Posted on 05/19/2006 8:37:01 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
Britney Spears' child-care techniques seem to be growing positively "Toxic" - she nearly dropped her 8-month-old son on his head yesterday as she tottered out of a posh Manhattan hotel with a glass in one hand and the tyke in another. The baby-bobbling bungle began at about 6 p.m., as the "Not That Innocent" pop tart left the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Central Park South, holding her kid, Sean Preston, and what witnesses said was a tumbler of water and ice (photo, far left).
While heading to a car, her long pants appeared to get tangled in her open-toed shoes (inset, far left) just as she stepped past a pothole, witnesses said.
Then - oops! - Britney started to tumble. Sean Preston's head whipped back in what a witness called a "violent manner," his chubby arm swung up and his little hat went flying off .
"Her bodyguard had some good reactions," an onlooker said of the quick catch . "[He] grabbed the baby before he hit the floor."
Despite the tumble, Britney managed not to spill a drop of her drink. Then she muttered to fotogs in her Louisiana accent, "This is why I need a gun."
The incident left her clearly shaken up - afterwards she was seen in tears at FAO Schwarz (right inset).
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So, let me get this straight.
A pop star, who spends countless millions of dollars on self promotion, to get herself into the public eye and stay there, is now being "hounded" by the exact people she has been trying to stay noticed by, and you think the paparrazzi are at fault.
Um, if you want to sell a lot of records (whoops, CDs), this is the price you pay. She knows it and she chose it.
Oooooh, you're a bad mother.
I don't agree with the baby in the car seat backwards! There were 5 of us and we sat whereever we could fit! We all survived every car trip made. We're getting a little too carried away with the safety issue I think. On the other hand I do think Brittany is a dingbat! The kid will probably be a surviver - he'll have to be living with an airhead!
Aside form the smoking, that is the most revolting photo of a pregnant woman I have ever seen. What a SLOB!
By todays standards, yep.
The reason she tripped was because her jeans were way to long and got hung up by her sandals.
That's about it. Spears chose to be in the public eye and can't exactly claim to be a victim. Still, lover her or hate her, it's unseemly to harass a pregnant woman in the hope that she will become unnerved and do something to harm her infant.
That was meant to be "love her or hate her." But "lover her" if you must.
No, you don't want a helmet. They outgrow them too quickly, and they tend to be too heavy...
No, what you need is a big roll of bubble wrap, velcro, and LOTS of duct tape!
Heck, that's all you need to care for small children! Interesting how none of my friends have never asked me to babysit, isn't it?
Mark
Now I have to go clean up my keyboard and screen, thanks a lot.
Ewwwwww! Please! Keep both hands on the keyboard at all times!
Mark
Hmmm...*half dim light bulb over my head turns on then flickers a while*
Ever see those giant plastic clear balls that you can crawl into and they roll you down a hill? Can you see where I'm going with this? They can make them just small enough to roll through doorways.
Okay. My mistake. Stone the witch.
I remember when my oldest was a toddler. He was tired and wanted me to carry him home. I tripped on a crack in the sidewalk and knew my son was going to hit the sidewalk. The other option was to catch him in such a way that the I would badly skin up my knees. I still have the scars on my knees.
If you're getting too much publicity, fire your publcist!
I tripped on a toy in my daughter's room when she was just a few months old. Performed this wild contortion to prevent from landing on her. She was unhurt; me, I threw my knee out.
At 8 months, kids get wiggly. My son is 6 months old now, and 18 lbs. I have long since passed the days of carrying him in one arm. But for a new Mom, stuff like this is a surprise!
Give Brittany a pass on this, folks!
But "lover her" if you must.
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I wouldn't have sex with her with someone else's, uh, member. Not because she's a skank, or has been with too many other people, but because she's too young to be able to, uh, do it with any style or finesse. If I want to work up a mindless sweat, thanks, I'll go to the gym.
> Ewwwwww! Please! Keep both hands on the keyboard at all times!
But I ALWAYS keep one hand on my mouse. No, wait, let me rephrase that...
Anyway, I was speaking of [ahem] coffee.
Set them nearby on the floor or a baby seat. Use the bathroom holding a baby? That's a new one for me - can't say I ever tried that one! :)
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