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The real reason many Americans are cutting ties with their parents and siblings

By Rin Reczek · The Conversation · August 2026
The real reason many Americans are cutting ties with their parents and siblings
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"Estrangement is rarely caused by childhood abuse or a pushy therapist. Instead, it reveals a collision between two ideas of what family should be."

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