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30 next month....

PoshTaush
PoshTaush Posts: 1,247
edited October 2024 in Chit-Chat
So yeah... I am going to be the big 3-0 next month. October 23rd to be exact. It's kind of hitting me. I know that maybe some of you reading this are past this age, but when you encountered it did it make you kind of nervous.

Well, really, I know age is a number..blah blah..

But something about 30 sounds so "grown up" to me. I have been married over 7 years, have an almost 2 year old son, own a home...etc...but still feel like a 'little girl" at times.


I'm not upset about the age, just feel it should be some sort of milestone? I know.. I sound strange... *sigh...

Share your 30's stories....or if you are approaching just like me.... how do you feel about it?

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  • I_give_it_2_u_str8
    I_give_it_2_u_str8 Posts: 680 Member
    Sounds like you're 40 in life experience :p

    Jk - I'm almost there and all I have accomplished is bought a home so ur good :p
  • katapple
    katapple Posts: 1,108 Member
    I was excited to turn 30 (in May) because I got to say I was in the best shape of my life! Like you, I got married young, had kids young, etc. Now, I actually feel like an adult and people take me seriously. For some reason if I had a 2 in front of my age people thought I was a child and didn't know what I was doing! Enjoy you're 30s, they're great!
  • jpaden
    jpaden Posts: 21
    I love being in my 30s absolute best time of my life so far. :)
  • MunchkinHawk12
    MunchkinHawk12 Posts: 434 Member
    I just turned 30 in May and I felt the same way...I still feel like I'm 20 though...except after I workout of course!! HAHA

    You are going to be great!!
  • ItsTerriC
    ItsTerriC Posts: 436 Member
    30 didn't bother me, but 32 just about did me in. I guess I'm just slow, but it wasn't until then that I realized "I'm IN my 30's" I'll be turning 50 in 2 weeks and it sounds a whole lot older than I feel. I'm not crazy about the sound of 50, but I keep reminding myself that it beats the alternative. Life is great no matter what age or stage you are in. Enjoy it all!
  • shelleilei
    shelleilei Posts: 122 Member
    I know how you feel... I turn 30 in December. But "they" do say that 30 is the new 20 so I'm going to go with that attitude, even though I'm not really excited for it.
  • ladylu11
    ladylu11 Posts: 631 Member
    it's really not as bad as it sounds. I'm 44 and have three kids in college and to be honest, I love life more now than I ever have. My advice to you is to enjoy life as you go.
  • BecksgotBack
    BecksgotBack Posts: 385 Member
    i will be 29 for the rest of my life...
    i turned 30 last October. When i turned 25 i thought i would have life figured out and my *kitten* together by time i turned 30. ya that didn't happen. i sat in shock for a few days and just kept thinking over and over...OMFG I'm 30, my life is over. it gets better-don't fret. we only have one life to live so wake up each day and give it your all. No regrets! You have accomplished a lot in a short time. be proud of what you have. i know a lot of people that are older than us that can't say the same.
    And i might have my *kitten* figured out by time I turn 40? And i can date guys that are 38 and 39 without it sounding so creepy ;)
  • aquasw16
    aquasw16 Posts: 342 Member
    You are where I wanted to be....always greener sometimes. I am career focused right now, turn 30 in february..and wish I had found a man and had a kid by now...
  • aquasw16
    aquasw16 Posts: 342 Member
    You are where I wanted to be....always greener sometimes. I am career focused right now, turn 30 in february..and wish I had found a man and had a kid by now...
  • sunkisses
    sunkisses Posts: 2,365 Member
    I set it off when I got close to 30. I went back and got my degree, dumped my fiance, and lived as fearlessly as I could. I actually felt like a grown woman for the first time, and not a sheltered one. I've loved my 30s more than any other time in my life. I've done so many awesome things since I turned 30 that I wouldn't have done before.
  • Jeepinmom4
    Jeepinmom4 Posts: 298 Member
    Ill be 29 in 9 days...as for next year I don't know,it doesn't bother me to say I'm almost 30...and um yea when the hell do you start feeling like a grown~up!? Sereously I could not be more grown up but I feel like a kid still...except when I catch myself roling my eyes at teenagers lmao
  • ambermichon
    ambermichon Posts: 404 Member
    I turned 30 on august 12. I had mixed emotions because I have been married 11 years (tomorrow) and have no kids. So I truly still feel like a kid!! But after thinking about it for a while I realized, I am much wiser than I was and I deserve 30. I also am in the best shape of my life and feel amazing and am comfortable in my own skin which comes with age. So I love 30 so far! I hear its the best decade for women
  • solpwr
    solpwr Posts: 1,039 Member
    When I turned 30 I was becoming a dad for number 2 daughter, and had been married 8 years. Now she's 20. If I remember right I had let myself go a little (story of my life) and got in shape that year. Ironically, when I turned 31 I was probably in the best shape of my life. But back then I focused on my career; I lived in southern California, and was pretty selfish. Now I see that. I wish I would have been a better dad and husband. Funny how guys grow up so late; at least that was me.
    I was a bodybuilder type back then. Used to enter into arm wrestling comps, and could bench 340 lbs, twice my weight (170).
    Another lesson there is life changes. In my 50's I think about keeping fit and low body fat and less about being muscular. My career is more about getting my company's goals accomplished rather than how I can advance.
    And I've been divorced for 6 years now I think.
    So 30. You're still a Baby.
    By the way, my grandfather is still going strong. He thinks I'm just a baby. He drives, lives on his own, he's a hardcore Juicer (juice machine, not 'roids). And got a great, dry, sarcastic wit. He doesn't tell jokes, he improvises in conversations. Not like most old people. He's 95.
    Age IS just a number, like you said.
  • sunkisses
    sunkisses Posts: 2,365 Member
    Can I say some of the cool things I did after I turned 30?
    Thanks! (lol like there's really a choice)

    - learned to shoot a handgun (properly)
    - cleansed my aura on the beach with a "famous" (in his own mind) motivational speaker
    - camped on the beach
    - scored a cool camping spot for free in the Keys
    - skinny dipped in the Keys in broad daylight
    - skinny dipped in the ocean at night
    - drank moonshine with total strangers and true-life rednecks
    - road down to Key West on a motorcycle and "stole" amenities while I was there...twice - once during Fantasy Fest.
    - learned to kayak
    - started gardening and composting, all while having no yard
  • PoshTaush
    PoshTaush Posts: 1,247
    I'm absolutely LOVING reading all of your stories. Keep them coming. Thanks to those of you who have already replied. AMazing.
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