This article presents a weird description of “estranged” that seems to be hinting at a more of an active choice by a child to ignore a parent, which to me screams “over political differences.” I can’t tell if it’s attempting to include parents that have abandoned children or not. fwiw, I’m about to turn 40 and haven’t spoken to my father in over 25 years after a falling out… when I was 12. Either of us could easily contacted the other, but neither have ever tried (I don’t honestly know how I’d respond if he tried) - should I be counted in this data?