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  i'm glad my mom die The writer tells it with simple and short sentences, never indifferent to the reader. She talks, for example, about the number of times she weighed herself per day (minimum five) and the lack of menstruation she suffered for years. But perhaps the most terrifying is the account he makes of the cleaning ceremonies of his body. Until the age of 16, Jennette was in charge of bathing her mother.  It was she who shampooed and soaped her from head to toe, even passing through her private parts. It was she who waxed his legs. And who would start crying when one of his children asked him if he could bathe alone, even if it was for the only time. This portrayal is one of the strongest in all of history, and it leaves you with a sour taste in your mouth for the rest of the book. Jennette's salvation came through writing. The book is very good and I recommend it, it was very good to read it in English and learn more

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i'm glad my mom died tells about her interaction with fame and some moments of abuse she suffered within Nickelodeon, who, according to her, offered her money to shut her up. She tells of the abuse she was exposed to by Dan Schneider, a controversial former Nickelodeon children's series writer, who has already been accused of sexual harassment by actresses of the company. According to Variety, who had access to the book before it was published, Nickelodeon executives offered him 300 thousand dollars as "a thank you gift" so that he would not speak publicly about his experience at the entertainment company. Her relationship with former iCarly co-star Miranda Cosgrove. In it she relates that her mother forbade her to be friends with Cosgrove, even though the "cool girl" (as McCurdy calls her) had sent her a basket of gifts and movie tickets to her house. The reason why Debra McCurdy did not allow them to be friends was because Miranda did not believe in God, s...

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