As Britney heads to rehab for the 3rd time in a week, I must say...

[bicentennial_baby]

I NEVER thought KFed would turn out to be the more responsible parent... :wow:

:crazy:

[wildhorses]

1. i hope she stays this time--

who has the kids?

[bicentennial_baby]

3. KFed and her mom are taking care of them...

And I think his mom too. He called for an Emergency Custody hearing ths morning, but it was cancelled when she went back to rehab

[Hugin]

2. *sigh* I remember when 'rehab' was 'rehab'...

and not a fad.

[bicentennial_baby]

4. true...

good point

[Hugin]

7. Honestly...

It seems more like a 'spa' these days.

Well, there are others out there way more in need of my limited attention span.

Hope she figures out we'd all like her much better if she'd somewhat get her act together
(I don't expect perfection from anybody) and feed some cause other than her ego.

[unsavedtrash]

17. yep

When I went to rehab I had to STAY in rehab until my time was up. A body had to get a court order to be released before the end of the treatment period.

I hope she gets her shit straight. I feel for her.

[mitchum]

34. For many it's nothing more than secular absolution now

[petronius]

56. Yep - it's the 'reset' button on celebrity lives

Once you've built up enough stupid shit on your resume, you push the 'rehab button' and everybody is supposed to forget about your past idiocies and coo over you and talk about how strong you are...

[AllegroRondo]

5. The head shaving finally makes sense

she did it to avoid a possible drug test.

[bicentennial_baby]

6. Unless she got her entire body waxed,

I think they could still test other hair on her body :shrug:

[AllegroRondo]

8. well, according to photos, she waxes certain areas....

maybe they can get an eyebrow?

[BlueIris]

9. Kinda makes you wonder what she's been into...

new reports speculate that it's not just pot and/or coke...it's meth. Blech.

[lildreamer316]

22. Actually--

from one report (dancing with the dj and asking that all alcohol be kept away from her; but seen with a juice drink that some seem to think had alcohol) I think it was X.

[ashling]

10. If so, why would she have left it

for the hairdresser to sell on e-bay?

[AllegroRondo]

11. Im guessing

that for a drug test, there are very strict rules of evidence. The hair must be taken directly from the subjects head, and custody of it signed for along every step of the process, to insure no mistakes or possible foul play.

[ashling]

12. I'm guessing that

she is not very smart.

[Richard Steele]

58. Yup. That hair is no longer admissable evidence in a court of law. nm

[AlCzervik]

13. not only was he on and episode of csi, he apparently also watches the show.

[Crabby Appleton]

14. That's what I was thinking, they do random hair tests where I work

and you may recall from the pics a few months ago she is devoid of hair elsewhere.

[Shine]

15. I just feel sad for her.

she's clearly really fucked up and needs some intensive therapy and emotional support. I hope she gets it. I'm not a big fan or anything, I just have compassion for what she must be going through. I wish her Peace, Strength and Clarity.

[Gormy Cuss]

29. Me too.

She's crying out for something, of that much I am certain. Maybe getting away from the public eye for a few years is what she needs too. I hope that her money is put to good use getting the proper help. It's like watching a train wreck.

[billyskank]

16. What's she being rehabilitated from, anyway?

Everybody's like poor Britney, and I agree she's a sad case. But isn't it funny how when celebs screw up they can just nip on down to the friendly rehab clinic? Is it supposed to be penitential? I bet life isn't very hard at the celebrity rehab clinic. Didn't Mel Gibson go into rehab recently? I didn't know you could do rehab from being an antisemitic piece of shit. Over this side of the pond we recently had a (very) minor celeb go into rehab after they were seen on a reality TV show being racist. What the fuck is that about? Drug addicts and alcoholics go into rehab. Criminals can be rehabilitated too, but celebrities have made a nonsense of the word.

