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Camaraderie Mom
JoAnne Diaz, Pennsylvania USA
www.camaraderiemom.com
From Amazing Moms: Parents of the 21st Century Copyright © 2018 Motivational Press. Reprinted with permission. By Hogan Hilling and Elise Cohen Ho.
Amazing Moms: Parents of the 21st Century is the 1st coffee table book to feature moms. It features 115 amazing moms from a variety of family dynamics and 13 countries – USA, Canada, Australia, England, Netherlands, France, Italy, China, Hungary, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Mozambique and Croatia. It is filled with captivating self-portraits that reveal each mom’s unique personality and joyful photos of their families. The moms bear their souls about the challenges and joys of motherhood and share a wealth of wisdom about their parenting journeys. These moms represent motherhood and femininity at its best. Amazing Moms is the companion coffee table book to DADLY Dads.
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I’m a mom of nine children under the age of 10: Peter (10), Anthony (9), Maria (7), Bella (6), Nicholas and Thomas (5), Andrew (4), Joseph (2), Philip (11 months). I’m also a wife to husband, Nicholas Diaz who is a Superintendent. I also write and blog at Camaraderie Mom. I debuted my first book on Postpartum Depression which is called, What’s Wrong With Mommy? Ride The Wave of Postpartum Depression With A Mother of Nine.
In my spare time, I like to attend Church, write books, blog, read books, socialize with other Moms and try different restaurants with my husband. I eat everything but love Spanish, Italian and Sushi! I also love to go to the movies and I particularly like movies that were made from true stories or books such as Twilight.
Quote.
Parenting is the easiest thing in the world to have an opinion about, but the hardest thing in the world to do.– Matt Walsh
What I do well as a mom.
I am good at teaching my children how to organize their day and be productive. I also do a good job of delegating responsibilities so they can help around the house.
What I learned from another mom.
To not judge other parents. You don’t know the challenges another mom is dealing with at home or work.
Lesson I learned from my child.
Each child is unique and needs to be treated that way. What works for one child may not always work for another.
Successful motherhood moment.
My oldest child recently had to deal with bullying issues. I told him what to do and not only did he do it but he went above and beyond it! He didn’t just ignore the bullies like we told him to but he followed our own examples of being loving, kind, and charitable to those bullies.
I think this is because he always sees how my husband and I treat the poor even when other people treat them badly. We teach them to love your enemies, which can be a hard concept for children not only to grasp but to follow.
Mom I admire.
My mom, Bel-Mehr Mahar. I admire my mom because she also had a good number of children (5) close together. She helps me with her advice on how to navigate having so many children back-to-back. She also helps me by reminding me to stop and smell the flowers and give each child one-on-one time.
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Originally published in Amazing Moms: Parents of the 21st Century Copyright © 2018 Motivational Press. Reprinted with permission.
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Photos courtesy of the author.
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