The Mousekateer

In my personal opinion, Britney’s problems started well before she was born. Her parents Jamie and Lynn spears married early, with very little money. and gave birth to their first child in Kentwood, KY. With her father's overly ambitious, failed dreams and his raging alcoholism, the spears family declared bankruptcy shortly after Britney was born. The perfect solution to their declared bankruptcy, Lynne spears dragged 8 year old Brittany to the Mickey Mouse Club (MMC) tryouts, and tried to lie about her age to get her to make it. Brittany was their scapegoat. When she was turned away, Britney’s mother didn’t give up. She spent 2 years touring the country with a play called "Ruthless," and lived part time in New York with Lynne. After her tour she tried out for the Mickey Mouse Club again, and made it. Alongside Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera, Britney was constantly told what to do. She was a doll to her parents, a showcase for them to live out their dreams they themselves never fulfilled themselves. Even before she came into public eye, Brittany was constantly exposed to the burdens of stardom. Not only did Brittany not have a permanent home while developing as a child, she was constantly criticized and controlled; just to think, this was before the paparazzi and the pressure of the media. Taking a look in the present, we hear about Brit's dad gaining legal responcibility for Britney and her mom trying to do "damage control." Not only did we hear nothing of Lynne or Jamie spears after they got what they wanted from their daughter, i find it incredibly ironic they want to control Britney again. With Britney's newly shaved head and tember tantrums, i guess Britney never grew up.

Justin Timberlake (right) and Britney met on the Mickey Mouse show