This photo is from Hawaii in July
Last week, a story in The National Enquirer claimed that Britney Spears had not seen her two boys: Sean, now 7, and Jayden, now 6, in about two months. A source claimed that Britney had last seen the boys in mid July, back when she went on a vacation to Hawaii with them prior to filming The X-Factor. In the interim, Britney allegedly hadn’t seen Sean or Jayden and had been turning down scheduled visits. Britney’s people denied the story to Gossip Cop, calling it “completely not true.” No one provided a date that Britney had seen the boys since July, other than the story that she told Ryan Seacrest on air that they were excited for school. (Which could have meant she was simply in touch with them, it’s hard to tell.)
It was a controversial story with a lot of polarized opinions, I’ll say that. I felt that if it was true, that we should give Britney a break. She’s had a rough time and it must have been extremely hard for her go back to work in a high pressure job like X-Factor. (She brought out her inner bitch though, I’ll give her that.) The boys are well cared for with their dad and grandparents, so it’s not like they’re being neglected.
Here’s some good news: Britney threw a party for Jayden’s sixth birthday, which was officially September 12th, and for Sean, who turned seven on September 14th. I forgot how closely to the day she had those boys a year apart. They went to an indoor playplace and it sounds like everyone had an awesome time. There aren’t photos that I can find, and neither Britney nor Jason tweeted anything, but E! has the details:
It was a special weekend for Sean Preston and Jayden James.
Britney Spears threw a huge party on Saturday to celebrate the birthdays of her adorable boys at an arcade and trampoline park called Sky High in Calabasas, Calif., a source confirms to E! News.
Sean turned 7 Friday while Jayden reached the big 6 last Wednesday.Aside from Brit, her fiancé Jason Trawick and her father, Jamie Spears, around 20 kids—including Sophia Grace and Rosie from Ellen—enjoyed games and cake, but not the war excitement of opening presents. (That was done in the privacy of their own home.)
Either way, our source tells us the party was a huge success!
“Britney was smiling ear-to-ear during the whole party and enjoyed watching her kids play with their friends. It was a really lovely occasion, everyone was in a good mood and in the spirit of the birthday. She looked overjoyed and at one point was singing happy birthday to them.”
They add, “Jason and Britney were beaming and couldn’t have been more proud of Jayden James and Sean Preston.”
That sounds awesome. I’m throwing a birthday party for my son this weekend at one of those kids’ play areas, and I’m hoping it will be less stressful since all the activities and food are taken care of. This story just reminds me of how much I still need to do to prepare though. I’m really excited to see him having a good time, there’s nothing like a kid’s birthday party. It may sound silly, but I love going to them! (As long as someone else is running things.) It’s pure joy watching kids have a blast, although it can be exhausting.
Well I’m glad for Britney and her boys. It sounds like things are going really well for her and hopefully that earlier story was exaggerated or not true.
In other Brit-Brit news, X-Factor has a video of all her “It’s Britney, Bitch” (Their title!) moments in the second episode that aired last week. I’ve still only seen the first one, so this was fun for me. Here it is:
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The boys are really cute. Britney still seem likable to me; sounds like she’s getting some support from some relatives. Happy birthday to your son, Kaiser! But please don’t show her anymore in the blue dress!
Kaiser is childfree 🙂
Has anyone else noticed how Britney seems to “favor” the younger boy in photos?
KellyinSeattle – “But please don’t show her anymore in the blue dress!”
+1, that thing is hideous.
I still don’t believe that she hadn’t seen her boys for that long of a period. I think the whole reason for her taking on X Factor was so that she could make money and still have plenty of time to spend with them without touring or making music. People complain when she tweets pics of her kids and then complain that she’s not seeing them if she doesn’t. It does sound like they had a great birthday party though. She may not be mother of the year but people need to give her a break.
Agreed. Seems like the tabloids are always crawling up Brit’s ass about her parenting, but then can’t support it with any facts.
I agree too! She worked hard to prove she was fit enough of a parent to have visitations with them after her breakdown, as if she would all of a sudden not see them for 2 whole months. She obviously loves them very much. Who belives the Enquirer anyway?
You mean parenting skills shouldn’t be rated by the number of twitpics a person posts!!??
I have absolutely no doubt that she loves her boys in the very best way that she can. I think the time when she looked like she was making poor parenting decisions was when she was having serious mental issues. I doubt that she hasn’t seen her boys simply because we don’t have paparazzi photos of their time together. She may have been gone on the road for a while, but mama has bills to pay and she’s bringing home the cheese-grits. I would have never, ever believed you if you has told me Federline would be the more responsible parent at the outset of their relationship. He has done a commendable job of working with the conservatorship & caring for the boys when Britney couldn’t. Good for all of them for working it out.
I don’t believe for a second that Britney didn’t see her boys for 2 months. Even when she went on tour, she planned her schedule around her boys so that she could spend time with them. Why wouldn’t she see them when she’s been in L.A.?
I agree – I find it far more believable that she works hard to avoid getting papped when she has visits with them. I don’t need to see her loving those boys to believe she does!
She is a mess. She needs to retire and focus on her sons. People should just let her go.
You need to let her go Harry.
Why? She is a young, talented working woman with millions of fans. You might not care, but a lot of people feel they’ve grown up with Britney and genuinely care about her as a person.
When I hear her song Toxic, I’m instantly taken back to Grade 8 when all the girls in my class talked about how excited they were to go to her concert. When I hear Baby One More Time or Crazy, it takes me back to being 8 years old sitting at home on Christmas Day opening presents and getting her CD in my stocking.
There’s not many artists out today who are still famous/making music and have that ability to bring people back to the good ol’ days in their lives. I think that’s one reason why people still genuinely care about Britney and always will. She was always like that cooler, awesome older cousin you loved – and even though she had some major growing pains – she will always be that to some people
Nobody ever comments on other working mothers. I find it sad and frustrating that Britney is still such an easy target for tabloids. Maybe she spends time with the boys away from the spotlight. Are they supposed to be on the judging panel with her? Plenty of people work away from home and are great parents. My husband ostensibly a lampy (lighting technician) and goes on tour for months on end. I stay home with the kids. He is an excellent dad and spends all his down time with them. The difference? He doesn’t have the world watching and waiting for the ‘crazy’ to come back.
You’re right. Why is this a different conversation than the one about Gwen Stefani last week? Britney is never considered a working mom, struggling to make it all work – she’s judged as crazy or neglectful.