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"On this week&amp;#x27;s episode of Real Housewives of New Jersey, Danielle Staub hosted a luncheon to celebrate her daughter, Christine, who graced the cover of The Daily (and OK, to stir the drama pot!). That aside (and the fact that Christine wasn&amp;#x27;t invited to the lunch that celebrated her accomplishment--um???), Danielle certainly beamed with pride while famed photographer Gilles Bensimon shot the pretty blond-haired, blue-eyed teenager and snapped some candid shots with her iPhone. The scene got me thinking about parents and bragging rights (my father in particular tells everyone I wrote a book--the deli guy at Shop-Rite, his cancer doctor&amp;#x27;s nursing staff (I said STAFF), neighbors in my building I HAVEN&amp;#x27;T EVEN MET). After the jump, I&amp;#x27;ll share some recent things that JD has done that make me so proud. 1. JD is friendly: After meeting a new family in the elevator of our building, JD alerted me to the fact that the little boy (just a few months younger than him) was his &amp;quot;new best friend.&amp;quot; 2. JD is a helper: After dinner last night, JD found a lone pea on the kitchen floor, plucked it up between his fingers and threw it in the garbage can while he sang &amp;quot;Clean up, clean up.&amp;quot; 3. JD is a smarty: Last week at Mother&amp;#x27;s Day Tea at JD&amp;#x27;s school, he identified colors, shapes and objects like a pro. 4. JD is a lover: I bumped my foot the other day while cleaning, and when I said &amp;quot;Ouch!&amp;quot; JD knelt down and kissed my foot without being coaxed. I kiss his boo-boos too. It was so sweet I abandoned the vacuum cleaner and cuddled on the couch with him and There&amp;#x27;s a Wocket in My Pocket. 5. JD is sensitive: When he sees other kids crying, he acknowledges their pain and makes a sad face, says, &amp;quot;Oh no, don&amp;#x27;t cry. Get happy!&amp;quot; If they keep crying, he persists, &amp;quot;Mommy, why he crying? So sad?&amp;quot; 6. JD is athletic: Sometimes I call him Becks, because he is super coordinated when it comes to running a soccer ball around the grass. 7. JD is an artist: Our fridge is plastered with rotating art, and his hands are often stained with marker. He loves to draw, color and paint and more so, to exclaim, &amp;quot;Look at me! I did it!&amp;quot; while holding up his latest creation. He also loves looking at art. He had a doctor&amp;#x27;s appointment yesterday, and since there was a wait, we walked up and down the hallway viewing the bold art. &amp;quot;Fish! Horsy! That man look like Uncle Carlo&amp;quot; he said while pointing to paintings. He thoughtfully declared, &amp;quot;so many pretty colors!&amp;quot; JD visited the Met when he was three months old. We&amp;#x27;ve since been to MoMA and various children&amp;#x27;s museums. 8. JD is a bookworm: He loves spending afternoons at the bookstore exploring the children&amp;#x27;s department, and every night he says, &amp;quot;Read to me, Mommy!&amp;quot; Last night I read Harold and the Purple Crayon two times at his request, in addition to Where the Wild Things Are and Wave Hello to Thomas. 9. JD is a health nut: My son will gobble up hummus, strawberries, carrots, olives, edamame, lettuce, watermelon...in sheer delight! His new favorite fruit: clementines. &amp;quot;So juicy,&amp;quot; he says. 10. JD is a big boy (tear, tear): He tells me all the time: &amp;quot;I do it myself!&amp;quot; Last night he washed his hair. Your turn: Brag about your kids! *** FREE Beauty Stuff! Enter for your Chance to Win a New Prize Every Day! *** More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter. Add us to your iGoogle homepage."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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