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iWasErased | David Shubert
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Giving voice to parents erased by silence, family court, and alienation.

Reflections. Truth-telling. Healing.

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Some infestations bite your skin—others crawl into your life and tear everything apart.

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/bedbugs-and-parental-alienation 

#ParentalAlienation #TruthHurts #LifeLessons
Bedbugs and Parental Alienation
Parental Alienation Survivor | Author | Podcast Creator & Host of iWasErased Reflections | Giving Voice to Erased Parents | Creator of the iWasErased Newsletter
davidshubert.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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They can bury your name in lies, but they can’t erase what your child once knew by heart.

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/you-will-remember 

#ParentalAlienation #TheyRemember #FamilyTruth
You Will Remember!
Parental Alienation Survivor | Author | Podcast Creator & Host of iWasErased Reflections | Giving Voice to Erased Parents | Creator of the iWasErased Newsletter
davidshubert.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Your strength isn’t loud—it's the quiet refusal to give up on your child.

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/your-inner-strength 

#ParentalAlienation #InnerStrength #Resilience
Your Inner Strength!
Parental Alienation Survivor | Author | Podcast Creator & Host of iWasErased Reflections | Giving Voice to Erased Parents | Creator of the iWasErased Newsletter
davidshubert.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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Alienators don’t nurture—they scorch the earth and call the ashes “parenting.”

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/nuclear-parenting-the-alienator-way 

#ParentalAlienation #ToxicParenting #FamilyManipulation
Nuclear Parenting – The Alienator Way
Parental Alienation Survivor | Author | Podcast Creator & Host of iWasErased Reflections | Giving Voice to Erased Parents | Creator of the iWasErased Newsletter
davidshubert.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Sometimes the closest people in our lives become unreachable—not by distance, but by devastation.

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/a-door-away-a-world-apart 

#ParentalAlienation #WorldsApart #FamilyTrauma
A Door Away, A World Apart
There was a time we lived with our children in the same home, but in the blink of an eye, they were swept out of our lives.
davidshubert.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Every now and then, grief steps aside just enough for you to see the parent you used to be.

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/a-rare-glimpse 

#ParentalAlienation #RareMoments #EmotionalHealing
A Rare Glimpse
Parental Alienation Survivor | Author | Podcast Creator & Host of iWasErased: Reflections | Giving Voice to Erased Parents | Creator of the iWasErased Newsletter
davidshubert.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Alienation doesn’t steal suddenly—it slips in quietly and takes everything that matters before you even notice it’s gone.

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/alienation-the-quiet-thief 

#ParentalAlienation #QuietPain #InvisibleWounds
Alienation, the Quiet Thief
For many, the trauma of losing a child who is still near often feels like an ongoing torture—wounds that no one can see, and yet are just as real.
davidshubert.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Cycles don’t break themselves—you break them the moment you choose a different path than the one that hurt you.

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/breaking-the-cycle 

#ParentalAlienation #BreakTheCycle #HealingForward
Breaking the Cycle
Not every wound leaves a bruise.
davidshubert.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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There’s nothing more painful than watching the trauma you lived through now happening to the next generation.

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/when-the-cycle-repeats 

#ParentalAlienation #CycleRepeats #FamilyPatterns
When the Cycle Repeats
There's something painful—almost indescribable—about watching history repeat itself… especially when it's your own.
davidshubert.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Some days, the past whispers. Other days, it roars.

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/the-noise-of-yesterday 

#ParentalAlienation #Yesterday #EmotionalEchoes
The Noise of Yesterday
Most times, I feel like I’m doing alright.
davidshubert.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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To understand alienation, you have to see the world through the eyes of the children trapped in it.

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/through-their-eyes 

#ParentalAlienation #ThroughTheirEyes #ChildPerspective
Through Their Eyes
Today, I’d like to shift the focus of this Reflection a bit.
davidshubert.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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The world sees your smile—but not the battles you hide just to make it through the day.

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/the-silent-struggles-of-an-alienated 

#ParentalAlienation #SilentStruggles #InvisiblePain
The Silent Struggles of an Alienated Parent
I want each of you who’s reading this to imagine, just for a moment, what it’s like to lose your children, and I don’t mean just physically, but emotionally as well.
davidshubert.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Alienation may bind you, but healing begins the moment you decide to loosen the chains.

