check out this picture and then say she isn't a bad mom

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Wow. That picture pretty much says it all. I don't know if that would hold up in court but I'm convinced.

Some say that the cig might not be lit, but it looks lit to me. Not good Britney!

I've seen mommie's in McDonald's loading their little ones up on greasy fries -- and they were in the high chairs -- just barely able to walk -- how about that for good nutrition ?

Or how about those obese babies on Maury Povich? Those boys look fine to me.

I don't watch Maury -- but I see these obese kids all over -- where are the family service so called nutritionists ? chasing after Britney Spears - that's where ?

Momdearest -- yes , I have seen that McDonald's feeding , too . And I have also seen a mom taking some of her "pop" and putting it into the child's sippy cup . This is happening every where , but I guess Britney Spears is a big star -- and that is that .

C'mon guys. I'm sure she was just holding the cig for her kid. Now isn't that a great example of what a fantastic mom she is?

It totally grosses me out when there are obese babies and toddlers. These kids aren't obese, but they could be malnourished if they aren't getting the proper nutrients.

I think we have given our kids things that are not good for them, candy, soda, gum, chips, cookies, that's not to bad. However Brit does off the wall things driving with her kids in her lap, what is that all about she said she did that cause she feared for his safty but obviously not, her behaviors are what is being judged and she should have more common sense to put herself out there and make herself look bad...

And maggietalk -- I can remember not wearing a seatbelt or in a "car seat" -- in my childhood days - there weren't any of those . Guess that admission "dates" me .

Child abuse comes in many forms. Miss Britney needs some sense kicked into her.

The statistics are frightening and it is sad at the amount of abuse that goes on. Weather it be sexual, physical or even emotional.

My husband has been through a lot and does everything in his power to protect our girls.

You can read his story at the following blog.
childabusestories.blogspot.com

Even though it is sad to talk about it, keep up the good work and help others prevent child abuse from happening.

We should spend less time commenting on how bad of a mother Britney is and more time asking "What is a 'bad mom', and who gets to decide?". Britney's custody case may end up setting dangerous precedents in personal life privacy, allowing the courtroom to interfere to a greater degree. I'm not defending her whatsoever but I am worried that someone could snap a picture of me drinking a glass of wine and use it to take my children away. The government should not be dictating your lifestyle, but it should be protecting your kids if you are abusive. Everything in between is a gray area, and if you happen to have an angry ex-husband, good luck. Is it abuse if I don't keep my junk food drawer under 24/7 lock and key? Is it abuse if I choose to raise my children atheists or Christian or Muslim or Hindu, etc? Is it abuse if I buy them toys made in China? The issue about which we should worry is what is abuse, and who gets to decide? I'm not too worried about Britney.

We should spend less time commenting on how bad of a mother Britney is and more time asking "What is a 'bad mom', and who gets to decide?". Britney's custody case may end up setting dangerous precedents in personal life privacy, allowing the courtroom to interfere to a greater degree. I'm not defending her whatsoever but I am worried that someone could snap a picture of me drinking a glass of wine and use it to take my children away. The government should not be dictating your lifestyle, but it should be protecting your kids if you are abusive. Everything in between is a gray area, and if you happen to have an angry ex-husband, good luck. Is it abuse if I don't keep my junk food drawer under 24/7 lock and key? Is it abuse if I choose to raise my children atheists or Christian or Muslim or Hindu, etc? Is it abuse if I buy them toys made in China? The issue about which we should worry is what is abuse, and who gets to decide? I'm not too worried about Britney.

El Blablazo -- I have never heard such an intelligent comment -- applause , applause to you .

Well said, El Blablazo. That is the issue that I worry about the most. I'm sure that everything with Britney will work itself out in time. No one on this planet is a perfect parent and I've seen many that are worse than her. Why is Britney Spears an issue when there are parents out there who sell their children for sexual favors or for drugs. This really disgusts me. I really don't want to have to wonder if every move I make is going to be used against me someday as child abuse.

Well said El Blablazo

Being a parent is the hardest job in the world . You just don't know what to do sometimes and if you have more than one child -- each child is different , have different personalities -- different needs -- and the list goes on . Poor Britney -- the courts are going to have a difficult time sorting through her "charges" being made against her . El Blablazo --- you have said it all .

I agree. Although she isn't the best mom, I don't think she's abusing those boys by giving them soda and doritos. As other posters have mentioned, we have all done things that could make us look like bad moms. Who hasn't lost patience and yelled at their kids? Or driven through the McDonalds drive thru for dinner, or let them watch too much tv or play on the computer for longer than the "recommended" hour a day? I think there are a lot of parents worse than Brit and Kev.

It's child abuse when you are doing things that put your child in harms way. Brit, knows that everyone is watching her with magnifying glasses. So the questions becomes why knowing this does she still do the things she does? That is the million dollar question?

