Leave her alone already!

[HayGan]

Being a first time mom is hard enough let alone doing it in the public eye. I'm certainly glad that I'm not hounded and monitored like she is! I won't go into all the mistakes I've made such as the famous naked toddler running in the neighborhood incident and the time I fell on concrete steps carrying both my kids and other great stories because someone might be calling CYS on me.

I wish people would take a long hard look in a mirror and scrutinize themselves as much as they do Britney. I have a feeling alot would be surprised at what they see looking back at them!

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

I have a feeling alot would be surprised at what they see looking back at them!

Perhaps this is the reason why they do it.

 

[poohandwendy]

No PAW--you don't understand. World consensus is that everyone will not have the NATURAL reaction--that they will immediatley like momma bear protect infant, despite what their nervous system and reaction time allow to happen.

See, that is what I have a problem with, she isn't supposed to be a human being.

She is a 'celebrity', so she should be a super mom and if not, she should be surrounded by others who advise her on being a super mom. I think that is just plain unrealistic. Maybe some celebrities seek advice on every thing they do, but if I were a celeb...big money or not, when it comes to my kids I would be doing things my way and would not want anyone telling me how to do it. Especially my employees.

I mention this because I have heard many people say "Sheesh, you would think with all that money she could afford to hire someone to tell her how to act properly/how to take care of her kids"

Would anyone here ever want to hire someone to tell them how to parent? I think not.

Sorry I went off in a totally different tangent, LOL. It's a natural reaction I have. Maybe I should hire someone tell me how to post.

 

[crazyme5kids]

No I wouldn't have dropped the glass either. If it happens quickly like that and you can right yourself without going further down you generally wouldn't drop the galss or at least I wouldn't. Even if I were going down to the ground, it would be happening too quickly and my natural instict would either be to throw my arm over across the baby glass in hand ( thus soaking us both), or to reach out with my hand that is holding the glass to try and break the fall.

 

[poohandwendy]

No I wouldn't have dropped the glass either. If it happens quickly like that and you can right yourself without going further down you generally wouldn't drop the galss or at least I wouldn't. Even if I were going down to the ground, it would be happening too quickly and my natural instict would either be to throw my arm over across the baby glass in hand ( thus soaking us both), or to reach out with my hand that is holding the glass to try and break the fall.

Exactly.

Also, if she were more concerned about the glass than the baby (which has been suggested)....she would have dropped the baby to save the glass and it's contents. She didn't.

 

[poohandwendy]

Ironically, I do not even like BS, I think the 'baby in the lap incident' was a horrible lapse in judgement. But at this point they are hounding her with the purpose of making her look like a bad mother, I think that is wrong.

We are seeing such a small part of her daily activities, certainly not enough info to judge her parenting skills as a whole.

That is why I say cut her a break.

 

[disneyfan67]

While I agree that she brought some of this on herself with the reality show and some of her antics from the past couple of years, but no one deserves this treatment. It has now became a tabloid feeding frenzy and she's the bait, sadly. A wise man once said: "That there are two tragedies in life. One is not getting what you want in life, the other is getting it."

She got the fame she wanted early in her carreer but she's found the public spotlight can be pretty bright at times. Within a few years you won't hear about her anymore. She's quickly becoming a hasbeen and the Pop music world moves on quickly.

This is one of the reasons that I don't buy celebrity magazines or follow their every movement like some do in this country. This country has a unhealthy obsession with celebrities and look at the Brad Pitt/ Jolie/ baby frenzy. Why do we need to know about their baby or their life for that matter? They had to flee to Africa to try and get privacy. I read that they sold the rights to the first photos of their soon to be born child for 5 million dollars and are donating the money to one of their causes. They knew that those magazines/celebrity rags had put a million dollar bounty on the 1st set of photos of their child. The whole thing is beyond crazy and I'm glad I don't help sponser it by buying those magazines or following the gossip.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

See, that is what I have a problem with, she isn't supposed to be a human being.

She is a 'celebrity', so she should be a super mom and if not, she should be surrounded by others who advise her on being a super mom. I think that is just plain unrealistic. Maybe some celebrities seek advice on every thing they do, but if I were a celeb...big money or not, when it comes to my kids I would be doing things my way and would not want anyone telling me how to do it. Especially my employees.

I mention this because I have heard many people say "Sheesh, you would think with all that money she could afford to hire someone to tell her how to act properly/how to take care of her kids"

Would anyone here ever want to hire someone to tell them how to parent? I think not.

Sorry I went off in a totally different tangent, LOL. It's a natural reaction I have. Maybe I should hire someone tell me how to post.

