On Monday, the long-simmering Beckham family fracture went nuclear.

That’s when Brooklyn Beckham broke his silence about his estrangement from parents David and Victoria, splintering the glossy image of one of celebrity culture’s most carefully managed families. 

But beneath the Page Six spectacle is a far more uncomfortable story, one that should make all parents pause.

Brooklyn Beckham is rebelling against the idea that family itself was subordinate to performance, that love and loyalty were filtered through publicity and usefulness to what he explicitly calls “Brand Beckham.”

“My family values public promotion and endorsements above all else,” Brooklyn wrote in a wrenching Instagram post.

“Love” among the Beckhams, he charged, is measured by “how much you post on social media, or how quickly you drop everything to show up and pose for a family photo opp.”

That’s the language of someone who feels instrumentalized — and it foreshadows the feelings of millions of Americans who are children today.

For decades, the Beckhams’ public image has rested on warmth, unity and aspirational family life, with their children positioned front and center.

Brooklyn grew up photographed, captioned and showcased at every stage.

Now, as an adult trying to........

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