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I'm Glad My Mom Died
by Jennette McCurdy
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
I don’t read much non-fiction or autobiography, but I must say this book had me hooked. I felt sooo bad for Jennette but also so much respect as she shared her story.
While I haven’t struggled with the same trauma she had/has the way she shares her story still feels “relatable” in so far as we all have these experiences that shape us and we don’t see just how much until we are older so undoing the “bad habits” is hard.
This book alone should be evidence on why child acting needs 10000x more regulation and protection for the kids. God help us for the social media kid influencers who have it even worse.
I don’t think it’s right that people need to “prove” they are worthy parents as that feels like it will be its own dystopia but her mother is also proof that not everyone is “worthy” of being a parent.
While I haven’t struggled with the same trauma she had/has the way she shares her story still feels “relatable” in so far as we all have these experiences that shape us and we don’t see just how much until we are older so undoing the “bad habits” is hard.
This book alone should be evidence on why child acting needs 10000x more regulation and protection for the kids. God help us for the social media kid influencers who have it even worse.
I don’t think it’s right that people need to “prove” they are worthy parents as that feels like it will be its own dystopia but her mother is also proof that not everyone is “worthy” of being a parent.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Infidelity