posted August 11, 2006 13:18
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Originally posted by timetraveler:
I don't know how many of you would care for my opinion on Britney Spear, but here it is. My personal opinion is that she is a virtually brainless wonder of a troll who seems to have no parenting skills at all, much less any common sense when it comes to handling a baby. And when it comes to her so called singing abilities,forget about it. I'd like to know just who told her she was talented. Mainly, I'd like to know just where she learned her parenting skills. I learned mine by way of first hand experience, by helping to care for siblings & other kids over the years. Trolls like her have no business with kids.
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Super! Finally, the world has a perfect parent and one that's not too humble to toot his/her own horn about it either.
What is the technique for your perfect parenting?
Too bad people weren't hiding in trees outside your home, waiting for that one slip up (taken out of context of course) to show the world just how bad of a parent you really are.
I don't know how old you are, but being that you have kids, you should be old enough to know that tabloids lie and stretch the facts (and even fabricate) to make $$. Don't forget to teach this to your kids and be sure to let them know not to believe everything they read (after you learn it of course).
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Originally posted by charlene:
WHile it is disturbing to see the couple of incidents Britney had flashed all over the world where her parenting skills were called into question it is nothing that many,many other parents/caregivers have not done. Or similar sorts of things. Or worse.
Parents smoking in cars with children, speeding, not strapping them in shopping carts or in car seats, not holding their hands in parking lots or while crossing streets, feeding them inappropriate foods/drinks, spanking, - so many things that the every day parent does that aren't splashed across the tabloids.
I do daycare (and have raised 2 kids of my own)and see lots of things with parents and their kids that are far worse than Britney's examples. And they are parents who are older, professionals and with other children. Even grandparents who seem clueless.
So unless we are embedded in the Britney home and see her daily care of her child I don't think it fair to slam her. Children fall off change tables, out of chairs, off beds etc. every day....
I know for myself that there were times when my parenting skills would be questioned if we went by what the tabloids can capture on film.
And I don't think there's a parent out there who can claim otherwise if they are honest.
I am not a fan of her music but she certainly can dance and her singing is not horrible....
I just don't like that young girls are so influenced by the sexualization of her (and others) music/clothes/dancing...but that brings parenting skills back into the mix. Parents who say (and there are lots) 'she won't wear anything but those sorts of clothes' or 'she won't listen to anything else' obviously don't realize they are the adults and they will buy what is appropriate. An 8 year old girl in a mini version of a Britney outfit singing the lyrics to sexually explicit or violent lyrics song shows appalling lack of judgement on the parents part in allowing the child to listen to it or wear it.
Just as driving with a child on your lap shows bad judgement or not buckling the child in their seat or any other safety issue. But these things happen every day.....99.9% of us don't get caught tho.
just a few thoughts....
Char
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Well Said Al and Charzo!
God knows all of us have tried to always do the the best things regarding our children but we all make mistakes. Britney is young kid still. I am sure she is doing her best as well. I am sure she will get there.
Bill