“𝕋𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 𝕨𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘, 𝕀 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕝 𝕡𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕞𝕒𝕪𝕓𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕤𝕥 𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕞𝕪 𝕝𝕚𝕗𝕖. 𝕀 𝕕𝕠𝕟'𝕥 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕒𝕪 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕓𝕠𝕕𝕪 𝕖𝕝𝕤𝕖'𝕤 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕤. 𝕀 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕨𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕖 𝕞𝕪 𝕠𝕨𝕟. 𝕀 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕓𝕖 𝕞𝕪𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕗 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕠𝕟𝕔𝕖. 𝕀 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕧𝕒𝕔𝕪 𝕠𝕗 𝕚𝕥. ℕ𝕠𝕓𝕠𝕕𝕪'𝕤 𝕨𝕒𝕥𝕔𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘. ℕ𝕠𝕓𝕠𝕕𝕪'𝕤 𝕛𝕦𝕕𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕘. ℕ𝕠𝕓𝕠𝕕𝕪'𝕤 𝕨𝕖𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕟. ℕ𝕠 𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕕𝕚𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕤 𝕠𝕣 𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤 𝕠𝕣 𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕠𝕣 𝕕𝕚𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕤 𝕠𝕣 𝕄𝕠𝕞. 𝕁𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕞𝕖 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕒𝕘𝕖. 𝕎𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕠𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕠 𝕞𝕖. ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕝𝕤 𝕚𝕟𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕝𝕪 𝕗𝕒𝕜𝕖. 𝕎𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕝𝕤 𝕚𝕟𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕝𝕪 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕝.”

Thoughts: This book was eye-opening, I watched Jennette on TV shows growing up and it is sickening now to hear what she went through as a child actor from not only her mother but also Nickelodeon. Jennette speaks of her being an actor was her mother’s dream and not her’s. The book covers her struggles with Anorexia, Bulimia, Calorie restriction diets, Alcoholism and Abuse from her narcissistic mother. It was a very emotional read but a book I believe everyone should read.

Synopsis: I'm Glad My Mom Died is a memoir by American writer, director and former actress Jennette McCurdy based on her one-woman show of the same name. The book is about her career as a child actress and her difficult relationship with her abusive mother who died in 2013.

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★★★★★