Y'all watch Britney last night? Everything aside, there is seriously something wrong with that poor girl. Does she have no "people" left? No one left to fix that errant eyelash over her right eye? No one left to remove her dollar store extensions and start again? No one left to tell her not to chew gum during an interview? No one left to tell her not to pick at her feet while on national television?
For someone of her stature not to have "people" means that something is terribly wrong. If anyone needs people, she needs people. Where's Rachel Zoe when you need her? She'd never let Nicole step out like that. Or maybe Britney really is human.
Have we been too harsh on BritBrit? I dunno. Did she sound remorseful to you? She sounded tired. She sounded frustrated, sure. But did she ever once say, "What I did? It was wrong?"
Matt Lauer: "Why were you crying in that restaurant after you almost dropped your baby?"
Britney: "Because I was hungry, oh, and people were taking my picture..."
Or something like that.
That picture was sad. It broke my heart. Does she owe anyone an explanation? Probably not. But if she did that interview to get people to sympathize with her cause, she needs to work a little harder than "Cuz I was hungry," doesn't she?
Matt Lauer (love!) asked why she drove with a kid on her lap down PCH, and her explanation was because "Starbucks was only five minutes away from home." And, "We're country." (shrug) And shame on that bad, bad doctor for "treating her weird' and calling CPS on her country ass. How terrible that doctor was for doing his or her job. Looking out for the best interest of the child? How awful.
Oh, I know, it's tres au courant "to forgive Britney her sins," but I'm sorry, I ain't feelin' it. I'm sick and tired of reading all the sympathy lists of "bad things that happened to my kid that I'm glad the paparazzi didn't see." That is so not the point.
I'm all for supporting moms in need, but it's really hard to be supportive when she says inane shit like, "Accidents happen." I love that. Let's not take an active role in parenting because accidents are bound to happen. I mean really, why step up to the parenting plate at all?
"What could I do about it? Accidents happen." Please. There's a time for support, and a time for knocking some sense into someone's ass.
We all agree: no one is a perfect parent and being stalked by paparazzi 24/7 has to be horrifying. Yes, yes, yes. But, I've said it before and I'll say it again, why aren't her loved ones helping her? Wouldn't you reach out to a friend that was obviously hurting that badly? Haven't we all had to talk some sense into a friend or loved one that wasn't thinking clearly? I'm not trying to get all Mommy Wars on her ass. I just really wanna know: where is that person for Britney?
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Now that that's done, let's get down to the link love:
- Try to look away from Loobylu's new site, Kiddley. It's just so cute ...and informative. (Thanks, Melissa, for bringing it to my attention.)
- Mir from WCS has a new thing and it's totally cool.
- This is insane.
- Blogs I'm digging: Another Mommy Moment and Cartwheels at Midnight
Have a frappuccino-tastic weekend, y'all!
