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

[BertrandRussell]

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

Trewser you must have a very small idea of the world. Europe, Asia, USA, Australasia - do any of those ring any bells?

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

Well it affects me very much indeed, and I’m delighted. As I’ve said before, I’m not rich enough to shrug off a Corbyn government.

One of mine is pretty upset after losing some disability support in the previous round of cutbacks.

One didn't decide which way to vote till yesterday (I know this as he voted by proxy!)

The third asked me on Wednesday, 'How do I vote?'

I was a bit surprised she was so unengaged and told her it was her own decision, and she should look at manifestos or listen to debates... and then she said, 'No, I mean, when you go in the room or box or whatever, what do you do to vote?'

Not sure she believed the bit about the stubby pencil till she actually got there.

@Snowjive2

So do you feel all those options are better than England?

Also, isn’t the USA particularly hard to get into?

are they not intelligent enough to understand that Conservatives also care about the poor and vulnerable?

Which Tory policies show that they care about poor and vulnerable people?

You can't just go and live wherever you want

I fear it's you that doesn't understand the world snowjive

Also none of those options are particularly attractive. Europe- rise of the far right. Australia- climate change deniers USA - trump

Dd 18 is angry, sad and incredibly disappointed. She too is considering options inc emigration, she was looking at the possibility anyway but this has motivated her more and quite honestly I don't blame her.

She's also now supporting indyref2

Several friends children aged 18-21 were prevented from voting and they're very angry about that. They're looking into making official complaints, obviously doesn't change outcome but it should be looked into.

Exactly Trewser, one can't just go and live and work wherever without restrictions, but the Tories think it's a good idea to cut us off from the one area of the world where we can go!
My youngsters are angry and sad that they are now limited in their horizons and are stuck on this little island.

@Trewser we don't always see eye to eye on threads but we do on your comment

I can work anywhere in the world, as can DH. We each have our own businesses and these days few businesses need owners to be physically present.

DS2 will be also be able to work anywhere. He’s set on uni overseas now. Most of his friends are the same (especially those moving towards business, medical or scientific careers) - they see no reason to shut themselves away on an island with increasingly isolationist policies and narrow perspectives.

Where is this utopia that your daughter plans on going to, Graphista?

It’s a big world out there, but not much of it has a benefits system as generous as ours, despite its faults. There’s a reason so many people want to come here and it isn’t the weather.

Which Tory policies show that they care about poor and vulnerable people?

Graduates don’t tend to move to a country because of its benefits system, pearl

We have the NHS, a generous benefits system, free good education. Social care needs work. All good for the poor and vulnerable

Snowjive2

If you all have the privilege of being able to live and work anywhere, that’s great. Off you go. Sorry if I’m misinterpreting your tone, but I feel as if you’re saying England should be very sorry to lose you.

But business owners move away all the time. People move all the time.

We have the NHS, a generous benefits system, free good education. Social care needs work. All good for the poor and vulnerable

You’re claiming systems that have been established for decades as Tory policies? Hilarious.

Can anyone specifically say where in the world they and their children are planning to move to, and why they prefer that? Also is anyone actually doing it and started with the practicalities, or is it just an easy dramatic statement?

It's utter bollocks is what it is.

It’s not the tories who have cut us off from the closest area they can go takeittotheboss

It’s the public majority who voted in the biggest vote in history - supported by all party manifestos

For those of us old enough to remember, I'm getting distinct Phil Collins vibes from all of these emigrating teens and their families, although doubtless they see themselves more like Tevye & co, only with iPhones and Russell Group degrees.

In the case of the teens I was talking about they are planning to go teach in Asia, as I did myself. Can't speak for others obviously.

Several friends children aged 18-21 were prevented from voting

How were they 'prevented from voting' ?

Autumn by ‘England’ did you mean the UK?

DS2 is in the process of USA university applications. DH and I will move to Europe (not saying exactly where as it would be outing) and visit the USA for up to 6 months at a time. We’ll rent out our home in UK and rent abroad. It’s very exciting!

I don't think this lack of resilience will serve these kids well when they go out into the real working world (here on in a mythical country they've flounced off to).

The privilege is off the scale. Imagine living in a county with a truly corrupt government. As PP said above, we had several reasonable options to pick from. I'm sorry the result isn't what some wanted but ffs get some perspective!

It isn’t lack of resilience - it’s a refusal to be cramped. I think it’s great that some of our young people don’t feel constrained by the errors of their elders.