I was jokiing. In other words--the worlds expectations are too high for her and they use "well she asked for it" as the crutch for their voyeuristic behaviors and holier than thou comments. She didn't ask to be criticized for her parenting. Unless they have some new Celebrity Parenting Awards show that my TIVO didn't catch.

ETA: so in my comment--the holier than thous evidently have command over their involuntary body reactions which is a physical impossibility.

 

[poohandwendy]

I know you were joking ....it just took me onto another tangent, LOL.

 

[poohandwendy]

While I agree that she brought some of this on herself with the reality show and some of her antics from the past couple of years, but no one deserves this treatment. It has now became a tabloid feeding frenzy and she's the bait, sadly. A wise man once said: "That there are two tragedies in life. One is not getting what you want in life, the other is getting it."

She got the fame she wanted early in her carreer but she's found the public spotlight can be pretty bright at times. Within a few years you won't hear about her anymore. She's quickly becoming a hasbeen and the Pop music world moves on quickly.

This is one of the reasons that I don't buy celebrity magazines or follow their every movement like some do in this country. This country has a unhealthy obsession with celebrities and look at the Brad Pitt/ Jolie/ baby frenzy. Why do we need to know about their baby or their life for that matter? They had to flee to Africa to try and get privacy. I read that they sold the rights to the first photos of their soon to be born child for 5 million dollars and are donating the money to one of their causes. They knew that those magazines/celebrity rags had put a million dollar bounty on the 1st set of photos of their child. The whole thing is beyond crazy and I'm glad I don't help sponser it by buying those magazines or following the gossip.

Well said, I could not agree more.

The funny thing is people also say (about celebrities) "This person is a bad example to the kids'...well, hello? That is what parenting is about.

 

[lbgraves]

The photographers would have had a ball the time when DD was 2 months old & I got up, picked her up out of her crib, and blacked out going onto the 2nd step at the top of the stairs. I couldn't see a thing, heard DD crying behind me & could only reach to the sides with my arms & legs to stop us from both falling to the bottom of the stairs. I stopped on the 6th step up & DD was on the step behind me.

Someone needs to explain to her the importance of putting the car seat rear facing though. Seeing that poor baby flopped forward in the seat is just sad...a terrible accident waiting to happen. She needs to learn how to secure him properly.

 

[Taylor]

Although I won't hold up Britney as the model of parenthood, I certainly would mot want a camera to have recorded each and every minute of my experience as a parent.

Leave the girl alone.

 

[Keli]

I saw the video for the first time tonight and I shocked at all the hoopla I've seen about it. It's just such a non-incident in my opinion. She just stumbled a little bit. I'm not at all sure she would have actually dropped her baby even if the bodygard hadn't stepped in.

I probably did that a half a dozen times or more with my dd and we never did take an actual spill where either one of us hit the ground or anything else.

It surprises me so much that this video made headline news anywhere.

 

[kristen821]

The photographers would have had a ball the time when DD was 2 months old & I got up, picked her up out of her crib, and blacked out going onto the 2nd step at the top of the stairs. I couldn't see a thing, heard DD crying behind me & could only reach to the sides with my arms & legs to stop us from both falling to the bottom of the stairs. I stopped on the 6th step up & DD was on the step behind me.

Someone needs to explain to her the importance of putting the car seat rear facing though. Seeing that poor baby flopped forward in the seat is just sad...a terrible accident waiting to happen. She needs to learn how to secure him properly.

I haven't seen the pictures, but why couldn't the baby hold his head up at 8 months old? Was he sleeping? Also, I know when my son was a baby I was told at 20 pounds they can be turned around to face the front. Now they say they need to be 1 too. My son was over 20 pounds by 9 months old so I made the same mistake. Thankfully everything turned out ok. With my dd the rules were 20 pounds and 1 years old so she wasn't turned around until her 1st birthday. Rules change so maybe it was an innocent mistake and she knows now!

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

I haven't seen the pictures, but why couldn't the baby hold his head up at 8 months old? Was he sleeping? Also, I know when my son was a baby I was told at 20 pounds they can be turned around to face the front. Now they say they need to be 1 too. My son was over 20 pounds by 9 months old so I made the same mistake. Thankfully everything turned out ok. With my dd the rules were 20 pounds and 1 years old so she wasn't turned around until her 1st birthday. Rules change so maybe it was an innocent mistake and she knows now!

Yes in that photo baby was sleeping.

My 3.5 yo will still do that 'droop' in her car seat when she is sleeping.

Heck-my kids did it as babies even though they were rear facing.

The neck thing just makes the photo appear worse. It is feasible that he would sleep in that position rear facing.

