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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
5.0
TW: ED, childhood abuse, kinda spoileryyy~~~
Wow wow wow what can I even say but?? Excellent ?!!?? This particular read was so honest and vulnerable and painful, which is what I believe are three components to a memoir I will ultimately LOVE. I’m so thankful for stories where someone is honest about their truth, no matter how it makes them look. Her relationship with her mother especially in her younger years is all too familiar. There are TOO many girls who’s mothers lived through them, almost always to their own daughter’s demise and deteriorating mental health which almost always compromises and rips apart their relationship. :)
Listening to Jennette read her story was a decision I’m so glad I made. I love hearing her talk, stripped down from the Nickelodeon spotlight is something so refreshing and long overdue. She’s a real person, and that’s something that childhood fame AND her mother robbed from her, well into her adult life.
Hearing about her and Miranda’s budding friendship was so sweet. Hearing about how they would talk in secret on AIM and later have sleepovers was so sweet. Her anger towards Ariana was very understandable. She was owed a LOT from Nickelodeon and never given a break but it seemed like Ariana could have the best of both worlds, even being allowed to leave. I love how Jennette never ever placed the blame directly on Ariana- very respectful and her anger was well placed on the tornado of a situation she was placed into.
A BIG FUCK YOU DAN SCHNEIDER.
Her honesty with how her mother quite literally taught her how to have an eating disorder on purpose, and up until her death was still an obsession for her? I’m very glad Jennette was able to get help, share how her journey to recovery was shaky, and that she was able to finally live authentically. Her mother was a true parasite who really did just use Jennette as a means to live out her own dreams, and having cancer and children who loved her only propelled that plan.
Overall I loved loved loved this good. The music for the audiobook was so so good. I couldn’t put this downn. A favorite read for 2022 for sureee!
Wow wow wow what can I even say but?? Excellent ?!!?? This particular read was so honest and vulnerable and painful, which is what I believe are three components to a memoir I will ultimately LOVE. I’m so thankful for stories where someone is honest about their truth, no matter how it makes them look. Her relationship with her mother especially in her younger years is all too familiar. There are TOO many girls who’s mothers lived through them, almost always to their own daughter’s demise and deteriorating mental health which almost always compromises and rips apart their relationship. :)
Listening to Jennette read her story was a decision I’m so glad I made. I love hearing her talk, stripped down from the Nickelodeon spotlight is something so refreshing and long overdue. She’s a real person, and that’s something that childhood fame AND her mother robbed from her, well into her adult life.
Hearing about her and Miranda’s budding friendship was so sweet. Hearing about how they would talk in secret on AIM and later have sleepovers was so sweet. Her anger towards Ariana was very understandable. She was owed a LOT from Nickelodeon and never given a break but it seemed like Ariana could have the best of both worlds, even being allowed to leave. I love how Jennette never ever placed the blame directly on Ariana- very respectful and her anger was well placed on the tornado of a situation she was placed into.
A BIG FUCK YOU DAN SCHNEIDER.
Her honesty with how her mother quite literally taught her how to have an eating disorder on purpose, and up until her death was still an obsession for her? I’m very glad Jennette was able to get help, share how her journey to recovery was shaky, and that she was able to finally live authentically. Her mother was a true parasite who really did just use Jennette as a means to live out her own dreams, and having cancer and children who loved her only propelled that plan.
Overall I loved loved loved this good. The music for the audiobook was so so good. I couldn’t put this downn. A favorite read for 2022 for sureee!