I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette Mccurdy
iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy’s painful and comic memoir about her hardships as a former child actor, including eating disorders, addiction, and a difficult relationship with her domineering mother, and how she regained control of her life. When Jennette McCurdy went to her first acting audition, she was six years old. Jennette would do anything to fulfil her mother’s wish for her one and only daughter to achieve fame. As a result, she followed her mother’s advice to “calorie limit,” eating little and weighing herself five times every day. Mom reprimanded, “Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? ” as she underwent extensive at-home makeovers. Do you believe Dakota Fanning tints hers? Mom even gave her a shower till she was sixteen years old while sharing her email, diaries, and all of her money.
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette Mccurdy
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Jennette explains all of this in I’m Glad My Mom Died in harrowing detail, just as she describes what transpires when the dream ultimately materializes. She became well-known after being cast in the iCarly TV show. Mom is overjoyed; she emails fan club administrators and establishes a rapport with the paparazzi on a first-name basis. However, Jennette suffers from anxiety, guilt, and self-loathing, which show up as eating problems, addiction, and a string of disastrous relationships. As soon as she joins Ariana Grande in the lead role of the iCarly spinoff Sam & Cat, her mother passes away from cancer, making these problems even worse.
Finally, after learning about therapy and giving up acting, Jennette starts to rehabilitate and makes a life-changing decision. I’m Glad My Mom Died is an uplifting tale about resiliency, independence, and the delight of doing your own hair shampoo told with surprising candour and black humour.
Recognizing the struggles that child stars face is difficult, and it is even more difficult if the child star was someone you saw growing up. It can be difficult to comprehend the stress, abuse, and psychological harm that come with being a well-known actor when you’re going about your daily life as a regular person.
Not just about the career she didn’t want in the first place, but also about the effects of having a narcissistic, abusive dad, Jennette does an excellent job of laying it all out in her writing. Not simply with her straightforward and real account, but also with her sincere and open-minded outlook.
What it was like to be a mediator as a small child in a home where there was just one emotional timebomb with a volatile mood. The way in which family justifies cruelty when it is all you have ever known. When eating disorders or mental illnesses manifest, abusers can use the narratives to their advantage and exploit you as both their emotional dummy and their anchor.
