EW Told our DS8 that WW1 + WW2 didn't happen - is fake news

[Tardis1970]

Just want to gauge peoples initial reaction to the above situation i am in.

What's an EW? Can't really comment without more info.

Why is your 8 year old watching Jimmy Fallon?

Ex-Wife and my DS's Mum

I don't understand - please explain?

Why would she do that? If it's because your DS is scared of war then you can make sure that he knows it did happen but that he's safe... can't think of any other reason why she'd do such a thing!

Is he fretting maybe?

Sorry first time posting on a Forum and at work too.

My wife and i are divorced (2 years) separated 5 years. Our DS8 lives with me during the week and goes to his mums at the weekend. This was decided together. She met her current partner 3 years ago and have been living together for 2 years. Up until now we have had a good relationship post splitting up. 3 months ago she called for a chat and went on to tell me about the New World order, Aeroplane trails have chemicals that suppress the public and so on etc etc. Just before Christmas when i collected my DS from hers he was wearing a bracelet with a gem stone. She said it was to protect him from 4-5G signals that cause cancer. The Gem stone produces an Aura around the body or something! My son took it off when we got home. I was planning to speak to her when i collected DS the following Sunday evening face to face but she was out. There was a WW2 program on one of the Sky channels that we had the TV and that's when DS said Mummy said WW1 + WW2 didn't happen - it is Fake News. I have spoken to my DS about this and have TXT'd his mum that i would like a chat on Sunday so please be there upon collection. She doesn't know about what yet. I am half angry and half worried to be honest!

Sounds like she is deep in a conspiracy theory spiral, is her new partner into all this stuff about New World Order etc etc? Most people who go along with this stuff have underlying MH issues, I think you are right to be concerned but I'm not entirely sure what you can do about it unfortunately. She will just write off any challenge to her view point as you being a government drone or whatever.

"Sounds like she is deep in a conspiracy theory spiral, is her new partner into all this stuff about New World Order etc etc? Most people who go along with this stuff have underlying MH issues, I think you are right to be concerned but I'm not entirely sure what you can do about it unfortunately. She will just write off any challenge to her view point as you being a government drone or whatever."

Yes her partner is into this stuff and that is where she has got it from.
The birth of our son was very traumatic and she was diagnosed with PND 6 months later. Through Therapy and AD's she made a recovery but decided she wanted to leave us. She is/was a very focused person with a successful business.

Gosh, sounds like she's fallen in with some kind of cult. I don't think you'll change her mind. Best to just think about how to talk about these things with your son. I think very factual handling about things some people believe and you don't is best. Good thing it didn't happen when he was small, bet you'd have had a battle on your hands over vaccinations.

"Oh your mum thinks that does she? That's an unusual belief. I'm very sure the wars happened because there is a lot of evidence, and you can still talk to people who experienced WW2 as a young person. We could go and see some of the evidence at (museum) one day if you like.". "Oh your mum thinks the bead protects you? Hmm, what do you think? I think it looks cool but I don't really think it has magic powers, it's up to you if you want to wear it here. It would be kind to wear it to your mum's if it makes her happy." You could talk to him about different superstitions or religions as examples of things some people believe and others don't.