It's child abuse when you are doing things that put your child in harms way. Brit, knows that everyone is watching her with magnifying glasses. So the questions becomes why knowing this does she still do the things she does? That is the million dollar question?

Once again we are not talking what other mothers do, but what Britney Spears does. It seems to me that Britney wants to be the center of attention and destroy her children for her own benefit. She should just give Kevin the children, and let him raise her. She needs to go back and find out that life doesn't revolve around her. No one wants to pay attention to her. They just want to protect her children. Too bad Grandma Spears can't intervene, for her grandchildrens' sake. I bet she's trying to figure out what went wrong with Britney. All I know is that children shouldn't raise children. She needs nannies to step up to the plate and watch and care for these children. She's a disgrace. I remember when she was carry her son in Manhattan and a glass in another hand. She said it was because she was walking on cobble stones. Where in Central park? No cobble stones near any of the hotels. Too bad she couldn't drop the glass and get a better hold of her son. One thing, thank goodness she never had a girl.

who gets to decide?? hopefully, yes, government agencies charged with the protection of our children - who would you like to decide - the abuser??

I think she has serious mental issues. At first I was disgusted with her now I just feel sorry for her and her kids. If something is not done fast we could see a tragedy come out of this.

Oh PLEASE! All of you people act like you feed your kids well! Unless you're all a bunch of organic-eaters, I'm guessing you feed your kids processed CRAP all day long...

Now I only read a few postings to get the view that the posters are talking about. Now feeding her boys at McDonalds is so common, fast food and keeps them happy. For me it is a no no, but we are all very different on how we raise our kids. If she was not in the public eye no one would say a thing,even about the cig she had right beside her son, come is she so stupid her boys we die of cancer before her. I am a smoker we 3 kids, one is gone and married a great guy, 2 teens 15& 17 neither drink pop, now the 17yr might have 1 or 2 a month the 15yr does not like pop and never will as we thought he would out grow it. Eating habits ya if I was rushed I am guily took my boys to McDonalds, Now for my smoking I don't smoke in the car even with the window down as smoke stills gets into the car and nor do I smoke around my boys, I go out to smoke, if I have friends or family over I even go out and smoke if they are non smokers and it is my home. Yes if the boys are not at home I will have a smoke in the house near a window

Now I only read a few postings to get the view that the posters are talking about. Now feeding her boys at McDonalds is so common, fast food and keeps them happy. For me it is a no no, but we are all very different on how we raise our kids. If she was not in the public eye no one would say a thing,even about the cig she had right beside her son, come is she so stupid her boys we die of cancer before her. I am a smoker we 3 kids, one is gone and married a great guy, 2 teens 15& 17 neither drink pop, now the 17yr might have 1 or 2 a month the 15yr does not like pop and never will as we thought he would out grow it. Eating habits ya if I was rushed I am guily took my boys to McDonalds, Now for my smoking I don't smoke in the car even with the window down as smoke stills gets into the car and nor do I smoke around my boys, I go out to smoke, if I have friends or family over I even go out and smoke if they are non smokers and it is my home. Yes if the boys are not at home I will have a smoke in the house near a window

Now I only read a few postings to get the view that the posters are talking about. Now feeding her boys at McDonalds is so common, fast food and keeps them happy. For me it is a no no, but we are all very different on how we raise our kids. If she was not in the public eye no one would say a thing,even about the cig she had right beside her son, come is she so stupid her boys we die of cancer before her. I am a smoker we 3 kids, one is gone and married a great guy, 2 teens 15& 17 neither drink pop, now the 17yr might have 1 or 2 a month the 15yr does not like pop and never will as we thought he would out grow it. Eating habits ya if I was rushed I am guily took my boys to McDonalds, Now for my smoking I don't smoke in the car even with the window down as smoke stills gets into the car and nor do I smoke around my boys, I go out to smoke, if I have friends or family over I even go out and smoke if they are non smokers and it is my home. Yes if the boys are not at home I will have a smoke in the house near a window

Boy Suzie really wanted to get her point across didn't she! By the way being a parent dosen't just mean financial support, so wheather she hires a nanny or many nannies that is still not being a parent.. you can't just be a parent when you want if your going to be there, you have to be willing to be there all the time good, bad, and sad times...

uh, no i don't feed my kids crap all day, nor do i believe that the occasional trip to mcdonalds is a crime. i am guessing there are other allegations that need looking into, which is why there are agencies (not the media)who may see fit to look into this. i have no idea if the things i read are true - ie. drugs, unstable behavior - the list goes on. however, why don't we err on the side of the children. if her parenting is no better or worse than the rest of us - she has nothing to fear.

