tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post677113648644645402..comments2023-11-02T08:09:02.234-04:00Comments on Her Bad Mother: Britney and MeHer Bad Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-23351918085177637622007-09-25T00:19:00.000-04:002007-09-25T00:19:00.000-04:00this is the most beautiful thing i've read in a lo...this is the most beautiful thing i've read in a long time.<BR/>thank you.<BR/>really.tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04723337233939845595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-90945698209133704732007-09-20T10:12:00.000-04:002007-09-20T10:12:00.000-04:00Well said, I have been thinking some of the same t...Well said, I have been thinking some of the same things this past week. I don't care for Britney but I totally relate to her as a mom, and I think she looks great. Most moms I know would be elated to have her body and the press is acting like she is a pig. It is so sad how the press expects all women to be twigs...Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567282327927356266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-73254816605638340032007-09-19T18:45:00.000-04:002007-09-19T18:45:00.000-04:00You managed to write the best post ever about Brit...You managed to write the best post ever about Britney. How ridiculous, indeed (I say this hypocritically, since I do mourn the loss of my girlish self, but I hate that I do). And you are so right - celebrities are different - for the very reasons you gave.<BR/><BR/>Such a great post! Meaty!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086167716210736774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-57801102760561619132007-09-17T22:29:00.000-04:002007-09-17T22:29:00.000-04:00I feel so, so sorry for her. Maybe I shouldn't, s...I feel so, so sorry for her. Maybe I shouldn't, she's had her time in the light, all the money in the world, a mess of terrible decisions, decisions that have stripped her of her carreer, her husband, her family, perhaps soon her children.<BR/><BR/>When I watched her, up there, on stage, I couldn't help but think of my own two beautiful boys. I hope they have passion, like she did, for whatever lives they choose. But I hope that I have enough strength, to hold them, to help them find themselves, before they search for themselves somewhere else.<BR/><BR/>Does Britney even know who she is?...words from her own song, that keep pulling at me...<BR/><BR/>"And they say she's so lucky, she's a star but she cries cries cries in the lonely dark thinkin, if theres nothin, missin in my life then why do these tears come at night."<BR/><BR/>I hope, pray, she finds herself. Away from the lights and the fame and the torture us curious have put her through. She needs too, before she kills herself.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02198905897967169674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-85599820732367364102007-09-16T21:59:00.000-04:002007-09-16T21:59:00.000-04:00I've read so many reviews of Britney as of late, b...I've read so many reviews of Britney as of late, but none of them made the lightbulb go off in my head like this one. Very interesting way to look at her situation. <BR/><BR/>God, I wish she would scoop up those beautiful boys of hers and run away from the stage, the photographers, the press. . .Fairly Odd Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11974404093257620566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-89650789918440398522007-09-16T21:02:00.000-04:002007-09-16T21:02:00.000-04:00An extremely insightful post as usual. It made me ...An extremely insightful post as usual. It made me think... at first I was so quick to judge her, but then I realized that she is part of a machine, a lot of people are relying on her the "Britney company" and she may not have the keenest advisors, at least not any that are unbiased, and who really care about her as a person. Where are her frickin' parents and family in her mess of a life? I hope things get better for her, as she's got two young ones to consider now too. Money can't buy everything.Karen MEGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834425321020756655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-68023811684277966702007-09-15T11:51:00.000-04:002007-09-15T11:51:00.000-04:00Powerful post. I'm so glad that people are beginni...Powerful post. I'm so glad that people are beginning to see Britney for what she represents about our culture, not just as a laughing stock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-58509504622518547812007-09-15T10:07:00.000-04:002007-09-15T10:07:00.000-04:00You have just done what no one else could - finall...You have just done what no one else could - finally made me hit You Tube to seek out the performance in question. And it is indeed sad. <BR/><BR/>This may also be the first time Britney was mentioned along with Aristophanes and Plautus.Mom101https://www.blogger.com/profile/15468524489744839899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-29538002197637165522007-09-15T01:27:00.000-04:002007-09-15T01:27:00.000-04:00Very interesting.In a way, I do feel sorry for her...Very interesting.<BR/><BR/>In a way, I do feel sorry for her. These people don't know how to let go and always try to hold onto an image no matter how silly they may look. It's sadCreative-Type Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13594687030412942701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-61942892692868437282007-09-15T00:31:00.000-04:002007-09-15T00:31:00.000-04:00So wonderfully written. Had me wincing while knowi...So wonderfully written. Had me wincing while knowing exactly what you mean. Did you hear Tori Amo's live song about Britney? Also wonderfully written, I think you'd appreciate it.<BR/><BR/>http://perezhilton.com/?p=5463SoundHunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10613626853022264555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-11107320518658316412007-09-14T18:50:00.000-04:002007-09-14T18:50:00.000-04:00Jeezopete, Catherine. You've said it all.Jeezopete, Catherine. You've said it all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-70183639079788149762007-09-14T15:18:00.000-04:002007-09-14T15:18:00.000-04:00There may be another comment to this effect, and i...There may be another comment to this effect, and if so I apologize for the redundancy. <BR/><BR/>I'm not a fan of Britney, or really any of the ultra poppy trainwreck stars. I could really care less what she does or doesn't do or wear. <BR/>But I take offense at the fact that everyone is up in arms about her being "fat" or "dumpy" or whatever you want to call it. <BR/>She's not. She looks better than 99% of the women in our society. At five months post partum, I'd love to look like Britney. And the fact that everyone agrees that she's "fat or what have you, just perpetuates the ideas about body image that women like you and I hate. The ideas that you are going to work so hard to not put into your own daughter's head. <BR/>As for the rest of your post, I totally agree and feel what you are saying. It's an adjustment of motherhood that I never saw coming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-50772580883224221162007-09-14T09:05:00.000-04:002007-09-14T09:05:00.000-04:00I felt sorry for Britney too at those awards. You ...I felt sorry for Britney too at those awards. You are completely right, she does need to let go of the girl she was and become the woman she is. You know, I think she'd be a lot less crazy if she didn't hold on to that so tightly. Maybe if she matured her style a little...changed the way people thought of her music...then she would be a lot more successful in a comeback.jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05665566227297863569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-63394945155510470382007-09-14T08:12:00.000-04:002007-09-14T08:12:00.000-04:00I never thought I'd say this, but I felt sorry for...I never thought I'd say this, but I felt sorry for Britney at those awards. I've never enjoyed seeing someone be publicly embarrassed and that was public embarrassment on a grand scale. She just looks so lost all the time.