Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson

Lawson’s mother was a great believer in the idea that what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. Nevertheless, her childhood wouldn’t have been the same without this episode. Lawson still gets shivers when she remembers this incident because it was horrifying. A defining moment in her childhood is when her father brings home a dead raccoon and turns it into a puppet. She grew up in West Texas with an eccentric father and her long-suffering mother.

Lawson begins with her childhood memories. She wants to unite us in our shared humanity. Lawson shares her own defining moments with us to show that they are nothing to be embarrassed about. Without these experiences, we wouldn’t be where we are today. Lawson believes we shouldn’t forget these experiences because they make us who we are. These are the events we want to forget ever happened.

Lawson challenges us to remember the most mortifying things that have ever happened to us. Let’s Pretend This Never Happened is her debut book. Best known for her cynical, bizarre, and comical outlook on life, in 2011, The Huffington Post named her the “Greatest Person of the Day” for her charity and outreach work. Lawson, an Internet blogger, journalist, and social media influencer, runs an award-winning blog. Receiving various award nominations, critics praise its blend of humor and humanity. In her New York Times bestselling memoir, Let’s Pretend This Never Happened-A Mostly True Memoir (2012), Jenny Lawson explores why the moments we want to forget about are the ones that truly define us.

Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson