Jennette McCurdy reads disturbing email from mother on "Red Table Talk"

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[benihime99]

The PS though... pfew
What kind of vile person do you have to be to completely reject your daughter to later ask for her money

[inandoutofgrace]

I almost cried watching that. Genuinely wish her the best, I hope she’s healed/healing and has great support around her

*edit* watched the whole thing. Oof. There is so much of her journey that I relate to and am still on myself. She's so articulate and intelligent, I'm glad she has the resources to seek help because clearly she's been able to reconcile with a lot of her emotions as a result

[hellojeds]

I just can't. To use such disgusting, dehumanising language in an email your daughter and then have the gall to ask for money for a fridge - it's just sick all round. I'm going to buy her book, but I'm not sure if I can read it because that excerpt is just heartbreaking to hear.

[crystalfairie]

I read it in a day. I don’t usually cry during books, but this one made me sob, gag, rage and more. Her mother was a true and utter POS, as is her Grandmother. Jennette’s brothers - I want to wrangle them. They did NOTHING to help her. That woman has been through literal hell and back.

My mother, after years of intensive therapy and me coming to realize it, abused me as well, not in ways dissimilar to the way Jennette’s mother abused her. My mother highly contributed to my eating disorder, the same way Jennette’s did. My main saving grace was my mum’s cousin, who came barging in (she lived in a completely different city), grabbed me and unleashed hell to ensure I was, and am, okay.

It is honestly one of the best books I’ve read though, in the last 5 years.

[hellojeds]

I'm so sorry you experienced that, truly. I hope you're doing better now and got good support around you. And if you can read this book, I certainly can! Wishing you the very best with your continued healing 😘

[crystalfairie]

Thank you xx it’s definitely a tough read, but so worth it.

[sea_thoughts]

"P.S. Send money for a new fridge, ours broke."

I'm-

You know what, I'm glad she can laugh about it now but holy shit. Title of her book instantly justified for me. (I wasn't aware of her or her mother before so I didn't know where that was coming from.)

[progression]

It’s so disgusting. I truly hope she’s been able to heal as much as possible and this whole tour isn’t too much for her.

The sad thing is that I’ve seen parents post shit like this on FB - so casually vile, yet expecting their children to turn around and take care of them as if the didn’t just publicly humiliate them.

My parents aren’t perfect, but they’re two of my best friends so I just…. I don’t understand how cruel people can be to their own flesh and blood.

[insomniachobs]

I've seen people in the comments on the news articles around this suggesting Jeanette is the cruel/abusive one for disparaging her mother. People minimising the harm of the body exams by acting like "she was just helping her shower that's not sexual assault!" It's hard to know whether they've just skimmed things and not really digested the full details or if they really are the pieces of shit who think that raising a child entitles you to do whatever you want to them and they have to be grateful

[progression]

I’ve found that most people who aren’t part of message boards or communities like ONTD really have no idea what they’re talking about because they’re falling for whatever basic ass PR or just read titles and go from there.