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.
