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Family Estrangements

A GRANDDAD ASKS: "HOW CAN I DIFFUSE MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAWS MISTRUST?"

Dear Neil: My son has been married to a drama queen for ten years. I see them and my two granddaughters (aged 7 and 4) infrequently, despite the fact that they live only an hour away. When we meet, I get along well with my son, and my granddaughters are a delight. My daughter-in-law tends to stay in the background or absence herself from the group. But afterwords, my daughter-in-law finds a reason to convince my son that a dramatic misadventure has taken place, that I am not a responsible person and that their children should have nothing to do with me.

WHEN YOUR GROWN KIDS REJECT YOU

Dear Neil: I was an emotionally absent mother, just like my mother was to me. Now my children are adults with their own children, and I would like to mend the past with them. My son shows the scars of his past and often rejects me by words or actions. My greatest wish is that we can make peace.

Don't Know What Else to Do in New Zealand

REPAIRING A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR GROWN SON OR DAUGHTER

Dear Neil: We have had trouble with our daughter-in-law for years. She has decided to not let us into our son's life, or our grandchildren's lives. We have tried to make amends, but to no avail. We love our grandchildren, but are not allowed any contact. Do you have any recommendations?

Hurting in Bristol, Tennessee

Is There Anything We Can Do About Our Son Who Refuses Contact With Us?

Dear Neil:  Our 33 year-old son has no contact with us, but he also doesn’t have contact with his brothers, aunts or uncles, cousins and grandparents.  This has been going on for four years now.

Why would he be this rejecting of his parents?  Is there anything we can do to change this and bring our son back into the family?

Forlorn in California

Mending The Family Estrangement

NOTE: THIS IS THE SECOND OF A TWO-PART SERIES

You used to be so close, but now you're not talking to each other. And it hurts. How do you go about mending a family estrangement?

Are You Estranged From Someone in Your Family?

NOTE: THIS IS THE FIRST OF A TWO-PART SERIES

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