Perhaps the most surprising aspect of yesterday’s divorce settlement between Britney Spears and Kevin Federline was the custody settlement—as of now they’re sharing.
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Confused? Unsettled? So are we.
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It’s interesting that after all of Britney’s mishaps (like say, mental breakdowns and incorrect uses of child safety seats) she still managed joint guardianship. It would certainly be easier to understand if her outbursts were infrequent and far-between; or if she had spent the last several months in the self-help section.
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But is Kevin any better? Is the bad-boy turned doting-father-image just a ploy? Let’s take a quick trip down memory lane, after the birth of their first child Sean Preston. This was around the time when everyone got a first-hand look at the real K-Fed. While he was out every night kickin’ it with the boys (smoking weed, drinking, and hitting on other women) Mrs. Federline was kickin’ it with the Diaper Genie.

Of course this isn’t to say that Britney was a perfect angel (we’re not going to let the car seat incidents go!) but at least she appeared devoted.� A little dense yes, but devoted none the less. Their relationship became even more depressing when Spears checked herself into rehab - my how the tables turned. Suddenly Kevin was stepping up to the plate as a father, claiming he’d been supportive and nurturing all along. This would be enough to drive any mother crazy, and perhaps it did just that.
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But has Britney truly fallen off the deep end, or are her umbrella-wielding ways a ploy of her own? We can’t imagine what she could possibly gain by destroying photo shoots and stripping in the ocean, but the whole thing is rather suspicious: is she really that disturbed or is she simply trying to get attention? After all, Justin Timberlake hinted at this in the lyrics to The Game is Over, “You may be beautiful but there’s more than the eye can see, you’re so predictable the way you calculate each move…”

Perhaps right before rehab she sensed that her career was burning out, and in a clever attempt to stay in the limelight she shaved her head, which started it all. It’s also possible that Britney’s breakdown has been a long-time coming and she genuinely needs help.

Maybe Kevin sincerely regrets his mistakes and really has changed; maybe Britney’s recovery is just around the corner. For the sake of little Sean Preston and Jayden James we hope this notion holds truth.

~Carolyn French~