Hardest turning age...
By nica269
@nica269 (1395)
United States
April 28, 2007 4:41am CST
I'm turning 30 at the beginning of next year and i'm already feeling a little blue. I know that 30's are suppose to be the best years of your life, but i'm not sure i'm going to agree with that. I loved being in my 20's.
Have any of you felt this way? What did you do to make yourself feel better about leaving the 20's and getting into the 30's?
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11 responses
@msjigga (864)
• United States
29 Apr 07
Aw babes cheer up Its ok 30 is not old it is actually the new 20. People are living longer and looking better than ever at 30 these days. It is all what you make it. If you program your mind that 30 is bad than it will be bad you have to stay positive.
@Mom2Bella (17)
• United States
28 Apr 07
Hi Nica,
The 30's have been Wonderful for me!! I had my daughter, which has been the biggest blessing in my life. Just make the most of each day and don't focus on your age. If you have your health that is all you need. Blessings to you!!
@mumma2004 (38)
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28 Apr 07
I am 28 now and I don't feel anything wrong with the age.Eccept the age and you will feel more beautiful,more graceful.I think 30's is the phase of your life when you have everything carrer,family and a better understanding towards life.
@nica269 (1395)
• United States
29 Apr 07
I don't think there's anything wrong with turning 30, I just feel 'old' sometimes, although i know it's not true. I have friends my age that are in the same place i am and they are LOVING life. they are enjoying their families and their husbands and everything is great. There's nothing 'wrong' in my life, it's just a state of mind that i'm going thru.
@molly6342 (23)
• Canada
28 Apr 07
I had a very difficult time turning 30 and I know of quite a few other ladies who did as well. Not sure why it was so difficult and depressing either. It lasted about 5 years for me but when I got even older and was turning 40, well I couldn't have been happier!! That old adage of "life begins at 40" really is true. My kids are young adults now and no longer dependent on me and I'm responsible for me, myself and I only now! I get to do all those stupid things women do AND I have an excuse for it too like menopause. :) I get to come and go as I please, no more worries about making sure the kids are fed, bathed and put to bed at a proper hour, no more running after the kids and doing the "school stuff". I get to do what I want whether anyone else likes it or not! I get to be a perverted old woman and blame it on the change of life......so altho turning 30 is a little bit depressing, trust me, I will get better!!!
@nica269 (1395)
• United States
29 Apr 07
I'll be starting the whole school stuff and running around with the kids, we just had our first baby boy. I sincerely hope i'll get over the 30 thing quickly, I don't want to spend a lg amount of time dwelling on it.
I'll just may have to focus on my lo and grow up and experience everything all over again. That should keep me young. :o)
@billionaire5 (1333)
• United States
28 Apr 07
Well I 40 and you are about to start the best part of your life the teens and 20's were the depressing time. After 30 it becomes a cake walk.
@heart2u (9)
• United States
28 Apr 07
I am turning 30 on Wednesday. I am very upset about it. I dont think its the being 30 that bothers me, its that I have always thought I would be where I wanted to be in life once I turned 30 and I am not even close. I am a single mom of 2 kids that lives in a very small apartment barely getting by.
@nica269 (1395)
• United States
29 Apr 07
Happy Birthday...although you may not feel as enthusiastic as others. It's still your b-day you it should be celebrated.
I'm not in the 'perfect' place in my life, just because of some bad choices i've made in the youthful 20's, but i'm pretty close. I have a great husband, we have a home and we just had our first baby. the only thing that's missing is my college degree, but I can get that whenever i set my mind to it. SO i don't think it's that i'm not were i wanted to be by 30, it's that i'm GOING TO BE 30. In my mind i remember when my mom turned 30, she 'was old' and I don't feel that way. I still feel like i'm 23 sometimes. I don't want to be that lady who still acts like a kid when she's not. KWIM?
@altair_dip (807)
• India
28 Apr 07
oH... 30's are great... they are the tiem in life where u have everything u want.. no body to question u.. and u still have time u achive a lot .. and look forward too
@nica269 (1395)
• United States
29 Apr 07
I've heard that being in your 30's is a great thing, but I don't know. I guess that being that age no one can question you about your actions. I really hope i enjoy my 30's. and like you said, life isn't over when you reach that age, life is just begun, right? :o)
@mememama (3076)
• United States
28 Apr 07
I have 2 1/2 years till the big day. I don't know how I'm going to feel, somedays I feel young but other days I swear I have arthiritis and I'm tired from my son getting up when he's teething. I think it would be cool to have a nice relaxing vacation for the 30th birthday, I'm thinking of Hawaii or the Caribbean!
I also loved my 20's but I grew up so fast, so it wasn't like I partied too much or anything, I met my husband shortly after I turned 21.
@Ayannali (63)
• United States
28 Apr 07
I actually sailed into the transition from the 20's to the 30's. It's just a mind set you need to have, live your life to the fullest, no matter what your age. Then those "big" birthdays won't seem to loom so large.
I am planning a family vacation for my 35th birthday...we are all going to Disney!
@nica269 (1395)
• United States
29 Apr 07
I think being in the right set of mind is a huge deal when turning a certain age, at least for me. I remember turning 20 and the world was my canvas, so why can't turning 30 be the same thing?
Well, happy 35th birthday and have the BEST time at Disneyland/world.
