Ds scared of situation in Iran

[TwoHoots74]

I’m home after a wonderful Easter holiday and after asking my son (20) how he is and how was his Easter he replied he was really scared about the situation tonight will bring in Iran.
Ive tried to reassure him but I don’t think it’s worked. He generally looks fearful and I don’t know what to say to mage it better.

why is the world so shit?

Maybe she’s just sane. I don’t get this. We are NOT at war

Imagine being a teen in Iran tonight….

Exactly. All this faux ‘my children at uni are terrified’ shit. Your kids will go to bed and get up tomorrow.

’I know he won’t sleep tonight and will be checking his phone for updates’

That behaviour indicates problems elsewhere in DS’s life. What are they? Even if you don’t know, as his DM you should encourage him to learn coping techniques and do relaxation exercises.

It’s very easy to catastrophise and the rest, but that damages DS and others.

Villains through history love people like DS, incidentally - they thrive on the power DS’ fear hands them on a plate. Often more effective than a missile to weaken the opponent, certainly cheaper.

We’re all in this and we all have to learn our methods of managing. It’s hard, but coping helps everyone. Tackling your wider life problems, that’s personal for him.

I’m confused. Are you Iranian? Is he Iranian? Is your son anywhere near Iran?

I would say that my dd is angry rather than terrified. Not the same thing.

Ok. That’s not what this thread is about though

They're probably seeing hysterical stuff on TikTok etc. Tell them to avoid these and just look at sites like the BBC or Sky News for objective, non-hysterical news.

These kids need to come off Tik Tok.

He sounds like a ghoul.

Unless he’s actually in Iran? Is he?

I think those that don't understand were perhaps not teens in the Cold War and didn't watch Threads as a kid! That terrified me and I read newspapers and watched the news endlessly. I remember sitting on the stairs listening to the 10 O Clock news crying because I thought I would not be there in the morning.

DS is very politically aware and always has been. He doesn't really do social media but does watch and read things like I did. He is concerned because of Trumps threat to take out a nation. It doesn't make him weak or weird as some people are suggesting. Just very aware. He's Autistic so probably wouldn't be conscripted if it ever came to that - he'd never get out of the barracks for straightening things and making them ordered!

Yep. And recover perspective before they lose credibility with friends and workmates.

Why on earth would we be nuked in the night?
This is too much drama. My DS at uni is busy studying for his exams. DD out with her friends. Get them off their phones.

Or perhaps we were and still don’t understand the unrealistic dramatics of these “kids”.

OP, how is your son going to fare at work tomorrow when he’s had a sleepless night staring at his phone? He’s 22!

Oh sorry, he’s 20. Pps son is 22. Still, my point stands

Really?

Our kids are not in Iran. It's one thing to be generally fed up with the world, another to be terrified because they think they are going to be nuked.
Some perspective sorely needed.

Everyone needs to step away from 24 hour rolling news.

Exactly

The parents oh this thread need to get a fucking grip and tell their kids to do likewise!

Youll drive yourselves mad going on like this and enabling your kids to be the same.

And my kids are 20 and 17 btw

‘He is concerned because of Trumps threat to take out a nation. It doesn't make him weak or weird as some people are suggesting. Just very aware.’

Trump is threatening to bomb Iran, not UK.

Maybe DS could be very aware of that? Or the plight of the Iranians?

Give it up love, before we all beg the missile to change direction.

dumbass wants to nuke millions of people if he does the iran will follow suit
i think it trumps handlers have it having to work around his demetia

hope his is in a rubber room
congress is trying to late for the damage
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1155/text

Oh also, completely mad to be looking at medical reasons to get out of being conscripted. We are not at war!

I have a couple of Iranian friends with family in Iran. They have a right to be this anxious!

There’s nothing (for us) to worry about. I think if parents slap down stupid Trump sound bites for what they are rather than credible threats, it would actually be a lot more reassuring than indulging them. I’d shit myself if my parent was playing along with anything I was irrationally scared of.

It makes me sometimes regret bringing life into this world.

I don't think responding to posters' fear for their children with cackling derision is what's needed here.