A review by juliamp123
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
A gripping, powerfully vulnerable piece. Jennette is a force and I am a better person for having sat with her story. It made me grateful for my own mother and her insistence on my remaining a child as long as I could, even when I begged her to take me to open casting calls as a kid. Her rejection of my desire for childhood stardom was a saving grace I will never stop being thankful for.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Body shaming, and Death