To think it's just me that doesn't want the 6 weeks to end !

Get a job, have to juggle that and childcare plus your useless partner and then see how much you love the 6 week break .....

Mine are older but I loved the summer hols. Just had my last one as my youngest is going into year 11.

26years of school runs and summer hols in the last few months really. She’ll be finished by end June.

Nope I don’t want them to go back either. Hate the routine of the school run and I miss them. I’m honest about it when people ask me and most people say they feel the same! I think normally we all pretend and joke about it.

I agree with you OP!! Absolutely gutted the summer holidays are over and feels like they've gone so quickly.
I hate being tied to school runs and clubs, and yes I work full time in a very busy job but bought additional annual leave and work condensed hours and used flexi so managed 2 full weeks off, 2 weeks of just working 2 days, and then a few other days. I've had so many lovely days out with the children and it's been some much needed valuable time together as term time feels like I barely see them.

For me summer hols are a big juggling nightmare with work. Kids argue. House is a mess and no time to clean it as either working or looking after the kids. Feel guilty all the time that sahm:s are out having a lovely time with Thier kids while mine are getting shipped off to granny's or holiday clubs or they are watching TV while I work.

Suspect though if I had 6 weeks off just to play with my kids (and maybe do a bit of housework) would be nice and I would enjoy it.

Oh, piss off.
I am fortunate enough to have all the hols with my 6 year old twins. However, it's all day every day with absolutely no break. Both my daughters are Autistic and have ADHD; Twin 2 is incredibly challenging and oppositional in behavioural terms and has to be supervised pretty much at all times, as her sensory seeking tendencies include trying to cut her skin and/or hurt herself. She also frequently lashes out at either her twin or me.
The Dad is barely on the scene, so it really is just me.
So, yeah, I love my daughters with all my heart and there were some beautiful moments, but it's warranty relentless.
So, yes, I was sad, but also fucking delighted about the school year starting today.

I think YOU have gotten others wrong, not the other way round. And yet, you can’t acknowledge that, you just keep adding to the list of caveats “oh not you in your difficult circumstances that I didn’t ever think about before posting something deliberately inflammatory”.

I find the holidays much more stressful than term time. I wish it were different, I wish I had long lazy summer days, endless money, plenty of support, perfectly behaved kids, and some downtime for myself. It’s not really a leap of the imagination to realise that most people don’t have that.

I don’t want to join in a bun fight or pile on, but surely parents who work are the vast majority? So I mean where both or the only parent in the house work(s).

Or is it me who’s out of touch?

@seasonalnamepending I don't think your post was that bad.
I have 2 NT DC, one in primary and a toddler. I work - admittedly only 3 days/week. We have a smallish house with a very small courtyard garden. Our joint household income in the SE is just shy of 40k. We have one set of grandparents locally but they are elderly and can only manage the DC for 3 hours once a week.
So I'm not super privileged but I'm also not dealing with some of the stresses that other families are dealing with.
I feel absolutely bereft at school starting. DS is excited - he's snuggled up in bed with me atm, already wearing his school uniform ready for tomorrow! And I'm glad he's excited. But I'll miss him so much. It's not that we've had an amazing, exciting summer full of adventures, but we've had so much time together, and they're such fantastic little people. There have been stressful periods, and it's been hard to figure out childcare. But I'm gutted that the holiday is over - I would take another 6 weeks of the same just to get the time together with them.

I’m the same. Hate the school run, i
dint like school taking over our lives. Rushing around, plus my SEN child gets tired and overwhelmed. I actually wish all the holidays were longer. The summer one is the only holidays I really think they get to
fully wind down and relax.

@seasonalnamepending I didn't read that you were privileged OP - in fact I imagined quite the opposite . I've got a friend who is genuinely a really lovely person but she doesn't get why some of us don't have all the time in the world for cheap weeks camping in funky summer camp type of places at the coast , loads of time for park picnics in the day etc- this is because she does about 8 hours a week work, ( and isn't really hassled to do more either) gets all her rent paid, full UC entitlement and a really good amount of monthly child maintenance on top- would she seem privileged- ? not really if you met , HA flat etc - but she has way more disposable cash than many of the partnered up Mums I know and an absolute ton more time- so yes, she loves the holidays. - and I guess in her own way she is privileged- but wouldn't see it. I think the problem is many mums simply aren't in a position for having not to worry about work and care , or for it to be an option , short of divorcing or leaving their partners ( and then other issues like housing may become an issue or too many assets to be able to claim ) and so they muddle through as well as they can and hence it's easy for a post to seem a bit smug when I'm sure you didn't intend it that way.

No the holidays are to long and stressful trying to cover childcare and cost of activities and extra food

Nooo! 2 kids with SEN and a tiny house and garden. It’s felt claustrophobic and relentless. We had a family holiday in the first week which was great but wish we didn’t take it so early, would have been more ideal mid-way through. I need the routine of school runs and pick ups! I only work p/t so get the benefit of enjoying the break when they are at school.

If I had a bigger house with lots of living space and a nice garden, a car and able to make lots of plans to see people/do things (both kids can be very hard work out and about) then I would definitely love it.

One little girl at home is going to be MUCH easier than two or more. And a whole bunch of other factors!

One thing you haven't thought of is the toddlers missing toddler groups which are on only in term time. My youngest really needs them again.

In the nicest way you only have one. Two might make you change your tone.

You don’t have any rush any morning OP, you don’t work. What tight schedules do you have bar a school run? I’m not being mean but the self awareness is really lacking here. If I had 1 child and the school run was the only hard commitment of the day, I would feel like I was at a 5* resort in Antigua.

Fine. Maybe I’ve just never come across these swathes of school holiday hating, rich, stay-at-home-parents of NT DC. Who made you the person to police their feelings and tell them they shouldn’t have bothered to have DC? There may be many factors you haven’t considered.

It’s fine, I’m just feeling super sensitive about how difficult our summer has been and feeling like a bit of a crap mum for finding my dd so difficult.

We’re all struggling with something aren’t we. I hope things get better for you and you’re able to sort out some work x

Maybe we need some time to ourselves?

I am sad but also glad. My little one has complex disabilities and is total dependent on adults for absolutely everything, he can't sit unaided, he doesn't walk or talk, he can't even hold or play with a toy, he's often awake from before midnight and only naps for around an hour in the morning. I won't lie, school is respite sometimes.

I used to feel like this every year except this one. My DC1 behaviour has been awful and being hit, kicked, bitten daily because routine has been disrupted isn't joyful and everyone (GP/CAHMS) said to me to wait until they were back at school to get support. I am elated they are back at school and I'm finally getting one person to take me seriously. I've also juggled work and lots of other personal issues.

I'm very pleased you've enjoyed your summer with your DC but try and imagine why others may not enjoy it as much as you.

It makes me quite sad. Why have children if you don't want to spend time with them??

You didn't put your numerous disclaimers in your op, because you didn't think beyond your own, very narrow, view of the world.

I would have a lot more respect for you if you just admitted your post was tone deaf, and makes you look like a bit of an arsehole rather than try to backtrack with "oh but I didn't mean you" every other post.