What would you do if your friend of over 30 years had chosen to cut off communication with you because they didn't like your now 18 year old daughter?

What would you do if your friend of over 30 years had chosen to cut off communication with you because they didn't like your now 18 year old daughter?
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My suspicion would be that there’s a story there that you don’t know about.
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