Britney’s daddy still isn’t convinced she’s sane. That says something, you know? Because we can make gentle jokes about her unharnessed nipples of doom, and her reluctant wearing of the bra of sanity, but we don’t really see what she’s like in private. Is the girl still totally crazy? Are the meds helping at all? I think they must be helping, just because the sole appearance of the pink wig was as it stood cryptically in the background of Brit’s Candie’s ads. But Jamie must think that Brit is still pretty crazy, at least according to the National Enquirer. They’re reporting that Jamie still won’t let Brit have unsupervised visits with her sons. And now Brit is starting to resent him even more, because she wants to spend private time with her boys:
BRITNEY SPEARS and her father are at each other’s throats again – this time over the pop star’s desperate wish to be alone with her kids, sources say.
Under the terms of her court-ordered conservatorship, Britney must be supervised by another adult when she’s with her boys – Sean, 4, and Jayden, 3. The singer feels that at 28, she’s mature enough to parent her sons on her own when they visit her.
“Britney is furious that she isn’t trusted to care for her own kids without supervision,” an insider revealed. “She gets into screaming matches with her father Jamie because she can’t have quiet time with the boys without bodyguards, nannies or another family member.
“She’s had enough of the watchdogs, and she’s afraid her sons won’t feel bonded to her as they get older because there are always other adults around.”
The troubled singer also resents being given advice on how to raise her children, and she often lashes out, said the source.
“Little things set her off – like being told what the kids should eat. Britney has always been fond of junk food, and she sees nothing wrong with getting take-out pizzas or hamburgers for the kids,” the source divulged. “When her parents or a nanny suggest the boys shouldn’t eat so much fast food, Britney sees it as interference and resents it.”
Britney’s ex-husband Kevin Federline was granted sole custody of the boys after she suffered a headline-making breakdown in January of 2008. During the incident, she held Jayden hostage in the bathroom of her Beverly Hills mansion, and police had to break in to rescue him.
Britney ended up in a mental ward, and a judge ordered the conservatorship, putting her father in charge of her money, her business affairs and her personal life.
After her successful “Circus” world tour, Britney was convinced the restrictions would be lifted. Instead, the conservatorship has been extended indefinitely, leaving her devastated. But the extension was good news for Federline, said the source.
“Kevin never trusted Britney’s decision-making when it came to the boys. She never kept them on a regular schedule, and their diets were poor. She’d sometimes feed them greasy fast food at 10 p.m.,” said the source.
Meanwhile, Britney is completely frustrated.
“She feels there’s nothing normal about being watched all the time,” said the source. “When it comes to making decisions about the boys, she’s being overruled by her father, Kevin, even the hired help – and Britney blames it all on her dad.”
[From The National Enquirer]
As much as this story breaks my heart a little, I’m kind of happy that Jamie and K-Fed are still putting their feet down regarding the boys. Because, at the end of the day, would you really feel comfortable with Britney watching after her, yours or any child unsupervised? I’m not sure she’s ready. That being said, I think it’s a good goal for her to work up to, and although I have doubts about her mothering skills, I don’t doubt that she adores her sons.
Wow her boys have gtn so big so quick. I can’t believe it…they’re such cuties. I hope she gets btr soon…for the sake of herself and her children.
Maybe just maybe it’s because she is crazy enough to believe that her boys can’t walk. I have never ever seen them with their feet on the ground. Why on earth would you continue to carry around children when they are perfectly healthy?
With that said, her dad knows her better than anyone and if he believes that she isn’t sane, we should believe him. No reason to put those boys in harms way.
I NEVER believe these kinds of stories… they always seem so fake and unlikely. But I totally buy this one. I can see her trying to feed them Mickey D’s at midnight and not understanding the big deal, and I can see how she’d be devastated that after all the success of her Circus tour, she’s still no closer to managing her own life. Especially since the reason she broke down in the first place is because she’s never been given control. It’s all a very sad situation to me..
Thank God someone is looking after those children- all it takes is one or two days of someone with Britney’s manic issues to stop taking their meds and she’s capable of making really bad decisions.
@ big moma…I think Brittney and the body guards HAVE to carry the boys through the paparazzi mess. My guess is that there are probably 20 – 30 people shoving to get a good photo and they probably carry the kids so they don’t get trampled. I would be terrified to have to push through that mess… even with older children.
I believe that Britney isn’t healthy enough to take care of herself or her children on her own! I guess her latest tour went quite well, but still that doesn’t mean that she’s allright.. In my opinion her tour and new album became too early. She is still in a process of healing after her breakdown and it takes time survive from it!
Allthough Britney is not my favourite artist, I genuely hope that everything goes well and that some day she can life normal, happy life!
Of course he doesn’t allow her to be alone with those poor children! Can you imagine what would happen if she actually tried to sing to them without *gulp* any ProTools involved?!!?!!?!! Their brain cells would die en masse, poor little things.
