r/EstrangedAdultKids is a subreddit with 73k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses no contact, family, estranged, parent, and decision, and they frequently recommend/review book.
Estrangement is a healthy response to an unhealthy situation.
This sub is a safe space and closely moderated. Parents of Estranged Adult Children are NOT welcome to participate in this sub.
It is a supportive and engaging community for adult children where a conscious decision to estrange from one or both of their parents has been made.
Popular Themes in r/EstrangedAdultKids
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Why do they send messages like this?"
39 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "The Number-One Way Parents "Ruin" Adult Children's Lives"
14 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "I need to become financially independent from my parents, but I have less than a year to figure out the money side"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/EstrangedAdultKids
#1
No Contact
: "Anyone else’s parent tried to go No Contact “back” after telling them your done?"
20 posts
#2
Family
: "Estranged parent and Family."
16 posts
#3
Estranged
: "I've done it. I've Estranged myself."
12 posts
#4
Parent
: "Anyone else’s Parent tried to go no contact “back” after telling them your done?"
12 posts
#5
Decision
: "I finally did the thing!!"
11 posts
#6
Struggling
10 posts
#7
Estrangement
8 posts
#8
Parents
7 posts
#9
Guilt
7 posts
#10
Grief
: "Feeling Grief from Newly NC"
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/EstrangedAdultKids
Book
2 reviews
#1
Harriet Lerner
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Derren Brown
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/EstrangedAdultKids
#1
Support
: "Yup"
31 posts
#2
Vent/rant
: "Flying monkey brother texted me this about our mother a few days ago. I’m proud of how I responded"
30 posts
#3
Advice Request
: "Set a boundary with my dad and is now demanding I participate with a family counselor he has prepared after poisoning the well."
24 posts
#4
Newly Estranged
: "I am vibrating with anxiety"
12 posts
#5
Question
: "Anyone else’s parent tried to go no contact “back” after telling them your done?"
11 posts
#6
Update
: "My mom’s last words to me after I moved out"
5 posts
#7
Progress
: "I made it ten years no contact"
3 posts
#8
Article/research/media
: "The Number-One Way Parents "Ruin" Adult Children's Lives"
3 posts
#9
TW
: "Crossed the line with my nmom after my alcoholic dad left us."
2 posts
#10
Happy/funny
: "Parents regret estrangement now that I've graduated law school and become economically successful."
1 post
Member Growth in r/EstrangedAdultKids
Yearly
+20k members(37.1%)
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Last updated: August 14, 2026