Adult children may distance themselves from their parents to protect their emotional health. They prioritize emotional safety often due to previous painful experiences that parents may not recognize or minimize. This distancing can result from past emotional abuse, chronic invalidation, or feelings of being unseen. Parents may not remember events similarly, leading to misunderstandings and feelings of dismissal from the adult children. Emotional guilt can exacerbate these feelings during significant occasions, prompting further withdrawal.
"Adult children prioritize emotional safety over the obligation to connect, often distancing themselves due to past hurts or unrecognized emotional abuse, leading to feelings of invalidation."
"Parents often view the emotional struggles of their adult children differently, leading to a disconnect that causes hurt and feelings of dismissal among the adult children."
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