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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's as example from my own family.  Grandparent raised in a rural area in the South.  Grandparent was a kind, loving parent to my parent and siblings.  One sibling became very ill, Grandparent cared for the child 24/7, took the child to many doctors in different cities, despite cost (which was a factor), and eventually donated a kidney to the child.  The child survived, grew up, had children, remained very close to Grandparent.  This child's daughter married a man of another race.  [b]Grandparent was not very supportive of this decision.[/b]  Should the child who received Grandparent's care, and kidney, have cut off the Grandparent because of this?  (That's not what happened, by the way).  [/quote]

There's "not supportive but accepting"
and
there's what OP is doing: not supportive, not talking with the brother, guilt-tripping him, judging his lifestyle as immoral, refusing to meet his partner.

If the former, I'd let it pass. Grandpa doesn't live my life, but I could maintain the relationship.

If the latter - yes, cut off. My nuclear family's well-being, especially my children's, take precedence.[/quote]

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