Welcome to the forum
i am also a dad (jk, im only 16, itd be pretty screwed up if i had a kid...)
really sorry, cant answer your question. dont know if its a messed up card of your psp :? i guess it couldnt be the stick, and seems like your psp is fine, but why would his read your card and you cant, gaaaa, my brain hurts!!!! :x its an tricky problem, lol. ill keep thinking about it....