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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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It was not easy to finish this. The sheer amount of abuse (and self-abuse) slaps the reader across the face with every page. I feel so sorry for the author’s (who I absolutely loved in iCarly, which makes it even more heartbreaking) experiences and what hell she had to go through to arrive to the point she is at now.
I’m not sure if I wanted to know all this though. I was tempted to stop listening but Jen was brave enough to tell the world about her story, so - I thought - I’d brave through some discomfort to honour her courage. Exposing the various eating disorders, partners with mental illnesses, abusive mother, traumatic work environment - all of this was so incredibly heavy that I’m glad I can put this book down, reflect on how fucked up the entertainment industry is, and while keeping it at the back of my head, move on to face my own demons, which pale in comparison.
Overall, on the relationship with mother with cancer I’d definitely recommend more Crying in H Mart (I’ve read those two books back to back, not my best idea), but I’m glad this book exist, stories like this need to have space to be told

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By the time Jennette was on Nickelodeon, I had mostly aged out of watching the channel so I’ve never seen the shows she was in, but I decided to read this book on a whim. By the end, I too was glad her mom died. She was
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toward Jennette her entire life. It was clear her mom learned those behaviors from Jennette’s grandmother. Some content was a bit too graphic and TMI and the description of her ED got exhausting by the end. However, I think that accurately shows what she went through. I hope she has finally found peace and recovery. 

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