:-/

Being your daughter’s friend.

That’s how u get Miley Cyrus grindin’ on an older man.

That’s how u get Lindsay Lohan.

Whatever floats your boat I guess…

RULE #1 OF PARENTING …..BE THE PARENT 1ST THEN A FRIEND….

CHILD PLEASE!

agree with pradamama

FRIENDS?!?!?! PLEASE.

u r always to be the parent first, that’s your responsibility…

She’ll be singing a different tune as soon as that child turns 13…

sorry i’m a mother first before anything, leave the friendship stuff for the kids at school. but i do have a relationship with my daughter that she can come and tell me anything

I disagree with Brandy.
My child(ren) will have many friends but only 1 mother.

Your kids will have many friends in life but only one mother so don’t think you want them to like you so be a friend No! I bet Brandy’s mother is the real mother the one who gives disclipine.

lilbabiphat2004
6/15/10, 10:53:am
sorry i’m a mother first before anything, leave the friendship stuff for the kids at school.
***************************************
COSIGN!

She is confusing that child with that bullcorn. Friendships are fleeting, motherhood lasts a lifetime. Be a mother, that little girl can find her own friends.

So many young parents make this mistake. They blurr the lines between parent and friend and eventually cause their child to put themselves on the same level as their parents and all adults. Thats why so many kids are running around here out of control treating grown azz adults as their equals and not respecting them as authority figures. Only time will tell what the end result will be for Brandy & her kid, but she’s definitely playing with fire here.

I totally agree with her. My mother was my friend first but, when it came down to put me in my place, she definitely did that. I would say it worked b/c I knew not to disrespect her and I knew I could tell her anything. So, I think Brandy is doing what most parents should do. That’s why children hold back from telling their parents things. I know that by Brandy’s parenting, she will allow an open non judgemental door for her daughter to come through and that is needed, but she still will correct her and step in as a parent when necessary. It works. I’m a witness.

There is nothing wrong with being a friend to your child, b/c u need that trust in your relationship. But at the same time you are the parent and your child(ren) needs to understand there are bounds to not cross. B/c your child(ren) will come across many ppl who will call them a friend and they are far from it. Sometimes being a parent does consist of saying no. No-body is going to treat your child as u are and for me to entrust my greatest blessing to the world is not something that I can ever do. I have told my son that he is my rock and I’m his foundation and the same goes with him being my foundation and I’m his rock. I have his back like no other but I am also the enforcer and he needs to know when no means no.

I totally agree Brandy. If more parents were open with their children instead of being the “parent” our children would be better individuals. Instead of hiding and sneaking. Brandy’s little girl LOVES her and when I met them, all she wanted was Brandy. I’d say she’s doing GOOD.

@LaDiva, I’m sure Brandy corrects her daughter when need be. She’s not dumb. All she saying is that she chooses to be a friend first. She clearly states when she needs to be firm she is.

@Kyle, you need HELP.

@ The TRUTH

All I’m saying is that I disagree with Brandy. You are a mother first and friend second. And it’s not to say that Brandy doesn’t correct her daughter when she needs it, but at the end of the day I’m a mother before anything else.

Ya’ll act like Brandy saying she let’s the girl do and say whatever and she response like a friend would. Lmao, people always take things out of context. All she is saying is that she is a friend to her daughter. Not saying that she isn’t mommy. Her daughter is very well behaved and if she wasn’t the “parent” her daughter would be showing the hell out. Ya’ll need to stop.

Isn’t that sweet

press on the name.. lol

@anonymousgirl And that’s probably why you call yourself anonymous girl. poor u.

Brandy Knobbyhead as in Hardheaded Norwood is foolishness. yeah, she can be honest and forthcoming because she is child with no secrets to hide and/or tell. Brandy, this is another of your mistake(s) since forgego your roots in the southern state of Missippissi. Oh, man, are we in for trouble with this one….

^^^^^ Brandy is an idiot just like her mother. Enuf said!!!

Some of you sound mad, I guess your mother wasn’t your friends hence you all turning out the way you turned out. Don’t get mad at Brandy b/c she doesn’t want her daughter to end up like ya’ll. Get ya’ll weight up.

No Sharon, you are the idiot. You the 1 with 4 kids with 4 different baby daddies. But you know the deal on parenting? Go get a paternity test to find out if the men you claim to be your baby daddies are indeed the father. Collecting money from the state and child support to make a living. That’s what I call an IDIOT.

