Britney breaks free from her dad

When Britney Spears met with Kevin Federline on June 26 to try to settle their custody battle, “Kevin said to her point-blank, ‘How can you expect anyone to let you make decisions for our sons when you can’t even make decisions for yourself?,’” says a Spears family insider. Kevin’s comment crystallized what Britney had already started to realize herself: To regain shared custody of Sean , 2, and Jayden , 1, she needs to retake control of her life. “Fighting Jamie is the only way she’ll get her children back,” says the insider. “She knows as long as she’s under conservatorship, the judge will consider her unfit for custody." For more on Britney’s relationship with her father, check out the latest issue of Life & Style , on newsstands now! (link)