My dear minti friends I must apologise for not being as active as I would wish but have not been well of late due to my angina but am on the mend now and hopefully will be able to spend a bit more time on here.   And I must send a BIG APOLOGY to Kim.  Sorry Kim I just commented on your article and called you Rachel - so sorry - I have been reading that many articles tonight trying to catch up on all the news and got a bit mixed up with the names.  I must agree with the article that was written about 'spoiling a baby' - there is NO way that a baby can be spoiled with love - you cannot love anyone too much as far as I am concerned.  If there was a lot more love in the world today there would not be anywhere near the amount of crime and negative thinking that we have.  I also believe that time, experience and consistency make us mums experts where our kids are concerned - we seem to have a sixth sense that kicks in where our children are concerned and as long as you grow with your children and stay tuned in as they mature you find yourself having a very valuable friendship with your children that will last forever.  They are so precious and as long as we as parents stay positive (which is hard sometimes when u just want to scream at them) and give them heaps of love and affection and encouragement they will grow into fine well rounded adults and that is our reward and what a wonderful reward it is.  Love to you all and may you find peace and prosperity in your lives.