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Stop Trying to Make "Late Bloomer" Happen

Stop Trying to Make "Late Bloomer" Happen

It's never going to happen.

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Laura Behnke
Feb 19, 2025
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Me at 1 year old, 23 years old, and now at 45.

Do not call me a “late bloomer”.

In fact, while we’re on the subject, let’s stop calling anyone a late bloomer.

That label has never sat well with me. Especially when I was single in my mid 30s. And especially when I had my first child at 42.

Because none of those things made me late to anything.

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