BRITNEY SPEARS and her father are at each other’s throats again – this time over the pop star’s desperate wish to be alone with her kids, sources say.
Under the terms of her court-ordered conservatorship, Britney must be supervised by another adult when she’s with her boys – Sean, 4, and Jayden, 3.
The singer feels that at 28, she’s mature enough to parent her sons on her own when they visit her.
"Britney is furious that she isn’t trusted to care for her own kids without supervision," an insider revealed.
"She gets into screaming matches with her father Jamie because she can’t have quiet time with the boys without bodyguards, nannies or another family member.
"She’s had enough of the watchdogs, and she’s afraid her sons won’t feel bonded to her as they get older because there are always other adults around."
The troubled singer also resents being given advice on how to raise her children, and she often lashes out, said the source.
"Little things set her off – like being told what the kids should eat. Britney has always been fond of junk food, and she sees nothing wrong with getting take-out pizzas or hamburgers for the kids," the source divulged.
"When her parents or a nanny suggest the boys shouldn’t eat so much fast food, Britney sees it as interference and resents it."
Britney’s ex-husband Kevin Federline was granted sole custody of the boys after she suffered a headline-making breakdown in January of 2008. During the incident, she held Jayden hostage in the bathroom of her Beverly Hills mansion, and police had to break in to rescue him.
Britney ended up in a mental ward, and a judge ordered the conservatorship, putting her father in charge of her money, her business affairs and her personal life.
After her successful "Circus" world tour, Britney was convinced the restrictions would be lifted. Instead, the conservatorship has been extended indefinitely, leaving her devastated.
But the extension was good news for Federline, said the source.
"Kevin never trusted Britney’s decision-making when it came to the boys. She never kept them on a regular schedule, and their diets were poor. She’d sometimes feed them greasy fast food at 10 p.m.," said the source.
Meanwhile, Britney is completely frustrated.
"She feels there’s nothing normal about being watched all the time," said the source.
"When it comes to making decisions about the boys, she’s being overruled by her father, Kevin, even the hired help – and Britney blames it all on her dad."
