r/EstrangedAdultKids is a subreddit with 70k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses family, estrangement, no contact, nc, and parents, 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
: "Speaking from experience: Enablers usually know the toxic behavior is unacceptable, they simply don't care because they're not personally negatively affected by it"
47 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Email after no contact for five years."
7 posts
Popular Topics in r/EstrangedAdultKids
#1
Family
: "Been no contact for around 7 years. Got married a month ago. Parents finally kicked me off the Family phone plan yesterday."
106 posts
#2
Estrangement
: "This painting represents the peace I feel after two years of Estrangement"
89 posts
#3
No Contact
: "Going No Contact because of politics not being a "good enough reason.""
79 posts
#4
Nc
: "Those who went COMPLETELY Nc. Didn't go to funerals, weddings or respond to "your (insert relative) is dying" how are you doing?"
55 posts
#5
Parents
: "Estranged children of reddit, what was the moment you decided to cut all contact with your Parents"
55 posts
#6
Mother
: "Mother’s Day text"
53 posts
#7
Estranged
: "Just FYI, crazed Estranged parents are taking screenshots of this group/posts to empower them on Facebook"
51 posts
#8
Contact
: "I cut Contact with my family. They tried to creep back in on my 30th birthday, and now I know I can’t keep Contact with anyone."
28 posts
#9
Abuse
: "Love this response to the claim we’re all just lying about Abuse…"
26 posts
#10
Guilt
: "Feeling Guilt - received a nice email that I know she didn’t write"
22 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
Vent/rant
: "Anyone else see this and become enraged?"
39 posts
#2
Support
: "They will never change"
22 posts
#3
Advice Request
: "First summer estranged… Making me the mean mom"
14 posts
#4
Question
: "Anyone have parents who saved your money “for you” and then never saw it again?"
9 posts
#5
TW
: "My therapist hit me with a bomb, might help someone else hear it too"
6 posts
#6
Newly Estranged
: "From low to no...they got to my sister"
6 posts
#7
Happy/funny
: "Breadcrumbing is boring"
3 posts
#8
Memes
: "When your estranged parent says they love you"
3 posts
#9
Progress
: "Reclaiming myself!"
2 posts
#10
Article/research/media
: "Leaving is not failing, it's an act of self respect"
1 post
Member Growth in r/EstrangedAdultKids
Yearly
+18k members(35.4%)
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Last updated: June 15, 2026