I'm Glad My Mom Died (2022, Simon & Schuster)
English language
Published July 10, 2022 by Simon & Schuster.
I do think everyone has a story to tell, it's just that some people tell it better. This book is written bravely in its emotional honesty, and it is laid out as to be engaging throughout. Great read.
"I get to the towel closet and grab the little red dish towel with Christmas lights on it, wet the end of it under the kitchen faucet, and press the wet end into the milk-soaked carpet"
"I head to the kitchen to re-wet it for round two when Mom crosses through and heads for the living room. Anxiety fills my body. I'm just about to warn Mom, but by the time she's out of the kitchen, I know it's too late. "What is this?" Mom asks in a tone that makes me know she knows exactly what it is she just stepped in.
I tell Mom I already started to clean it up, so the wetness is mostly just water, but it doesn't matter. Her mood has already switched.".
"I wonder if there's something different I could have done to get us out the door faster. I wonder if there's …
"I get to the towel closet and grab the little red dish towel with Christmas lights on it, wet the end of it under the kitchen faucet, and press the wet end into the milk-soaked carpet"
"I head to the kitchen to re-wet it for round two when Mom crosses through and heads for the living room. Anxiety fills my body. I'm just about to warn Mom, but by the time she's out of the kitchen, I know it's too late. "What is this?" Mom asks in a tone that makes me know she knows exactly what it is she just stepped in.
I tell Mom I already started to clean it up, so the wetness is mostly just water, but it doesn't matter. Her mood has already switched.".
"I wonder if there's something different I could have done to get us out the door faster. I wonder if there's something I can do in the future".
I'm not ready to say anything else about this book, but I can't stop thinking about the milk on the carpet, and I can't stop thinking about how it was me holding the Christmas themed dish towel.
Absolutely amazing. Jennette is an amazing writer, and I truly hope she writes again.
Harrowing? Yes. Hilarious, not so much.
This was a tough but important read.
As someone who was a fan of iCarly when it aired, and was equally a fan of Sam's character it really was jarring of how different Sam and Jennette are.
It further underlines just how much some people are hiding their struggles and don't let it show because it's easier or more advantageous to pretend as if nothing is wrong.
She's earned her peace after all this struggling.
i was not familiar with the shows she starred in but i am glad i read this book.
