Bobbi Kristina Needs a Mother Now More Than Ever! Do you think Bobby Brown will step up for his daughter?

[Cafe Kelly]

Bobbi Kristina Needs a Mother Now More Than Ever

Posted by Jacqueline Burt

Bobbi Kristina with Whitney Houston 2 days before her deathMy heart breaks for 18-year-old Bobbi Kristina on so many levels. I know what it's like to lose a parent suddenly. I vividly remember screaming at the police officers who refused to let me see my father's body, which was also Bobbi Kristina's reaction when she wasn't allowed to see Whitney Houston's body. I guess that's an experience one doesn't soon forget.

But what strikes me as especially tragic is how the people around her are handling Bobbi Kristina's "mental breakdown." Family members are reportedly afraid the teen might be suicidal. She's already been hospitalized and released twice for "stress and anxiety" and is said to be "hysterical, exhausted and inconsolable." Well, of course she's hysterical; who wouldn't be? But she doesn't need to be hospitalized. In fact, the isolation could make things worse.

Bobbi Kristina spent the majority of her childhood as her mother's caretaker, and now Houston is gone. What she needs right now is a caretaker of her own, someone to hold her hand all night long and make sure she doesn't do anything drastic.

What Bobbi Kristina really needs right now is what she's always needed: A mother.

Hopefully her father's presence will do some good -- Bobby Brown canceled a concert with New Edition to fly to Los Angeles and be with his daughter. I'm not sure what kind of relationship Bobbi Kristina has with her dad, but being with close family is definitely important right now ... as opposed to being surrounded by strangers in a hospital. Bobbi Kristina isn't sick or losing her mind: It's normal for an 18-year-old to fall apart when a parent dies. It's normal for a person of any age to fall apart when a parent dies.

Bobbi Kristina will never "get over" her mother's loss. But she can "get through" this tragic time with the right people around her.

Do you think Bobbi Kristina needs to be hospitalized for her breakdown?

[.Bubbles.]

No one can possibly know what Bobbi Kristina needs right now except for her, those close to her, and her doctors.  If she is suicidal or suffering from severe anxiety it can't hurt for her to be in the safety of the hospital where the media can't torment her and she isn't being inundated with the news coming out about her mother.

[gmadiane]

hopefully her family will be there to help her through this

[DropZoneMom]

Poor kid.   Think what you might about Whitney & Bobby, but their child deserves better than this.  

[luvmycuddiebugs]

I hope her father can be there for her. She needs him.

[sara_7106]

I dont know if he will but I pray someone is really there for this girl during this horrible time in her life

[nursesharon]

 Bless this girls heart.  I have a feeling that this poor girl has only known a life of parents with substance abuse problems.  I loved Whitney Houston and I hate that this has happened.  what a loss.  I hope Bobby steps up and is the father he needs to be.  He led Whitney down a tragic road....

[Jessica020410]

Poor girl! I hope her family is there for her!

[MamaMandee]

While I know she is totally heartbroken ...totally! Part of me can't help but think part of her is slightly...what would be the best wording ... At peace knowing her and her mom will no longer have to fight the demos Whitney had. I in no way want to come off harsh so I hope you ladies understand what I'm saying.

[MamaMandee]

I do hope that Bobby is there to support her!