We Are Witnessing The Great Unparenting Of The 2020s
As more and more adult children cut contact with family, parents are wondering why.
It’s no secret that family life has taken a nosedive in the United States in recent years. Not only are people not looking for a spouse and eschewing children, but families are no longer as tight-knit as they once were.
Most families in the United States remember a time when eating Sunday dinner was a bare minimum for interaction. Today, we’re lucky if we sit down for a meal at all — even with immediate family members like our parents.
But that’s not the only thing happening.
Throughout the United States, a growing number of people are estranging themselves from their parents.
Some simply go no-contact and refuse to speak to them again. Others go so far as to get legal documentation to sever their ties from their parents — a move often done to shield themselves from financial obligations related to caretaking or burial.
Most of the movement to cut ties with parents stems from Millennials and older Gen Z, though it’s clear that even younger generations are starting to take up the same trend.
