A place on the tree
Feeling alienated from an adult child after raising them
A parent can feel deeply hurt and displaced when an adult child they raised becomes distant, hostile, or unwilling to hear them. The relationship may still matter greatly even when years of care now seem to have led to conflict rather than closeness.
1 person has stood here
Does this feel close to something you’ve lived? Tell your own part. What you tell becomes your Ember, and it stays yours.
Nearby on the tree
- Going no contact with an abusive parent after years of violence1
- Feeling unloved despite giving deeply in relationships3
- Being abandoned by a spouse after infidelity1
- Returning to a hometown that no longer feels the same2
- Feeling relief when conflict with a parent is set aside1
- Grieving the death of a mother1
Only the place shows here. What people told stays theirs.