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Stars share their parenting pains

Filed Under (Hot Books) by admin on 18-09-2008

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By Kelley L. Carter and Crystal Davis, USA TODAY

30 Rock actor Alec Baldwin and Lynne Spears, mother of Britney and Jamie Lynn, have had their share of public family troubles. Now, both have books chronicling those rough times. USA TODAY dissects the essentials from each:

Overview: Spears, 53, takes readers from her small-town roots through meeting her ex-husband, Jamie; problems in their marriage; Britney’s rise (and marriage and meltdown); and Jamie Lynn’s pregnancy.

Reason for writing: “I took a good look at myself and realized that if God were to take me, I wanted my children to know what my thoughts were about the most important elements of this life. … This book is a bit of a peek through the keyholes of our various doorways, a reality check for those who think the rich and famous have it made.”

Hints of trouble: “By the time Britney and Kevin (Federline) split up in November 2006, she was in trouble. When she came home for Christmas with the babies, I could tell she was sad and restless. Plus she was losing her aunt Sandra (dying from cancer); we all were, and that added to her pain. What I didn’t know then was how much she was truly suffering.”

Parental challenges: “It was hard for me to believe this much-loved daughter (Britney), my very heart, was enduring such pain in her life, and I couldn’t be there beside her to help her heal.”

Biggest revelation: Jamie Lynn “handed me a folded note and asked me to read it in my room. When I unfolded the note, I read the words that would change all of our lives forever: ‘Mama, I’m pregnant. I’m going to keep the baby and everything is going to be okay.’ … ‘What about all of our talks?’ I cried to Jamie Lynn. ‘You told me you were a virgin!’ … I must be the most naive mother in the world, I thought.”

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