My friend who is working on a documentary about Family Estrangements has prepared two surveys on the topic. She asks both parents estranged from their children and children estranged from their parents to respond to the survey. Here is what she says: "Finally.. surveys are ready. There is a survey for Parents that are Estranged…
Therapeutic
A small piece of the past revisited
It's been a long time since I wrote a post that talked about estrangement. It is almost a year since the dialogue begun on May 12, 2008 that I had with my estranged daughter in the comment section of a post on here. One point of contention for her was whether I would mention certain…
Estranged Stories ~ a new support group on Ning.
There is a new online site for sharing stories of family estrangement. It is a Ning group. The link to it is here:Estranged Stories
What can you change?
You cannot change the cards you are dealt. Just how you play the hand. Randy Pausch 1961- July 25, 2008 Randy Pausch – Life Teacher
New Jersey Support Group: PARENTS of ESTRANGED CHILDREN
I found an announcement online regarding a new support group. The announcement reads as follows: A NEW JERSEY no-fee “PARENTS of ESTRANGED CHILDREN” community Support Group will begin meeting at the STARTING POINT in Westmont, New Jersey (Camden County).
Support Groups: Part III: Creating your own online group.
If you can't find a support group that meets your needs and in which you feel safe, you can create an online discussion group. You can create such a group with the tools provided online by a number of companies that provide online services. Companies such as Yahoo!, Typepad, Google (Blogger), WordPress and others.
Support Groups: Part II (Online Support Groups)
Some online discussion groups have been offered on sites set up by the authors of books on the subject. Some online groups are public and anyone can read and write on the site. Others require people to become members using an email address or user name and a password but letting almost anyone join. Occasionally…
Support Groups for those coping with a family estrangement. Part I
A mother in pain over not having had any contact with her recently estranged son joined an online support group. She talked about her feelings and how grateful she was to find the group and how rare it is for a grown child to estrange themselves from their parents. I tried to say that I…
Reconciliation: An opportunity to be surprised and impressed.
In recent months several friends and acquaintances have been reporting either reconciliations or communications from relatives that may lead to a full reconciliation. I have been delighted for them. Some have reconciled even though they had been assaulted physically by the relative who estranged them. Some had experienced verbal abuse. In each case they were…
For of all sad words of tongue or pen, . . .
"For of all sad words of tongue or pen,The saddest are these: "It might have been!" from the poem "Maud Miller" by John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) My father died in October of 1988. He died the day before…