@DMO, who said anything about partying with your kids? did you read the interview? This is why she doesn’t want her children to turn out like you did. Do ya thing Brandy b/c there’s enough illiterate people in america.

Brandy can raise her daughter however she wants imo. She has to deal with the consequences. i don’t remember viewing my mother as a frnd, but she cool

Translation: Her daughter will grow up to be a worthless w.h.o.r.e. like her mama

Her statement doesn’t really tell how she parents. If you are guiding the chlld then you are not just being a friend you are parenting. If she’s saying she has a hands off approach and the child is making all the decisions then there will be hell to pay for that later and that is when the Sonya Jr. will come out, but it will be too late.

@ The TRUTH

My mom was a parent before anything.
She had her rules and I did not disobey them.
Yes she was there for me when I needed a friend to talk to but herein lies the difference. I respect and fear my mom.
I respect her as a person who has never abandoned me and I feared her cuz I knew if I disobeyed her then my azz was toast…
I’m 28 and I still respect and fear her. I know I can always talk to her about whatever but I am fully aware that there is a line that I can never cross either.

I agree with Brandy…If you can see the dynamic between her and her mother you can tell that they aren’t as close as her and RayJ…there is a disconnect. I had a very authoritative mother and grandmother growing up. I was very sheltered and had very little freedom and i felt like if I told my mom things, she would just judge me or tell me no. So when I turned 15, I rebelled… very badly. I think because I had so many restrictions, it was more on the extreme side. Lost my virginity at 15, experimented with drugs, I got arrested at 18, pregnant at 20…. I am 25 now… and I have a great job, i am finishing up college and I am doing a great job at being a mom. My daughter is 5, I am an authoritative figure when I have to be, but I am also a friend and talk TO her, not DOWN to her. Even though she is only 5 she is her own person and has a mind off her own. She is very polite and can be a handful at time as all 5 year olds can be. But I am planning on having an open relationship with my daughter so she won’t be sneaking around behind my back like I did to my mom. Sometimes its good to be a friend so that you can monitor more…and so that your child will be able to make her own decisions and use her own judgement to decide what is right and wrong. Good work Brandy!

Brandy’s daughter is a doll.. Good luck to Brandy. However she chooses to rear her daughter is her business. If it works for her then that’s what counts. Children need to have an open line of communication with parents as well as discipline.

@Caramel Cat

I think that’s what Brandy meant when she said “friend-first”–the relationship that you and your mom had/have.

Ppl must remember that ALL things are relative, Brandy’s perception of what being a “friend” means is not necessarily what other’s perception of “friend” is.

I think as long as Brandy continues to do what she said she does-discipline her when needed-she will be fine.

To the ppl talking about “that’s why these kids are our here today…”, noooo these kids are so lost today because they feel no one cares. Ppl have taken the authoritative approach for YEARS and I’m not saying it doesn’t work AT All but in these modern times…I wouldn’t raise my kids that way.

I was SHELTERED all my life and so were my bro and sis. We all rebelled and bc of the authoritative approach, my sis has no identity of her own bc all she’s ever had was my mother’s voice. Instead of living for herself, she lived to please mom and is paying for it now. My bro is STILL dependent on my mom. I’m just coming into my own and I’m the baby. Fortunately, I was able to break away to be more independent. And now life makes so much more sense to be.

Good luck with that whole “friend” thing Brandy.

Stop making a big deal out of nothing…I’m sure she will still be a parent more than freind…U guys take somethin so small and turn it into something big…GET A LIFE!!!

[...] Brandy Is A Friend To Her 7Year-Old Daughter And The Mom Part … [...]

Not surprising….Brandy has the same type of relationship with her own mother.

My friend on the other hand had more of a “friendship” relationship with her mom. She had tons of freedom, no curfew, able to make most of her own decisions with her mom’s help. She is SO successful in life because she has unmatched discipline that she instilled in herself from being able to make choices since she was a kid.

…Because of this she has self-reliance and trusts her judgment. She’s 26 years old, owns a home, 2 cars, makes over $150,000 annually, and about to launch a vodka. She was a good kid, excelled in school and never got into any trouble. She and her mom have the best relationship to date.

