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A review by swamprat410
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Drug use, Grief, and Alcohol
A former child actress writing her memoir of growing up with an emotionally manipulative, narcissistic mother who instilled an eating disorder and projected her own failed dreams/wishes onto her child. Her mother had cancer for years and used it to manipulate those around her, used guilt and shame to manipulate her daughter into having a career that she didn’t really want to begin with.