Seriously, I just can't leave this subject alone can I??

Bath - I know you have had trouble making connections and your inability to do hysterical , but these things take time. I suppose it may have come across that I can just pick up and make friends wherever, but it's not like that. There have been many "eeerrr umm" moments over the years, but its the rose coloured glasses firmly soldered onto my face that enabled me to remember that if I cast the net out far enough, I would find more connections.

Arimeh - You will find that as DS gets older (and you make more connections too) that people will be more willing to have him over for playdates etc. When they are older they are more manageable to others (when they can TELL you want they want clearly etc). My DS is a HANDFUL too (you know it!), but guess what - you will meet someone that has a little hurricane too, then you get to swap stories and laugh that tension away with someone who knows what its like.

Hang in there and put yourself out there.