@LaDiva, why would you want your child to fear you? that is stupid. That is the PROBLEM with all of you parents, ya’ll want children just to have someone to tell what to do or “fear” you. That is crazy. IMO, she is doing the right thing. She cannot lose with the way she is doing.

@Chocolatelove

Often times it’s not about what their parent TELL them but what they see their parents DO.
————————————
Definately agree

@ The TRUTH

Let me tell u something, if parents were doing what they were supposed to be doing, instead of being friends to their kids, there would be plenty of kids who wouldn’t be in the situation that they are in.
And I’m not saying that all the kids who have had strict parents haven’t strayed…But here’s the thing, there are plenty of so called friends who don’t say no – As a parent I have to enforce to my child that just b/c your friends are doing things does not mean I will allow u to do it either. When friends are not friends enough to say no, I will definitely say hell no… I’m sorry but I’m not here to be your friend, I’m here to be your parent. Bcuz i am the one who will have to deal with my kid when all of them so called friends up and leave. My son is my responsibility, no-body else’s so why the hell would I give him so much freedom…I’m the one who has to deal with the repercussions of it, not any of his friends…I thank my mom for not allowing me to have all that freedom. Who knows how I would have turned out? And if nothing else, that is what I fear the most…So yea I am thankful that I respected and feared my mom. I feared her enough to not do something I had no business doing.

I get what Brandy is saying, especially with the way things are today she is trying to insure that her daughter knows that she can always come to mommy. I respect that, there are way too many negative influences in the world 2day and we as parents have 2 do whatever we can 2 protect our kids, so if it works for her then why not, besides Brandy has strong religious beliefs and with that being said I am pretty sure she will continue to be a good mother just as long as she allows her Mommyness 2 take over when it is needed! Go Head Bran! The last real chic in the industry!

I think a balance betwn mom & friend with a special emphasis on frendshp is best, considerin the business brandy is in as not 2 confuse the child!!!

p.s. i knew i could tell my parents anything even if it ended up getting me whooped or in trouble but i also was sure they could get me out of trouble when it involved the law or others … only a parent has that pull

When I was raising my daughter, I tried that friends 1st thing…..but as soon as I said okay time to wash dishes or go to bed, she did not take me serious, she thought that I was playing, I said never again…what some parents fail to realize is that children need discipline, the earlier the better!

@LaDiva I see you clearly missed the point. But, go figures.

Man i be scared riding in a car with my friend/mom/killer if i was her kid…let alone the front seat while she tweetpics….SMH

nickey
– the friendship will establish itself during the parenting!!
_________________________________

Game over.

