Above all, be kind to yourself, the experts urged. If you’re feeling pressed, step outside and try a quick breathing exercise. Estrangement can cause sorrow and grief that sometimes gets buried under the anger and frustration. “There’s a lot of joy in families,” Dr. Cormier said. “There’s also a lot of heartbreak.”

In the simplest terms, family estrangement is “a shift in dynamics between members for the purpose of safety and protection,” Dr. Shainna Ali, a mental health counselor, educator, and advocate, who has written extensively about the coming out process, tells PRIDE.

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2. “Families are like branches on a tree. We grow in different directions, yet our roots remain as one.” —Unknown 3. “One of life’s few really reliable pleasures: to have a family you love, and to leave them for a week.” —Mignon McLaughlin 4.

At one time, the word “family” meant people related by blood, marriage, or adoption. Today the definition embraces the many close relationships that form the foundations of your life — whether you share DNA or a legal connection. Because these ...

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O'Connor starred in All in the Family as arguably history's most lovable bigot, Archie Bunker, a role which earned him four Emmys. After the show ended in 1979, he reprised the iconic role for four more years in the spinoff series Archie Bunker's Place.