Entries by Tracee

Third Base Ain't What It Used To Be

by Tracee Sioux I just read Third Base Ain’t What It Used to Be: What Your Kids Are Learning About Sex Today- and How to Teach Them to Become Sexually Healthy Adults by Logan Levkoff, sexologist and sexuality educator. This book covered every single aspect of sexuality that might come up with your kids. I […]

I Hate Hillary!

Maybe you’re one of the people who disagree with me politically. Maybe you like the current health care system, don’t have a problem with current employment policy, would love to see Row V. Wade overturned. In other words, maybe you’re a Republican. Okay, I can respect that. Almost everyone I know and love is a […]

Hannah Branding

Have you gotten the four-page Hannah Montana Branding advertisement from Walmart? Maddy gets ALL the Hannah Montana stuff! She has the wigs and the microphone and sleeping bag and DVD and CD. How come she gets it and I don’t? Hannah Montana is a Disney Channel sitcom and she’s played by Miley Sirus, Billy Ray […]

Jet Setting

While my parents took charge of my kiddos and my husband went to a convention in Atlanta I had (gasp) time to myself in a (sigh) city. We took the corporate jet so there was zero hassle. I went on a quest to find my perfect pair of jeans, and I did. I rode the […]

All Diva Media Says Hmmm

I am proud to have been spotlighted on All Diva Media again by DJ Nelson. My story, Girl Fight, was featured in 5 Posts That Made Me Say Hmmm. Thanks! I’m honored to have made you think.

Super Skinny Me

Tune your DVR to watch Super Skinny Me on the BBC on Sunday at 10 pm to get the truth about what it costs to be a size 0. Two British journalists, who had never dieted before vowed to lose 6 sizes in 6 weeks. Two average-size British journalists, Louise Burke and Kate Spicer, agree […]

Maternal Emotional Inheritance

Please, please, please take the time to watch the second video of How to Look Good Naked if you have ever uttered any words like, “I hate my freaking thighs.” This episode (click on the second one down) illustrates how girls develop negative body image from listening to their mother’s criticize themselves. The good news […]

Girl Fight

by Tracee Sioux I found some alarming statistics in my local paper about physically violent fighting in the local high schools. There were five physically violent fights in one high school so far this year. Ten girls were involved. No boys. At another high school there have been seven fights and five of them involved […]

Clingy Kiddos

Forgive me for taking a day or two from blogging. I’ll resume when my parents go home and my children stop clinging to me (tomorrow or Monday). They did wonderful while I was away. But evidently, they missed me. Please don’t unsubscribe or delete me from your bookmarks though. I’ve still got oodles and oodles […]

King & My Dream

A few weeks ago: Hey, Ains. What did you learn in school today? We learned about a king. He got the black people freed. You mean a president? No a king. You mean somewhere else? No here. This is America. We don’t have kings here. We have presidents. Could they be talking about Abraham Lincoln? […]

Qigong

Stop. Right where you are. Take a moment. Is this the type of woman you want your daughter to be? Do you treat yourself kindly? Do you take time for yourself? Or do you run yourself to the ground trying to do too much for everyone and always putting yourself last? Is this – right […]

Allomothering

I love the concept of allomothering, especially for daughters. Allomothering is non-maternal infant care. It usually refers to fathers, aunts, grandmothers or siblings of an animal caring for and nurturing it while mommy takes a break or goes out foraging. While you’ll never hear me say anyone can take the place of Mommy, there are […]