The heartache of fractured families at Christmas | Letters

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Source: theguardian.com
The heartache of fractured families at Christmas | Letters

An anonymous reader says the pain of her estrangement from her son during the festive season is just part of the story

In response to Jason Okundaye (Bad blood between the Beckhams at Christmas might seem trite. But here’s why it’s important, 23 December), I would like to say that heartbreak is not just for Christmas. As the mother of a son who has cut himself off from his parents (blocking us on social media and not responding to letters), I can categorically state that the pain is year-round.

Like the Beckhams, our situation appears to have started at the time of a marriage, followed by a gradual realisation that for unknown reasons we were no longer acceptable as parents or in-laws, then an abrupt (and inexplicable to us) termination of all contact.

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