A mother and daughter were estranged — then Thanksgiving came. Here's how they spent it.

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Leslie Glass, left, at an event in the period she was estranged from her daughter. Lindsey Glass, right, at a Turkey Burn event on Thanksgiving.
Leslie Glass, left, at an event in the period she was estranged from her daughter. Lindsey Glass, right, at a Turkey Burn event on Thanksgiving to get her mood up.

Leslie and Lindsey Glass

5 signs it could be time to lower your contact with a parent

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A young woman and older woman sitting on the couch, angrily turned away from each other.

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My mother and I were still estranged when she died in 2019. I went to a medium to connect with her and it brought me closure.

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Hayley Folk wearing a black dress and black boots standing outside in front of a brick building with the sun behind her.
Hayley Folk booked a reading with a medium to connect with her mother.

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A mother and daughter were estranged for 4 years. Now they're on good terms, and less codependent.

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Lindsey and Leslie Glass
Lindsey Glass with her mother, Leslie Glass.

Lindsey and Leslie Glass

I'm the only one of my siblings who had a relationship with our father, so I was his caretaker. I don't regret it.

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Lynnette Lyons, right, with her father, mother, and two siblings when they were all younger sitting on a couch.
Lynnette Lyons has two younger brothers, and when their father's health deteriorated, it fell on her to care for him.

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