Britney Spears may have celebrated her 41st birthday on Friday, December 2, but that didn't stop her from posting her own tribute on social media. Surprisingly, the singer appeared to extend an olive branch to estranged family members, including her sister Jamie Lynn Spears, as well as her two teenage sons Sean Press Dayton and Jayden.
Spears shared two personal photos of Jamie Lynn earlier in the evening, which she also credited, saying she was thinking of her little sister. "Today is my birthday but you are my heart so I miss you... Congratulations on being so brave, inspiring and showing courage and honor on your show," the "Toxic" singer wrote, Most likely a reference to Fox's upcoming military celebrity-style reality competition series, G.I. Joe: World's Toughest Test . "You are not alone...if anyone knows what that feels like...I get it...my little sister! I love you!!!"
Although Jamie Lynn has yet to respond publicly, the sisters' strained relationship has become well-publicized this year since a judge ended Spears' conservatorship. In January, while the younger sibling was promoting her memoir, Things I Should Have Said , some heated social media exchanges ensued, with Spears' attorney Matthew Rosengart eventually telling Jamie Lynn sent a cease-and-desist letter asking her to stop talking about his client in the book. media. Meanwhile, Jamie Lynn's attorney Bryan Freedman fired back in a letter of his own, accusing Spears of "despicable comments" she posted on social media, according to TMZ Speech".
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Hours later, Spears turned her attention to her sons with ex-husband Kevin Federline. "To my two sons...I love you...I would die for you!!!" she wrote in two separate posts honoring Sean Preston, 17, and Jayden, 16 The same title is used. "May God bless my precious heart!!! I would give anything just to touch your face! I send you my love... Mamasita."
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In a September interview with filmmaker Daphne Barak, the boys discussed their fractured relationship with their mother. Jaden claims Spears "struggles" to give them equal love and attention; he says his brother bears the brunt of her frustrations. On September 1, Spears posted a lengthy statement on Instagram in response to Jayden's comments during the ITV interview.
"I say to my son Jayden that I will send you all the love in the world every day for the rest of my life," she wrote, adding that despite her 13-year-old's restrictions, she "Trying my best." Supervision. "My love for my children knows no bounds... I was very sad when he protested so violently that I did not live up to his expectations of a mother."
Even though Britney "came down with the flu" on her birthday this year, she still had some fun with a little help from Sam Asghari. "My husband blows my mind...he's so fucking smooth," she captioned a video filled with roses, candles, balloons and, of course, birthday cake. "I love you!!! This is Mr. and Mrs. Asgari...!!!"
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Notably, a candle in the shape of a number one was placed on the cake, and Asgari wrote in the caption: "Happy 1st birthday baby." Maybe the new year is indeed a new beginning.