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While some of the really “good” gossip that was supposedly going to be in Lynne Spears’ book might not exist (there’s no talk about her drug addictions or sex – so the whole “drinking at 13, sex at 14” stuff probably either isn’t true or didn’t make the book’s final cut) Lynne Spears still has plenty to share about her feelings on the turmoil that’s surrounded her family since Britney became famous.
It seems that Lynne’s two greatest heartaches came from Britney’s legendary meltdown and Jamie Lynn’s pregnancy. Lynne says that Jamie Lynn and boyfriend Casey Aldridge told her the news by handing her a letter, which infuriated her. “In Touch” uses the word “rage” a few times – but mostly about how Lynne has since dealt with most of hers in regards to Jamie Lynn. She seems to still have a lot of issues regarding Britney’s meltdown, her managers over the years – particularly Sam Lutfi – and Britney’s very public head shaving.
…Spears rejects the image that she pushed Britney into show business, and writes that the singer was always focused on achievement and would constantly practice to the music of Madonna, Whitney Houston and others… In “Through the Storm,” Lynne Spears presents herself as a loving, selfless (she gave up her job as a school teacher for her daughter’s sake) but increasingly powerless parent. After the jolting, but pleasant surprise of Britney Spears’ debut smash, ” … Baby One More Time,” Lynne Spears says she felt she was losing control when a 1999 Rolling Stone magazine story featured a racy cover of the singer in panties and a bra.
Lynne Spears recalls feeling “shock and dismay” at seeing her daughter shave her head, at her brief marriages to childhood friend Jason Alexander and dancer-rapper Kevin Federline, and her highly publicized custody battles over her two children.
The bottom came in the past two years with Britney Spears’ increasingly disturbing public behavior and her drugged private life in her Malibu, Calif., house. Lynne Spears writes that she was distraught as then-manager Sam Lutfi told her he was grinding pills and putting them in Britney’s food, hoping to induce a coma that would enable doctors to cure her of all addictions… Britney Spears was hospitalized twice this year, the second time in February, when paramedics took her to the psychiatric ward of the UCLA Medical Center, where her mother says she finally received the care she needed. It was, Lynne Spears writes, a “turning point” for the entire family.
[From the Huffington Post]
It sounds silly to say but I’m really disappointed in Lynne Spears. If she wants to make the argument that Britney’s managers are who ruined her life and she helped pulled her back together fine – but why release the book now? Was it so important to make a profit that she couldn’t wait a few years? I mean yes Britney has her act together relatively speaking, but she still needs to build up a solid foundation of trust in other, good decision making, etc. In many ways she’s starting from scratch. If Lynne really does care – why in the world does this have to be now?
It’s good that the book isn’t as detailed about tawdry stuff as it was reported to be. I’m guessing those rumors were based on drafts that did at one point exist, but got taken out for some reason. Hopefully it was because Lynne had enough sense to keep stuff like that private, not because she was forced to. Either way, I have no plans to read it. This just makes her seem like another person trying to profit off her daughter’s name… again.
Here’s Britney shopping on August 28th. C Images thanks to Fame.
Written by JayBird
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Why now? Because narcissists can’t stand to have other people think they are at fault. Although I haven’t read the book, I think this was an attempt by Lynne to diffuse the blame toward everyone but herself. She knew the world was calling her a crappy mother and her ego just couldn’t take it. (Is diffuse a word? Or is it defuse…) See, it’s not about Britney – it’s all about Lynne.
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I KNEW IT!!!
I totally called this when the first story came up on here!
HA!
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Oh my gosh, my heart sinks into my stomach at just the thought that any mother would attempt to profit off of their children, at all, let alone to the extent that Lynne (edited for spelling) has taken adantage of her children. The joke is on her though because the more that she reveals herself, the more idiotic she sounds.
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‘Stage mothers’ – talk about eating one’s young.
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yes she did. Britney financed her entire white trash family. end of story
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She looks old. Its so sad. Shes not even 30 …. Meth will do that to someone.
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In the eternal words of Michael K:
**clears throat**
**drum roll, please**
Ho sit down!!
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Does Lynn REALLY think that the public will buy that swill she is shilling? Puh-fucking-lease. If she had such serious concerns, she could very well have intervened with Brit’s management team.
I don’t doubt for a second that she loves her kids, but she sure seemed to love profiting off ‘em too
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Crap, awaiting moderation. Does the f-bomb automaticaly cast one into comment blackholes now?
