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Jim Carrey

My mother was a professional sick person she took a lot of pain pills. There are many people like that. It's just how they are used to getting attention. I always remember she's the daughter of alcoholics who'd leave her alone at Christmas time.

Jim Carrey

Alone

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Jim Carrey is describing his mother as someone who frequently pretended to be sick to gain sympathy and attention, which he attributes to her difficult upbringing. He connects her behavior to the neglect she experienced as a child, especially being abandoned by alcoholic parents during holidays.

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