By the way, whatever Bit Bit is doing, she must stop it NOW. No matter how much exercise and dieting she is supposed to be doing, she looks permanently swollen and absolutely haggard. She’s one of those cases of 28 going on 50. She looks HORRENDOUS. Could it be that she’s been listening to her own “music”? It seems likely…
If you can’t take care of yourself, how can you take care of little kids? If there were no kids involved, I don’t think the conservatorship would have happened; I really think it was to protect the kids because she was/is so ignorant about proper child care (e.g., just because you gave birth doesn’t make you a good mother, nor does saying you love them or even thinking it. motherhood is HARD!). This story rings true to me just because if Britney’s been indulged most of her life to do whatever she wants, eat and drink whatever she wants (and it’s clear she was), I can totally see how she wouldn’t comprehend or even appreciate how to properly care for children and understand what they need. What is the real, consistent evidence of a properly functioning adult? More often I see a putulant teenager. Sad, because deep down, I’m sure she really did want to get off the crazy celebrity train a while back so that she could live normally. The sad thing is, I think, that she doesn’t really know how. It’s sad what show business has done to her. Coupled with a questionable childhood…sad.
Not sure if I believe this story or not…but, the fact that she is STILL under conservatorship speaks volumes about her inability to look after herself; let alone two kids.
One thing that bothers me though:
If she is as unstable/unbalanced/fragile as her father thinks she is (and a judge agrees) why do they continue to make her go on tour? Let her retire with a little bit of dignity and get long term help for her issues and enjoy her sons.
She’s made enough money that her entire family can live off of for the rest of their lives, just stop being greedy and let this young woman be.
Sad.
I hate to say it, but God bless Kevin Federline.
I’m sure she feels stifled and frustrated, but…too bad. Those little kids and their well being comes first.
If her dad feels she’s not in good shape to be alone with them, there has to be a good reason.
If she is unable to take care of herself, then how on earth can she take care of two kids?! Thank goodness other people are taking care of those little boys. They still will have issues when they get older though. When you have two dumb hicks as parents, there isn’t a lot of hope for you.
I don’t understand the whole Brittany thing, it seems like the source of all her depression and craziness comes from her fame. She should just retire somewhere and relax and work on making herself happy.
It just seems like her father acts like he is helping her, but really if he would encourage her to take some time off. I guess the money is just too good though
First – I think Britney needed the album and the tour because she needed something to do – yes it’s hard work, but one of her problems before was that she had nothing to do – nothing to focus energy on, and nothing to take up her days and give some purpose and structure. She’s like a kid – she needs that.
Second – the fact that she’s mad at her dad shows that she still doesn’t get it. She doesn’t get that it’s not her dad, it’s legal documents. She doesn’t get that it’s her own actions, not other people’s, and she doesn’t get that she can’t do whatever she wants, whenever she wants. None of us can, and what a horrible world it would be if we could. She needs to grow up, but frankly, I don’t think she’s capable of it.
I dont know I think the being watched all the time could be worse for her sanity in the long run. How would any grown person on this site like everything they did to be called by their father? I think its time to end the conservatorship.
also…does anyone else notice that ever since Kevin took custody a few years ago, Britney is NEVER holding Sean Preston, or pushing his stroller, or holding his hand? It’s ALWAYS Jayden she has. There were stories around that time that Sean P would cry for Kevin because Britney scared him. I wonder how true that was and if it has affected her relationship with and towards him – which would be another problem she has to deal with.
I always forget she’s a mom, which is saying something. I get startled when I remember she has 2 sons. She certainly doesn’t scream “mom.”
She should be lucky everyone cares so much about the boys. I’m 38 and married and my family still tells me what to feed my daughter and how I should raise her. I’m not mentally unstable – my family is just meddlesome.
Am I the only one surprise that Britney has not gotten pregnant again?
But I also believe alot of the issues she has had in the past, is related to having been the money earner in her family since she was still a child.
She has been earning more money than her parents since she was 11? 12? (Mickey Mouse Club days)
But never really was given any life lessons about decision making responsibilities.
So she lacks any real sense of being a mature adult. She is 28 in physical years but more like 15 in her behavior.
Which sadly seems to be the same issue that Lohan is living with, the money earner of her family and no real experience being a mature adult.
Who said “God bless Kevin”? Ahh @sumodo- indeed! In my household we were prepared to live the rest of our lives never giving Brit or K-Fed the benefit of any doubt until we watched Kevin on Celb. Fit Club.
We were horrified to realize we liked him.
