My child said he thinks we’re going to die in a rapture. I’m concerned and it was scary to hear that he felt that way, someone else told him this. Plz post advice. I said it’s not true but he got upset. I think this will stop in the future, but when people are really trying to convince your kids behind your back that these things are happening or will happen, it’s a lot. He might be susceptible to some things from his dad’s side. Can correct me if I’m wrong, I’d almost never reach out for advice specifically but I also have no knowledge of the rapture propaganda right now. I protested almost 10 years ago with thousands of people about someone preaching the rapture. This was so random and may not actually reflect him, there are some other things going on. I can’t push too far but the topic was depressing, we were talking about death of animals and he was sad and said it’s okay we’re all just going to die some-day in a rapture. Should I be concerned about depression
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Do you monitor his online activity? From where would he have any idea of "rapture?"
Don't worry about such topics, the kid will grow out of it once he gets older. Read Temple of ZeusExternal ↗, you'll find there a lot of arguments against this "rapture".
Some people can be more existentially-focused than others, and yes, this can lead to depression, or the opposite of blind optimism. Whether this is behavioral or due to his belief in Abrahamic dogma is something to determine.
Also, please try to keep all posts on this topic together into one thread, as otherwise it can clutter the forums and make it hard for full conversations to happen.
Hi, Im sorry to hear that. The way you explain will ofcourse be dependent on your childs age but starting with the facts that their naratives are bullshit and that it's promoted out of ignorance would be a logical place to start. Backing that up with some of our matterials (again adapted to age) that explain how and why in digested form and framing the whole thing without it being overwhelming may be difficult but you should try nonetheless. Followed by some optimism explaining how the situation is changing and that we're slowly coming out of the age of ignorance. Btw, rapture as in the xtian story? If that's coming from the other parent than it is complicated and very delicate but if it's just from other relatives maybe try to limit their exposure to such toxic people if possible.
Good luck, just be calm and confident as much as you can.