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).
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
No telling. Maybe she thinks she looks good. I don't suppose I look any more elegant in Wal-mart sweatpants and t-shirts from my son's track competitions ... but at least I'm covered :-).
I nearly fell down the stairs once carrying my daughter when she was 11 months old. I tried to land with her on top and I did, no serious injuries to either of us. Thanks goodness.
I wish I'd thought of that for my little brothers...they probably would have enjoyed being airbourne, if only for a moment...that's what I would have told my Mom anyway.
Britney's antics should be ignored.
I will bet the pants she was wearing did not have a warning label saying "You may trip if the legs of this garment are too long, you may trip".
I agree with you. Who of us knows what would happen if we were constantly being chased by men with cameras, catching every little everyday blunder you make. It's despicable.
I agree.
If you ever see a kid going around in a foam helmet, I'd advise you not to comment. Mothers are usually good about not decking strangers, but why take the chance?
Is that real or photoshop?
OMG!!
You nailed it redneck. You can give people millions but they will still be redneck. That reminds me of some of my Arkansas relatives. ha ha
Exactly. I would never carry such a young baby without using both hands. One hand around their body and one to support their head. Those floppy little heads need support until they're well over one year.
Reading the list of "events," I'd have to say no, I never had anything of the sort happen while caring for a child.
1. 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.
2. dangerously drove with Sean Preston in her lap
3. strapped him into his car seat facing the wrong way, as The Post reported.
4. He also fell from a broken high chair.
God!
Parents know the truth.
Even the best of us would face charges, if there had been a camera there to film our mistakes.
Is this picture real? I find it almost impossible to believe.
sorry, but I think this is rediculous. Gee, my own motherinlaw fell walking and holding my than 1 month old on some stairs. Fortunately they were both allright as we were all there to catch them both and niether got hurt. Heck, I fell down stairs 5 months pg with my first.
People trip and fal holding their kids all the time. Thing is Britney is going to be caught by the camera all the time if she does it in public.
I'm sure she and the baby are fine.
She may be young and dumb, and make lots of no-so-smart choices, but spending time with her child is a big plus.
I have no idea i just googled her and it came up
this is not a real picture!
She likes to run her head into things, we were thinking of doing that.
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