I dont think the issue is that they get McD's now and then or on rare occasions.. we all do that.. but that this may be their constant diet and if that is the case, then YES this is an issue of neglect. Children can not thrive and grow with out the proper nutrients...their brains cant develop as they are intended to on pure JUNK...sleep is also VERY important in a little growing body.. so if this is a regular life style for these boys and they lack any sense of routine or stability.. then YES I think this warrants an investigation. You are right though, this happens alot.. but the main reason its come up is b/c of the custody battle.. during custody battles.. famous or NOT all the dirt comes out. Just my 2 cents~

You all make it sound like Britney is the one under investigation, re read the story, it doesn't say it is her but could be either or both under investigation. Maggketalk what do you think all the Royals do, and all the really rich people in the world, do you really think they look after their own children 24 hours a day, no, they have nannies to look after them, and what about families with both parents working, are all these people bad parents for not looking after their own children all the time, are you with your children every minute of every day.

A GIRL IS NOT A MOTHER AS SOON AS SHE HAS A CHILD, IT IS A LEARNING PROCESS, AND THERE ARE NO PERFECT MOTHERS, EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES.

mette...u cant possibly judge her mothering skills based on that picture can u?..is that cig even lit?? cause from what I see, it dont look like it..u dumb ass!

This is getting wackier...and wackier....

Parenting classes!!! If she loves her children then learn how to care for them properly, everyone can learn something more! No one is the perfect parent, and with so many parents not caring at all then those that truly care try to be a better parent. Kevin is only concerned with being vindictive as with many spurned abusive, greedy and hurtful men. (P.S. Not all men are that way)

Ok wait she is a bad out of control person .
but giving her kids junk food does not make her bad mom.

i do not like her and i do not like my kids to hear her music so they do not start dreaming of becoming like her .

but i can't judge her by giving her kids a junk food as a bad mom .

my older son is 10 years old and until now he does not know how the soda taste like . and i would never allow him to drink it cuz it is not healthy .

she is sitting bad example for them by drinking and smoking and partying like hell .this is what we need to take a look at not what she is feeding them as long as it is not bad food or all what they are eating is junk food.

I wouldn't constitute soda and doritos as child abuse, her behavior on the other hand would have me concerned and the question of if she spends any quality time with her kids!!

The more I read about how she is with her sons, the more I think she needs parenting classes. Granted, it's not illegal to feed your kids junk food and soda, but you don't want that to be their constant meal. Also, is she's going to smoke, the cigarette should be in her other hand so that she can't accidentally burn her child. She just makes some really dumb decisions, and I think it's because she's not educated enough to know what's right and what's wrong.

This is so ridiculus. Why is anyone focusing on this so much. We have troops loosing their lives, the government has deceived us and invaded our lives with scandal and lies, and thousands of women, children, and men are withour proper healthcare right here in the good old USA. With all that going on we decide to invade and judge someone else and how they raise their children. Please stop it. Britney may be a famous person, but she is human as well. I am so tired of everyone taking everything this girl does and magnifying something trivial into this big she is dangerous to her children mess. I a mother and if a camera were to follow me all day long there would certainly be some things that someone would use to categorize me as a bad mom. None of us are perfect and if you think you are you are screwing your kids up waaay more than you think. So the next time the public says something about this girl, just remember she may not be doing everything right but are any of us as parents doing everything perfectly.

I am so sick of the so called child abuse allegations all together. I think these agencies are looking at the wrong people. I was told today that if my daughter is late to school excessivley they are going to call child protective services on me!!! My daughter is in honors english and passed all her classes last year and they are saying Im a bad mom!!! Not to mention she has a form of autism and they dont give her the help she needs in the school!!!!! It just make sme so mad that there are kids really being abused and its being over looked!!!

right on Mom in NC! We need to worry about this country than what's new with brit. I helped raise my 7 nephews and two neices... does that make the parents bad parents? Not everyone is perfect... not everyone can do it right alone. Brit's a new mom still it doesn't make her a "Bad Mommy"

i don't think she's a bad mom . in my cuontry children are left to die from starvation by some womens who want people to name them parents . only because she's a famous woman is the reason that everybody analyse her every move , her every gest , her life .

abuse you are kidding me its feds way of hurting her more thats all how much more money does he want really

I agree that because Britney is a star she will always be under a microscope an everyone will always be judging her actions wether there good or bad.What parent hasnt taken they're child an gave them chips an soda?So if that is a form of child abbuse then it saddens me to see the system has failed,child abbuse is a serious thing an shouldnt be taken lightly,an to bother the C.P.S. over that kind of nonsence is ridicculous.Kevin an Britney have two children an they both need to stop this nonsence an raise those children with love.They both need parenting classes,Britney needs to committ to a sober life,Kevin just needs to get a life an focus all his energy on the boys.If he cared as much as he says then he'd be a better parent.Those boys need counceling as well as there parents.those boys are going to have issues when they get older,that is a fact.My best wishes go to Britney an the boys.

