Comments on: Empowering Girls: No Name Calling

By: Tracee

Tracee — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:30:00 +0000

If AE has a bad habit try the Sin Bank idea Gerald.

Make her deposit a quarter every time she puts herself, brain or body, down. It will draw attention to it and help her change the habit.

By: Gerald

Gerald — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:46:00 +0000

I have given myself punishment a few times too, for saying naughty words, like crap, and pissed, opps there I go again, back to time-out.

By: Gerald

Gerald — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:43:00 +0000

This is really good. I like this Empowering Girls stuff. AE is bad at beating herself up sometimes. I may try this.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:11:00 +0000

Great post. I’ve never called myself stupid in front of my daughter but I have slipped and uttered the word stupid on occasion when I was upset. In our house, we generally don’t use the word stupid for anything… even objects. So on the rare occasion when I slip and say ‘stupid”, my daughter says, “Mom! You said the S word”! Whenever she catches me using words like “stupid”, I’m glad she does. It makes me more conscious of what I’m saying. She hasn’t sent me to time out yet but I certainly wouldn’t put it past her. Seriously, though… she makes her strong disapproval of me daring to use the word “stupid” abundantly clear.

By: Tracee

Tracee — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:02:00 +0000

Dear Anonymous,

No one is more sick, more aware, or more embarrassed by my lack of a decent camera or better photography than I.

You can only imagine my humiliation when I stood next to every major newspaper in the state and CNN with my cell phone clicking photos of Chelsea Clinton at the Texas Dem Con.

Be patient please. A new camera is on "the list."

I'll be forwarding your comment to my husband to see if you and I can get it moved closer to the top.