I just alerted my brother I will no longer talk to him.

[LittleGirl]

115. The re-election of President Obama in 2012

sent my brother over the edge and he didn't speak to my (now 86 yr old) Mother for 4 yrs. Pissed off me and my other brother so much we cut him off. He finally started to contact Mother a few months before the 2016 election. Never told her why but we all think it was political. My brother says that he will beat the shit out of my other brother if he ever sees him again so I was worried last week. My oldest brother died and they had a "celebration of life" for him in my home town (I live in Europe and couldn't attend) and I called my brother and asked him if he was going to beat up my other brother. He said no, it's Mom's birthday so he'll live another day. They had the celebration on my Mother's 86th birthday.

My sister and I have spoken twice in 6 years and the last time I saw her was right before the 2016 election and the first words out of her mouth were "How do you like Obama now?" Well, F* that, I said, no problems. She went on a 5 min rant against him and I said, you know what? Not the time or the place. (I was watching my favorite band play and didn't want to listen to her Rush Limbaugh, Fox Spews point of view anymore). I was civil and we parted ways and I haven't seen her or spoken to her since.

This is my life. I live in Europe with my very liberal spouse and the only family members I speak with are my brother and his daughter and my Mother. The rest of my siblings are not what I want in my life and I don't miss them. I can't miss them. They are horrible racist people and I don't want to have those toxic people in my life. I'm too old for that shit.

You do what you have to do and maybe some day, your brother will come around. If he doesn't, maybe it's for the best.
Do you want that toxic person in your life?