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/shedding-the-shackles 

#ParentalAlienation #FreedomFromPain #HealingJourney
Shedding the Shackles
Being trapped in the world of alienation is a lot like walking around with invisible chains all day—they’re heavy, they’re binding, and they’re a constant source of bondage.
davidshubert.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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When your soul feels trapped, escape stops being a fantasy and starts becoming a plan.

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/is-it-time-for-another-escape 

#ParentalAlienation #Escape #NewBeginnings
Is It Time for Another Escape?
Thanks for reading iWasErased!
davidshubert.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Alienators prey on empathy—but one day, the doormat stands up and walks away.

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/i-am-not-an-emotional-doormat 

#ParentalAlienation #SelfWorth #EmotionalAbuse
I Am Not an Emotional Doormat
As an alienated parent, I’ve had an awful lot of time to think about how I even ended up where I am right now—how someone like me, with mostly good intentions and an open heart, somehow became a target of someone else.
davidshubert.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Alienators don’t parent—they recruit, indoctrinate, and manipulate to maintain one thing: control.

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/the-cult-of-control 

#ParentalAlienation #Control #FamilyManipulation
The Cult of Control
For those of you who’ve been following my Reflections for any length of time, you already know that much of what I write about are nothing more than past memories that come to mind during my morning and evening walks—a routine I got into a few years ago after I stopped self-medicating with alcohol.
davidshubert.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Alienation steals time, moments, and memories—but the conversations you imagined never stop echoing.

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/the-conversations-i-never-got-to 

#ParentalAlienation #LostConversations #ErasedParents
The Conversations I Never Got to Have
I remember in the early years of going through the world of alienation, there were definitely moments when the anger inside me was so intense that it was almost like I was going to explode.
davidshubert.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Some of us aren’t running away—we’re searching for the place our soul recognizes as home.

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/searching-for-the-forever-place 

#ParentalAlienation #Searching #Hope
Searching for the “Forever” Place
Sometimes I wonder if the path I’m on actually has a final destination—or if I’m meant to keep meandering on it for the rest of my life.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Sometimes the only wrong move is refusing to make one.

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/when-staying-still-isnt-an-option 

#ParentalAlienation #KeepMoving #Resilience
When Staying Still Isn’t an Option
When Staying Still Isn’t an Option
davidshubert.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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After everything alienation destroys, learning to love again feels like rebuilding from ash.

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/learning-to-love-again 

#ParentalAlienation #LoveAgain #HealingJourney
Learning to Love Again
Earlier, I was out walking with my dog Avery as we always do, when my thoughts were drawn to something that I hadn’t thought about in a very long time.
davidshubert.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Life rarely follows the script—but sometimes the unscripted chapters tell the real story.

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/the-life-i-never-expected 

#ParentalAlienation #UnexpectedLife #Resilience
The Life I Never Expected
It’s strange, but sometimes I sit back and look at my life and I think, Wow… this isn’t quite the way I pictured things turning out.
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January 11, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Sometimes freedom isn’t about leaving something behind—it’s about choosing not to stay trapped in it.

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/the-freedom-to-move-forward 

#ParentalAlienation #Freedom #Healing
The Freedom to Move Forward
It’s been eighteen long years of living in a world that I never chose, let alone under circumstances I never asked for, shaped by decisions that were made without my consent.
davidshubert.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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There’s a moment when everything finally makes sense—just not in the way you hoped.

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/when-the-switch-flips 

#ParentalAlienation #SwitchFlipped #Awakening
When the Switch Flips
You know, the funny thing about writing Reflection articles is that everything you put on paper—or in this case, on a computer screen—is really nothing more than a mirror of something you’ve lived through.
davidshubert.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Alienation forces growth no one asked for—and freezes the parts of us still waiting for our children.

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/growing-too-soonor-not-at-all 

#ParentalAlienation #ForcedGrowth #EmotionalReality
Growing Too Soon—or Not at All
When life pushes us into silence, and we find ourselves waiting in sorrow… we still have the choice to grow.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Some things we keep not because we need them, but because they remind us who we were before the loss.

https://davidshubert.substack.com/p/the-trunks-i-never-threw-away 

#ParentalAlienation #Memories #HoldingOn
The Trunks I Never Threw Away
We all have that one thing in life that we probably should’ve gotten rid of by now, but didn’t.
davidshubert.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:02 PM