I take my kids to McDonals... they are 2 and 5. I am 29. Maybe not all the time but I do take them there... I also let them eat chips and cookies and ice cream. Does this happen all the time... ?.... NO but I do let them. They aren't fat nor are they "abused"!
For the love of GOD.. you all don't know her... If any of you do have kids how would you like someone to follow YOU everywhere and judge you! I would be a mess if I heard all the time that I was a "bad mom".
I could say that all of you need to get a life... BUT I don't know any of you!
Give her a break.... You DON"T know her.

People smoke around their children all the time, doesn't mean they should be taken away from them.

Mom in LA, She stopped her music career to have her kids, in those pictures, she's with her kids.
She does spend time with her kids, she's just making some bad decisions.

Hear hear! I feel for Britney. Sure, there's room for improvement but I believe she's trying her best while also coping with whatever emotions she has - motherhood is hard enough without lawyers running to the door every time they eat mcdonalds and magazines blowing up every negative thing with little focus on the positive. she should be given a chance.

As much as I don't like Britney, it must be really hard having all of your parenting mistakes splashed all over the tabloids. How many times have I seen kids out at 10 pm or drinking soda or eating junk food? I've seen women with the windows rolled up, 3 kids in the car and they are puffing down cancer sticks like there's no tomorrow. I don't see Child Protective Services knocking down their doors. She is young and is going through something not everyone can understand. Every parent screws up. Whether they admit it or not. Would you want every thing you've done wrong posted on the internet the second you do it? Probably not. Give her a little bit of sympathy, at the very least.

I totally agree El Blablazo. Thanks Cassie. i thought i was the only one who felt this way. Britney's not my favourite star or public figure, but she needs a break from all the opportunists!

cassie and gloria are right..leave britney alone and go after the real culprit.that no talent ex of hers kevin federline who only wants the kids for the extra money he can get..

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this is horrible !! it is no wonder she is a mess,I truly believe k-fed and his lawyer are the ones behind these calls to social service.also I think he is waiting for her to have a major breakdown...he has been in this for the money from the start,ppl give her a break there is no perfect parent but some will not admit that.she is I am sure going through post partum it is a horrible thing i went through it after my son.it is a shame she is not getting treatment for it...but then maybe she is I don't know...GOD BLESS YOU BRITTANY

come on people! i smoke and i have smoked around my kids when they were little tikes, and no one can say they have NEVER given their children, or children any type of non good foods to eat at all, no one, please they picture doesnt prove brit is a bad mom,

i have this feeling that if people dont start to leave her alone it is going to be ugly and soon, how much does one person expect to be able to handle before they blow the lid and with the press, kevin ,her mom all at her she is going to go really crazy this time.
all she wants is to be happy, with her boys now that she finally has gotten rid of her live lice problem she married, meaning kdog

GIVE HER A BREAK PEOPLE, FIND ANOTHER STAR TO CHASE AND DESTROY,

This is crazy. Doritos and soda are not the best choices for a childs diet. Neither are cupcakes and cookies. I don't see social services investigating all the moms and dads at MCdonalds. I knew an elderly person was getting abused and not fed at all. I reported it twice to the social services, they did nothing and the woman died but they have time to take the doritos out of a two year old hands as long as they are famous.

How can they say doritos are bad but hotdogs are ok for kids? Has anyone tried to understand the ingredients of hot dogs? It's all nasty. I dare any parent out there to say they haven't used cake, cookies, soda, candy, McDonalds etc to bribe their kids into doing what they want. Britney has the money to pay people to care for her kids so she can go out and shake herself all over town. That's no different from how the wealthy of less than 100 years ago behaved. They had kids, paid nannies to care for them and when they were old enough to go to school sent them to boarding school. How is that any different? At least she's not leaving them alone and unattended when she goes out. Kevin Federline doesn't seem to be any better. All we read about during their marriage was that he was out again leaving her at home with the baby and another on the way. She's guilty of being trashy and unprepared, but then again, that covers many of us too.

britney spears is not a bad mom. she is an unexpiernced one and is new to this. soda is not child abuse. giving her sons treats is not that harmful now if her sons are not ever getting nutrition then yes that is a bad thing but that is not what it was saying in the articles.

I think no matter what she does it will be wrong. Do you realize how many mom's give their kids soda & chips? If the press would leave her alone she might clean up on her own. I think I would snap if I could not go anywhere or do anything without it being broadcast nationwide! As for her EX, he is a loser and the ONLY reason he is such a doting "DAD" is for the publicity. Has everyone forgotten his OTHER kids he left behind?

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