[skygazer]

19. Rehab seems to be the big cure-all these days

Ted Haggard went to rehab for being gay.
Mel Gibson for being anti-semitic.
Some guy on Gray's Anatomy (I think it was) went to rehab for being homophobic.
Gavin Newsom went to rehab for having an affair.


and on and on and on.

Seems every time a celebrity or politician fucks up about anything in their life, they go to rehab and we're supposed to get a nice, warm fuzzy feeling and think of them as wonderful people. :eyes:

[Omphaloskepsis]

20. They go into rehab when they run out of their fifteen minutes of fame...

At least Bob Saget sucked dick for cocaine.

[BuelahWitch]

23. Best line of the day!!

"I didn't know you could do rehab from being an antisemitic piece of shit."
:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[usaftmo]

33. Stop it! You're killin' me!

"Didn't Mel Gibson go into rehab recently? I didn't know you could do rehab from being an antisemitic piece of shit"

I haven't laughed that much in years! Thank you
:headbang: :yourock: :applause: :woohoo: :toast:

[Robeson]

45. What can I say. When you're right....

...you're right.

[RedStateShame]

18. Remember....REAL musicians don't stop taking drugs.

That is all.

[billyskank]

21. Some do

but they often become boring afterwards.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

30. Ever notice that most musicians suck when they stop taking drugs...

Stone Temple Pilots are a good example of this.

[WeRQ4U]

63. Metallica is certainly another example...

"Some kind of Monster" was an expose on this very problem. They went from raging metalheads to a bunch of whiney schoolgirls.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

65. You forgot greedy.

After all the Napster shit happened, and they started suing everyone every chance they got, one DJ here in OK City said, "We are no longer calling Metallica by their name as we are scared of getting sued. So from here on out, they will be referred to as the OLD GREEDY BALDING BASTARDS." I thought that summed up how I feel about them quite nicely. I can't stand them. I will never buy anything of there's ever again. They forgot that if it weren't for their fans they'd be nothing. Sometimes it's right to give back to them, but they couldn't see beyond the dollar signs. I hate musicians who are in it for the money. Pisses me off.
Duckie

[WeRQ4U]

66. I couldn't agree with you more.

And that documentary showed it so well. Especially Ulrich. He came off as a pretensious, self-centered prick.

[Frank Cannon]

24. I thought when you went into rehab they, like, kept you a while

What is this place, a gym? I thought the first few days of rehab were spent with NO CONTACT with any friends, family, or other associates, followed by an onsite stay from a few weeks to many months.

I want to start a celebrity rehab center where I can charge fools thousands of dollars a day to drift in and out whenever they want, and yet still get press for being "in rehab".

[billyskank]

25. Exactly

This celebrity rehab shit is bullshit.

[ScreamingMeemie]

31. It depends...even 20 years ago a person could sign themselves out.

I know this from personal, not my own, experience.

[Frank Cannon]

35. Well, even 20 years ago, if you signed yourself out in 24 hours

you weren't in fucking rehab.

[ScreamingMeemie]

36. Yes this man fucking was. Don't tell me what happened within

my own family. Thank you.

[LostinVA]

37. Unless it's court-ordered rehab, or you're a minor, you can check yourself out

They can't keep you if you don't want to stay, so it is indeed fucking rehab.

And, you could do this 20 years ago. I also know this from personal, not my own, experience.

[Frank Cannon]

38. I'm not denying that you could check yourself out in 24 hours

But you aren't in rehab, which is short for rehabilitation, which by definition (Merriam-Webster) is:

1 a : to restore to a former capacity : REINSTATE b : to restore to good repute : reestablish the good name of
2 a : to restore to a former state (as of efficiency, good management, or solvency) <rehabilitate slum areas> b : to restore or bring to a condition of health or useful and constructive activity

That DOESN'T HAPPEN IN 24 HOURS. And if you think it does, you and your buddy in the other response are as delusional as Brittany.

