I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette has now been on iCarly for three years and has developed a strong friendship with Miranda. Her mom seems to be in a good place and isn’t as stressed about the two most important things: “bills and my body” (190). Though her mother constantly complains that the network paychecks should be bigger, Jennette knows that they are in a substantially better financial situation than they were before she landed her role. Her mother has also become slightly less strict about Jennette’s diet.

As happy as Jennette is about these changes, she is unhappy and confused about the changes happening to her body as she goes through puberty at 16. Her mother still showers her.

The show is exploding in popularity, which has brought Jennette to a level of fame that she hates. She worries that she is bitter, and that she resents her mother for choosing this life for her. Her mother loves the attention Jennette gets, but Jennette feels it will be impossible for her to transition from kid to adult star. Jennette feels that acting has somehow driven a wedge between her and her mother. She sometimes she feels that she hates her.