LeAnn Rimes sat down with The Daily Mail to chat about her family life and her career, and while she's quite honest about a number of things, she went a little too far when she compared herself to her stepson.

LeLe tells the publication:
    "I was super-driven as a kid. Even though I was on the road a lot, the teachers would give me homework and I would get it all done. I look at my 11-year-old stepson Mason, and I’m like, ‘I signed a record deal when I was your age. You’re still fumbling with tying your shoelaces.'"

On her childhood, she added: "I always say, 'Smart, pretty…unpopular,' because girls can be really jealous. I was terrified of school and I was bullied. When I was 11, a girl brought a knife to school and wrote me a note saying she was going to hurt me with it. Girls can be really mean, even now. It is sad that we can’t encourage each other. I think a lot of girls get intimidated by other people’s success."

Apparently the 32-year-old singer is still bullied today, and it was reported that she sought treatment for anxiety and depression because of people posting nasty comments on Twitter. "I've been such a target I guess for misjudgment lately, and a lot of anger from some people, especially through social media," she told Entertainment Tonight last year. "Obviously we're [celebrities] underneath a microscope and in the spotlight all the time, but it's no reason to be able to pick apart someone the way that a lot of people do. We're human ... this is my job, and then I have my life. But I'm a human being in both of them -- and I think people forget that a lot of times."

Um, just a thought: Maybe you shouldn't make degrading comments about other people (you know, like your family?!) and then people won't be mean to you? Of course, LeAnn will probably tweet that this was taken out of context, but how could it be?

We'd imagine Mason doesn't appreciate her remarks (and we're sure he has access to the internet), and when his mom Brandi Glanville sees this, we have a feeling this could start World War III...