Do the estranged parents online get to you?

Vent/rant

They are everywhere, an there are more people talking about estrangement now, even when you try to avoid the topic. I was constantly getting angry estranged moms posts on FB about how hurt they are, how awful we are, you know the deal. I know I was problem with it appearing on my feed, but I can't help it. I get so sucked into all the comments from estranged mothers.

I can't help but feel guilty, their guilt has worked on me before years ago. I was no contact with my mom before, and I regained contact because I was listening so much to estranged mothers. Everything turned out the same, nothing changed, and things just felt more tense and anxious with us. But this time I knew it wasn't a topic we could talk about without it turning into a fight. Currently no contact for 5 months.

I've been doing my best to not see so many estranged mother posts, deactivated Facebook, uninstalled Tiktok.

Posted Aug 13, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC

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