
Three of our favorite Mom bloggers weigh in on the latest Britney drama.
Flip on any news channel, and you'll find talking heads trying to psychoanalyze Britney this weekend. But we wanted to hear from other Moms. So we got on the horn and called our favorite Mom bloggers to get their take on the latest Britney developments. Check out their Mom Logic.
Mojo Mom: "My 8-year-old was just asking me about Britney this morning. She asked if she was the one who had shaved her head last year. I really didn't even know she knew who Britney Spears was! But that just goes to show that with these high-profile incidences, little girls and boys are paying attention. You don't want to have to talk to your 8-year-old about stuff like this, but it can be a teachable moment: "If you need help, ask me for help--don't wait until it gets so bad that you shave your head!" They say when the universe is trying to tell you something, first it sends you a pebble, then it sends you a rock, then it sends you a brick, then it sends you a brick wall. Britney's hit that brick wall, but I think this is something all Moms can learn from. Britney's burnout is basically the supernova of Mom burnouts, but we all burn out at one point or another. She's having a very public breakdown, but I think all of us can relate on a tiny level. I'd love all of us Moms to send her a little compassion, because she really needs that right now."
Dr. Gwenn: "Brit has demonstrated her dysfunction and substance abuse problems just run too deep for her to care for anyone – including herself. Until she gets well enough to care for herself capably, she has no right to be even given those children unsupervised. They are too young and impressionable to have to continually witness this drama. At their ages, they sense the insecurity and crave attachments. By being bounced about as they are, that sense of security and attachment to either parent is continually shaken. In my opinion, they should stay with their father and just get settled into a routine with him. Given Britney’s actions, it is going to take a very long while for her to get well again and those kids don’t need to bear witness to her constant self-destruction."
Rebecca Barry: "I just feel like "poor Britney!" She's like a child herself—if she can't get positive attention, she needs negative attention, which reminds me of my 20-month-old, who, when he's not getting enough attention systematically pushes everything off the table. (Which is better than my friend's daughter, who poops her pants.) So I guess I would just say leave Britney alone, except then I don't know what she'd do. But I do feel really sad for her. I mean what can you expect from a young woman who was turned into a commodity at the age of what, 16, and then became a super, superstar? You can't expect her to act like a normal person or even to be completely sane because she's never been a normal person and her whole life has been about getting attention, a lot of attention, from other people. And the more attention we keep giving her, the worse it's going to get. In a way, getting herself hospitalized (and maybe away from all of this) is probably one of the healthiest things she can do for herself."
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