Why did Britney not raise her children?

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Just wondering why she never brought her own kids up? Have they been with their dad since they were babies? Did she give them up or did they want to live with their dad?
Genuinely curious, I've not read her book. I know she has paid lots of maintenance for them and their dad sounds like a total waster to be honest, 6 children by 3 different women and doesn't work, just appears to live off her child maintenance from what the press are saying.
It's quite sad if she did give them up, but I don't know the details.

How did this happen to a woman in the western world in this day and age? How was she allowed to be controlled and managed to the point of abuse in the full glare of the public, her team, her family, the media?
It's truly tragic what happened to Britney but the most tragic thing of all is that her abusers got away with it in broad daylight and in the full glare of the world.

Fucking hell. What a terrible person she was to have a huge, painfully public, mental breakdown and to then have control over her life taken away for years. Burn the witch.

What a revoltingly judgemental post from someone who hasn’t bothered to find out any information.

She very openly says her career and life was controlled by her father, she has severe mental health problems, was allowed no freedom or life, had her children taken away, a VERY public mental breakdown and if you bothered to look into it, you would not see stable, successful relationships.

Her “successful career” was forced by someone else and came at a huge price that was not her choice.

You should be ashamed of yourself for such grim comments

I haven't read Britney's book, but it always struck me - why did shaving her head designate her as mentally unstable? I don't know many details, but she was understandably upset at the time & probably utterly sick of always being followed, but it was a hair cut, no big deal, grows back, her free choice, bet she still looked gorgeous. It just seemed so controlling and misogynistic to be so horrified by a bit of a drastic hair cut. And everything that led from there - zero privacy, not great relations with her partner or father, and having the kids taken, who wouldn't have had a nervous breakdown!?! - there are no surprises there - I've always felt very sorry for her.

Is there more to her condition that I am not understanding?

They were stolen from her by bad men who wanted her money.

A lot of parents dont raise their kids they have nannys and grandparents for that.
Its not just britney thats a pop in parent or part time parent.

Are you quite young? Not being funny, but it played out live on the internet, those of us of a certain age will vividly remember her shaving her head. She didn't look gorgeous, she looked desperately ill. It wasn't a considered choice, a style statement. She went into a random salon, grabbed the clippers and did it herself while the paparazzi filmed through the windows.

Yeah… it wasn’t that long ago!

leave Britney alone.

Google is free.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C4YeNcyPZpS/?hl=en

She shaved her head in a meltdown because someone told her she'd fail her drug test based on a hair sample and lose access to her kids.

She has had a complex relationship with addictive drugs, mostly prescription and some not. It was the drugs that were the problem, she obviously has mental health issues that are part of it as well. It's very obvious reading between the lines in her book that a lot has been omitted - the editing is terrible - but you can see it in some places that they've left in with her comments on prescription and over the counter drugs, plus other people's accounts of her with Lindsay and Paris.

Her dad withheld drugs from her to get her to do what he wanted, or forced them on her, unclear as to whose story is accurate and for what reasons.

She had her first child around the same time as I had mine. While I was religiously following every childcare guideline, I remember her being photographed driving with the baby on her lap and no seatbelt.

She was very ill and in no way fit to look after her children.

And seriously, it wasn’t just an edgy haircut. It was self harm.

Aaaand there it is. I had a feeling you were gearing up to be nasty and judgemental. This is really such a mean spirited comment.

@ Barbara Howard - I'm not young, just didn't follow it all that closely at the time. Have since googled more & see comments about drugs etc, so can see how in best interests of the kids to protect them from that.

Still, in her situation, even without drugs or alcohol, I'd be so beside myself with anger & frustration that I'd probably behave quite erratically myself.

This sums it up.

Her book is a heartbreaking read. Cash cow for everyone.

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Did you really make this whole thread under the guise of ‘oh what happen, me don’t know’ just to get your little dig in about how you could never forgive yourself 😂 you must not be that much of a jewel if the only person you can think to sneer at is Britney Spears in her worst moment.

Because she was very unwell and then let down by everyone around her.

Do you know anything about her life or just happy to judge?

It's what happens when someone is seriously ill. I always say this on Britney threads but clearly people who are shocked by this haven't known anyone who is extremely mentally ill. Being able to dance and sing night after night doesn't mean you can make good decisions in other aspects of your life.

@MrsPelligrinoPetrichor yes that conservatorship probably saved her life, not sure her family had many other choices.

It would be highly unlikely that one could perform consistently at this level while being as significantly ill as that

1- she didn't 'let' him raise them, she didn't have a choice
2- he wasn't 'someone else' he was their other parent
3- her mental illness is nothing she needs to forgive herself for

Oh, they had millions and millions of choices. One per dollar they siphoned off from her accounts.

Fake it till you make it🤷‍♀️