My brother, sister and I were raised by my single mother. She was never interested in politics, but I remember asking her if she was a Democrat or a republican. When she told me she was a Democrat, I decided I was as well. That was 45 years ago. Today, my 83 year old mother owns a home on the opposite side of my state and provides a home to my brother and his partner. When the partner moved in, he would have Fox News on 24/7. You see, he is receiving disability but claims to be very wealthy, smart, and successful. But here he is in my mom's house with nowhere else to go and only contributing $200 per month while my 83 year old mother continues to work full time to support both of these men.
The constant stream of news started to change my mother. There were subtle changes at first, but eventually she was fully indoctrinated and is fully supportive of Trump. I can't even begin to convey how sickening it was to hear her say things like "RINO", or "lock her up!" Because she knew where I stood politically, she would make derogatory comments about things like the women's march or BLM to get a rise out of me. Our phone conversations, which had happened on a weekly basis for years, became infrequent and brief.
Two years ago, she had to travel to my side of the state for surgery. She asked me prior to the surgery to pick her up and bring her out to my place (2 hours from where she would be staying.) When I went to the hospital the day of her surgery, she couldn't have been more cold. After the surgery, on the day of the planned visit, we had a heated discussion about how these two men were taking advantage of her. She was having none of it, said some very hateful things, and I ended up taking her back to the hospital shortly thereafter.
We have not spoken for two years now, she removed me from her will, and she has taken every opportunity to say just the most shockingly hateful things about me to anyone who will listen. This all boils down to the politics. In her mind, I represent all that is evil (Democrats), and she will go to her grave embracing Trump and republican politics while shutting out me and my family, and there isn't a thing I can do about it.
Because my sister is also a rabid Trump supporter, she has been no help whatsoever. In fact, her (Trump loving daughter will now receive whatever my portion of the estate would have been.) I don't even care. It's just so sad to feel like she is already gone from this world.