In response to Jason Okundaye (Bad blood between the Beckhams at Christmas might seem trite. But here’s why it’s important, 23 December), I would like to say that heartbreak is not just for Christmas. As the mother of a son who has cut himself off from his parents (blocking us on social media and not responding to letters), I can categorically state that the pain is year-round.
Like the Beckhams, our situation appears to have started at the time of a marriage, followed by a gradual realisation that for unknown reasons we were no longer acceptable as parents or in-laws, then an abrupt (and inexplicable to us) termination of all contact.
Such a situation is especially painful when grandchildren are involved. It breaks my heart that I have not seen my nine-year-old granddaughter for two years and I don’t know what reason she has been given for no longer seeing us. She does not deserve to be denied the fun and love she shared with us in the early years of her life. For any family in similar circumstances Christmas is a painful time, but that is only part of the story.
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