Joyeux Anniversaire, Zum Geburtstag viel Gluck etc.. Parents can be nightmares, about the only thing I agree with this gov't on is parenting classes in schools. Very nanny state (pun intended), but I would go further, mandatory contraception for those that fail. My mothers sole 'raison d'être' seems to be to inflict as much damage' to those around her as possible. And having read all the books and knowing all the 'right' answers re childcare, it's still bloody hard to break the pattern. Do you, like me, somehow feel that it's your own fault you're a bit screwed up? Sending hugs j