Oh woe, 30.

[CorporalClegg]

Turned 30 today.

Having a tough go of it.

In fact the last week or so has been all around bad. Haven't been able eat much, sleep, etc.

Why is one silly little # such a big deal?

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I didn't care that much when I turned 30...*or* 40. I sure don't feel old. I figure as long as I have my life and my health, I came out ahead.

 

[Cheapjack]

30 is the new 21!

Your knees probably don't click, your back is probably curved well, your skin probably still looks good and doesn't tan greyish, your eyes with no red veins, your muscle tone good, your knees don't swell when you run, no bags or lines under your eyes, no love handles. Needless to say some bits of you might not look like aged sponge rubber?

Judging by the current crop, you might not hit that until 48!

 

[Noname Given]

Turned 30 today.

Having a tough go of it.

In fact the last week or so has been all around bad. Haven't been able eat much, sleep, etc.

Why is one silly little # such a big deal?

Wait til you hit 40

(and this month I'm two years from 50. )

 

[SmoothieX]

Turned 30 today.

Having a tough go of it.

In fact the last week or so has been all around bad. Haven't been able eat much, sleep, etc.

Why is one silly little # such a big deal?

Because you are being a big baby about it.

Any birthday you're alive to celebrate is a good one.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

Know anyone who died in their 20's or teens? Just think how thrilled they would be to be able to look in the mirror and say "I'm 30" if they had the chance. It's great to be alive.

I know I felt like when I turned 30 people would now take me more seriously. Like I had added that tiny bit of weight to my words. I wore an I am 30 badge all day, LOLOL

 

[ElBurro]

I'm a couple of years off 30, but I can honestly say that I have absolutely no qualms about it. It's just a number. It's how you feel that counts. If you feel good, then it shouldn't matter how many candles are on your cake.

My sister keeps winding me up about turning 30 though. She keeps going on about me being old and it all being down hill from there (absolute rubbish IMHO). She can't get it into her head that it doesn't bother me at all.

The silliest thing about it? She's 10 years OLDER than me

 

[Robert Maxwell]

I turn 30 this August and got over my age-related existential crisis some months ago. At least I got it out of the way early.

 

[Markira]

I turned 30 last November, and it's been fabulous! It's different for everyone, but the older I get the more I realize that age doesn't matter as much as how I feel and how I act. I have 2 younger sisters, one of whom is 23, and I really really wouldn't want to be 23 again.

 

[Yeoman Randi]

Happy Birthday Clegg. Hope it's a good one!

I didn't wig on the birthdays most people wig on. I stressed 34 (not 30 or 35) and 43 (not 40.)

This year when i turned 54 i didn't give a shit. At this point in my life, i am pretty damn happy (and amazed) that i am still alive. I still do think my friggin' FIL will outlive me though (he's 87 and just.wont.die.) Yeah yeah, i'm going to hell.

Happy Birthday dude. ENJOY!

 

[auntiehill]

The best things in my life happened AFTER my 30th birthday. I went to DisneyWorld, took my first cruise, met my future spouse and got married (at 34), got my own home, got a decent job for the first time in my life, got to take care of my nephew and be good friends with him, etc.

I'm much happier now than I was in my 20s and early 30s. Every year that I'm alive to even celebrate a birthday is a good one.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

Happy Birthday, Corporal Clegg! I understand that 30 feels old to you today, but, trust me, it isn't.

Ziyal (who is currently 30x2)

 

[RJDiogenes]

30?!?

That's nothing, kid. Certainly nothing to lose sleep or go off your feed over. You're only as young or old as you want to be. I'll be hitting the big 5-0 in less than two months and I'm still the same as I was when I was 20.

Happy Birthday. Live it up.

My sister keeps winding me up about turning 30 though. She keeps going on about me being old and it all being down hill from there (absolute rubbish IMHO). She can't get it into her head that it doesn't bother me at all.

The silliest thing about it? She's 10 years OLDER than me

I do that to my siblings all the time. They're 7, 10 and 17 years younger than me and I constantly tease them about getting old. Because, y'know, they are getting old. And I'm not.

 

[Velocity]

Age isn't a big deal, it's how healthy you are at any age that matters more. I'm 2 yrs away from 60 and I take so many pills I rattle when I walk, but I'm very happy with my full life. At 30, you're still a puppy. Don't spend any time dwelling on that number. It's only a number, so don't give it any more power than that. Happy birthday!

 

[RandyS]

Turned 30 today.

Having a tough go of it.

In fact the last week or so has been all around bad. Haven't been able eat much, sleep, etc.

Why is one silly little # such a big deal?

Because you are being a big baby about it.

Any birthday you're alive to celebrate is a good one.

Agreed. When I turned 30 back in 2000 I barely noticed, and even then, it was because my mom walked around whining about "how I'm too young to have a 30 year old son".

30 is nothing. Hell, I'm a month away from 41 and I still feel like an immature 18 year old.

 

[BlobVanDam]

Turned 30 today.

Having a tough go of it.

In fact the last week or so has been all around bad. Haven't been able eat much, sleep, etc.

Why is one silly little # such a big deal?

Because Once you get past the age of 21, the only arbitrary milestones of age are the decades. 30 doesn't theoretically mean anything any more than 29, or 28, or 31. But it's a round number, so we place importance on it that doesn't exist on any real level. I'm only 25, and I dread 30. Not because anything happens, or because it's old, but just because it's the next "milestone" to look back on and see what I have or haven't achieved in the past decade.
I don't know you, but maybe this doesn't apply to you, but I have this idea in my head of what I would like to have achieved by age 30, and right now I feel like it's approaching far too quickly for me to be happy about it.
But 30 is still young. Still plenty of time ahead. You're a good decade off a mid life crisis yet

 

[Australis]

Yeah. 30. It's tough.

--Australis, 52

 

[MetalPants]

You're a good decade off a mid life crisis yet

Depends on how long you think you'll live.

When I turned 30 it was no big deal. I went to work, went to class, and came home and did some homework. That weekend I got stood up for a date.

 

[Mutai Sho-Rin]

These monumental birthdays have a way of focusing your attention on things you haven't yet accomplished and it can be depressing. On the other hand, review the things you have done in 30 years and be thankful you're still looking at the grass everyday from above.

Mutai (who got his Medicare card on Monday)

 

[Mr Light]

I'm turning 30 in May.... but I think I'm just gonna keep celebrating 29. There's no way someone of my maturity can be 30