<BR/><BR/>I have a hard time accepting that I'm never going to look like I did when I was 21. I'd imagine for someone like Britney, it's exponentially more difficult. She's, what? 25? 26? She's had two kids and a trainwreck of a life over the last couple of years and is probably wondering what the hell happened. For someone who is only ever fawned over and never given the straight dope about anything, her coping skills must be minimal. <BR/><BR/>I did find myself thinking "Damn, she looks good, she looks <B>real</B>, not like an airbrushed pop princess." It's just too bad she can't embrace her new, softer, curvier body because she could look fantastic. Not, however, when she's squashed into a too-tight bra and panties set and fishnet stockings.Major Bedheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17669161302510096751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-88279119720428856762007-09-13T23:05:00.000-04:002007-09-13T23:05:00.000-04:00I've never actually bashed her -- mainly because s...I've never actually bashed her -- mainly because she gets her fair share and I'd much rather make fun of people who wear crocs. <BR/><BR/>I say, run naked for God sakes, but just don't wear those shoes.<BR/><BR/>In all honesty, we've got to remember that she is someone's mother. I just wish other folks out there would remember that to.Motherhood Uncensoredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848763287956027016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-38009255310216275242007-09-13T22:01:00.000-04:002007-09-13T22:01:00.000-04:00Brilliant. brilliant post...I've been deeply uncom...Brilliant. brilliant post...I've been deeply uncomfortable with the gleeful Britney bashing, but didn't make this connection. I have definitely caught myself straining to reconnect to some earlier, younger version of myself, and it's so painful when you just see...that person is gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-70872141371037642372007-09-13T16:49:00.000-04:002007-09-13T16:49:00.000-04:00Damn it, Catherine. Stop being so smart and eloque...Damn it, Catherine. Stop being so smart and eloquent! <BR/><BR/>You're making me "Is that a dance move or a random twitch" comment so much more lame than it already was. <BR/><BR/>As always superb points and full of things that make you go 'hmm'.Heather B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07931351971982028473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-71035836987113911622007-09-13T14:21:00.000-04:002007-09-13T14:21:00.000-04:00I've never liked Britney and I didn't see the clip...I've never liked Britney and I didn't see the clip, but her whole situation makes me so sad. This is a girl who has only known fame and the spotlight. She knows no 'normal' life. She has no real friends because of it, no one to pull her aside, give her a cup of tea, and let her cry her heart out. <BR/><BR/>She is constantly being set up by the media and she allows herself to be because she doesn't know any different, any other way.<BR/><BR/>What I really think is going on is she's suffering from some major post-partum depression. She needs to be taken away and taken care of, not only for her own sake, but for that of her boys.mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01804113244825043303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-85056490681762638372007-09-13T13:21:00.000-04:002007-09-13T13:21:00.000-04:00Beautifully put. I can't even bear to watch the po...Beautifully put. I can't even bear to watch the posted-everywhere clips of her bumbling around the stage.Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953517447164263617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-33284219120797533342007-09-13T13:06:00.000-04:002007-09-13T13:06:00.000-04:00You've put into words the disquiet that's been swi...You've put into words the disquiet that's been swirling in my brain since this whole debacle hit. Who among us <I>hasn't</I> reached for the pre-mom gal inside? This is my first visit but it won't be my last. Thanks for a great post.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15855682469727450176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-3928822239001747172007-09-13T11:28:00.000-04:002007-09-13T11:28:00.000-04:00this is the best discussion I've seen on this topi...this is the best discussion I've seen on this topic - well said!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-9672556803894113642007-09-13T10:14:00.000-04:002007-09-13T10:14:00.000-04:00I could not love this post more. Thanks.I could not love this post more. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-13965751726575273722007-09-13T08:54:00.000-04:002007-09-13T08:54:00.000-04:00From a woman who's still navigating that transitio...From a woman who's still navigating that transition to wearing grownup clothes and being Serious (just graduated college), thanks for the reminder that one day I'll want to cherish the Girl. Right now she just embarasses me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-53156264066234445872007-09-13T01:48:00.000-04:002007-09-13T01:48:00.000-04:00This was beautiful. I posted about Brit today, too...This was beautiful. I posted about Brit today, too, but more on celebrity culture as a whole and how hard false idols can fall.GIRL'S GONE CHILDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07130764109593048451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-42964096922789797742007-09-13T00:42:00.000-04:002007-09-13T00:42:00.000-04:00Mental illness. That's my line. I draw my line of ...Mental illness. That's my line. I draw my line of snark and mockery when it becomes apparent that a celebrity is mentality ill. Being merely dumb, addicted or generally redunkulous is no excuse for kid gloves. <BR/><BR/>This woman (aged 25 with 2 kids and 2 ex-husbands means she is no longer a 'girl') is ill. She needs serious help. She doesn't need to be exploited by her handlers and MTV for this bit of public humiliation.<BR/><BR/>When she gets a grip and gets help - I'll start the mockery again.N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07533821425490415972noreply@blogger.com