Entries by Tracee

Complaint Free House

By Tracee Sioux Did you see that complaint free world bracelet on Oprah in March? It’s this bracelet that brings focus to complaining to encourage you to stop. I immediately ordered several of these bracelets, mostly because I’m sick to death of my daughter’s complaining. If there is something you don’t like about your children […]

Unrealistic Expectations of Perfection

By Tracee Sioux I think Hillary Clinton should be the next president because it will change the potential of every girl in America. Changing the potential of every girl is changing the potential of half the population in America. That is not insignificant. I also happen to agree with her politics, but if she were […]

New Money

By Tracee Sioux I found Chapter 1 in Women & Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destinyboth validating and empowering. For me it was great to have my feeling of bluffing as a professional validated in a historical sense. Orman brings home the point that women have not, historically, filled the role of workers […]

Global Democracy Promotion Act

by Tracee Sioux The American Government participates in legislating morality with unconstitutional things like the Global Gag Rule, which doesn’t make us very popular in certain parts of the world. The Global Gag Rule denies all funding (for every kind of aid including food) to any and every medical professional or organization if they say […]

It's NEVER The Copay

By Tracee Sioux Your ankle better be broken. Do you know how much this is going to cost? Are you SURE it hurts bad enough to see the doctor? Going to the doctor is not an acceptable way to get attention. Stop complaining, going to the doctor isn’t supposed to be fun, it’s always boring, […]

BMI Red Zone

by Tracee Sioux I find myself in a mothering predicament concerning the body weight and body image of my 5-year-old daughter. My goal as a parent has always been to give my daughter a healthy body image. Make her feel like her body is exactly right, just as God gave it to her. Something to […]

Addiction Off

by Tracee Sioux No really, I am a nonsmoker! To understand just how complete my addiction to smoking was you should read I suck, in which I explain all the f*ed up reasons I completely and totally LOVED smoking. I credit my non-smoking success to Chantix, a new little-advertised drug that seems to have “turned-off” […]

Convoluted Government

By Tracee Sioux I got this email from Population Connection, www.populationconnection.com, a watchdog group that monitors legislation concerning reproductive issues in the United States and around the world. "Dear Tracee, We wanted to update you about recent developments in the House of Representatives. Last Thursday, the House voted to exempt shipments of contraceptives from the […]

Barbie for President?

By Tracee Sioux So a friend asked me the other day where I stand on Barbie. I have included “no Bratz, Barbies or Princesses” on birthday invitations. But, I also have a hot pink Barbie VW Bug and a Barbie skate board in the house. I used to be anti-Barbie because Barbie had unrealistic body […]

Girls For Sale

By Tracee Sioux When is too early to “womanize” a girl? On Jezabel.com there is a story, with some great editorial comments, about a new line of make-up being marketed to girls ages 6 to 9. “Encouraged by sales of its makeup collaboration with MAC Cosmetics (left) Mattel is partnering with Bonne Bell to launch […]

Maternal Lineage

By Tracee Sioux Sarah begat Viola, Viola begat Susie, Susie begat Tracee, Tracee begat Ainsley. I’ve always wished at least one book in the Bible would have started with the feminine, maternal lineage. It is difficult for girls and women to relate to the Biblical heroes because it’s just so hard to find a sense […]

The Meaning of Hair

By Tracee Sioux The kids got new haircuts. Ainsley got a long bob and Zack, a mohawk. Both haircuts beg the issue of the meaning of hair. How much do we use our hair to create our identity and to identify with our children? The first time Ainsley ever got more than a trim is […]