{"product_id":"thanks-for-waiting-the-joy-weirdness-of-being-a-late-bloomer-hardcover","title":"Thanks for Waiting: The Joy (\u0026 Weirdness) of Being a Late Bloomer - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDoree Shafrir\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn honest, witty, and insightful memoir about what happens when your coming-of-age comes later than expected\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThanks for Waiting\u003c\/i\u003e is the loving, wise, cuttingly funny older sister we all need in book form.\"--Tara Schuster, author of \u003ci\u003eBuy Yourself the F*cking Lilies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDoree 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 \u0026amp; Me classes where most of the other moms were at least ten years younger. And while she was one of \u003ci\u003eGawker\u003c\/i\u003e's early hires and one of the first editors at \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e, she didn't find professional fulfillment until she co-launched the successful self-care podcast \u003ci\u003eForever35\u003c\/i\u003e--at forty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThanks for Waiting\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoree Shafrir\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eStartup\u003c\/i\u003e and the cohost of the podcasts \u003ci\u003eForever35\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMatt \u0026amp; Doree's Eggcellent Adventure\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Los Angeles with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 29, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52160051085543,"sku":"9780593156742","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8329\/8279\/files\/b58f2cd36bb8068a596eaae4a8b57010.webp?v=1780556053","url":"https:\/\/skinnonsmooth.myshopify.com\/products\/thanks-for-waiting-the-joy-weirdness-of-being-a-late-bloomer-hardcover","provider":"SkinnOnSmooth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}