Acts of Duty vs Acts of Love
As adults, doing things out of love or out of duty have a huge impact on our general outlook on life and the way we feel inside.
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Nicci Coertze
Dec 1, 201939 min read
Think Bike!
The Duc Ducati 1098 – NOT a motorcycle that featured in Sons Of Anarchy, that much I know! As an absolute novice (and pillion) my...
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Nicci Coertze
Nov 25, 20196 min read
My First-held
Nathin’s name was derived from the Hebrew verb נתן meaning “given.” The meaning of the name in Jewish culture could be rendered “God has...
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Nicci Coertze
Sep 23, 20198 min read
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 29, 20195 min read
12 signs you’re dealing with a passive-aggressive person
Have you ever had an interaction with someone and afterwards you feel extremely frustrated but you're not sure why?
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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
Jul 31, 20198 min read
The pain of being a mom with no custody over her children
After a divorce, most people assume that children reside primarily with mothers. However, there are many non-custodial mothers out there.
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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 15, 20194 min read
To the Teacher at the Posh School
m Dear Teacher at The Posh Private School: Firstly I want to say: THANK YOU for the incredible work you do! When you read this, please...
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Nicci Coertze
Apr 13, 20193 min read
Your Child This Year
The first few weeks of January, I was greeted with many smiling faces and ‘first day of school’ photos. Whether it’s pre-primary,...
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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
Apr 11, 20193 min read
Rules To Work By
When my firstborn started his job last year, I wrote this for him. I think you can’t go wrong to apply these ‘rules’ in any working...
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Nicci Coertze
Apr 8, 20194 min read
Sanctuary make-over
I have never really been a girly girl where bedrooms were concerned and always had a functional room, nothing else. It was a place where...
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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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