@shawnkhowerton: ALIENATED PARENTS, YOUR CHILD KNOWS. 💔 🕊️🕊️🕊️Please visit my link in my bio to book a private session, join a group, or to order my healing guides on Parental Alienation or Breaking the Trauma Bond. 🍃🍃🍃 https://stan.store/shawnkhowerton or http://shawnkhowerton.com/ Email me: [email protected] Your adult child knows that ignoring your messages, blocking you, refusing to acknowledge your efforts, and saying cruel things to you causes pain. But imagine if the roles were reversed. What if your child repeatedly tried to contact you and you ignored them? What if they sent gifts, expressed their love, offered financial support, or begged you to attend therapy to repair the relationship, and you refused? Can you imagine the outrage? Yet when adult children do these things to their parents, society often calls it setting boundaries, protecting their peace, or prioritizing their mental health. When did basic kindness, compassion, and respect become optional simply because someone is your parent? The Bible tells us, “Honour thy father and thy mother.” (Exodus 20:12) It doesn’t say to honor your parents only when they’re perfect, agree with you, or meet every expectation. Of course, abusive family relationships exist, and protecting yourself from genuine harm is important. But not every imperfect parent is an abusive parent, and not every disagreement justifies ending a relationship. You can establish boundaries without being cruel. You can disagree without being disrespectful. And you can acknowledge your parents’ imperfections without erasing a lifetime of love and sacrifice. Estrangement is sometimes necessary, but it should never become a substitute for communication, accountability, and compassion. Your parents are human beings, too. And their hearts matter. ❤️Coach Shawn #shawnkhowerton #parentalalienation #divorce #narcissisism #estrangement

Caro :

I know I wasn’t a picture perfect parent but I dam well did my best. Could I have done better, of course I could’ve with what I know now but I wasn’t her yet, I tried so hard but it wasn’t enough no matter how hard i tried. I’m sad it had to end this way and pray it changes one day, till then I’ll continue taking care of me and living my life happily 🙂 took a lot of tears to get where I am and alot of guidance 🙏🏼 but I’m good now I found peace in my heart ❤️

Travel25 :

at some point you have to make them come to you. Stop reaching out. Let god teach them the lesson.

JennX UGC CREATOR ❤️ :

This made me cry so hard. I’m broken from this

guff :

I have to let go. and move on. no matter how painful it is 👍

Cat :

thank you for this 😭😭😭😭

puckandpixelchick :

When I got divorced from an abusive husband I vowed to never let anyone else hurt me again. You wanna walk away kid than go. I’m no longer begging someone to love me. Even my family.

Adamski :

this is exactly what's going on with my daughter....

lonesome cowboy :

something needs to be done to help these families there is no support in city of edinburgh no stand alone nothing ,no one cares its all down to the adult children to stop taking us for a scapegoat

Rachel :

I stopped reaching, I dont deserve this! I was a good mother! Did the absolute best I could...

Lee :

Haven't seen my two daughters in 6 years 😔

Ivonne's Homestead & Crafts :

thank you 🥰

Stacy :

I HAD to walk away from both of my adult sons....can't handle being treated so irrelevant and disrespectful

Gordon 4Love :

Haven’t seen my oldest son in ten years.

☘️🍓🌸 SALLYSTRAWBERRY🌸🍓☘️ :

I said this to my friend other day. My 3 are adults & all 3 ghost me when I need them or when its my birthday. But if I did that I would be the worst parent ever.

Queeny khan . :

6 years no contact with 3 daughters

karens🇨🇦 :

Thank you for this. 8⃣ years of no contact and it still so painful.

anotherusername0 :

Yes they know how much pain they are causing.😭Unbelievable how cruel.

gaily :

Thank you for this I needed to hear this today it’s been a yr since my son has become estranged I cry everyday and try not to think about it , it’s so hard , I miss him so much , I am trying to move on but it’s so hard every day

Brenda in Cali❌ :

going thru it

JoJo :

💕TracySue💕 :

It hurts. I miss them so much

Ruth Kozak :

Agree!

el Lucky :

Thanks

user8583869622102 :

My kids are doing this to me. Their mom cheated on me so i divorced her. She has spent all her energy to make the kids hate me. This sucks

Preppy Gal :

Heartbreaking and I’m tired of the abuse