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  2. It’s Actually Really Okay To Be Estranged From A Toxic Family ...

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    Family estrangement can occur between any two family members, though parent-child estrangement and sibling estrangement are two of the most common types, says Deb Castaldo, PhD, a New York-based ...

  3. Family estrangement - Wikipedia

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    Although the rejected party's psychological and physical health may decline, the estrangement initiator's may improve due to the cessation of abuse and conflict. [2] [3] The social rejection in family estrangement is the equivalent of ostracism which undermines four fundamental human needs: the need to belong, the need for control in social situations, the need to maintain high levels of self ...

  4. A mother and daughter were estranged for 4 years. Now ... - AOL

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    According to a 2015 report on family estrangement, some of the most common reasons for estrangement from parents were mismatched expectations and personality clashes. Lindsey said that ...

  5. Estrangement in the family can be hard during the holidays ...

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    CHICAGO -- Since the end of 2019, Arlette Martin has not spoken to her daughter, who lives less than a 10-minute drive from her. In that time, her only child missed celebrating Martin’s 50th ...

  6. Social alienation - Wikipedia

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    Social alienation is a person's feeling of disconnection from a group – whether friends, family, or wider society – with which the individual has an affiliation. Such alienation has been described as "a condition in social relationships reflected by (1) a low degree of integration or common values and (2) a high degree of distance or isolation (3a) between individuals, or (3b) between an ...

  7. Filial responsibility laws - Wikipedia

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    Typically, these laws obligate adult children (or depending on the state, other family members) to pay for their indigent parents’/relatives' food, clothing, shelter and medical needs. Should the children fail to provide adequately, they allow nursing homes and government agencies to bring legal action to recover the cost of caring for the ...

  8. I Haven’t Spoken to My Family in Years. Here’s What ... - AOL

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    Towards the end of the conversation, she said something that lit a bulb in my mind and made me reflect on my own family affairs. “The way we talk about [estrangement], we focus so much on ...

  9. Dysfunctional family - Wikipedia

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    Unequal or unfair treatment of one or more family members due to their birth order, gender (or gender identity), age, sexual orientation, family role (mother, etc.), abilities, race, caste, etc. (may include frequent appeasement of one member at the expense of others, or an uneven/inconsistent enforcement of rules.)