Entries by Tracee

Hopelessly Devoted, John & Zac

by Tracee Sioux Someone handed my daughter a religious tract with $20 in it. I took her to Walmart and she chose the Hairspray DVD. This, this is what I want. Hairspray? Okay. $20 is a lot for a DVD, are you sure you don’t want to wait till I find it at a garage […]

Lourdes Bashing

While listening to the radio the other day I heard a female DJ pick apart Lourdes, the daughter of Madonna. Oh My God, that Lourdes needs to be introduced to the tweezers. She not only had a massive uni-brow, but she’s got a full on mustache too, said mommy DJ. The DJ happens to be […]

First Crush

Hey Ainsley, remember when I told you that if Austin was hitting you that meant he liked you? Yeah. Well, I was wrong to tell you that. I don’t ever want you to think anyone, ever has any right to treat you with disrespect. I want you to always expect respect, especially from boys who […]

Science Sheros

Sometimes I hear about a girl or three who, frankly, astounds me. They accomplish things I never thought to accomplish. Girls cleaned house at the annual Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology this year. According to an MSNBC article by Karen Matthews, Isha Jain, a senior at Freedom High School in Bethlehem, Pa., won […]

Dove Reality Diaries

by Tracee Sioux More and more I’m coming into contact with teenage girls and young women who meet the beauty ideal – 100 lbs, blond highlights, blue eyed, clear skin, fantastic fashion sense – and discovering their self-esteem is as low as anyones. Even those who meet the beauty ideal don’t understand why I have […]

Discovery Girls Prize Goes To . . .

So, you get the idea. There are tools out there, like Discovery Girls, that will help you discuss important stuff with your daughter, like how to deal with mean girls and how to cope with an embarrassing moment. More communication is always better. Sharing something of your own sticky situations and how you coped soothes […]

He Keeps Hitting Me

by Tracee Sioux Mom, Austin kept hitting me and throwing the ball at me today. He pulled my hair and called me stupid a bunch of times! Hmmm. Sounds like he likes you. What? He’s being so mean to me! I know. That’s what boys do when they like you. Really? Really. Isn’t he the […]

Kinda Knows

by Tracee Sioux I checked out The Safe Side Stranger Safety video, produced by John Walsh of America’s Most Wanted and Julie Clark of Baby Einstein. I recommend this to every parent of young children. Both my kids, one and six, were mesmerized by the over-the-top Safe Side Superchick who teaches the kids the way […]

I Want To Be A Model

Mommy, I’m going to be a model. Well, you can if you really want to. But, I hope you’ll never let anyone treat you like they treat models. I hope you’ll expect more respect from any employer. The thing is Tyra, at some point you became “the industry.” You chose to perpetrate the abuse against […]

Two Birds

by Tracee Sioux Be kind to your children. They will pick your nursing home. When my mentoring group was looking for a service project and the idea to visit a nursing home came up, I took the group to see my children’s great-grandfather. There is a sign on Grandpapa’s wall that says Be kind to […]

It. Is. Sick.

by Tracee Sioux Our friends Jen and Aaron are in a health insurance nightmare. It’s a predicament millions of American’s face. They are middle-class. They work hard, they live within their means and are very frugal. Their situation merits attention because they are doing everything right, yet they find themselves in an impossible situation. One […]

Right to Representation

Our daughters have a right to see women in the picture too. I think they deserve to have all opportunities open to them, including that of President of the United States. Women have yet to be represented. To ignore the white maleness of power is to deny daughters the reality of their gender.