I'm Glad My Mom Died

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Synopsis

A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life.

Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called “calorie restriction,” eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, “Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn’t tint hers?” She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income.

In I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette recounts all this in unflinching detail—just as she chronicles what happens when the dream finally comes true. Cast in a new Nickelodeon series called iCarly, she is thrust into fame. Though Mom is ecstatic, emailing fan club moderators and getting on a first-name basis with the paparazzi (“Hi Gale!”), Jennette is riddled with anxiety, shame, and self-loathing, which manifest into eating disorders, addiction, and a series of unhealthy relationships. These issues only get worse when, soon after taking the lead in the iCarly spinoff Sam & Cat alongside Ariana Grande, her mother dies of cancer. Finally, after discovering therapy and quitting acting, Jennette embarks on recovery and decides for the first time in her life what she really wants.

Told with refreshing candor and dark humor, I’m Glad My Mom Died is an inspiring story of resilience, independence, and the joy of shampooing your own hair.

Chapters

  • 001 ImGladMyMomDied Open

    Duration: 07s
  • 002 ImGladMyMomDied Dedication

  • 003 ImGladMyMomDied Prologue

    Duration: 02min
  • 004 ImGladMyMomDied Before Ch1

    Duration: 10min
  • 005 ImGladMyMomDied Before Ch2

    Duration: 03min
  • 006 ImGladMyMomDied Before Ch3

    Duration: 04min
  • 007 ImGladMyMomDied Before Ch4

    Duration: 05min
  • 008 ImGladMyMomDied Before Ch5

    Duration: 10min
  • 009 ImGladMyMomDied Before Ch6

    Duration: 04min
  • 010 ImGladMyMomDied Before Ch7

    Duration: 04min
  • 011 ImGladMyMomDied Before Ch8

    Duration: 04min
  • 012 ImGladMyMomDied Before Ch9

    Duration: 03min
  • 013 ImGladMyMomDied Before Ch10

    Duration: 04min
  • 014 ImGladMyMomDied Before Ch11

    Duration: 02min
  • 015 ImGladMyMomDied Before Ch12

    Duration: 07min
  • 016 ImGladMyMomDied Before Ch13

    Duration: 03min
  • 017 ImGladMyMomDied Before Ch14

    Duration: 04min
  • 018 ImGladMyMomDied Before Ch15

    Duration: 03min
  • 019 ImGladMyMomDied Before Ch16

    Duration: 02min
  • 020 ImGladMyMomDied Before Ch17

    Duration: 02min
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