# Thanks for Waiting: The Joy (& Weirdness) of Being a Late Bloomer - Hardcover

by **Doree Shafrir** (Author)

**An honest, witty, and insightful memoir about what happens when your coming-of-age comes later than expected**

**"_Thanks for Waiting_ is the loving, wise, cuttingly funny older sister we all need in book form."--Tara Schuster, author of _Buy Yourself the F\*cking Lilies_**

Doree Shafrir spent much of her twenties and thirties feeling out of sync with her peers. She was an intern at twenty-nine and met her husband on Tinder in her late thirties, after many of her friends had already gotten married, started families, and entered couples' counseling. After a long fertility struggle, she became a first-time mom at forty-one, joining Mommy & Me classes where most of the other moms were at least ten years younger. And while she was one of _Gawker_'s early hires and one of the first editors at _BuzzFeed_, she didn't find professional fulfillment until she co-launched the successful self-care podcast _Forever35_\--at forty.

Now, in her debut memoir, Shafrir explores the enormous pressures we feel, especially as women, to hit particular milestones at certain times and how we can redefine what it means to be a late bloomer. She writes about everything from dating to infertility, to how friendships evolve as you get older, to why being pregnant at forty-one is unexpectedly freeing--all with the goal of appreciating the lives we've lived so far and the lives we still hope to live.

_Thanks for Waiting_ is about how achieving the milestones you thought were so important don't always happen on the time line you imagined. In a world of 30 Under 30 lists, this book is a welcome reminder that it's okay to live life at your own speed.

### Author Biography

**Doree Shafrir** is the author of the novel _Startup_ and the cohost of the podcasts _Forever35_ and _Matt & Doree's Eggcellent Adventure_. She lives in Los Angeles with her family.

**Number of Pages:** 304

**Dimensions:** 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.7 IN

**Publication Date:** June 29, 2021

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