Phil Cooke

The news of this delay will likely cause a widespread increase in the incidence of depression this Christmas.

One previous poster said, "I am through with this site."  She would not elaborate.  Could it be that she was "through with" the often "whine and cheese party" that frequently crops up around tabloid topics.

Good Commentary…"never know how they are going to turn out."  My daughters saw that at ORU.  There were those who were there to get an education, academically and spiritually, then there were those who were there for other reasons…once they got away from home.  We can only pray that seeds were planted and they "will not return void."

On another note, we are so quick to pardon the Spears and their world but openly condemn the TV preachers, including R. Roberts.  Something about in the last days, "calling wrong, right and right, wrong."(?)  Interesting picture. 

That is funny Chris!
A parent can do it all right, and still feel like a failure. I always took the scripture about raising up a child in what is right “and when he becomes a man he will return to it” as meaning that if you do a good job as a parent of instilling Biblical teaching your child will turn into a man or woman of God. But the promise is that they will return to it. Before we judge lets remember that if they are returning, they are leaving first. Not every child deviates far, but they will deviate. I am not saying anything about the book, the mom, the daughters, etc. I am just saying that if we are parents, we must be humble on this one… We just don’t know how our little princes and princesses are going to adjust to growing up – even if we have done our best to instill Godly ways. We can still trust God’s word, and holdfast that they will return.

Trian up a child in the way "he" should go. This is refering to the uniqueness of your child or helping your child find God's plan for them.  It is not sending them to church and or Christian school with the guarentee from God that they will return to serve Jesus. All these things are fine but many parents try to mold thier kids into what they want or what they think they should be. Second Brittney's mom has no business writting a book on parenting.  At Brittneys age if anything good stuck Brittney should be respecting those she is supposed to love.

 Good point, Good Commentary.

 And while it does seem ironic that Britney's mom might be writing a book on parenting, I'd just add… 

"But Jesus stooped down, and with His finger wrote on the ground, as though He heard them not. So when they continued asking Him, He lifted up Himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again He stooped down, and wrote on the ground."  John 8:7 

Written while my 4 and 6 year olds play innocently in the next room – and I try not to imagine what things will be like in ten years.

-Nathan 

LOL! way too judgemental… You MUST buy the book in order to prove that you are not judgemental! You know, I didn’t mean to sound like one of those “WE DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO JUDGE” posts. We obviously always have to show discernment. My earlier post wasn’t intended to really show an opinion on the actual news, as much as to mention that parenting is really not that “cut and dry”. Even when we think we have it figured out, they have their own will. God created Adam and Eve. There ISN’T a better Father. But they screwed things up pretty quickly didn’t they? — is anyone an authority on parenting? There are so many personality types that one might need 12 children that all turn out good in order to consider themselves an authority… But then they wouldn’t have time to write a book about it would they?

My parents had 7 children and we all turned out great…not quite twelve, but pretty close and if you count some of our best friends that might as be my parents children than you're looking at at least 10. seriously though, 7 kids…3 of us married…all 7 faithfully a part of churches…2 already in ministry…1 on her way…not one of us having sex outside of marriage. Now I'm not saying we've all been perfect, but I think my parents did something right. They'd never admit to it…but when you go 7 for 7 you have it figured out.

Chris, See, this is what I was saying… Where is the book!??! 1) they are too humble to admit it 2) they likely still dont have time to write it!

I guess it depends on whose "standard" we're talking about. :-)

On the other hand, I haven't seen any standards violated…other than a lot of media hearsay.

I take back my second comment. It appears as though the book is about raising high profile kids and not an instruction book on parenting.