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How to Reconcile with an Estranged Relative

Good advice for reuniting and healing
January 10th, 2024

Time magazine editor Belinda Luscombe reports on a December 2022, a study in the Journal of Marriage and Family found that 26% of young adults report an estrangement from their fathers and 6% from their mothers.  The study’s authors said just under 10% of people say they are either estranged from a parent or a child and slightly more than that say they’re estranged from a sibling.”  Luscombe explores how these estrangements come about, and better, how to re-unite in ways that make both sides comfortable.  She warns that some relationships simply can’t be restored, so the estrangement becomes permanent.

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