Days after a judge ruled that
Britney Spears could only spend three days a week with her children, she reacted by leaving her two kids in a parked car with a court-appointed monitor (whose job description does not include babysitting) as she shopped for $18,200 worth of chandeliers at the Crystal Place design shop near L.A. November 4.
Why does Spears, 25 — even after having physical custody of her kids taken away — keep exhibiting such questionable parenting skills?
Sources say the troubled pop star does not seem to grasp the gravity of her custody case, and they blame her bizarre public behavior (swapping clothes with a stranger, among her recent moves) on psychological issues, not drugs.
“It’s not substance abuse — it’s mental!” a confidante tells
Us.
Pals suspect adult-onset ADD or PPD, with one friend saying, postpartum has always been a problem” after giving birth to
Sean Preston, 2, and
Jayden James, 1.
For more about Spears’ latest struggles, check out the latest issue of
Us, on newsstands now and click over to our slideshow of the singer's new style, wearing tops as dresses,
here.