When Your Children Cause You Distress and Disturbance

It is not out of the ordinary to hear a parent complain about the distress that children place on them.  It could be from the mundane to the difficult disorders. One day, I wrote this letter to an online friend who was seeking an advice on what to do with his 13 year old son.  [...]

Are you at your wit’s end with your difficult child?

I’m a certified mother of a difficult child and the ten steps on how to deal with this kind of child are just timely and very helpful to me. Thanks for sharing your article.May the good Lord bless you. Sarah (June 24, 2010) This is the article she is talking about: Ten Tips for How [...]

Should I Divorce Myself from my Step Family?

I met my wife 2 years ago and kids didn’t seem to be an issue. i have no prior kids myself with x wife. over time i feel isolated,confined,and they get to me 100% of the time,i feel like they are just there to consume every last dime i have eat everything they can and [...]

Anniversary Gift from 16 year old daughter – A SONG

My husband and I celebrated our anniversary right after his birthday.  Our funds were very limited that day because we were on a string of misfortunes. Anyhow, we went to mass with our oldest son to thank God for our marriage.  We headed to my favorite place “The Cheesecake Factory”. I got him our first [...]

Public School Versus Homeschooling: Which is Better?

My article on “Public Versus Homeschooling:  Which is Better?” has been published.   The article enlightens any parent to cease being blind about the current moral decay in public school.   Many public schools have great  academic programs.  However, how can we entrust our children to a Godless institution, a place where prayer is forbidden. [...]

Holy Week is my “Vacation week”

If there is one week in a year, I choose the Holy Week to be my vacation week.  Vacation meaning I stop working.  I stop doing academic stuff.  I stop writing.  I stop things that usually earn me money.  I take a vacation from the materialistic world.  I attuned myself to the meaning of Holy [...]

5 Proven Ways to Stop a Child From Tantrums

    The article “5 Proven and Quick Ways to Calm a Child” is published recently.  It is another hands-on advice from me on what worked in calming a child.  Most of my 9 children have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).   I think their world is not understood.  There is one thing that amazes me [...]

Valentine Issue: How Not to Be Lonely…

      We cannot ignore the commercialization of Valentines Day.  The stores are filled with hearts and the spirit of giving.    We might be secure in our relationship.  We might be confident that at least we have someone to spend Valentines Day  with.  However, a large sector of our society are lonely on [...]

Monk Sings Rap Song to Teach Youth About Suffering

Franciscan Father Stan Fortuna offers  lessons about the  meaning of suffering.   Many Catholics are now gearing for the high tech world of wifi, mobile phones, Ipods, internet, youtube to reach out their messages.  Father Stan, in the video above, brought down to the level of teenagers the theology behind suffering.   The music video has [...]

Conflicts with Stepchildren: What You Do Not Know

      The issues stepparents face in raising their stepchildren are the same issues faced by biological parents.  The difference is there is a history between the biological parent and the child.  So, if you are just 3 years into the marriage, it is reasonable to assume that the step-child relationship is not yet [...]