you. Not who birthed you.

[JN]

As a parent that struggled with addiction and very low self-esteem, my now adult daughter has been pulling away a lot over the last year or so. Being accountable and asking to make amends is good and necessary, however, I respect my daughter. I am proud that she has set her boundaries to heal. She was not brought to this earth to live for me. I raised her to believe in herself and not stand for being treated less than she deserves. That includes me when I’ve been toxic and hurt her. Thank you for this video; it confirms that my daughter is taking great care of herself.

[Sheena]

My mom died last year. Everyone thought I was so cold and heartless for showing no emotion, but I had mourned her loss 21 years ago when I cut off all contact. The way people act behind closed doors would shock some people. YOU decided who you want to be a part of your life, blood be damned.

[MrBangen]

The worst part about toxic parents is that they think they deserve some kind of medal for taking care of you.
When you decide to have children, it is your responsibility to take care of your kids, and sacrifice to keep them fed and clothed. You’re not getting a special thank you medal for doing your job. They believe since they took care of you that you should be subservient and have zero opinions when it comes to there behavior and entitlement. Shits the worse.

[onlyonSiMPLE]

so annoying when they tell the KID to fix the relationship. Their the ones needing help.

[stellasole]

I'm in my 40s, & I remember multiple professionals over the years saying to me that it's extremely common, & not well known how common, family estrangement really is. This just leads me to think that this is not a new "wave" or "trend" - it's just being honestly discussed and has become visible rather than hidden in shame🙏

[blueshootingstar]

Makes you realize how many people became parents that weren’t fit to be parents. People who can’t parent create traumatized kids 😔

[d.falcao]

My dad punched me this year, because for the first time I wasn’t going to allow him the disrespect. I’m 39 years old. For so many years he was used to having temper tantrums, throwing all his rage on me and my mom, and never have any pushback from it. Now I stood my ground and I guess that shocked him to the point of not knowing what to do but resorting to brute force to assert his dominance.

[Surreal]

The worst is knowing the lies they’ve probably told about you when people ask them why they never see you anymore

[slbunnies]

What those parents dont realize is that by going no contact we are choosing to no longer abuse ourselves with allowing that toxicity in our lives. Every time I had empathy for my mom and allowed her into my life, I was hurting myself and it was akin to self-harm. I knew every single time that I would be emotionally hurt and I kept knowingly doing so because of pity and empathy for her, but she didn't see anything besides herself. And I chose to no longer put myself through that