She lives in England with her partner and 5 year old son. Not seen her in more than a decade, but we stayed in touch, and she sent me photos of my grandson occasionally.

I’ve always tried not to talk politics with her, but we both broke that rule this week. I’ve always known she was a left leaner, so no reason to start friction. But yesterday, she told me because of my conservative views and my staunch support of President Trump, I would never be welcome to visit.

She said she and Patrick, her partner, couldn’t tolerate me. She also said she’s never coming back here.

And all this after I spent the majority of my savings paying off her tremendous student loans. Broke my heart. But I can’t change who I am. I can’t even tell you how much it saddens me that I’ll never meet my grandson. I hope he takes after me.