I'm 30 Today

[moneymaven]

And the overwhelming response I got was how hard it must be for me. I don't feel like this is a 'hard' birthday. A milestone perhaps, but nothing more. What was 30 like for you or what do you hope 30 will be for you?

[Jaguar]

Happy Birthday.

[msventoux]

Happy Birthday!   

My family never celebrated birthdays, so I've never particularly taken note of how old I am unless I'm filling out a form or someone specifically asks me.  Somehow 30 passed me by.  I went from knowing I was 29 to somehow being 31.    Obviously getting older hasn't been too traumatic for me yet, though maybe that will change once 40 comes up. 

[Formerly SK]

30 was great.  I was coming out of some tumultuous 20s and liked having a line to cross.  I was also newly married and buying my first house.  It felt like a huge transition into adulthood in terms of day to day lifestyle.

40 was really impactful.  I felt like I had finally arrived and was hitting my prime as a person (in terms of confidence, opinions, soul/identity). 

Then I turned 41 and my body started falling apart.     

[Apple]

My birthdays come and go without any fanfare, so I don't remember the actual birthday.  It really wasn't a big deal though, just another number.  The year itself ended up sucking and in a lot of ways I feel things have never gotten back, but other things have gotten 100 times better.

Hope you had a good day

[raeoflyte]

Happy birthday!


30 was tough for me. I'm looking forward to 35 though.

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[Sam_2.0]

30 sucked. Aubree was born the day before and we spent my birthday at the funeral home. I've told DH I never want to celebrate my birthday again. Maybe someday I guess, but not for a long while.

I tend to get sentimental about time passing and feel like its going too fast, but I don't think I've dreaded a certain age yet. Just happy that I am here to celebrate another one I've never been good at being the center of attention though so just having someone acknowledge the day is enough for me.

Maven - this has seemed to be a great year for you so far and I hope your 30's continue that trend!!

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Sam 

[ZaireinHD]

Hmmm.... as usual 13 years ago? I don't really remember?
LOL

however I'm sure that means nothing special, different, spectacular, or horrible happened!
I think I was happy to turn 30 back then - possibly looking forward to get out of my 20's

Happy Birthday moneymaven!
 

[Deleted]

maven 30 was nothing! Still felt young and could conquer the world. Like SK it was 40+ where reality started to bite.

[Works4me]

Happy Birthday monemaven!

I dreaded turning 30 and it turned out that it was not a big deal - but I also grew up hearing the infamous phrase "never trust anyone over 30."

Turning 40 bothered me but I had a lot of fun in my 40's - in many ways it was both the best and the worse decade of my life.

Turned 50 2 years ago and I am hoping to make my 50's the best decade of my life so far - even better than my 40's were!

The best part of getting older as a woman is that the older I get the less  care what other people think!

[marvholly]

30 was just another bday for me. 40 was my hard one.

[Nazgul Girl]

   Happy Birthday.   Thirty was fine

[Deleted]

Happy Birthday!   I thought 29 had more twinge than 30 for myself. The only fairly 'hard' one so far was 40...

[lazysundays]

30 was nothing for me. My inspiration was my coworker who reminded me that it's a # and she had ran her first full marathon as celebration of her milestone. I am 36 and started going to the gym for first time in my life to get rid of old baby weight. I feel the most energetic/strongest I have ever felt. Just a # indeed.

[trimommy]

I had a meltdown when I turned 30 (only a year and a half ago). My youngest had gone into JK and I was struggling with being "done" with the baby phase of my life. We knew we didn't want more, my husband even had a vasectomy, but it still seemed like my kids were so big all of a sudden.

And I was miserable at work. I felt stuck, like in my 20s I could have gone back to school to completely change careers, but by 30 I needed to be more responsible and continue to grow what I had built so far. I felt like opportunities I always took for granted had now evaporated by virtue of being too old.

I recognize that those weren't rational concerns, but they felt real at the time! And still sort of do, actually, I've just come to terms with them and trying to live happily ever after anyway. 

Not not trying to be a downer but your question brought back some vivid memories! I hope you have a great birthday!

[JustLurkin]

Oh Happy Birthday MoneyMaven!  

Let's see...30s is when I really got my bearings, my purpose, I think I became I better person.  Less existing, more living.

