Lynne Spears: I blame myself for Britney's meltdown

By Suzannah Ramsdale  on Tuesday 9 December 2008

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Britney Spears' mother, Lynne Spears, believes she is to blame for her daughter's very public meltdown.

The mother of the comeback queen is so adamant that she was responsible for Britney's breakdown that she even considered calling her autobiography It's All My Fault instead of Through The Storm.

'I can laugh about it now, but did I feel that way at the time? Yes, I did and, if I'm being totally honest, I still do,' she says.  

The 53-year-old reveals she strongly regrets the way she handled Britney's obvious cry for attention, which culminated in the star shaving off her hair, twice being taken to hospital on a stretcher and losing custody of her two sons, Sean Preston, three, and Jayden James, two.

'When her life was such a success, what did she need me for? And when things took a turn for the worse, I was out, because other people - dancers, managers - were closer to her, and with her day and night.'

'Being a mother, you can't help but have regrets about what you did and didn't do for your kids, and I'm no different,' Lynne told the Daily Mail.

But after all the ups and downs of the last few years, Lynne believes her superstar daughter is now just one step away from finding happiness.

'I think Britney's happy in most ways - very happy with her kids and ecstatic about work, but there's something missing in her life,' she admits.

'That gut belief she had in herself when she was so young - that's what's missing, and she's got to get that back. She could set the world on fire in those days, and she knew exactly what she wanted. But the hardships she's been through have made her a little hesitant.'

'She needs one big boost, one plug of energy and she'll be there.'

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Tuesday 9 December 2008

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