Now, we kind of think that – you know- he isn’t so bad, and he must have put up with all kinds of crazy, and now he’s at least trying to get his crap together.
well, at this point, she’s probably a better mother than some out there, but, granting her children a higher standard, anyone who does not have sufficient judgment to brush their hair, wash the makeup off once a week or so, put on something decent, etc, probably doesnt have sufficient judgment to have full responsibility for two small children
You know, I wonder if she was promised the moon and the stars with her tour and then given nada.. Can’t you just hear the “Here Brit, do this and then you can do that.. isn’t ‘that’ what you really want to do? Then you must do “this” first.”
I have a real feeling that a whole bunch of ‘ooh look she is okay’ was pushed by her handlers and perhaps her father. We all know the best thing for her would have been some sort of treatment facility for her to actually get healthy.
Thoughts gang?
i like k-fed. at first i was like this guy is just goin after the money. but he stepped up. and the fact shar doens’t have a ton of bad things to say about him (cheating on her aside), and that he loves all his kids i’m prepared to give him a pass. anyone who loves his kids that much is decent on at least some level in my book.
She’s got to have some serious mental illness issues to still be that under lock and key. I’m betting on schizophrenia now. Totally out of touch with reality. Scary.
I DO believe she lovews her sons…in her Brittney way, but I also believe that there is a part of her that is still unstable, and perhaps always will be!
She may be mentally ill, but she could still function enough to tour. It kept her busy and supervised at the same time. Problem was they booked too many shows, which is why some were decent and some were flops.
As far as the boys are concerned, I don’t think they should be left alone with her either, at least until they’re much older. I agree that she may never be “well”.
@ just a poster: I definitely agree that going on tour wasn’t a sign that she was better, just that it was a way to mitigate against other problems. B’s between a rock and a hard place. i’d be annoyed too if my dad was controlling me like that (god, nightmare), but at the same time, clearly there was a reason for it, which must be severe if it’s still in place. Actually, that “do this, then you can do that” approach is what I think has been going on in Britney’s life for a long time and is one of the reasons she acts out, in some way, fairly. i think she’s one of those child stars that just gets so damaged by life in show biz that they never fully receover or reach normalhood. See donny bonaduce. yeah, he alive and still doing something, but he’s also clearly damaged.
i also wonder why she doesn’t just retire and get out of LA, whch makes me wonder if she’s still got some contract to fulfill and wouldn’t be able t pay the consequences of not fulfilling it. ad I’ll bet ther eare still a lot of things in her life that require a lot of money (legal fees, etc.). so wondering if she’s just trapped into this horrible life anyway, never mind mental state.
I think she is probably a pretty sad young woman, and I do feel for her.
However, based on what has happened since her father took over the conservatorship, I would trust his judgment on the issue of her children…I was pretty certain that Britney was going to wind up dead during the pink wig days, and to see her doing so well now is a testament to how well the conservatorship has worked. If the people in charge (her parents, judges, etc.) all think that it is in the best interest of those boys to be supervised while with their mother, then I believe them. The most important thing is those two kids.
I agree that she is still looks unstable. She looks like she is on meds all the time, so if she didn’t have someone watching over her, things could go bad really quickly. She seems so sad, I feel really bad for her. I hope she gets better if she can and has a happy life. She is blessed with two beautiful boys.
i see a scared child that doesn’t know what to do and is confused when i look at briney. though she may be 28 she does seem to have the maturity of a teenger. i bet anything she’s being black mailed with her children to continue to be the bread winner of the family. i see her father holding them over her head to get her to do what he wants. i do think the tour came entirely too quickly for any type of recovery. i see her breaking again or even killing herself. wonder when the life time movie will come out.
Seems to me that throwing temper tantrums, screaming at her dad and losing it when someone give advice – she DOES need the conservatorship still. She’s still an immature baby who shouldn’t be left w/ANY children PERIOD!!!
jayden looks JUST like brit..kutie
it isn’t normal to be watched all the time but britney is NOT normal.
Spiderman outfit+ no walking ever for four and five year olds=not capable of caring for them. I know K-Fed’s a douche, but he seems like a genuinely god father. I lve Britney-she is my fvorite celebrity, but dam, she needs help in her day-to-day life.
I’ve always thought that for celebrities, their maturity stops the second they get famous because how can you grow as a person when you get to do and have whatever and whenever you want? She became famous at what 15? So she’s like a 15 yr old with two kids living in a 28 yr old body. That compounded with her mental issues and -hell yes she needs her dad helping her.
It’s true that the fact that they were able to get legal conservatorship, and that it is still ongoing, speaks volumes about her mental condition. It’s not easy to do that. I think they put her on tour, etc. because working in a psychiatric hospital, I can tell you none of the patients are left to sit around and relax- there are constant activities to keep them occupied. She NEEDS to be busy to prevent being destructive. Also, I don’t think she will ever get better- I believe she has a permanent, biochemical, mental illness, so nothing but monitoring and medicine will help her.