The TRUTH
6/15/10, 12:07:pm
@anonymousgirl And that’s probably why you call yourself anonymous girl. poor u.
~~~~~~~~
Girl, bye. If that’s the best you can do, I pity YOU. Anyway, we are all anonymous right? Sheesh child, if you wanna insult someone, come better than THAT!

@Anonymous girl
Its because The truth is getting her comment help from her friend aka her 3 yr old!!

For people saying children should be able to make choices, I say, hogwash. You are a parent that is supposed to GUIDE your child. A child at the age of 5 doesn’t know what’s best for him or her. That’s the job of a parent is to direct and be an authoritarian in a loving way, yet in their behinds when need be. This whole, “My kids did what they wanted to do” is crazy. I think parents want to be popular with their children. You can be a parent and still have a very open relationship with your child. How can you be a friend to a child that doesn’t know sh*t from shinola.

Also, if you aren’t an authoritarian, who is going to be? The police when your child goes to prison. We always are going to have authority in life. That’s how life is, and a parent should be the first order of authority. Quit trying to be popular with your children. Sometimes being a parent is hard, and parents don’t want to do what they need to do for the best interest of the child. No child should be making their own decisions.

poodle
6/15/10, 16:01:pm
@Anonymous girl
Its because The truth is getting her comment help from her friend aka her 3 yr old!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bwahahahahaaaa! I needed that, poodle. She probably is.

Let me rephase something: I think children should be making decisions about what cereal to eat or what clothes they want to wear (as long as they aren’t too grown), but what kind of decisions can a child make. They don’t have the knowledge or maturity to make life decisions.

p.s. Parenting does not automatically equal discipline and punishment

@ha, if I were you I’d kill myself. You’re worthless.

imjusbeinme: My husband did that with our son who is grown now. He recently told his dad that he should have been a father first, and a friend second.

@anonymousgal I think you’re slow. You shouldn’t even respond, Gal. No go fetch me some tea.

@chileplease…if you are bein a friend/parent it shouldnt matter what order they come in…i say that because its all about how you raise your child…maybe ya husband didnt do something right…my dad was my friend/parent and our relationship is great. never have we had a problem and trust i would never tell my dad what ya son told him. like i said no matter the order it all comes down to how ya raise ya kids

I am and always have been extremely close to my mom. ALWAYS. However, she was not my friend. When she introduced me, she didn’t say, “I’d like you to meet my friend…” She said, “I’d like you to meet my DAUGHTER…” You can be a parent and still have a close, open relationship with your child, but a job of a parent, like I so eloquently read on another blog, is for you to be the bow and your child the arrow. You are not going to always make popular decisions with your child, and yes, your child will get angry at you, but YOU are supposed to know what’s best for them. As they grow, you give them more freedom if they are mature enough, but you have to look out for their best interest. Anything less than that is lack of parenting and a friendship with your kid isn’t going to help. This is coming from someone whom as RAISED children.

@The Truth – this is my last comment to you because I don’t engage in foolish babble with children. So here it is: You are obviously very young as you launch into personal attacks instead of arguing the points people are making. That is proof positive that YOU DON’T HAVE AN ARGUMENT so you derail everything by making lame, stupid insults you can’t back up.

Anyway, my comments, along with others who have common sense, probably flew right over your head because you are so defensive and taking everything person. Before you continue to make comments, may I suggest you grew up a bit so that your arguments will be a little more adult.

Bye, see ya!

@anonymousgal…what parent would introduce their child as a friend…thats stupid..plus you can look out for ya kids by bein a friend/parent or parent/friend. yall acting as if kids dont know who the parent and who the child.

*personally*

imjusbeinme – that comment about the introductions was supposed to be taking figuratively, not literally. You said, “yall acting as if kids dont know who the parent and who the child.” Well, on the planet I live on, there are a lot of children who don’t know who their parent is. There are kids that disrespect their parents. Evidently THEY forgot who the child was and who the parent was. Have you seen the way some of these kids act?

anonymousgal- they disrespect them because they were not raised right not because of the parent being a friend to them. yes i have seen some of the way these kids act…i mean you have people who are jus bein parents to their children and the kids forget who the parent is…its all in how you raise your child and let your child know what the deal really is. like i said earlier me and my dad had a parent/friend relationship and we have never had a problem and i have never talked to my dad out of line nor forgot that he was my parent.

gal please, nothing you say can fly over my head. I don’t know who you think you are but don’t question my intelligence ho. I’m speaking with more sense that you are. you sound like a retard all through this thread. Like I said before, you need help.

