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How are your older teen/young adult children reacting to the election?

333 replies

BertrandRussell · 13/12/2019 13:42

My 18 year old is incredibly upset- it was his first opportunity to vote and he feel very let down by Corbyn.

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FamilyOfAliens · 13/12/2019 21:24

What's wrong with thinking that?

Because it’s about the party’s policies, not about whether you like the leader.

Macca84 · 13/12/2019 21:26

Little younger than what your OP asked, but my near 10 year old is gutted. She's got a really.good grasp of politics for her age. I'm sick of telling her the results of elections over the past few years, they've upset her every time. She still can't believe anyone in the USA would actually vote for Trump! And she keeps asking WHY do people want to leave the EU... I can't really answer that one other than 'leave means leave' Confused

Trewser · 13/12/2019 21:26

Of course loads of people think that. It's pretty obnoxious to judge people because they aren't angsting as much as you are.

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MaMisled · 13/12/2019 21:27

My 3 DC (20s) nagged me to go out in the rain and vote Labour at 9.40 last night. I did.......for my future grandchildren, they said.

Trewser · 13/12/2019 21:27

She doesn't have a good grasp of politics if she can't process that people have different priorities in life.

FamilyOfAliens · 13/12/2019 21:32

Of course loads of people think that. It's pretty obnoxious to judge people because they aren't angsting as much as you are.

Yes, I said in my post that there were many people saying that in the polling station I worked in yesterday.

It seems you’re deliberately ignoring the fact that stating you think all the party leaders are idiots as the basis for casting your vote ignores the fact that it’s not about who you like the sound of on tv. It’s about what policies the party has in its manifesto.

Is “angsting” a word?

Snowjive2 · 13/12/2019 21:32

Trewser We all judge other people’s choices, all the time. The process informs our own choices and decisions. Your observations are extremely banal. For example.

FamilyOfAliens · 13/12/2019 21:34

I did grasp it, trewser, load and clear.

I just happen to think that liking or not liking someone’s public persona is a pretty shallow reason to base your vote upon.

MindMyOwnB · 13/12/2019 21:37

I voted labour as I am a huge fan of Corbyn and admire him immensely. I shed a tear this afternoon watching his speech.

However I think MN is sometimes a bit of an echo chamber. All of the talk about young people wanting to leave the country etc is quite OTT. Yes to many it's disappointing, but I do not believe that 45% (approximately) of the electorate are bigots who don't care about anyone but themselves (and all the other things said about people who vote Tory.)

This is democracy. We need to teach our children some resilience. It might not be what they voted for but they're still living in one of the most comfortable countries in the world. The Tories won a landslide majority- it's not just rabid right wing extremists who put their cross in the conservative box.

Snowjive2 · 13/12/2019 21:41

The ones who weren’t right wing extremists were ill-informed. Few people have any excuse for that these days.

DS2 has plenty of resilience, but an aversion to cruelty. He will probably move abroad. We will probably follow him.

Antigonads · 13/12/2019 21:42

@Snowjive2

Hmm
ColdTattyWaitingForSummer · 13/12/2019 21:46

Ds17 is gutted.. He was disappointed not to be able to vote, being only a few months shy of 18. I’m not saying he thought JC was wonderful, but he certainly doesn’t feel that BJ represents him or his views in any way. I think most of the others on his college course have similar opinions. We’re in Scotland, so the talk now is of indyref2.

Sunshine1239 · 13/12/2019 21:48

Snowjive

People like you are the problem

AutumnRose1 · 13/12/2019 21:49

Bertrand “ I would feel a failure as a parent if my children weren’t politically engaged.”

I’m sure we all know you are a highly successful parent.

CendrillonSings · 13/12/2019 21:49

Snowjive2

I can see you’re loving the Conservative landslide! Grin

Snowjive2 · 13/12/2019 21:49

Sunshine1239 I’m pleased you think so.

AutumnRose1 · 13/12/2019 21:50

People thinking of moving abroad, where would you go and what do you like about those places?

Trewser · 13/12/2019 21:51

snowjive that sounds rather silly and over dramatic. Where do you think you will go?

tinkywinkyshandbag · 13/12/2019 21:52

My 18 year old DD is absolutely delighted

Powergower · 13/12/2019 21:52

My two are devastated. They were full of hope and optimism and it's been punched out of them. They're feeling despondent and disengaged from the political process whichis heartbreaking . They're at the age where they thought people would want to protect the poor and the vulnerable. It's a hard lesson to learn. Please don't underestimate the effect of things like this on the mental health of young people. My eldest has been really down today. I worry about my kids and the world they're inheriting. They're keen to get to uni, graduate and get the hell out of GB.

Snowjive2 · 13/12/2019 21:53

Cendrillion as I’ve said before on here, it doesn’t affect me. I’m incredibly lucky that way.

Snowjive2 · 13/12/2019 21:54

Trewser not silly at all. We have a range of options.

Snowjive2 · 13/12/2019 21:56

Powergower you put it so well. Young people live in a global world. They will leave if this country disappoints them.

Trewser · 13/12/2019 21:56

They're at the age where they thought people would want to protect the poor and the vulnerable are they not intelligent enough to understand that Conservatives also care about the poor and vulnerable?

Trewser · 13/12/2019 21:57

Young people live in a global world

They can't usually just up sticks and go and live in a different country.

I'd live to know which amazing country all these mumsnetters and their kids are going to.