Elder Abuse
Estrangement Ideology – Part 17. The Lasting Emotional and Relational Toll on Estranged Adult Children
The consequence of their own choices: The lasting emotional impacts of estrangement on those practicing it.
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 16. Yes, Some Parents are Far From Perfect
Real vs lesser harms in estrangement: Can we differentiate justifiable, and ideological or socially performed estrangement?
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 15. The Radicalised Parent Narrative
The role of academic "experts" and media propagandists in shaping anti-parent narratives justifying estrangement.
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 14. Case Study: How to Grieve the Parent Who Could Have Been and Never Will Be
A case study in how parents are idealised in therapeutic language and discarded on failing to meet these unspecified one-sided expectations.
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 13. Who's the Narcissist?
Looking too deeply into the mirror: Estrangement Ideology as a form of narcissism.
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 12. The Estranged Adult Child Identity
Labelling Estrangement: How the Estranged Adult Child identity is formed and maintained through self-labelling and social reinforcement.
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Estrangement Ideology Part 11. Pathologising Parents – DARVO
How accusations of DARVO are employed to pathologise parental communications.
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 10. The Cyclebreaking Deception
Is "cyclebreaking" a progressivist deception involving rampant emotional immaturity and a self-defeating crusade?
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 9. The Emotional Immaturity Paradox
The paradox of how accusations of parental "emotional immaturity" reflect generational fragility, neurodivergence, modern day priggishness and cultural shifts.
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 8. Redefining Parenthood and Family
From lifelong caregiver to conditional participant: How Estrangement Ideology reimagines the parent-child bond.
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 7. Claiming Power
Unpacking the power shift: How Estrangement Ideology redefines family dynamics and authority in terms of a reductionist balance of power.
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 6. A Subtle Form of Elder Abuse
What relationship does Estrangement Ideology have to the Chinese concept of "cold violence" and does it amount to elder abuse by another name?