Is it fair to take pictures of Britney's kids?

re: Is it fair to take pictures of Britney's kids?

Jessi — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:54:59 GMT

Mom2Two... I thought the same thing! Why isn't that picture on all the news mags or media feeds?? I thought it quite loving and an embrace I often have with my son.

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Mom2Two — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:29:31 GMT

Poor Britney. One of those photos is of her kissing her child. But the other ones are the ones that get the attention.

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snr — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:55:40 GMT

While smoking in front of your kids definitely isn't a good idea, I kind of feel bad for her about the lighter thing. I used to smoke and somehow my niece found my lighter every time she was over my house. They have like, radar for them.

So her kid grabbed it and she was watching closely enough to get it away from him immediately. With kids that small you basically spend all your time taking things away from them, that's why you have to watch them so closely. I don't think the fact that he grabbed the lighter, or that she forgot to put it out of reach makes her a bad mom. If it wasn't a lighter it would be something else. Presumably next time she'll put it up higher. And then he'll grab her cell phone and start calling people.

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chyna823 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:06:11 GMT

No wonder this poor girl is barely holding on to her sanity. Can you imagine what it's like to be photographed on your own freaking patio and having the photos published internationally? I don't know why that's not illegal.

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Janice — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:24:51 GMT

Oh yeah, thank goodness she looks "pretty good" in her bikini. That's so important to her mothering. Boy, I must be a failure because I've never looked even "pretty good" in a bikini.

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Bloo — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:47:20 GMT

Whether she's over 18 and a celebrity or not, NOBODY should be taking pictures of someone while they are in their private home without them knowing. That is one of the most disgusting things I can think of. If it were anyone else, wouldn't it be classified as stalking?

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leahsmom — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:13:31 GMT

I'm kind of with Jessi here - I don't endorse smoking, I certainly don't endorse smoking around kids, and I think most moms should be strongly encouraged to get whatever help they need not to smoke while pregnant. However, nicotene addiction is incredibly strong - there was that whole experiment in, if I recall correctly, Mexico, where people had bits of their brains removed to control the addiction - to no avail. While no one would recommend it, the truth is, plenty of kids grow up with smoking parents. I myself grew up with two, not to mention smoking aunts, cousins, grandmothers. And I made it OK. If she's not teaching the kid to smoke, this seems like a pretty average American thing to be doing, rather than some celebrity crash and burn. (rant - And hey, aren't all the obesiphobes going to congratulate her for losing weight? Smoking helps with that, surely all those people really should be proud of her for modeling healthy behavior for her kid - after all, we all know that all that counts for health is dropping those pounds! /rant)

re: Is it fair to take pictures of Britney's kids?

Jessi — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:12:25 GMT

It's not for us to judge if she smoked during pregnancy or not... it's also not for us to judge if her kid picks up a lighter. She is allowed to live her life within the limits of the law. IMO the paparazzi should back off and quit baiting her for failure. I am not a big Brittany fan, she has made lots of mistakes but being criticized for something that happened in her own home is just wrong. I certainly wouldn't want a camera following me around nitpicking every mistake I make as a first time mom. And smoking in front of your kids, while I don't agree with it, is something done by half the nation.

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All Adither — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:21:02 GMT

Yeah, that's...uh...disturbing.

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Cassie — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:09:36 GMT

She did smoke while pregnant. That is why ou always saw her in public chewing gum, it kept her from losing her mind until she got a cig. You relly think this person cared enough about her unborn child to stop smoking?