Britney Spears has responded to her son Jayden’s remarks about how she has "struggled" to love her children as a mother.
Jayden Federline, 15, and Sean Preston Federline, 16, sat down with filmmaker Daphne Barak on ITV News for an interview that is set to air on Friday (September 2). During the candid conversation, the brothers broke their silence on where they stand with their mother, per Page Six.
In the forthcoming interview, Jayden expressed disappointment in the 40-year-old 'Toxic' singer and said: "I think mom has struggled [to give] us both attention and showing us equal love and I don’t think she showed enough to Preston and I feel really bad for that."
"We’ve both been through so much pressure in the past that this is our safe place now, to process all the emotional trauma we’ve been through to heal, heal our mental state," he added.
According to their father, Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline, the teenagers haven’t seen their mother in months.
The younger son spoke for himself and his older brother and explained the difficulty of having a mom constantly in the spotlight. However, he believes their relationship is repairable.
"It’s just going to take a lot of time and effort," he said. "I just want her to get better mentally. When she gets better I really want to see her again."
The teen also made comments where he defended her father and former conservator, Jamie Spears, as well as claims about her mental health. Despite it all, he addressed his mother directly and shared how much he loves her.
"I love you a lot, I hope for the best for you," Jayden said to the 'Baby One More Time' singer. "Maybe one day we can sit down like this and talk again."
Check out Spears' response on Instagram below:On Thursday night (September 1), in a lengthy four-part post on Instagram, Spears responded to her son’s comments, writing: "I’ve tried my best at being the best person I can be."
"Finally at 40 without the restraints of what my family did to me… I say to my son Jayden that I send all the love in the world to you every day for the rest of my life!!!!
"My love for my children has boundaries and it deeply saddens me to know his outcry of saying I wasn’t up his expectations of a mother… and maybe one day we can meet face to face and talk about this openly!!!!" she wrote. "Maybe dear child YOU can explain why our family would do that to anyone!!!"
The 'Stronger' singer then urged her younger son to "remember" where he "came from," writing: "I hope you can look in the mirror and remember… you are my child and always will be. Since Preston didn’t speak, I send my love."
Spears also responded to Jayden’s comments about her mental health, asking her son to "pick up a book and read" before speaking on her "intellect".
She also referred to the part he defended her father Jamie and wrote that she has "failed as a mother" if they agree with the conservatorship she was under for 13 years, adding: "Try to learn WHAT’S GOOD"."