You can call it rehab, but that's like going to medical school for a week and calling yourself a doctor.

[ScreamingMeemie]

39. Frank Cannon, you have no idea what you are talking about and now

are using definitions to prove yourself right. My family will be delighted to hear that you think my family member's stay was a joke. 10 trips to rehab. 10 Sign outs ranging from 1 and a half days to 2 weeks. You are wrong, but then you know that already, buddy.

[LostinVA]

41. He does know ot already, "buddy"

We posted at the same time.

Jesus. Intellectual masturbation in the Lounge.

(FYI: "Shopaholic and Baby" comes out Tuesday.))

[ScreamingMeemie]

42. Why, that's because he's so much more knowledgeable then us.

I mean, he knows how to call up a dictionary on the internets even.

Thanks for the heads up! I can't wait. I was just talking about this the other day.

Hey, Buddy, it's good to see you!

[Frank Cannon]

43. There I go again

Using definitions to prove myself right. Dang me.

[ScreamingMeemie]

44. And avoid realizing that yes, 20 years ago people could and did

sign themselves out of rehab. That was what was at odds here. Defining rehabilitation does not prove anything. But then, you know that already, buddy. Got a definition that will back that comment of yours up? That's what we're discussing here. You made a comment that was less than right.

Here, here's the definition of avoidance (from Webster's even)

Main Entry: avoid·ance
Pronunciation: &-'voi-d&n(t)s
Function: noun
1 obsolete a : an action of emptying, vacating, or clearing away b : OUTLET
2 : ANNULMENT 1
3 : an act or practice of avoiding or withdrawing from something



Frank, I almost find myself hoping you go through this hell someday. Watching someone you care about destroy themselves. Then throw a dictionary at them. That will help. God, you're sick.

[Frank Cannon]

46. Mrs. Grumpy, for four years I drank more than a fifth of vodka a day

EVERY SINGLE DAY. You've obviously made a HUGE and very wrong assumption about me solely on the basis of one thing--that I disagree with you that calling something rehab does not make it rehab. Do you make that kind of assumption about everyone who doesn't agree with you?

Alcohol absolutely destroyed my life in almost every conceivable way, and I was its willing--enthusiastic, even!--participant the entire time. I was in "rehab" countless times before I learned the definition of the word. And as I drifted in and out of detox and programs, I saw other Flying Dutchmen like me who checked in and out and treated rehab like a trip to the gym. It's just so fucking sad that these people almost always have to crash and burn before they finally get it. That's what I had to do.

Rehab is not a "day procedure", unless it's every day, one day at a time.

[ScreamingMeemie]

47. Again, Frank, that's not what we're talking about. We're talking about

your original comment about people being able to leave. And now I don't believe your fifth a day story. My family member drank a fifth a day from the time he was 16 until his untimely death. Tell it to James Frey. No pass. You made a stupid comment. Rehab hasn't changed. The people who seek rehab haven't changed. It works for some, not for others. I'll continue discussing your original post, if you'd like to get back to it sometime. No one here said it was a "day procedure", except for you. Your comment was about being able to check out. People have been able to check out. Trust me, I've been through it. It takes a court decision to have some one committed to keep them there.


How's it feel, Buddy?

[Frank Cannon]

48. Read Post #38, in which I do not deny people could check out in a day

I just deny that people who check out in a day are "rehabilitating". They are not.

Jesus Christ, do you just like to argue or something?

And the fifth a day (or more) for four years is absolutely true, whether you choose to believe it or not. I don't have a reason to lie about that. And I wouldn't have even mentioned it if you hadn't wished the hell of alcoholism on me. You're a little late for that. And now you'll forgive me for questioning YOUR experience with the ravages of alcoholism, since I've been there and I honestly wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy.

