A good friend of ours shared his brilliant plan for getting easier penances when going to confession with us a few weeks ago, so I just had to try it out. He said that whenever he is going to confess losing his temper with the kids (he has 5 also), he sends them in first. He reasons, “If Father can see what I’m up against, he may go easy on me.” Made sense to me, so I sent them in.... Read more