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I've had this sitting around for months and probably wouldn't have read it for many more if my younger sister hadn't read it and liked it a lot. That being said, I'm glad I read it and I did like it. I'm not in any way embarrassed for wanting to read it and having read it.
Tori Spelling is living a life most of us will never ever catch a glimpse of- of course people want to know more about her. My main reason for wanting to read this is because I did always get the sense that she was more down to earth than most celebs. I also wanted to know what her childhood was like because even most high profile celebs don't have as much money as her Daddy did.
I enjoyed learning about Aaron Spelling most I think, behind her childhood stories and her relationship with Dean McDermott. Her mother is pretty close to pure evil and I was able to feel that out years ago- she looks like a block of ice and always has. Some of the situations and conversations that Tori wrote about between her and her mother almost seemed unreal- if you didn't look closely that is. I believe every word she said about her mother (as well as the rest of the book really) and I'd love for Candy to write her own. It's a shame that this woman had so, so much in terms of pretty much everything and still acted/acts like a spoiled brat.
I have to admit, as down to earth as she seems to be, she does try to make herself more down to earth and more normal. I can understand that and don't hold it against her but anyone with her childhood isn't going to be as normal as the girl next door. It just isn't happening. She also works hard at her sense of humor. That wasn't flowing like it was natural at all. I think that goes hand in hand with her trying to make herself portrayed as an everyday girl.
I find it a little disconcerting that she actually mentioned Dean's nose in the book in reference to future children. She obviously was affected quite deeply from her own mothers feelings on her nose yet she still seems to put an emphasis on noses because she "had the gene pool of my future children to think about." She goes on to tell how Dean's nose if fine so therefore it's all good. I guess she thinks that her nose job affected her gene pool? Tucked down deep in her own gene pool there isn't a cute little button nose- there is the original nose which she wasn't very happy with at all. Maybe she hadn't realized this at the time of writing. Perhaps.
There were a few *small* discrepancies like when she talked about her room in Ottawa- she mentioned how it wasn't up to par with what she was used to, what she expected, etc. Then she states that she prefered Dean's room because it was smaller. Okay.
I do also feel the need to mention, since I often joke about my undiagnosed OCD, that OCD doesn't always mean having feelings for a pea left on your plate, feeling like that pea needs a friend, etc. I think that's at one end of the spectrum of OCD- at least in my experience. As of yet, I don't pair my ashtrays so they'll feel together and my mac & cheese noodles can be alone also. Hopefully it'll stay that way.
This is kind of unreal but I promise you, this is in the book. In one paragraph she went from saying that she's "satisfied" with "spending $25.00 on a sundress at Forever 21." (For those who don't know Forever 21 is a store where one article fo clothing can be bought for about $5.00 and they typically fall apart after one wash and wear.)
But.......she can still afford Christian Louboutin shoes. (This paragraph was in essence trying to make sure everyone knew how far she had come towards being a "normal girl" once again.)
Last but not least, I just wanted to point out how absolutely "telling" (haha....) it is that the first person she thanks in her acknowledgments is her Father. The second person is........her Nanny. Then, the third person is her Mom. Her Nanny was thanked for making her "into the woman and mom I've become" and to her Mom? "we have our ups and downs but I'll always love you."
Think about the sadness she must have felt and probably still does feel to be at a place where her Mother isn't listed first or second? I think her Mother did irreparable damage to her while she grew up and from the sounds of it, she still is. Without her Nanny I think she'd have been a lot worse off and she actually says as much in the book.
I forgot to mention- the parts with her Nanny in it were also great parts- I liked reading about her and how much she gave of herself for these kids that weren't even hers.
I'd recommend for a Tori fan in a minute but not for anyone else really. I'm still looking forward to reading Mommywood soon.
Tori Spelling is living a life most of us will never ever catch a glimpse of- of course people want to know more about her. My main reason for wanting to read this is because I did always get the sense that she was more down to earth than most celebs. I also wanted to know what her childhood was like because even most high profile celebs don't have as much money as her Daddy did.
I enjoyed learning about Aaron Spelling most I think, behind her childhood stories and her relationship with Dean McDermott. Her mother is pretty close to pure evil and I was able to feel that out years ago- she looks like a block of ice and always has. Some of the situations and conversations that Tori wrote about between her and her mother almost seemed unreal- if you didn't look closely that is. I believe every word she said about her mother (as well as the rest of the book really) and I'd love for Candy to write her own. It's a shame that this woman had so, so much in terms of pretty much everything and still acted/acts like a spoiled brat.
I have to admit, as down to earth as she seems to be, she does try to make herself more down to earth and more normal. I can understand that and don't hold it against her but anyone with her childhood isn't going to be as normal as the girl next door. It just isn't happening. She also works hard at her sense of humor. That wasn't flowing like it was natural at all. I think that goes hand in hand with her trying to make herself portrayed as an everyday girl.
I find it a little disconcerting that she actually mentioned Dean's nose in the book in reference to future children. She obviously was affected quite deeply from her own mothers feelings on her nose yet she still seems to put an emphasis on noses because she "had the gene pool of my future children to think about." She goes on to tell how Dean's nose if fine so therefore it's all good. I guess she thinks that her nose job affected her gene pool? Tucked down deep in her own gene pool there isn't a cute little button nose- there is the original nose which she wasn't very happy with at all. Maybe she hadn't realized this at the time of writing. Perhaps.
There were a few *small* discrepancies like when she talked about her room in Ottawa- she mentioned how it wasn't up to par with what she was used to, what she expected, etc. Then she states that she prefered Dean's room because it was smaller. Okay.
I do also feel the need to mention, since I often joke about my undiagnosed OCD, that OCD doesn't always mean having feelings for a pea left on your plate, feeling like that pea needs a friend, etc. I think that's at one end of the spectrum of OCD- at least in my experience. As of yet, I don't pair my ashtrays so they'll feel together and my mac & cheese noodles can be alone also. Hopefully it'll stay that way.
This is kind of unreal but I promise you, this is in the book. In one paragraph she went from saying that she's "satisfied" with "spending $25.00 on a sundress at Forever 21." (For those who don't know Forever 21 is a store where one article fo clothing can be bought for about $5.00 and they typically fall apart after one wash and wear.)
But.......she can still afford Christian Louboutin shoes. (This paragraph was in essence trying to make sure everyone knew how far she had come towards being a "normal girl" once again.)
Last but not least, I just wanted to point out how absolutely "telling" (haha....) it is that the first person she thanks in her acknowledgments is her Father. The second person is........her Nanny. Then, the third person is her Mom. Her Nanny was thanked for making her "into the woman and mom I've become" and to her Mom? "we have our ups and downs but I'll always love you."
Think about the sadness she must have felt and probably still does feel to be at a place where her Mother isn't listed first or second? I think her Mother did irreparable damage to her while she grew up and from the sounds of it, she still is. Without her Nanny I think she'd have been a lot worse off and she actually says as much in the book.
I forgot to mention- the parts with her Nanny in it were also great parts- I liked reading about her and how much she gave of herself for these kids that weren't even hers.
I'd recommend for a Tori fan in a minute but not for anyone else really. I'm still looking forward to reading Mommywood soon.
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