Is Britney Spears a danger to her children?

No

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by Amanda Hanes

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I find this question hilarious for many reasons. Let's first hear the definition of dangerous:

"being able or likely to do harm." (The Free Dictionary by Farflex)

That doesn't really narrow it down does it. Can you confidently say, without a doubt, that you could not harm someone? Of course not, because everyone in this world is capable of harm. The real question is whether Britney would intentionally harm her children, and I don't think she would.

Britney was the princess of pop ten years ago and her fall from fame wasn't just a stumble, it was a falling-out-of-the-a irplane-without-a-pa rachute kind of fall. Being as popular in the media as she was at the time, not only did she fall, she did it in front of the whole world. There are a lot of opinions out there as to what started her low year, but I think Britney is the only one who knows for sure. Britney was forced into stardom as a child. She never got a regular childhood. It's probable that she depended so much on the management staff and her assistants and her parents that she didn't know how to take care of herself. It wasn't until she married Kevin Federline, her back up dancer, that people began to question Britney's behaviour. Appearances in public were less than the glamorous perfection we were used to seeing her in and she dressed sloppily too. Was this Kevin's fault? I don't know, but that is an entirely different subject.

Let's look at what we have seen from Britney while she has been with her kids. Does she love them? Yes, she loves them thats why she wants them with her all time time. A lot of people think she is forcing them into the limelight taking them on tour and putting them in front of the camera's, but what mother wouldn't love a job where she could take her kids to every day? I would love that. I would love to have a job that was exciting and fun. Britney takes her kids with her because she wants them to share in her experiences. She wants to spend time with them. Yes, we have seen Britney driving with her son on her lap. Was this dangerous? Yes. Was she intentionally putting him in harms way? I don't think so. From what I heard about the situation, there were paparazzi following her and she was trying to get away from them. I think those photographers should be ashamed of themselves. I think Britney made a bad decision at that moment, but I think her first thought was protecting her child. I remember seeing a picture of Britney almost dropping one of her children. Again, there were cameras everywhere and the bodyguards were trying to get everyone out of the way. Was the baby in danger? No. Babies have a tendency to throw themselves backwards without any notice, its possible that that happened. Besides, the baby did not fall, Britney was fully capable of taking control of the child. Everyone is familiar with the day she locked herself into a bathroom with Jayden, her youngest son. When Britney finally released the boy, she was taken to a psychiatric facility where she stayed for a period of time. Her ex manager was accused of keeping Britney drugged up, explaining her bazaar behavior. Honestly, if the worst she is going to do is lock herself in a room with her kids so she can keep them with her, then I am not at all worried about them. There are children who have been treated a lot worse.

I recently read about a little boy who was tormented by his step-father. The child was 18 months old. He was starved for days, he was regularly beaten. One day the man broke the child's back and then smacked him around when he couldn't walk. Do you know what the sad thing is? That child smiled at everyone around him until the day he died. He was smothered while he slept.

I also heard about a mother who saw a pack of bears in her yard. She covered her 2 year old with honey to see what the bears would do. The baby died when the bears attacked her. What kind of a parent does that? How about the mother who ran over her own child because she wasn't paying attention? Or, how about the mother who left her three year old home alone so she could meet a man at the local bar? That three year old died when the house caught fire.

I'm sorry, but Britney is not any more a danger to her children than any other mother can be.

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