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Jag är glad att mamma dog by Jennette McCurdy

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is it insane to say this book made me introspect a little about my relationship with my mother? i won’t get into the details—God knows if she’ll ever stumble across my profile 💀

as for the book itself: yeah, i’m glad her mom died too. i genuinely can’t wrap my head around how a mother could treat her child like that. sure, there’s no manual for motherhood, but at some point the abuse and neglect just become... absurd. it’s heartbreaking and infuriating.

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‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ features the same theme all solid ones do: parental trauma. McCurdy explores how her childhood as an actor led to her years-long battles with alcoholism and eating disorders. She shares a very realistic, gradual path to recovery, complicated by jobs, shitty partners, and her mom’s actual death along the way. 

I really enjoyed this book. It was a quick read. McCurdy’s straightforward, stream-of-consciousness writing was appealing. Her candor and dry wit were appreciated during her discussion of dark topics. 

Recommend! 

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Definitely be prepared for it to be triggering. It's a story of real abuse. But it's amazingly written. Every detail included and excluded is great. She knows just how much info to give that's relevant and moves the story forward even when writing about real events.

As someone who lost their abusive father to cancer it is also fairly relatable and helps me feel better about the complicated feelings I also had surrounding his death.

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It’s rare to finish a memoir thinking, “I’m genuinely glad her mom is dead” and yet, here we are. What Jennette endured is horrifying, and a brutal reminder that a child is not an extension of their parent nor the vessel for their unfulfilled dreams . 

Her honest, sharp voice made this an unforgettable read.

And as someone who’s struggled with an eating disorder after a major weight loss, those chapters hit painfully close to home. I’m proud of her for continuing the fight and I truly hope she’s happy now, finally doing what she wants.

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