Why Are So Many Adults Cutting Off Their Parents?

The comparison between the cultural change that made divorce more acceptable is apt. The shame associated with divorce was so intense that tolerating a certain level of abuse was preferable. As the shame faded, the abuse threshold people would tolerate lowered. The same is happening with abuse by parents.

I feel like the elephant in the room here is adoption of cultural wedge issues by the right and the adoption of political identity as a personal identity of the older generations.

Because they’re entitled abusers

I told my parents that they could choose their religion or to be a part of my life. You can already guess that is why I no longer speak to my parents.

They use their religion as a crutch to keep them from having to emotionally grow. If I even tried to sit down and have a realistic discussion, it would simply devolve into thought-ending clichés (e.g. it will all work out in the end).

When I see my parents next year at my brothers wedding, I’m going to tell them that we can work on our relationship in the “next life.” And I will likely add that I don’t believe that will happen, but it’s up to them to decide to do anything different. I expect nothing to change.