It is not a law in CA but in one of the things I read--cops can right a ticket for it.

 

[kristen821]

Yes in that photo baby was sleeping.

My 3.5 yo will still do that 'droop' in her car seat when she is sleeping.

Heck-my kids did it as babies even though they were rear facing.

The neck thing just makes the photo appear worse. It is feasible that he would sleep in that position rear facing.

It is not a law in CA but in one of the things I read--cops can right a ticket for it.

My kids still do it and they are 8 and almost 4. I just lookied up the picture and it doesn't look like there is room in the car for that seat to face backwards. Not saying that it is ok to put him forward! She probably won't make the mistake again. She might not have know he had to be 1 years old since that is kind of a new thing. He might be 20 pounds.

 

[minnie56]

The Media are getting totally out of hand.

They are hounding this poor girl just as they did Diana and we all know what happened to her! Is it our obsession with Celebrities that has driven the papparazzi to outrageous antics or their madness that has intrigued us to read and watch what they say and do??

Either way, enough. Let this young Mom get on with her life. She has done nothing entertainment wise that needs to be reported on of late so let her and her family be.

 

[nwdisgal]

Who knows why we do thinks. Learning to hang on to a glass is a habit that we've developed over years, and she's only recently had the baby. Not that she should drop the baby, but maybe learned habits kicked in and she instinctively gripped the glass.

Personally, I feel sorry for her. I think at this point the media is just looking for anything on her.

 

[Nancy]

If I trip, guaranteed I am not going to have enough time to drop one thing and grab the other with both hands. It happens way too quick for that.

I just love the attitude about her being famous and deserving this type of attention because of that fame. Just because she's famous doesn't mean she deserves to be painted as a bad mother.

I think people need to worry more about their own parenting than Britney Spears'.

I so agree with you. It must be nice to all be the perfect person who never made any mistakes when raising your kids. I know I made plenty. The media says "glass" could be it was a cup with a smoothie in it, or a cup with ice tea, not really a glass at all, but "glass'is so much more sensational. Almost dropping her baby is so much more sensational than saying she tripped and almost fell while carrying the baby, but the body guard stopped her from falling. I don't get why people on here hate her so much.

 

[Tasha+Scott]

I watched the video...sheesh, she stumbled and recovered. He didn't even almost fall, she almost fell. She never let go of him for a second, nor did she NEED assistance at all. I would have held onto whatever I was holding too, natural reaction.

I agree that celebrities are under the looking glass because of their fame, but at this point they seem to be on a witch hunt watching every move she makes with her baby. It's beyond ridiculous.

I agree with gg that the children should be off limits.

I am so glad you posted this! I also saw the video and she in no way almost dropped the baby! She held firmly onto him, never took her hands off him an inch. She only stumbled and recovered, nothing more. Most of us do that too, don't we? The security guard did not catch the baby and save him as they implied. He caught them after she had pretty much recovered which tells me that it wouldn't have made any difference whether he had been there or not.

Did you also see the video it showed after the incident of her sitting in a booth crying? I am by no means a BS's fan but my heart just broke for her! I can only imagine what was going through her mind at the time! She was probably worried about her son and it probably scared her and then she also knew that the freakin' media would have a field day with it at her expense. Fame is definitely not all it's cracked up to be! I feel so bad for her.

The media would have loved to follow me around if I was famous. I fell down the stairs when I was 14 weeks pregnant. Then when dd was a few months old she tried to throw herself out of my arms at a Walmart and her back flung back just like BS's son's did in the video. I guess they could have said I almost dropped her but I didn't. I never let go and caught her before she could ever leave my arms. Same thing that happened with BS's son only I didn't stumble. Then at 6 months I accidentally dozed off while she and I were sitting on my bed and she rolled off the bed and got a nice, shiny bruise and cut right above her eye. I think I cried more than she did! Things happen! Nobody is perfect and she is human too!

As far as the carseat, I do think it is a bit irresponsible to have him turned around so young but he may be over 20 lbs so not quite as bad as a younger and smaller baby. My daughter is now over a year old and still under 20 lbs so she is still rearfacing and I am way too paranoid to turn her around any time soon but she is also on the smaller side and I know plenty of 8 month olds that weigh quite a bit more than her. Perhaps BS's son is one of them and maybe she isn't worried b/c he meets the weight requirement even though he doesn't meet the age requirement. It is not a decision I would choose to make for my child but that's kind of the point...he's not MY child!

I agree! Leave her alone already you freakin' blood hounds! Having an infant and being pregnant is stressful enough without everyone trying to make everything she does into a child abuse case!