[Frank Cannon]

49. Tried to PM you, MrsGrumpy, but it wouldn't go

I apologize for making you feel that I was being callous about this. The point I was trying to make in my original post was that you just can't waltz willy-nilly in and out of a treatment center and call it "rehab". You have to stay a while. I really get a sense, from your responses and experience, that you actually agree with me on this. I'm sorry we got into a row over stupid semantics.

Thank you for sharing part of your story with me. I hope that things have gotten better. I honestly do understand.

Peace be with you.

[LostinVA]

40. Why the snarkiness?

Especially in reference to "me and my buddy"? WTF?

When the hell did either MrsG or myself say rehab only takes 24 hours. DUH DUH DUh, what a stupid Lostinva, thinking complex substance abuse problems can be fixed in rehab. Jesus Christ -- like I ever said that. I told you it was from personal experience, which means I have seen the horrors UP CLOSE of someone having bad substance abuse problems. Right? Yeah, I'm right. You just wanted to fight and be snarky for some reason.

The point we were making, which I know you understood, is that people can check themselves out from rehab whenever they want to. AND IT IS REHAB. Rehab is a noun, too, not a verb. Just like I can check out of a HOTEL.

God. The Lounge is insane lately.

[northzax]

57. you weren't in court ordered rehab

if you are an adult and in rehab voluntarily, you are free to leave at any time. doesn't mean they will take you back, but you can certainly leave. otherwise they would be keeping you against your will, and I believe that is more formally known as unlawful imprisonment.

[Midlodemocrat]

50. Actually, that's not how it works.

Unless you are involuntarily committed by the state or a family member (and the length of time varies by state) you are free to leave at any time if you are over 18.

Trust me, I've put many, many people in rehab, juveniles and adults.

[muriel_volestrangler]

26. Is it possible to be addicted to rehab? (n/t)

[blockhead]

27. rehab is for quitters.

:)

[Starbucks Anarchist]

28. No kidding.

[Danger Mouse]

32. It's time to toss the trash bag out to the curb with the other garbage.

I'm fucking sick of both of those idiots. Isn't it about time that Federline killed himself in a still-related accident? 'Oh shit, my moonshine's a-gonna blow!!'
Damn idiot hillbillies. Go back to strumming your banjo and ass-raping Ned Beatty. Noone likes you.

[William Bloode]

51. Excuse me.

They are not hillbillies. Hillbillies come from the Appalchians. Real hillbillies come from Kentuck, West By Gawd Virginia, east Tennesse, western Virginia, A small section of Northern Georgia and of course my home North Carolina. Alabama has no hillbillies.

[XemaSab]

52. So what are people from 'Bama?

:shrug:

[William Bloode]

53. Well it's not hillbillies.

Bammers, rednecks maybe. The term hillbillies is for mountain folk like myself.

[Danger Mouse]

62. My apologies.

'Stupid rednecks' then.
Better?
lol

[William Bloode]

64. No problem.

Really though, as a hillbilly i wouldn't want to be confused with someone from Alabama.















I kid, i kid.......:hide:

[True_Blue]

54. Another casualty of childhood fame

She always struck me as a little girl who wasn't too bright and was totally exploited by the music industry. I think when she was old enough to make her own decisions, she had no idea how and made some horrible choices. Maybe rehab will teach her some better decision making skills.

[LynneSin]

55. You and me both

Actually I think the best parents for these two kids is some random family that is willing to adopt them.

[LostinVA]

60. Yup -- I agree

They sure as hell won't do worse.

[judaspriestess]

59. I don't think Brittany really wants the responsibility of being

a parent. She should have thought of that before she decided to pump one out after the other. I'm sure she loves her children but I think she feels they are hindering her life. The other thing, she really loves this guy, all she had to do was use BIRTH CONTROL instead of dumping him. Norplant anyone.

[WindRavenX]

61. I actually feel sorry for her

unlike Paris Hilton, I think Spears is a genuinely "good" person who, clearly, isn't the brightest bulb out there and made some really bad choices in her life.

She can still turn it around and I hope she does.