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Christina Workman

Laugh, Cry, Scream: Life with Grief & Estrangement

I’m Calling Out the Estranged Parent Excuse Machine

Published
September 9, 2026
Duration
32:54
Summary source
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Last updated
Sep 9, 2026

Discusses health, mental, kids, family, parenting.

Summary

I’m tired of estranged parent videos that look like grief but function like avoidance.This episode is not polite.I’m calling out the excuse machine: the videos, the language, the soft packaging, the “parents matter too” speeches, the “parents have feelings too” redirects, and the “I gave you everything” invoices that keep showing up in estrangement conten…

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Show notes

I’m tired of estranged parent videos that look like grief but function like avoidance.This episode is not polite.I’m calling out the excuse machine: the videos, the language, the soft packaging, the “parents matter too” speeches, the “parents have feelings too” redirects, and the “I gave you everything” invoices that keep showing up in estrangement content.Parents can hurt.Parents can grieve.Parents can be devastated.But pain does not erase impact.Grief does not cancel accountability.Sacrifice d

Themes

  • health
  • mental
  • kids
  • family
  • parenting
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