Can we talk about MNSN, and the community/support/chat etc?

[silverfrog]

This thread may not be a good idea. I am severely sleep deprived (ds has decided yet again that sleep is for the weak, and I have had about 4 hours sleep since Sunday), and had the morning from hell getting dd2 off on a school trip - change of routine, needed ot wear tracksuit not uniform, different drop off/pick up - you all know the score. If you all think it is a bad idea, please feel free to report and have it deleted.

Anyway.

Can we have a thread where we try to sort out some of the perceived isues with MNSN?

I keep seeing, on the main boards, posts saying that MNSN is not suportive. That some faces don't fit. That it's not all it's cracked up to be.

Fine. I get that not everybody is the same, and may not want the same things form this board as me, or other posters. But it isn't really said here, and so we don't reallt get right of reply.

It's a bit like talking about us behind our backs.

I know there have ben disagreements and differences over the years. I have been part of some of them, but on the whole I thought we muddled through quite well - expcially given that we are all under a reasonable amount of stress most of the time, and that we all face fairly different challenges on a daily basis.

So - what do people want form MNSN? Is there anything we (as a community) can do to welcome people who feel left out? Anythign we can do to help posters who lurk rather than post?

I am rather hoping htis might be a moving forward discussion, rather than a re-hash of any he said/she said grievances. BUt as I said earlier, maybe this is entirely misguided. Sorry if it is.

bleuurgh, now you are swearing, bialystockandbloom

My DH and DF both like Ale. They are welcome to it

at x-posts with TNB. I like the way you think

There are also so many other experiences we can share (and help with) regardless of dx - eg exclusion, isolation, school problems, DLA, statementing, transport etc etc etc

I came over from Raising Kids forum, before it got bought out and sold off.
One of the lovely things about the AS/ASD board there was sharing triumphs that no one else coould understand who wasn't in the SN lifeboat.
DS has just come back from a trip to London, but the really exciting thing is that he went to a Greek restaurant and ate something he didn't recognise and enjoyed it.
Instead of just eating bread rolls.

Oops, that was a response to bialystock

Maryz I like GAYAM bit like GANGNAM go away gangnam style

I too cannot partake in the vino so have the coffee on the brew.

It's so nice to have you here too, Maryz please don't leave

Well I am going because you haven't even noticed me and I hate you all

Nice to see you on here too Maryz

Did somebody say something?

Love ya, Inappropriatelyemployed

Cheeky mare

See, you can't even tell someone you love them these days, without insult

zzzzz, I emailed mnhq to ask why, I don't mind if I get deleted for something worthy of deletion, but I genuinely can't remember what I could have said that could be a personal attack.

Poltergoose cares, she's my friend. She's the only one that's listening to me.

I'm going to read her thread and take my wine with me.

I care. I care. Don't take your wine.

Lov ya too Lougle dougle

DS hates alcohol, but has a bottle of J2O a day.