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Brexit

Are your children in or out?

64 replies

3littlebadgers · 22/06/2016 22:45

Sorry if this has already been done, but our children are going to have to live with the consequences of however we vote tomorrow for many years to come.
If they did have a say, how would yours vote, and what are their ages?
Ds1 (10) stay
Ds2 (9) he does 't mind as long as it isn't Trump!
Dd1 (6) stay

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pinkbraces · 23/06/2016 10:55

Mine have both voted in. DD 22 and 19. All of their friends are also in.

I am in, DH out.

TwoLittleBlooms · 23/06/2016 11:03

DD1 (13) IN. She wasn't sure at first (I am in and DH was going to be leave but has now switched to remain) and she came back from an afternoon of debates at school all for Remain.

DD2 is only 17 months so no opinion (well on this topic anyway!)

redhat · 23/06/2016 11:04

It definitely sparked their interest "Raisedbyguineapigs" . They are now really keen to talk about both the process and the issues. Having a proper debate about immigration and the economy etc with a nine year old was also interesting!

Arriettyborrower · 23/06/2016 11:04

Ds1 - may abstain
Ds2 - remain
But neither have voted yet so ds1 may still choose to vote and would probably remain.
Me - remain
Dh - out

CarlGrimesMissingEye · 23/06/2016 12:01

My youngest can't talk and my eldest had to have voting explained. I would t trust their judgment yet Grin

LikeASoulWithoutAMind · 23/06/2016 12:11

Mine are all in. It's been very interesting debating the issues with them.

The 10yo told me he had a very heated debate about it with his best friend yesterday, at the end of which they agreed to differ. 10yo is convinced best friend has just been brainwashed by his dad and doesn't have a proper grasp of the issues. Grin

Despite despairing of the way both sides have conducted themselves during the campaign, I'm pleased that it does seem to have engaged a much broader audience than usual in a general election etc.

bkgirl · 23/06/2016 12:39

Out and our eldest lives in Germany. Everyone he talks to there wants out, they are sick of paying for everyone else. There are extreme right wing posters everywhere, he senses a real general movement to the right.
The EU has ambitions as far as the middle east and is being aggressive with Russia.
That and a euro army is a perfect recipe for complete disaster. I cannot believe people would allow that to happen all to get cheap wine or a few bloody olives. Has history taught us nothing. What's that phrase - Dumb Britain.

Mookbark · 23/06/2016 12:42

DS 14 said he was proud of DH and I last night as we both said we were voting remain Grin. The other two (12 and 6) aren't bothered.

blueskyinmarch · 23/06/2016 12:47

DD’s are 18 and 23. Both voting remain, the same as me and DH. DD2 even went to the trouble of getting a postal vote as she knew she would be out the country today.

dizzyfucker · 23/06/2016 12:52

DS1 Stay
DS2 Couldn't give a monkeys
DS3 Doesn't know what Europe even is and Britain means Smarties. Nothing else matters

DD1 Stay

DH Stay but he is not British, can't vote and hasn't really shown much interest.
ME - I voted to remain.

LordTrash · 23/06/2016 12:58

We're all remainers in this house.

mogloveseggs · 23/06/2016 12:58

Dd (11) remain. We were nearly late for school as we were discussing it and googling bits she wanted to know about (we were walking).
Ds (4) has no idea. Suspect he would be leave as he's very like dh.
Dh leave
Me remain

sharksinthegrass · 23/06/2016 13:00

DD was the only one in her class 'vote' who chose in.

All the others voted out because it will stop immigrants and the nhs can have all the spare money....

ReallyTired · 23/06/2016 14:03

If leave one remain win by a very small margin then there will be a lot of bad feeling in the country. If remain wins then we need to look at the real causes of the unhappiness of those who vote leave. Can issues like poor job prospects and lack of housing be resolved? The EU sees complete freedom of movement of all eu citzens as a sacred cow. Maybe this is a mistake.

After the Scottish referdum it has been recognised by many that Scotland's needs more devolved powers.

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