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Five “HE’S JUST SO UNREASONABLE,” she says from behind the grill. “I can’t get him to listen to me. He does whatever he wants to do, he doesn’t care about the effect it has on me or the other children. I’m at the end of my rope, Father, I just get so angry with him. I hate the thoughts that go through my head. For these and my other sins, I am very sorry.” “I understand your frustration,” I say quietly. “But you need to remember he’s only five years old. He won’t always be this way. He’ll grow out of it. Keep in mind you are the adult and he is the child. You must treat him firmly but kindly. But frustration is a part of being a parent sometimes. Look to the example of Our Lady who, as sinless as she was, expressed frustration at her Son when he went missing. My advice to you is when he