You're not special: a (sort-of) memoir
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In her first-ever (sort of) memoir, the beloved actor and YouTube sensation gets personal about everything from mental health to drunken debaucheries. As an only child raised in a town of less than 8,000 people and without a Starbucks in sight, Meghan Rienks has always been pretty good at entertaining herself. Then one day—cue the dramatic voiceover—her life changed forever. On June 12th, 2010, Meghan was diagnosed with mononucleosis. Mono is basically just a really bad case of the flu, right? Wrong. To a party crazed sixteen-year-old, mono is social suicide. More than anything, it’s just plain boring. So, Meghan opened up her 2009 MacBook, used the webcam for something other than a bad Andy Warhol–style photobooth session, and recorded her first YouTube video. Since then, Meghan has shared the ups and downs of her life with the internet, documenting her teenage years for the whole world to see. Now that she’s (mostly) through her awkward stage, Meghan’s here to tell you that it gets better. You’re not alone in the thoughts you think. Sometimes a bad hair day feels worse than a punch in the gut and asking a boy out seems about as difficult as achieving that perfect dewy glow. But despite what you’ve been told, your problems are not unique, your struggles have taken form in everybody else’s life too, and somebody else has felt the way you feel right at this very moment. You’re not special. But you’re also not alone on the bumpy road to adulthood.
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ISBN
9781982110109
Table of Contents
From the Book - First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
Introduction: The story of me, myself, and I
Dating. Things I wish someone told me about dating
2005 was a great year for dating
My first heartbreak
My date with a GDI: the worst date ever
I think I'm allergic to you
Pimp yo profile
100 things that are worse than a broken heart
Friends and frenemies. Toxic friendships
Bullies should dress like Cruella de Vil...or Mufasa
How to make friends
"You can't sit with us" is no longer a funny graphic T-shirt
Growing up(ward). The first time I got drunk
10 ways to trick people into thinking you have your shit together
Confidence and insecurities
Self-love
Dealing with failure
And you thought trolls lived under bridges
A comprehensive step-by-step program on how to give zero fucks
Depression
Anxiety
Finding year own family
Finding love and being happy. Obligatory chapter about finding love and being happy.
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