Hey, it's going to be ok.

I recently did the same and blocked my father for similar reasons just before Trump was elected.

The rage will stay with you though, it's best to talk to someone about it. You're always going to wish he was better and resent that he's become a disappointment to you. He lives rent free in my head and I just stay angry at how miserable of a disappointment and how much of a hypocrite he really is.

The truth is, your father was always like this, just like mine was. I just never wanted to admit it.

I don't have any answers for you, I'm still struggling with this myself and it eats me up inside every day. All I have is solidarity. There's a lot of us out there. Hang in there, you made the right call, you're on the right side of history. He isn't. You can't convince him otherwise. This is what people like them do, they dig in.

Best of luck, I hope you figure out how to stop thinking about him for the next few years.

Hey OP, dad here. I'm really sorry to hear about this. It would break my heart to be divided from my sons. I hope you're OK.

It sounds like your father is trapped in his own mind, which is also being flooded with propaganda.

It can take extreme circumstances for some people to wake up from their delusions. Those extreme circumstances are approaching for your father and its a shame he cannot wake up sooner.

When the time comes, and he seeks your forgiveness, be sure its genuine but give it freely. Anything less will only harm you both further.

I did the same to my big trumper dad, who was also a narcissist. It's often the right decision, but it's hard. I'm available if you ever need to talk.

It's a bittersweet congratulations, but congratulations nonetheless. The reason I went no contact with my mom is more personal than political, but I know it isn't easy.

My tipping point with my family was George Floyd/ Breanna Taylor. The details aren't important and are very similar to many of the stories here. Its not easy, it wasn't then and it still has a sting to it. Good for you for deciding that enough was enough. And a pat on the back to this whole thread because I don't think theres a single troll in it. Just folks genuinely sharing their stories of grief over a situation we'd rather not deal with. The internet like a broke clock is capable of getting it right twice a day.

sorry you had to go through that, I know the feeling. It hurts to lose people you cared about even when they suck.

I stopped talking to my mother since innauguration day. It's fine. You'll be ok. They voted for harm. We don't need to apologize for their politics.

I'm right at this point with my dad. He still listens to Alex Jones religiously. Haven't verbalized it to him yet but I have made a decision that I no longer want any conservatives to be anything but required acquaintances in my life.

I think you did the right thing. At least his corrosive behavior will not affect you anymore. In my mind I'm hoping that my dad losing his child will jar him loose from the cult but in really nothing will feed his hunger for anger and victimhood like more cult.

If we all did this five years ago, maybe there would have been a sea change by now.

What hurts most is watching them hurt themselves while pretending to come from the moral high ground. I'm not sure if it's a CIA pysop or what, but something just happens in someone's brain and it seems like they stop caring about reality as long as you give them somewhere to channel their hate. You did the right thing though. If we all stopped playing their bullshit game and refused to work with the people sabotaging the rest of us we'd have everything fixed in just a few years.

I need a support group for this situation.

The night is darkest just before the sun rises. Stay around, don't despair. We will get through this.

You made the right call. The ball is in his court if he wants a good relationship with you, and had you not done that, there’d be nothing telling him that maybe performatively being an asshole is not an acceptable life choice.