Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I had my child at 38. By the time she was finished with cartoons and started liking "peoplie" shows I was in my 40's . ICarly, Sam & Cat were 2 of her favorites. I have to admit I loved both of those shows as well. Jeanette was our absolute favorite on both shows. So, funny. Great comedic timing and great physical comedy skills as well. We never understood why she just disappeared. Respect to her co-stars but I always felt Jeanette had the talent to keep moving. Reading this book really helped me understand. She was abused by her mom on so many levels. The showering and "exams" till she was 17 was the most glaring and disturbing example of her lack of boundaries. So many parents especially mothers create eating disorders in their children. They know they're doing it, they know how terrible it is. It was done to them and instead of breaking that cycle they just keep pushing the they way they were pushed. Her mother gave her a terrible relationship with food that she may never fully reconcile. I was extremely overweight as a child I was so lucky I had the world's greatest mom. She always gently tried to push me to make good decisions and to eat healthier I was already a super active kid but I was 250 lbs in 7th grade and I walked into every room like I owned it. Never occurred to me to feel bad about the way I looked. I had a mother who loved me and instilled such a confidence in me and I'm lucky I still carry with me today. I have never fully reconciled my relationship with food. Addictions on any level of very hard. I've also struggled with alcohol and drugs in my life even cigarettes. But the sad reality is you can lock somebody in a room for 6 months without any of those things and they won't die. If you lock somebody in a room without food you're going to die. So you need to come to some sort of understanding with food to develop as healthy a relationship as you can because it's something quite literally no one can't live without. I always enjoy watching the aforementioned shows, but after reading this book I love her even more. She's a wonderful woman she's done a great job. I fell in love with her when I was 40's, she inspired me then and in my 50s she's still inspires me after reading this book I wish her nothing but success in love, life and in the future. Most of all I wish for Jeanette to fully love herself. I wish total healing and I hope someday she can love herself as much as the world does! Congratulations Jeannette you deserve all the accolades from this book because it's honestly, and painfully yet beautifully written. Peace & Love