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Britney is Free From Conservatorship, Enciente and Set to Marry Sam
And it’s all on social media!
Britney Spears is the same age as I was when I was pregnant with Lali. At the time, I’d been torn down by so much verbal and mental abuse and stress that I almost believed what Lali’s father said, “No man would be interested in a woman over age 30.”
When I was about 8 months pregnant, I was at the hospital for another ultrasound. I was walking — probably waddling — down a long hall and a young male nurse suddenly ran up from behind me, putting his hand on my shoulder.
“Excuse me,” he said. “I don’t want to frighten you. I just wanted to say you’re absolutely beautiful.”
I stood there, stunned. “Really? I feel like I can barely walk.” The cruel words and insults that had been hurled at me shortly before I’d left for the hospital swirled in my head. Tears stung my eyes.
“Yes, really,” he said. “Believe it.”
And when I went home, the glow stayed with me until I had Lali a few weeks later.
Britney (40) is in an age gap relationship with her boyfriend Sam Asghari (28) and they have set a wedding date.
So, if I can close my eyes and think about how Britney must be feeling …