imjusbeinme – I understand they weren’t raised right. Here’s my point: There are some parents who play the friendship role, and do not guide their children. They are more into being popular with their child; however, there are parents who are the authoritarians yet they have a wonderful relationship with their children. Now if that’s called a friendship, so be it. I think we are getting caught up words instead of the actions.

My mom was not my friend, but I could talk to her and to this day, I’m taking care of her because I swore I would never put her in a nursing home. My mom, now that I’m an adult, is my mom and friend. But when I was younger, my mom never called me her friend.

As long as the child understand what lines can and cannot be closed, it’s cool.

This topic has been blown WAY out of proportion. Yes ppl are getting hung up on words. Some ppl simply do not like the idea of being a “friend” to their child. But in reality, you parent is your BEST friend. There are many different parenting styles that work. Some ppl on here are being extremely dramatic trying to make it seem as if a more liberal approach will destroy their child. Not true. It has been done and it has worked and authoritative parenting has worked as well.

PPL are on here acting like Brandy said she was gonna allow her daughter to drink, smoke and have s.e.x. What I think she meant was allowing her daughter the freedom to express herself without being judgemental and supporting her daughter’s decisions. Yes parents are supposed to guide their kids but that’s it. GUIDE not control-which is what most truly authoritative parents tend to do. In this situation the child’s identity is drowned out and they dont know their own inner voice bc there weren’t allowed to explore it or trust it bc what mommy and daddy said was “always right”. Yes there are parents that can be TOO liberal as well.

Michelle Obama credited her mother for who she is today by pointing out that her mother started to allow her and her brother to make as many decisions they could for themselves from the time they were 4. She always allowed them to pick their own clothes etc and the choices increased as they got older and her mother was comfortable by the time Michelle got older bc she was taught how to make the right decisions for herself and her mother accepted her for exactly who she was.

Not gonna work. I tried that with my soon to be 14 year old and she got out of pocket talking crazy to me like she does her friends and I had to snap her azz back to reality. Sorry Brandy, be a parent first and then her friend. Been there, done that.

@Peace – there are always acceptions to the rule. From a person who has worked as a teacher and from my own personal experience, many parents who are liberal with their children end up with results they regret in the future. Hey, hats off to Brandy if her approach works w/her daughter. I’m all for whatever works, but when you look at the kids today, many of them had friends are parents.

Peace, a child is supposed to be controlled at a certain age. This is what I’m talking about. You see little 2 or 3 year old (maybe older) in the stores cutting the fool. They are running all over their parents and the parent allows it. A 2 or 3 year old should be controll for their own good because they don’t know any better. That is where the “parent” comes in. Now as a child grows older, then you give them the freedom they need according to their maturity level.

Case and point: I was at an ice skating rink with a friend whose child was taking lessons. After the lesson, a little girl next to us wanted to continue skating. Her mother told her no and that it was time to go. She sat their negotiating with that child for 10 minutes, and voila, the kid got her own way. Now who was the parent and who was the child? Ya see what I mean?

@Peace – I meants to say, “there are always EXCEPTIONS to the rules. As far as Michelle Obama’s mom, that’s wonderful! I feel it’s fantastic for a child to decide what clothes they want to wear or what hairstyle they want -what kind of cereal or particular food they want. As they grow, they can take on more and more.

But again, let’s take the 16 year old girl that was going to sail around the world. Now, in my opinion, she was way too young for that. She wanted to do it, and apparently her parents ok’d it. There are seasoned sailors who get overtaken by the ocean, yet they let their daughter do that ALONE. Now if was with another adult, cool, but alone? That’s like giving a 16 year old (even if they were “experienced”) the car keys and telling them to take a trip around the country by themselves. You see what I’m saying? Sometimes parents have to use common sense.

Excuse the many typos.

@AnonymousGal

lol Look, I’m not goin there with you about the 16 year old. I’m over it that’s why I havent even been back on any thread concerning the subject, we have different opinions on that matter. Let’s agree to disagree…k? lol

On Brandy: Again, this is about BRANDY and the direction she is taking with her daughter. Liberal does not equate irresponsibility–if balanced. You brought up examples about kids running around unbridled in the store, yes at the age you need to be able to control them. I’m sorry I didnt specify when I thought it was appropriate to loosen that control. But from the time of birth until age 6, yes the child must know who is boss.

…I say 6 because from birth till 6 are very crucial years, bc you are already who you are by the age of 6. If a parent just allows their child to do WHATEVER when their child doesn’t have the proper discipline, that is an irresponsible parent-not necessarily liberal.

Brandy sounds as though she is practicing transference…in a way where she is saying how she is going to raise her kid..totally OPPOSITE to how she may feel her mother raised her…

