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A review by marinapetal
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
let’s talk about a well written memoir!!! jennette, please write more books!
i just wanna insert this passage here that made me say “go off, bestie!”:
“Why do we romanticize the dead? Why can’t we be honest about them? Especially moms. They’re the most romanticized of anyone.
Moms are saints. Angels by merely existing. NO ONE could possibly understand what it’s like to be a mom. Men will never understand.
Women with no children will never understand. No one but moms know the hardship of motherhood, and we non-moms must heap nothing but praise upon moms because we lowly, pitiful non-moms are mere peasants compared to the goddesses we call mothers.”
literally, the gospel truth, thank you!
i just wanna insert this passage here that made me say “go off, bestie!”:
“Why do we romanticize the dead? Why can’t we be honest about them? Especially moms. They’re the most romanticized of anyone.
Moms are saints. Angels by merely existing. NO ONE could possibly understand what it’s like to be a mom. Men will never understand.
Women with no children will never understand. No one but moms know the hardship of motherhood, and we non-moms must heap nothing but praise upon moms because we lowly, pitiful non-moms are mere peasants compared to the goddesses we call mothers.”
literally, the gospel truth, thank you!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Vomit