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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

4.0

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I take a longer look at the words on her headstone.
Brave, kind, loyal, sweet, loving, graceful, strong, thoughtful, funny, genuine, hopeful, playful, insightful, and on and on…
Was she, though? Was she any of those things? The words make me angry. I can’t look at them any longer.
Why do we romanticize the dead? Why can’t we be honest about them?

It is so crazy to read a book about the life of one of my favorite childhood actors. Her life turned out to be so unlike anything I would have expected. As a child I always thought that the iCarly cast must have had such a cool life, acting out the fun episodes I loved. However, I never imagined she would suffer so much while acting. McCurdy was so raw and honest in her book, and I wish her the best for the future. I hope she'll figure everything out eventually.