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Category Archives: Women and Politics
Hmmm… Questions I ask before I vote
We vote for all kinds of reasons. We vote to support a candidate, we vote for the policies of a particular party, we vote because we like the leader of a party and sometimes we vote to stop particular candidates, … Continue reading
The Sky is Falling! The Sky is Falling! The Election is Coming! The Election is Coming! It’s time to vote…
I’m not a big fan of fear mongering. Nor am I a fan of groupthink. When the two exist side by side it makes me want to step back and ask: “what is really going on here?” In the chaos … Continue reading
A wee bit of a rant
Sometimes when I read an article I know that it’s something I need to address. Laura Stone’s Globe and Mail article on Karina Gould becoming Canada’s first cabinet member to give birth is one of those articles. First, I’d like … Continue reading
I am a woman
I am a woman. This means it is highly likely I have ovaries, a uterus and a vagina. Together these enable my body to create a cellular change that is able to grow into a baby. This ability to create, … Continue reading
Grief and the Holidays – Not so Ho! Ho! Ho!
The holidays are coming. In my case, it’s Christmas. The next few blog entries will be either new writings on surviving the holidays and grief or excerpts from what I hope will be my soon to be released book “Really?!? … Continue reading
Posted in Grief, Uncategorized, Women and Family, Women and Politics, Women in the world
Tagged An Eclectic Life, christmas and grief, Eclectic Living, grief, Grief and healing, Heike Mertins, holidays, losing a loved one and the holidays, loss, Love, Ontario, surviving the holidays while grieving, Toronto, Widow, Widower, Women over 50
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Loving my body – ha ha ha?
“ Only loving your body when its perfectly fit is like only loving your children when they are perfectly behaved.” ~magnet by everyday peoplecartoons.com~ This magnet sits on my fridge. It’s a good one. The roller coaster that has been … Continue reading
I wish I could buy more – Women’s Right To Vote Coins
I am not a coin collector but this morning I bought the Canadian Mint’s 100th Anniversary of Women’s Right to Vote dollar coins. Five coins for $5, shipping and handling included. Those of us older than dare I say 40 … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, What if...., Women and Family, Women and Politics, Women in the world
Tagged 100th Anniversary of Women's Right to Vote Coins, An Eclectic Life, Canadian Mint, Eclectic Living, Feminism, Heike Mertins, Ontario, Toronto, women, Women's Right to Vote, Women's rights
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Please call me “Cunt” to my face
“Cunt” is likely one of, if not, the word that makes me madder than any other word in the English language. There is no male equivalent. There is a harshness and underlying threat of violence that tends to accompany it; … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, What if...., Women and Family, Women and Politics, Women in the world
Tagged An Eclectic Life, cunt, Dalhousie University, Dental students, Facebook, Heike Mertins, Mark Zuckerberg, Ontario, verbal abuse, Violence Against Women, women over 40, Women over 50, women's issues
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Legitimizing an Unethical and Disrespectful Practice: Enabling Doctors to Deny Women Birth Control
Simple Solutions to Complicated Situations are Inadequate. Overriding a woman’s decision to control when she wants to reproduce because one has completed medical school is unprofessional. No other “profession” can afford to indulge in this type of personal opinion decision-making. … Continue reading
Posted in Women and Family, Women and Politics, Women in the world
Tagged Abortion, abuse of power, An Eclectic Life, birth control, Globe and Mail, Heike Mertins, OMA, Ontario Medical Association, patriarchy, social justice, vasectomies, women's issues, women's reproductive rights, Women's rights
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OMG! Please stop feeding peanuts to the wildlife!!!!!!!
The first thing those of you who are feeding peanuts to the wildlife who think I have no right to ask you to stop will likely say is the you have a “right” to feed the animals on your property … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Things I wish I knew, Uncategorized, Women and Family, Women and Politics, Women in the world
Tagged anaphylactic allergies, children and allergies, environment, environmental policies, Heike Mertins, keeping children with allergies safe, Megan's law, Ontario, Peanut allergies, Waterloo
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