Britney's night of hostage-holding, drugs, etc.

[jthomas666]

I ask at least one a day, in my office. Children of alcoholics/drug addicts or any other chaotic-functioning parent grow up having problems. They usually end up being quite different from their parents, but often so neurotic and damaged that they struggle everyday in their internal emotional lives. Not all of them, but many, many of them. They are the bread and butter of my psychiatric practice.

We don't know if Britney loves these kids or is even capable of loving them the way a mother should. All we assume is based on what behavior she shows the public. And based on what I've seen, I'd say she's got a personality disorder, a substance dependence problem and a mood disorder (which may or may not be due to the substances). That doesn't mean she's incapable of loving her kids, but it does mean that the most important person in her life is most likely to be herself first and everyone else a distant second. You can take that to the bank. I see it everyday. And it's the children that pay the price for her chaos.

"A drunken mother is better than no mother." Probably. However, a stable mother, father, grandparent, aunt, uncle or foster/adoptive parent is light years better than a drunken parent any day of the week.

Someone needs to stop being intimidated by her star power and start acting in the childrens' best interest immediately. That involves at least temporary loss of visitation for ol' Brit Brit.

Well said, Staci.

 

[babyray]

Why people care so much about someone else's life is beyond me.

Because at one time she was mouth watering.

 

[NYBamaFan]

We don't know if Britney loves these kids or is even capable of loving them the way a mother should. All we assume is based on what behavior she shows the public. And based on what I've seen, I'd say she's got a personality disorder, a substance dependence problem and a mood disorder (which may or may not be due to the substances). That doesn't mean she's incapable of loving her kids, but it does mean that the most important person in her life is most likely to be herself first and everyone else a distant second. You can take that to the bank. I see it everyday. And it's the children that pay the price for her chaos.

Even if all of this is true, she is still the mother and should keep her kids. That is my opinion. It isn't likely to change unless there is evidence that she is abusing them. I don't think that the state should ever be allowed to come between a mother and her children unless there is proof of abuse, but I am old fashioned.

But I respect your expert opinion. Thanks...

 

[BamaGoose]

If the media would butt out, this family has a chance. This stuff is none of our business. We sound like little old wash ladies discussing the latest antics of the town whore.

For me, it comes down to this - these children need their mother...

Agreed....

 

[RogueElephant]

She was trailer trash taken up by hollywood and made to be something but still trailer trash. Sorry NYBF she deserves nothing for her kids nor does Kevin. The only thing learned from this is that some people should never have kids.