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I think the way that a mother of a lot of kids can pamper herself is doing the things that you did before you had kids, be it manicure/pedicure, massage, a walk around the block, a cup of coffee. When my kids were really little, I didn’t have a lot of money, so I would do my grocery shopping at 10 o’clock at night with my best friend and we’d go to a 24-hour grocery store, go shopping, and then we’d have a cup of coffee. And so that was my break from my kids and I got to connect with my friend.
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Mom & Court Certified Spanish Interpreter

Gioconda Aviles, 45, is a mother of six: Four boys, ages 23, 21,19, and 17 from her first marriage, and twin girls, ages 2 ½, from her second. She had her first child at 22 and her last two at 42. She is a Certified Court Spanish Interpreter who has operated her own interpreting agency for the last 24 years. She loves being a mom - it is the best and most challenging thing she has ever done.

Gioconda enjoy cooking, Pilates, dancing, hiking, making new friends and having new experiences.

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I think the way that a mother of a lot of kids can pamper herself is doing the things that you did before you had kids, be it manicure/pedicure, massage, a walk around the block, a cup of coffee. When my kids were really little, I didn’t have a lot of money, so I would do my grocery shopping at 10 o’clock at night with my best friend and we’d go to a 24-hour grocery store, go shopping, and then we’d have a cup of coffee. And so that was my break from my kids and I got to connect with my friend.
ALL PARENTS, Family Life