Just Curious in Journal

When I didn't speak with my parent (it was about 3 years we didn't speak), I just said "we are not close" and left it at that.
I wouldn't think much of it, there's obviously reasons why people wouldn't speak to family

I am that person and I think there are very good reasons for it. Often it stems from actual childhood - if someone's parents never really spoke to them when they were a kid, then natural channels of communication aren't open when they transition into adulthood. It also stands to reason that, if this is the case, then those parents don't know their child very well, and this distance is usually perpetuated in adult life, through not showing an interest in their child's life, and not having any involvement either. It causes emotional and physical distance and this can be very difficult to overcome. Ever.