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How to grieve an estranged child who is still alive

My adult son has not spoken to me in two years over a political disagreement and I swing between desperate sadness and wanting to disown him completely.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Ambiguous loss creates a special torment where mourning cannot complete itself because the door remains theoretically open.

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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.