I finally finished The Woman in Me by Britney Spears last night. I loved this book and the way it was written I felt as if I was in the room and Britney was just telling her story, I have never felt so bad but also inspired by someone so much. I will admit I was one of those people that at times believed the media and often thought “what in the world is up with this girl” but over time and really looking at what the media was putting out my heart went out to this girl, now grown woman. I just didn’t understand how so many people could just be so cruel. She is a human being for God’s sake and people treated her like she was put on this earth to be their entertainment, atm machine, or robot and don’t even get me started on her family.
I am a mother of two beautiful, strong, and independent young ladies and if anyone, I mean any one so much as tried to come at them in a harmful way I would go full Mama bear on them and protect them the best way I can. I did not see anything of the sort of her family protecting her, hell, her mother has even posted on Instagram calling her out saying she didn’t throw her possessions away, Did she had them hidden and Britney thought she did? I don’t get it why try to call her out, you are her mother you should’ve been protecting her, loving her, nurturing her, you carried her for 9 months, a mother’s bond should’ve overtaken above everything.
I just can’t wrap my head around what her family has done to her, it is just unforgiveable. There should be a special place in hell for her father or lack there of because that is not a father, he is worse than a deadbeat dad, what a shame. I know that anyone that knows me knows I am usually a big believer in there are three sides to a story – his side, her side, and the truth, however we all saw with our own eyes that she was not protected at all. She was used as a show monkey and her light was taken away from her.
This brings me to another of these cruel people… Justin Timberlake, he may have been young and stupid and not aware of his dumb moves, but he is a grown man now, it’s not too late to speak up and apologize if he hasn’t done so already. Then you have Kevin whatever his last name is, oh man he really took the term of baby daddy with the best or shall I say the worst of them again we will never know everything probably and maybe I shouldn’t jump fully to just Britney’s side, but nope as a mom that raised her daughter’s primarily by herself and endured struggles, Kevin deserves a seat along with her dad in that bus to hell. Sorry not sorry.
I became a Britney fan because my oldest simply adored her and still does, I remember for her 10th birthday I wanted to get tickets to take her to a Britney concert and unfortunately, I couldn’t afford it and my daughter just like Britney having this heart of gold was like its okay mom, that is a lot of money (well for us it was)
Anyway, I recommend this book to anyone, look at her side for a change. Britney made me see that celebrities are more than just our entertainment and that was long before this book came out and now after reading it, it fully cemented that in me.
She was definitely taken advantage of and abused on a level no one should ever have been, I pray for her healing and her peace. There is a part in her book where she mentions something about anyone else in her shoes would’ve probably just ended it, committed suicide but she didn’t, and she believes it was God that saved her. Whether it was God that gave her the strength to push through and the heart to fight or not she is stronger than anyone has given her an ounce of credit for because I’ll be honest, I don’t know if I could’ve done it. I cried for her, and my heart broke for all she had to endure, as a mother even though I am only maybe 8 years older than Britney, I would’ve just hugged her and told her it’s okay there are people out here that do love and believe in you. Sending nothing but positive vibes and healing prayers to her.
I don’t really feel comfortable giving a rating on someone’s life experience, but I will give this book a 5-star rating and a huge thank you to Britney Spears for sharing her story. I did feel she kept a lot out or maybe glossed over some things, but you know what that is okay, she told what she was comfortable with and what she was able to discuss. That is strength.
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The only memoir I'd ever read
Ive always been a Britney fan since I was a child. The very first CD I ever owed was her baby one more time album. I'm was so elated to finally be able to read her story. I devoured this book in just under 4 hours without putting it down once. There has always been a light around Britney, she's mesmerizing. Every celebrity always speaks about her kindness. After all that she has been through she's still held onto her kind demeanor. I cried a few times and felt very empathic of her pain, over not being able to see her children when her divorce was happening. The mental breakdown was heartbreaking. I hope she is able to mend the bridge with her sons. If anything to take away from the book is that even at her darkest hour her children were always her number one.There is obviously a lot trauma and abuse she went through at all ages of life, but the stages of conservatorship was hard to read through. Yes, she may have been spiraling during 2007-2008, but her family took advatage of the situation. Instead of getting her on the right path and really helping her get her life right and kids back, they basically made her a prisoner and only viewed her as their cash cow. Trusting the wrong people was always her biggest downfall. She has such a big heart and the betrayal from all sides she endured was crazy. If I were her I wouldn't talk to my family ever again either, especially her father and mother. From her childhood stories alone, they are the ones that needed therapy. Jamie Lynn just sounds so spoiled and self entitled. She acted oblivious to what was really going on with her sister, and just kept riding the gravy train. Even though she complained about what Britney had given her family so she could have a better childhood than the one Britney grew up in. Her mother Lynn has zero parenting skills. She is just one of those parents who push their kids to become trophy children, so she could live through their accomplishments, reap the benefits, and accolades that comes with it, due to her own life failures. It's extremely sad. Her dad is just the absolute worst human being ever, and the things he did to her over the last 13 years is simply cruel and unimaginable.There is a lot more to her story than just the bad. I found some chapters very light and funny. She talks about her early childhood, other family members, finding fame, relationships, tours, performances, and also expresses things she wishes she had done differently in her first few years of fame. I'm still reeling from her Chicago role turn down. One of my favorite movies, and Britney would have crushed it. Overall a very good read.