Like her mom was too strict and they butted heads or she really had no say so..SO she is going to try to flip the script with her own kid…as an “take,that Mom”..raise my kid totally opposite than how u did me….type thing…

ME?????? I do mine like I do..lol.I’m Mommy 1st and foremost but I do let my kids say their peace…lol…final decision…sometimes a compromise rests on me or their Dad..(lol..YES, he is the final say in our house after grown folks may need to discuss something..Daddy gives final Ok..in most cases complex..basic stuff..me of course..

NTWAY…WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS WHO IS THIS KID’S DADDY??? SINCE SHE LIED ABOUT HER EX HUBS BEING THE DADDY…THEY GONNA SPILL THE BEANS FINALLY OR WHAT…???

Inquiring NOSEY AZZ minds wanna know…lol..since ya have your life on Front Street anyway…if ya gonna tell it..tell it all,then..

lol……….hee-hee-hee-heee

what? i didnt even know she had a child

I would like to say I totally agree with Brandy’s approach. I have no problem with disciplining children and tough love, but people always forget about the love part. I have seen firsthand what the authoritarian/military approach can do to a family. My grandmother and grandfather raised 6 children with that approach and nothing positive came of it. Drug abuse, out of wedlock children, unemployment and it stems from not being able to communicate and listen to your children. People get caught up in that approach and figure that it works, but it does’t, the best way to parent is called authoritative parenting, not authoritarian.

ATTENTION!!!

BRANDY LET HER DAUGHTER BE ONE 1 EPISODE OF I LOVE RAY J SEASON 2.

NOW THIS HYPROCITE ANT IS SAYING SHE WON’T LET HER DAUGHTER BE EXPOSED TO TV AT AN EARLY AGE.

retards…

Brandy Smile the story teller…

I found your entry interesting thus I’ve added a Trackback to it on my weblog …

I gone go on and put it like this: as a parents your child will have alot of friends but, they only have one daddeh and one momma. Now, to me when parents say that they want to be friends to their children it is a COP-OUT; they just don’t want to take the authoritative control that—that child needs simply because they are affraid of breaking a sweat. it’s just a lazy cop-out, to me. My parents were not strict but they didn’t have to be because they were parents from day one. They trusted their advise and they trusted their parenting skills. I think that Brandy does not trust herself with her child as far as raising her. She does not want to step on her daughters toes. Yeah, the ideal situation would be for your child to tell you everything but, that’s not going to happen. He/she will still keep some secrets from you. I want my child’s respect and he NEED’S MY TRUST! As children, you can not go and do what ever you want to do— not even as adults. PARENTS ALWAYS SAY I WANT MY CHILD TO COME TO ME ABOUT ANYTHING, YES THAT’S TRUE, BUT YOU ALSO WANT YOUR CHILD TO HAVE THE NECESSARY ADVISE SO THAT WHEN YOU AIN’T AROUND THEY CAN USE THE LESSONS YOU HAVE TAUGHT THEM IN AN AUTHORITATIVE SETTING AND APPLY IT TO THEIR LIVES.

AS YOUR CHILD’S FRIEND, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO COME TO YOU FOR ADVISE, THEY ARE JUST GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT THEY WILL AND WON’T DO.

Quote: Authority without responsibility is a lie and responsibility without authority is a trick.

I agree with her philosophy. I have the same type of relationship with my 13 yr old, but I don’t call it being a friend. I call it FAIR PARENTING.
My reasoning is- I reflect on how I felt being a female child raised by a single father. All the things that I was afraid to discuss with my father, I want to make sure that my daughter is comfortable talking to me about.
So far the results are good.

Your dad is male and you are female so quite naturally you are going to be apprehensive talking about female issues with your dad. That’s not the case with Brandy and her child.

I feel sorry for those of you who feel that a real friend is someone who will willingly lead you down the path of destruction. Brandy never said she was gonna be like her daughter’s 7 year old friends she simply said she was gonna be a friend to her daughter. Which is COMPLETELY FINE as long as she administers disciplinary action when necessary. A true friend does not always tell you what you want to hear and a friend has your best interest at heart. She said friend, not a neglectful parent. For the record, I only have 2 friends; my bestie and my sis.

Man i be scared riding in a car with my friend/mom/killer if i was her kid…let alone the front seat while she tweetpics….SMH

ATTENTION!!!

BRANDY LET HER DAUGHTER BE ONE 1 EPISODE OF I LOVE RAY J SEASON 2.

NOW THIS HYPROCITE ANT IS SAYING SHE WON’T LET HER DAUGHTER BE EXPOSED TO TV AT AN EARLY AGE- ON HER FAMILY REALITY SHOW

Just because it didn’t work for some of you doesn’t mean its that way with other people…

I know I’m a friend with my mom, but I dared not disrespect her because she made it known who was the adult/Parent.

To say you can’t be friends with your child is stupid. Did Brandy say she is going to go clubbing with her Daughter, get men and tattoo’s? LOL Some of you people are extremely slow.

I do understand what she is doing, She needs that bond outside of just being the parent, which I think is important.

What works for others may not work for you but you don’t judge it.

Ok Who would not have their child there on their birthday come on really?Also when you go visit their home town with their mother and father and brother to visit family come on her daughter is also family! and who in their right mind would do so many things without their child COME ON! Sorry but Really!? I understand the privacy thing but still not even once show that her daughter is in!Her daughter also a big part of her life like her career and family!