Forget Them Kids: Challenging the One-Sided Narrative of the Estrangement Epidemic and the Biased Therapy Trends That Fuel it

Now Revised and Updated for an Even Clearer, More Impactful Read

If you're a parent who's been cut off by your adult child and left reeling in silence, this book was written for you.

This revised and updated version of Forget Them Kids offers a sharper, more compassionate, and even more thought-provoking take on the original. With refined formatting, clearer organization, and strengthened insights, this version deepens the message at the heart of the book: not every parent deserves estrangement-and not every adult child is a victim.

This book dares to challenge the culturally popular, therapist-approved narrative that always blames the parent. It exposes the cult-like language of online "healing" spaces that encourage adult children to sever ties, rewrite history, and reject accountability. It explores how estranged parents are often misjudged, scapegoated, and left to suffer in silence-while society applauds their disappearance.

With honesty and strength, Forget Them Kids empowers estranged parents to:

Let go of guilt and reclaim their power

Recognize manipulative therapy trends and online echo chambers

Set unapologetic boundaries

Rebuild a joyful life that doesn't depend on reconciliation

Whether you're newly estranged or have carried this heartbreak for years, this book offers more than comfort-it offers clarity, strength, and a way forward.

Vivian King, PhD, is a writer, researcher, and unapologetic truth-teller on a mission to challenge toxic cultural narratives that scapegoat parents. With a doctorate in engineering science and a sharp analytical mind, she brings a unique, no-nonsense perspective to the estrangement epidemic affecting millions of families today.

As a mother, educator, and advocate for dignity and accountability, Vivian writes for parents who are tired of being blamed, silenced, and pathologized by biased therapy trends and social media echo chambers. Her work blends personal experience with critical insight-offering a powerful voice for those ready to stop chasing, stop apologizing, and start reclaiming their story.

Vivian currently divides her time between the US and East Africa, where she writes, creates, and lives life on her own terms. Forget Them Kids (F*ck Them Kids) is her boldest work yet-a call to action for parents who refuse to be erased.