May I offer a little hope?

Thank you all - I'm so pleased it has helped others, & really appreciate the good wishes from those still estranged. You are all very kind xx

Thank you for that lovely hopeful post, so good to read a positive outcome to an estrangement.
Wishing you lots of happy days ahead stillawip.

stillawip

I’m so very sorry for all going through the heartbreak that is estrangement and some peoples’ situations, I know, are irretrievable. That is such a tragedy , and my heart goes out to you. But I think it is also important for people to know that there can be a light at the end of the tunnel. After 4 years of not seeing my beloved son and his family, we have finally reconciled and are now seeing them and their 3 children more than ever. It took a lot of soul-searching, eating of humble pie and an unflinching look at myself & my past mistakes, but it was so, so worth it. There CAN be a positive end to the story and you should never give up hope. If this gives even a tiny bit of comfort to some people when things seem impossible, then I would be so delighted. My very best wishes to all.

So heartwarming, am really pleased you posted this. Some estranged now could be reconciled at some point in the future. But for those for whom it seems irretrievable, including ourselves, it is so lovely to see that there can a happy ending for some.
Wouldn’t wish estrangement on anyone so this is truly a bit of good news on a slow day for it 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

That's so lovely to hear and it's been the same for our family.

Humble pie, maybe both sides, apologies, draw a line one sand, do better and move on. It can happen and glad it did for you Stillawip

That will offer hope and encouragement for those now estranged.

How wonderful!

May this positive post of hope and love be seen by as many affected by estrangement as possible!

oceanlady

Thank you for this message. My estrangement is very new and was very sudden. I'm having a hard time with it all today and hearing your message of hope has helped.

Oh, I’m so pleased - keep that hope alive for as long as it takes. Sending you my very best wishes for a positive outcome soon 💕

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Ours was very sudden too oceanlady .

Thank you for this message. My estrangement is very new and was very sudden. I'm having a hard time with it all today and hearing your message of hope has helped.

Lovely to hear stillawip

I too am now reconciled with my granchildren who I didn't see for 2yrs when aged 14 and 9 . Four years have now passed since my daughter decided to estrange me , still rarely see them but now they are older they send me texts and I get the occasional visit from their parents and them for a couple of hours . I understand the great pain and loss when this happens . I wish for those who are suffering that you will all have your family back close to you again one day soon .❤️

Hello stillawip thank you for sharing your story.

As you say, some estrangements are irretrievable but that isn't always the case so it's good to hear from someone whose successfully reconciled .