Britney was a child star who continues to be exploited. It appears that her father wields some extraordinary powers over her…she is a money machine to those who are supposedly looking out for her best interests. That is my opinion.
Her family will drive her to suicide.
This WOMAN is 28 years old, for F.Sake leave her be and let her live her life.
The folks are pure gluttonous, greedy evil, her old mans a pedo that DEFINATELY molested her, her mother is another Dina Lohan, as long as theirs dough for hair, nails and the lavish lifestyle, they sold her for cash, she is merely the cash cow. Enough already!
She can’t just leave LA for a simple life somewhere else. Not if she expects to see her boys. Kevin has sole custody and he lives in Los Angeles. Even if they had shared custody, both parents usually need to live in close proximity.
As far as the tour….2 things. First.. I believe she had lost/spent nearly half her fortune in a couple years with reckless spending and hanging out with bad influences. I read at the time, she was in danger of losing it all if she didn’t start generating more money than she was spending. Two & probably the biggest point…. working helped keep her mind occupied. It gave her something to do, & helped to stabilize her with a regular routine. She seemed to be aimlessly wondering all over Los Angeles buying cigarettes, big gulps, checking in & out of hotels & hanging out with paparazzi, etc.
Hopefully she is getting better and will be able to care for herself properly & her two boys someday.
And those that wonder.
She isn’t allowed to retire, she was FORCED on tour when she was at her sickest. They do not give a shit about her, or her well being, they use her kids as blackmail, to keep her pumping out the music and money. She deserves, to be left alone, time to heal and she has the right to a life, she has given enough of herself.Her parents sold her soul for fame, but she should have the right to take it back.
I think there’s a lot we will never know about what those boys have been through with their mom. Screaming matches at her age? That speaks volumes to me about her temper alone.
@Marita: That’s what I think. You’re right it’s not easy to get a conservatorship like that, and to have it extended indefinitely? And supervised visitation is very damaging to children, so they only use it if the circumstances are extreme.
I think Britney has been watched and directed by her dad AND mom for long enough. It would drive anyone crazy. Granted she did have a serious breakdown 4 years ago I think that today she is more than well enough to handle being a mother on her own. Of course Jamie doesn’t want to let her go. He is making more off “protecting” Britney every month than many people make a year. Time to step back dad.
Well, #40, it’s not like Jamie can overrule the courts and Britney still has her own lawyer, afaik, to act on her behalf. He’s only doing what the court has mandated him to do, based not just on his testimony, but that of others, including, I think, doctors, plus Britney’s own behaviour. So, no doubt it’s a frustrating environment for her, but a conservatorship is a pretty serious thing and the onus is on Britney to prove she’s capable of handling the kids on her own + her business affairs + life, etc. Saying that she wants to isn’t enough. The onus is on her to demonstrate, by consistent behaviour, that she knows and understands what is required of her AND to show that she can cope with the responsibilities. And, knowing how some of my normal friends get wigged out by their kids’ sometimes demonic behaviour, I can just imagine Britney NOT being able to cope. What child star who grew up like Britney did would? Seriously. It’s too bad, because i remember when she first became pregnant, she was all about trying to have a normal life…she did have good honest intentions and she had been pushed and pushed and had a terrible load of responsibilities…it was understandable that she wanted to check out. But urg…consequences. I never noticed that about which kid she’s always holding. That’s odd.
The tour was definitely to keep her busy, have a purpose, and to recoup some of the millions she lost through her crazy years.
She bought houses while the real estate was at an all time high; those lawyer fees that reached millions; sycophants who were sucking her of her money; and god knows what else she blew her money on. It was actually a smart idea for her dad to try to regain what she had lost through those few years – while people were still willing to pay.
He may be earning more than the average person but when you compare his salary against her net worth, it’s minuscule. With all the money she was blowing on new cars, houses… she’s actually saving more by having her dad budget her rather than letting her run wild. She needs structure.
I think K-fed has changed a great deal over the years. I think when they first met, he went a bit nuts with the sudden free flow of cash but over the years I think his kids have taken a priority over his life. He’s definitely been humbled. Who knew he would turn out to be the stable one in this crazy mess.
Why does the one kid still have a binky in his mouth?
i have to agree with most of the comments: she must be mentally ill, and thats not a headache to go away with wishful thinking. Even a year-long depression is a very bad thing, let alone borderline or other possible mental illnesses. she needs that conservatorship obviously, and that includes her not being alone with her kids.
if she wants to, she can have that stable relationship with her kids. she just needs to become more mature. right now the kids probably realize on an unconscious level that its not about them but only about brit herself, when they are around. kids fear this mental state instinctivly and do not build a stable relationship with such parents.
i think she always had that dream, that when she will become a mother everything will become better for her, her life will be free-er whatever. i think she was looking for unconditional love within her kids, and now everthing does not turn out as in her dreams. i feel sorry for her, what a mess….