Oops! She Did It Again.
The media is in a frenzy. She almost dropped her baby. (gasp)
Britney Spears stumbled outside a Manhattan hotel, nearly dropping her 8-month-old son and further fueling the ever-growing media scrutiny of her parenting skills.
In photos splashed across the front page and inside the New York Post on Friday, the 24-year-old pop star is shown exiting The Ritz-Carlton hotel with Sean Preston in one hand and a glass in the other.
As her bodyguards walked Spears to her car, she stumbled — her long pants apparently getting tangled in her open-toed shoes — and bent low as Sean Preston’s head flung backward, knocking off his orange hat.
Spears, though, was able to keep her balance and hold on to her son, with help from a bodyguard, who reacted quickly.
While I can understand the media interest in Britney, I cannot understand why they constantly portray her as a bad mother. Sure, she has made mistakes, but I doubt anyone can say she has been a bad mother.
Granted, I think she should take more time to properly restrain her child in the car, no matter how rushed she is. Taking that extra moment can be the difference between life and death, especially if some in the paparazzi decide to pull a Princess Diana on her.
But I must add, shehe did not drop the baby. She almost dropped him. Repeat it with me. She did not drop the baby.
Many mothers, inlcuding celebrities, must learn the hard way. How can anyone be expected to know all there is about parenting until they do it. Nothing anyone says, and no amount of reading can prepare you for it. And sometimes, shit happens.
When I was a baby, I had colic. My mother thought of dropping me (from the second floor) into a garbage bin. She didn’t. She did her best, and although I am sure she made mistakes along the way, she is an awesome mother.
So Britney had her son in one hand and a drink in the other. Who cares. Do you know how many mothers I have seen, like at the mall, who are barely holding their children, as they lean out away from their mothers and almost get their heads taken off my over-zealous shoppers rushing past?
Maybe it’s time to stop scrutinizing Britney’s every move. Maybe the paparazzi can find some other pregnant celebrity to stalk for a while.
Article Source: Access Hollywood
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It’s one thing to stumble carrying a baby. Heck she’s as human as the rest of us. But not properly putting your child in their car set to restrain them I’m sorry when it comes to that yes she’s a bad Mom.
Yeah they should cut Britney some slack. People make mistakes. I know I did when I first became a mom.