am I alone in thinking mn is not the right place for me during the school hols

[2shoes]

I say me but you might feel the same.
it is all so much harder when dd is home all day, and tbh it does remind me how different dd is from nt 15yr olds.
so I come on mn to see a stupid thread about how disappointed, yes disappointed some people would be if all thier dd wanted was to bea wife and mother.
oh I fucking wish.

so is it time for me to take a break??

If threads are irritating you or depressing you more than amusing you, then yes. You don't need to have extra things in your life to stress you out.
My DS may be a handful on occasions, but he doesn't smoke, hates the taste of alcohol and keeps the house rules with a minimum of grumbling. I try not to go on about his good qualities too much to avoid the wrath of all those surviving the summer with their NT teens.
He finds strange females annoying too, so that's another problem we don't have.

you are right
at least I know that I won't face all the nt teen problems, although she is a terror about boys lol

All I want is for mine to be happy ,but I'm super sensetive right now so am advoiding whole sections full stop

I think when you have a child with any sort of extra or special need, anyone elses minor gripes can seem exceptionally irritating. I know exactly what you mean...but on the plus side I can honestly say that having my DS with the issues and world it has opened up for me has made me a more tolerant more open minded and generally nicer person who can separate the important stuff in life. But remember its all relative in life-I work in a paed intensive care unit where the issues are far more basic-between living and dying...sometimes when I witness the courage and dignity of some parents and children there I feel mighty humble myself...
Doesnt take away from some really annoying threads on MN though

Makes notes to keep ds 1 and ds2 away from 2 shoes dd

I just think 'what a childish and 'arrested development' view of life, let's hope the kid does better.' when I see threads like that. You cannot wish knowledge on to anyone.

I'm with you, too, 2shoes.

The NT world is a nightmare during holidays. I avoid it everywhere.

still annoyed at the idea of people being so silly as to be annoyed their child might be happy,
but will just avoid

GC is right but stick to SN and you'll be OK usually

IKWYM though: all ds3 wants is to be a Dad (he equates it with being an adult); tehre's not a hope in hell. I know that'll sort of become a norm for him over time (I think he'll always be very childlike) but it hurts and it makes you realise how much we take for granted.