I love you let me hit you
My 2-cents worth about the recent decision of the courts not to allow corporal punishment of children in their own homes: Corporal...
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Nicci Coertze
Aug 12, 20193 min read
Shipshape Son
He is in a foreign country. With a few good friends. A small room where he lives and studies. He eats simple meals with few treats. He...
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Nicci Coertze
May 21, 20195 min read
Time’s Forever Frozen Still
Saying ‘Bon Voyage’ to my parents at OR Tambo today We took my parents to the airport this afternoon – they are flying out to the States...
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Nicci Coertze
Apr 22, 20194 min read
Graduation In Absentia
The Graduate My Facebook feed is full of beautiful young people getting their degrees this year and proud parents (mostly mothers!)...
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Nicci Coertze
Apr 11, 20195 min read
The only thing that is constant is change
My boykie I wrote this piece for Kevin just before he left for university in 2016. Little did I know that he would be leaving for New...
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Nicci Coertze
Mar 10, 20194 min read
Getting Along With Your Son’s Girlfriend 101
Want to know how to get along with the love of your son’s life? It’s quite easy actually, just remember the following: She is NOT his...
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Nicci Coertze
Feb 12, 20194 min read
Scattered Musings
Ever since the birth of my first child, I have always written down quotes or underlined deep, meaningful words about children in my...
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Nicci Coertze
Feb 4, 20194 min read
Chinese hugs
I have always been known to be a huge sushi lover. In fact, when I want to let my boys know that I love them more than anything in the...
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Nicci Coertze
Jan 27, 20198 min read
A Perpetual Goodbye
My all in one photo I am thinking about saying goodbye a lot lately. Surprise surprise. And inevitably I think about my boys, and the...
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Nicci Coertze
Jan 24, 20194 min read
Moping, moaning and mourning
My husband forgot to make my cup of coffee this morning. I am completely traumatized by that. You see, I am SO used to my cup of coffee...
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Nicci Coertze
Jan 20, 20194 min read
The sun keeps on shining
I have obviously experienced this many, many times in life. That no matter what is going on in your life, the sun comes up and the sun...
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Nicci Coertze
Jan 18, 20191 min read
The end of the world
Safe travels my boykie. I miss you already
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Nicci Coertze
Jan 17, 20191 min read
My SONshine
You are my sunshine, my I only sunshine You make me happy when skies are grey You’ll never know dear, how much I love you Please don’t...
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Nicci Coertze
Jan 16, 20194 min read
I can’t feel my face when I’m with you but I love it
20th Birthday Girl! Did you know it’s possible to miss someone when they are sitting right next to you? Did you know that it is possible...
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Nicci Coertze
Jan 9, 20194 min read
A Continuous Goodbye
Saying goodbye bit by bit every day is damn hard. Every time I look at Kevin, I try to etch his face, his laugh, his smile even deeper...
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