Just started 40s...I think it's going to be a "don't have time or patience for BS" decade .

(Zaire, 13 years ago?...I always pictured you younger than me!)

Back to MM, enjoy!

[alabamagal]

I was bothered more by the 1's.  30 was fine, but 31 meant you were "in your thirties".

I am now "in my fifties...." yuk

[geenamercile]

Happy Birthday. 

[kjto1]

Happy Birthday!
25 was the hard year for me.  30 and 40 didn't bother me at all.

[cronewitch]

I don't remember it was 36 years ago.

[toomuchreality]

[NoNamePerson]

 And I'll use the old cliche - look at the alternative but then again I think the alternative might be fine with some people so they don't have to DREAD the next birthday!!

[whoisjohngalt]

Happy Birthday!


I was never 30.  I was 29 for a couple of years and then 31.  

[NoNamePerson]

OHHHHHHHHHH I forgot to say Happy Birthday and may you have many many more!!  

[Tiny]

Happy Birthday! I've never really had much emotional baggage about birthdays (other than I realize I lead a deprived childhood when I hear about other people's lavish Birthday Events ).

I'm not sure why people get all melodramatic (versus nostalgic for the past good times) about their milestone birthdays - you'd think maybe they'd start making changes so when the next milestone b-day comes up they can 'wax poetic' or be 'nostalgic' about the good times that are past and look forward to good stuff yet to come. Rather than mope around for days thinking about how their life sucks.
OK, maybe I'm misreading what people are really feeling based on their words and actions, but it seems like moping about how their life sucks.

I don't remember much about turning 30 - I'm sure I did something fun (cake, drinks, going out) but over all it wasn't life changing for me... I was working a job I didn't like and had decided to go to night school for a bachelors degree since that seemed to be the trend - my coworkers and new hires all had 4 year degrees. I wasn't sure how my resume would look without the degree or me being able to say I was persueing a degree. I was looking forward to school, and work, and changing my life.

I know doing the school thing really got me started on making 'personal goals' for the year (which I tend to do around my B-day versus New Year's Day) It's a habit that has been very powerful for me even through the 'school years' and the couple years after that my 'goals setting' wasn't very realistic and I wasn't very good on carry thru  - but I got better at it!

You should enjoy being 30 and look forward to all the things you are going to do! If you need help being 'hopeful about the future' think about the alternative!

[mcsangel2]

I am 42 now. 30 was *nothing*. I felt like it was just an extension of my 20s. Actually I think our thirties are the best decade. 40 was a little weird feeling, because there was no denying that I am solidly middle-aged, but not hard. I actually am starting to achieve some important life goals in this decade now, so that's nice.

[Tennesseer]

Jun 28, 2014 22:49:18 GMT -5 moneymaven said:

And the overwhelming response I got was how hard it must be for me. I don't feel like this is a 'hard' birthday. A milestone perhaps, but nothing more. What was 30 like for you or what do you hope 30 will be for you?

Wait until you celebrate your 33rd anniversary of your 30th birthday like I did last month.  I am still a spring(ish) chicken. 

Happy birthday!

[busymom]

Thirty was a mixed bag for me. It was a sad time, in a way, because I had 2 friends who told me they'd been molested as kids, & had kept the secret for years. Family didn't believe them, or didn't support them, so they carried all the guilt inside, until suddenly, at 30, they realized they really weren't at fault, & felt free to talk about what had happened.

For me personally, I stopped believing all the "carp" that my corporate masters were spewing. I did more thinking for myself, & realized that my life would go better if I charted my own path, rather than always being available to work days, nights, weekends, etc. (You get the idea.)

Each decade gets better, as your self-confidence grows.  And, Happy Birthday Moneymaven! 

[sesfw]

Happy Birthday MM ......... may you have many more. 

My 30th was 42 (almost 43) years ago and it was probably just another day. Don't remember.

I remember 70 (hot air balloon ride) and 71 (rafting down Salt River).

It's just a number and as long as I feel good ........ It's just a number.

Although I do have to say when oldest g-dtr was about 13 she asked me how old I was and I told her '29'. She looked at me and said her mom was older than that and I said 'that isn't my problem'.

Then DH died and I became my age + many years very quickly.