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right on CALIFORNIA ANGEL and BAHOLICIOUS………..She is silly and ridiculous…I had a feeling when she kept saying that Jamie Lynn was ” more than ready to get married”, and that Casey was a ” faithful and loving young man “, this was going to backfire in their faces…..NOW, she is upset that Casey wants custody of Maddie and is sueing for millions…backed up by his gold-digging parents…..I wonder if Britney and Lynn and daddy-o, can cough up enough dough to get Casey out of their lives?…According to Lynn, Jamie bought him everything from a new truck, an expensive watch, hunting equipment, clothes galore and other electronics and gadgits…He was draining her bank account ( star magazine )……Maybe now Lynn can keep her nose OUT of the girl’s business, because Britney was known to have told Jamie NOT to marry Casey…She was too young, and that he was after her money, and that she ( britney ) knew better than anyone, the signs of a gold-digger and a user. BUT, mommy dearest Lynn wanted her ” baby married “, to do the right thing for Maddie and the families. I bet she regrets pushing her daughter into ANY relationship with him now… She only pushes her ” babies” into a situation where she can profit and SHE can drain their accounts. $$$$$$ Sorry about the rambling, but this person is NO mother of the year. Had to vent guys !!
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Lynn Spears is a pimp. Period. I don’t know why she even tries to pretend otherwise. And she must be a narcissist as well to publish “Through the Storm”. She would be FAR better served to keep her mouth SHUT and to stay OUT of her daughters’ lives.
Thank goodness for Jamie Spears. Otherwise who knows where Britney would be right now? She looked better at the VMAs than she has in years, and the leaked videos of her dancing show she’s back to being in pretty good shape (especially considering she’s had 2 kids since her heyday).
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So true to the poster who said narcissists can’t be at fault for anything. And it looked real bad for Lynn when Britney was having a meltdown. Mom just couldn’t be bothered with her little money maker then. The way Lynn buttered up to K Fed during the meltdown spoke volumes to me. Can you imagine the sense of betrayal Britney felt. She couldn’t see her kids but mommy spears made sure she saw them and was pictured with them. The ever loving grandma. Dad Spears was shut out by Lynn years ago. Narcissists own there children. Lynn only handed Britney over to him when she was to damaged to be of any narcissistic supply for Mrs Spears. The only way a child of a narcissist wins is with therapy. Drugs will not solve this black hole inside of Britney. Understanding the damage Lynn caused will. Britney is an inverted narcissist.
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devil’s advocate here: hadn’t she already gotten advances for a parenting book when jamie-lynn got pregnant? if she couldn’t or wouldn’t give up the money, she had to write something…
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…but she certainly is cashing in on her daughters now… this woman has no soul.
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Brit may look a little older but it not from doing Meth. They have never proved or found Meth in Brtis blood tests.
Her mother has lived off of Brite and Jamie Lynn for years and quit her jon to make them make it big so she couod sit back and reap the benefits. Now she writes a book calling her kids trash in so many words. I think the book is a pack of lies.
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Okay maybe we’ll buy that Mama Spears wasn’t a horrible mother, but why didn’t she, at the very least make sure both girls were managed properly? Only Ma and Pa Spears are responsible for how they raised their children. When they made the decision to put their kids in show business they took risks: the girls would have a short childhood, grow up too soon, use drugs, have sex, etc. Mom and Dad Spears need to be held accountable and shoulder some of the responsibility for how their girls turned out. Anyone can write a book and tell their side of things, but really Lynn is exploiting her own children by telling all their business, and making money in return. There’s nothing noble about her writing this book. A real mom, a good mom, a mother bear mom, wouldn’t do that to her children. Our loyalty is fierce and our love is unconditional.
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have read the book and there are none of the drugs or sex scandals as previously touted aruond by various press outlets. the book is an honest one – the first third of the book is about her as a child, her husband jamie’s alcohol problems, her family and starting a family. it then goes on to britney and her career, bryan and his and jamie lynn with hers. it doesnt particularly tell you anything new about britney, there is no scandal. it tells you how lynne dealt with everything that was thrown at her and her children. i for one think lynne has done a good job and most of the mistakes made were that she should have paid better attention to britneys career and who was managing her rather than letting her get on with it herself. i dont think she was a pushy mother at all – read the book and make up your own minds,
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This is never easy.
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