r/EstrangedAdultChild
68k members
r/EstrangedAdultChild is a subreddit with 68k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses parents, estrangement, struggling, mom, and no contact.
A community for adult children that are, are thinking about, or were estranged from one or both of their parents.
Common reasons for estrangement are abuse, differing expectations about family roles, neglect, clashes based on personalities, or value systems like religion.
NC = No Contact, LC = Low Contact, VLC = Very Low Contact
Popular Themes in r/EstrangedAdultChild
#1
Pain & Anger
: "my mom claims her therapist told her SHE needs to cut contact with ME"
30 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Cutting contact with my mother opened the world of "cognitive reframing" to me and it's changed my life."
19 posts
Popular Topics in r/EstrangedAdultChild
#1
Parents
: "why do all the Parents around me treat me like i’m the grim reaper here to make their kids cut them off for no reason"
16 posts
#2
Estrangement
13 posts
#3
Struggling
12 posts
#4
Mom
: "NC Mom passed and I'm overwhelmed with legalities"
10 posts
#5
No Contact
: "It's true, they lie about the reason we are No Contact"
9 posts
#6
Family
: "I finally told my siblings my side after years. Now I’m questioning everything I thought I knew about my Family."
7 posts
#7
Guilt
: "My father starts sounding 'worried over me', how do I stop feeling Guilty?"
7 posts
#8
Parent
6 posts
#9
Nc
: "Friend request after 21 years Nc"
5 posts
#10
Father
: "Curious if there's another person on Earth with a "Father" like mine"
5 posts
Member Growth in r/EstrangedAdultChild
Yearly
+15k members(27.6%)
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Last updated: August 10, 2026