It was the kind of day that countless American families know too well—the bittersweet moment when a child leaves home for college. For Tyler Robinson’s mother, it was a day filled with pride, hope, and quiet prayers for the future. Her son had always been the picture of normalcy—polite, diligent in his studies, kind to neighbors, respectful to elders. She packed his bags carefully, tucked away the last of his favorite snacks, and sent him off with a hug that lingered longer than usual. She believed she was sending away the same boy she had raised, the boy who loved his family and valued what was good and right. But when Tyler returned, he was not the same. College had changed him. Immersed in radical ideologies and swept into movements that celebrated rebellion, he came back a stranger. No longer the gentle, steady young man she once knew, Tyler had become a fiery Antifa activist—embracing a culture of anger, rejection, and defiance. What had once been a mother’s dream of watching her son flourish in the world had become a nightmare. The pride of sending him away had turned into heartbreak as she faced the painful truth: the boy she had raised with love and faith had been transformed into someone she could barely recognize
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