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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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This wasn't an easy book for me to approach, as many of the situations Jeanette describes ring true from past personal experiences. Reading this was, in many ways, an attempt at a therapy session for myself. Jeanette describes in just the right amount of words her experience growing up in a deeply dysfunctional family with a horribly abusive mother. She does not mince words in condemning what needs to be condemned, and it is that brutal honesty that produces a gem of a book. It is funny in the way that only people who've gone through similar trauma can appreciate, and it is vindicating to read to the end and realize that what counts at the end is that she is still here, still living, and determined to make her life hers and hers alone. 

If you decide to approach this book make sure to take your time, find someone to talk about it with, and take breaks as needed. May this be the push for many to start their own path of healing and the self-determined, happy life they deserve.

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Just an all round perfect read. It took me 3 days to finish it which was quite good for me since I didn't have much practice then. It's a heavy book but I loved it 

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Chileeeeee, I see why she named her book like that. That's it and that's all I'm gonna say. But I am glad she did get 
the proper treatment/help when she became an adult. Nickelodeon network is mad weird and flaw af.

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Wanted to finish the final quarter of this book after not finishing it months ago as recommended by Quinton Reviews, and I'm very glad I did. I'm not usually one for reading autobiographies, but Jennette has a such way with words that it's so compelling to read her story.

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Ah fuck, what am I even supposed to say? I cried. Not just cried, ugly cried. Wept on the kitchen floor in the middle of making dinner.

"Not my best friend, though," Mom continues. "You're my best friend, Nette. You're mommy's best friend."
I beam. I'm so happy to be her best friend, to be the closest person in the world to her.
This is my purpose. I feel whole.

Idk if I got the format exactly right bc I listened to this and never saw the words on a page, but holy fuck that hurt. It all hurt. I was also mommy's best friend and it never should have been that way. Between that and the ED stuff, it all hit a little too close to home, especially for someone who doesn't talk to their parents anymore bc of shit like that. 

God damn, dude. It's insane what people are going through that you never know about. I worshiped Sam Puckett, she made me feel like being a Sam was awesome. I wanted so badly to be like her and I'm so, so glad I never got the chance to say that to Jennette's face, now that I know how much she hated being Sam.

Jennette McCurdy deserves every good thing in the world, I hope she's healing in whatever way she needs. I'm so fucking proud of and happy for her. For us. We survived. We're doing better now.

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