I genuinely want Britney Spears to be happy and find some peace in her life. I do think she’s doing a lot better these days, after what was probably some adjustments to her meds. She seems much more lucid and a lot less anxious these days. But she is still under a conservatorship. This is not some loose arrangement with her dad simply acting as her business manager. This is still a hardcore legal structure where her dad exerts almost total control over Britney’s finances, personal life, romantic life and career. Her dad even has a say in how much time she spends with her sons, Sean and Jayden.

So… it does irritate me a little bit that everyone is supposed to “pretend” that Britney is just a normal working mom, making all of these decisions for herself. But here we go. Britney covers this week’s issue of People Magazine with her sons. You can read the first excerpt from the cover story here – it’s all about Britney being happy and in a good place. Which I do believe. Some assorted quotes:

Britney is happy: “I’m the happiest I’ve ever been.” Spears says she’s in a “real good place… I’m very blessed.”

Her sons Sean Preston, 9, and Jayden James, 8. “My kids come first in my life, bottom line.”

How she raises them: “Homework is a priority. We have a reward system that helps motivate them: if they get so many As, they get one toy a month. Preston is very opinionated, very expressive, and if he doesn’t like something, he’s going to tell you. But he has a huge heart, he’s a good kid and he has manners … Jayden is sweet, very soft-spoken, kinda funny. He’s adorable — a momma’s boy.”

The kids want an allowance: “Preston just asked for a high allowance – like $10 a week or $20 a week – but we’ll see!”

The boys like Britney’s new boyfriend Charlie Ebersol: “They relate to him really well and they have fun together. He’s refreshing to be around and really light-hearted.”

[From People]

I think Charlie Ebersol does make Britney happy, but I also think she just loves having a boyfriend in general. She totally wants to marry Charlie, but she can’t until Jamie Spears gives his okay. Charlie sounded up for it a few weeks ago though – he made some comments that seem to indicate that he would totally marry her. So what’s the hold up? I hope Jamie Spears doesn’t want Charlie to become “co-conservator” like he tried to do with Jason Trawick. As for her boys… are we calling Sean Preston by his middle name now? I don’t think I’ve ever heard her do that before. So Sean Preston goes by “Preston Federline”. Huh.

Cheese! Lol

A photo posted by Britney Spears (@britneyspears) on Mar 15, 2015 at 8:17pm PDT

Cover courtesy of People, additional photo from Instagram.