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Lynne Spears, the mother of Spears sisters Britney and Jamie Lynn, opened up to The Today Show earlier this morning to talk about her new book, “Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World.” She talked about how Britney is doing now and what it was like to find out Jamie Lynn was pregnant.

On why she wrote the book: “I have sat for hours thinking and thinking about everything that’s happened. It’s been a whirlwind. It’s been a wild ride for everybody. I think there was the tabloid version of our lives. I wanted people to see our family as we really are.”

On getting sucked into fame and fortune: “There’s the honeymoon phase at first. Everything is fabulous. Look at the wonderful trips she gets to go on. Look at the wonderful people she’s meeting. Then there’s the ugly side of things that turns, and we weren’t ready for that, either.”

On being a stage mom: “Britney pushed me, because I was a teacher… In Louisiana I had a preschool for 15 years and then I went into the public school. Of course I tried to be with Britney as much as I could, but when she was 15, 16 years old that’s when Felicia, a very good family friend, she traveled with Britney. I had to stay home, because Jamie Lynn was in school. I had another daughter. Another misconception was that I was always with Britney when I really wasn’t.”

On the 1999 Rolling Stone cover where Britney posed in her bra: “We were in shock at what was going on, and we were in awe. We didn’t have any choice in the pictures. We had no one that could tell us what we were supposed to be doing.”

On her darkest time when Britney was committed to a hospital for psychiatric problems and Jamie Lynn was 16 and pregnant: “It was so crazy at that time. I don’t think anybody was trying to sit and think what was going on. We were praying very hard, because it seemed like we were having no control over anything that was happening. We were trying.”

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Lynne Spears, mom of Britney and Jamie Lynn, will be releasing her personal memoirs this fall, the book’s publisher announced.

“Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World” will chronicle Lynne’s raising of her two daughters, Britney, 25, and Jamie Lynn, 16, and how she groomed her daughters into stars while coming from a low-profile Louisiana community.

“When Jamie Lynn got pregnant, it was put on hold,” a rep for publisher Thomas Nelson Inc. told People. “Lynne never stopped working on it because she wants to express her love for her children and tell their stories through a mother’s eyes.”

Based in Nashville, Tenn., Thomas Nelson Inc. also publishes Bibles, Christian fiction and nonfiction books and children’s books.

“[It] will not be a parenting book,” the rep added. “It’s [Lynne’s] story of what it was like being a mom and raising two very famous people. It’s a memoir.”

The book is due out in September.

Jamie Lynn Spears fills up her car as her baby bump shows more and more each day!

Mama Lynne Spears has forbidden Jamie from going out in public with boyfriend Casey Aldridge according to Life & Style Weekly. Photos taken on Feb. 10, however, show Jamie Lynn and Casey holding hands out in public and Mama Spears was furious!

“Lynne doesn’t want to keep reminding the world that Jamie Lynn is pregnant,” says a Spears family friend. “She’s worried Hollywood won’t ever see her in innocent roles again.”

Expectant mom Jamie Lynn Spears attends a test preparation class with mom Lynne Spears held at the Tangipahoa Parish School System Adult Education Center in Hammond, Louisiana on Friday.

The 16-year-old Nickelodeon star was seen carrying out a GED study guide, used to study for a high school equivalency degree. That’s right. Get that education, Jamie Lynn. You go, girl!

Jamie Lynn announced less than a month ago that she is pregnant with her and boyfriend Casey Aldridge’s first child.

Let’s keep a watchful eye on Ms. Spears–no baby bump in sight yet!

Lynne Spears is asking for your help.

Don’t know Lynne? You should!

She’s the mother of Britney Spears, who is currently under a 72-hour mental lockdown at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. And who can forget 16-year-old Jamie Lynn, who is pregnant with her first child.

“Everyone has been worried for some time,” says one source to People. “[Brit's] world has been crumbling around her and this is another call for help. Her parents are just devastated. Nobody knows if they can take much more, but they’re trying to be as strong as they can.”

Earlier today, Lynne was “extremely distraught” on the phone with Access Hollywood, and said, “Just say prayers.”

Check out the video footage of Britney on a stretcher entering Ceders’ Emergency Room. There is also a shot of K-Fed arriving to be by Britney’s side.

And if that’s not enough for you, peep K-Fed blocking paparazzi from from shooting the kids. Check it out here!

Britney Spears once again takes the cover of People Magazine featuring secrets of her reunion with mom, Lynne Spears.

Here is the People cover blurb: “Can long talks and home-cooked meals put Britney back together? After the troubled star loses her kids, her estranged mom, Lynne, flies to her side.”

How will this issue fare since Britney is the biggest disappointment on the newsstand??

In related news, Brit has been drug-free! “She has passed her random drug tests,” said Brit’s family court rep. “There’s been more than one. They came up negative.” WOOT!

But on the flip side, L.A. Superior Court Commissioner Rebecca Omens has ordered the pop princess to be booked in her hit and run case. BOO!

Mother-daughter duo Lynne Spears and Jamie Lynn, 16, arrive at LAX airport on Friday, en route to reunite with Britney.

Moments after Britney’s flat tire, around 3 a.m., Lynne dropped by Brit’s Beverly Hills home before driving the two of them to Brit’s new Malibu pad.

“Brit really needed her mom,” a source told People, “So Lynne flew out and they met.”

Why did Brit reach out to her mom and lil’ sis? The courts are clamping down on! Before Brit’s next hearing on Oct. 26, she must complete:

– 3 joint counseling sessions with K-Fed
– 3 individual sessions
– Twice-weekly random testing for drugs and alcohol

Back in June, Britney surprised her mom with a letter that asked “Lynne to stay away from the children if she is taking any medications that would impair her ability to be around them.”

15+ pictures inside of estranged Lynne and Jamie Lynn on their way to meet Britney… More Here! »