It's always a "shock" to narcissistic people. I guarantee they've been told very clearly and repeatedly exactly what the problem is, likely for years, but their reaction will still be "I was blindsided! This came out of nowhere!"

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Deleted my post and reposted yours because you said it so much better. Yes! There's no longer plausible deniability and parents are socially embarrassed. That phone call doesn't cost $24 dollars anymore. That email can't get lost like a letter can.

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Remember: People have been cutting off their parents for centuries. It just used to be easier to disappear. Going to America? Bye! Settling the West? Bye! More recently, people have been cutting off their parents and telling them why using therapy terms since at least the 1980s.

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This is a quietly metastasizing moral panic

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This is honestly wild to watch as someone who made the decision to go no contact with my dad six years ago. I know so many queer people for whom this is just the normal thing - it's odd to be in contact, honestly.

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