Some people are really passionate about their political beliefs. Imagine being so passionate about politics that you decide to turn your back on everyone who believes differently than you do, including your parents.

That’s what the daughter in today’s story does, but the story doesn’t end there. That’s just the beginning.

It gets a lot more complicated when her dad finds out he has cancer.

Let’s read the whole story.

AITAH for not telling my daughter about my cancer diagnosis?

My wife (55F) and myself (55M) recently have been removed from our daughter’s life (33F) due to differing political views.

We love our daughter and respect her passion for what she believes in. My wife and I even have slightly different political beliefs but make things work.

Out of the blue earlier this year our daughter texted my wife and said that she did not want anyone in her life that did not believe in what she felt and that would not be loudly speaking out.

Since that time we have had an anniversary, birthday, Mother’s Day (the most important one to me) and Father’s Day have passed with no contact.

They got some really bad news.

Within the last few weeks we found out that I have cancer and are working through the process as we learn the full diagnosis , treatment options and what next steps should be.

I will be having surgery next month and we have started to tell people who we are close with.

It is possible that our daughter will find out one way or another.

He shares how his parents dealt with health issues.

As another level of detail, my parents SUCKED at telling me and my sister about any of their health issues. We would find out about any major medical issues way after things worked out.

My Dad did tell me in person when he was diagnosed with ALS, but my mom kept everything to herself until we found out she had dementia and that she had known for years.

My wife’s family shares every detail and that is how I wanted to be.

I also have major regrets that I did not spend enough time with my dad before he died or with my mom before her memory was completely gone.

He’s not sure if he should reach out to his daughter or not.

I feel that my daughter has had opportunities to reach out (even a text) to show she still wants us in her life.

I also don’t want to look like I am trying to use my cancer to get her to reluctantly come back into our lives.

If something bad happens I want her to have the opportunity to decide how she reacts, I don’t want her to have the every day regret that I have of not spending more time with my parents when I could.

AITAH for feeling that until my kid contacts me I have no obligation to tell her anything about what is going on with my health?

That’s a really tough position to be in. Maybe another family member could tell her, and then it’s up to her to decide if she wants to reconnect.

Let’s see how Reddit reacted to this story.

Here’s the perspective of someone else who cut off their father.

If he’s going to tell her, he should wait until he has more details.

This person wouldn’t tell her at all.

Another person believes she needs to know because it could be hereditary.

This person agrees that she needs to know for the sake of her own health.

She needs to know, but she doesn’t have to reconnect.

If you liked that post, check out this story about a guy who was forced to sleep on the couch at his wife’s family’s house, so he went to a hotel instead.