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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

I highly appreciate Jennette Mccurdy for having written this book, especially with such a controversial title. Usually, it's something that's looked down upon if you hate your mother, despite how horrible they were behind the scenes. People would always say, "But that's your mother, she gave birth to you, you should be more grateful for her." Over time, it makes the child feel like the bad guy when in reality, they have every right to feel those emotions. So, thank you for validating our experiences with mommy issues. Now, I did rate low because I had a couple concerns with some of the things that were said in the book that could have been prevented. Jennette used the "I slur chief" towards the Indigenous  community when talking about a past convo with her mother. Another instance was the "e slur" towards the Inuit Natives when ignorantly referring to the "e-slur" kiss. I was also taken aback by the comment on her mother convulsing and she compared it to a patient at a mental asylum which is ableist. Overall, this book was very informational on her life compared to my prior knowledge of her as a child actor. 
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