Frequently I will get an e-mail or call from a targeted parent asking me which of my books and writings do I think they should share with their alienated child, as a means of enlightening that child ...

Experts say that parental estrangement rarely happens because of one big blow-out fight; instead, it's the result of small, ...

Kendall Williams, 53, won't be seeing her youngest son this Mother's Day. But that's nothing new. Williams has been estranged from her son, who is 30, since September 2023, when she decided to cut off ...

When Laura Wellington's daughter chose estrangement in June 2024, Wellington used social media as an outlet for her grief and began sharing her story on TikTok, where she’s known as “Doormat Mom.” She ...

The "out of nowhere" story always misses one thing: most of them try. They try in earnest, the grown-up way, before they ever ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "There's such an embarrassment that comes from being estranged from your child. It's because everybody always says that if you're ...

Parental alienation has become the nuclear weapon of custody battles. Accuse your ex of alienating your children, and you might win full custody. Get caught actually alienating, and you could lose ...

One evening last year, Laura Wellington opened her phone, created a TikTok account called “Doormat Mom” and filmed her first post from her porch in Connecticut. “Were you a really good parent who did ...

Laura Wellington didn't know how much her life would change in her 30s. In 1998, the mother of four learned that her husband had cancer, and a few years after his diagnosis, he died. Wellington, 59, ...