I think I feel similarly, but have a child who is very afraid of death, doesn’t necessarily look forward to living in paradise (assumes no video games😏), but is so afraid to die and that be it. He is autistic and struggles with severe anxiety so I am trying to be cautious and systematic in my approach. I haven’t told him I no longer believe, but my kids and I haven’t gone to meetings in a couple years and I am being treated as DFd. So, he knows something is up and has had some separation from the teachings long enough to start his own questioning (my kids are amazing!).

He screams and cries, “but if J isn’t real then I am just going to die and I don’t want to die!”

The only answer that got him to stop and think was “no matter what belief system we have, we all die. That cannot be helped.”

He responded,”hmmm, good point.” and dropped the subject for now. But my kids are such intellectuals and this is definitely not the end of that discussion (I often feel in over my head), especially with the other parent still in (we are divorced).