So what's 30 like?

I'm going to be 30 next week and for some reason I feel a bit bothered by it and I really don't understand why. Maybe it's because I remember watching that show 30-something with my mother when I was young and thinking those people were SOOOO OOOLLLLD (not to mention my mother). Now I'm there. Is it because I'm a woman and we're judged on our looks and I'm desperately afraid I'm going to lose them now? Do men have this same problem (my husband certainly didn't seem too bothered by it) or is it their turn when they turn 40? All the stuff that I thought of as happening yesterday apparently happened 10-15 years ago!!
So what's it like you 30-somethings (and other somethings).

Tags: 30, aging

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Permalink Reply by Shelly on November 30, 2008 at 5:48pm: Hi. Just wanted to say that I will be thirty on Dec 5 and I can't wait! I feel like I finally have a voice in this world and I hope people will finally stop calling me a kid!! LOL. I think it will be nice to see where the next thirty years will take me. I have one daughter who just turned seven in October and She keeps me young.

Good Luck, maybe it won't be as bad as you think!!
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Permalink Reply by Zicea Becks on October 20, 2008 at 5:32pm: I'm 31, and i feel ya a bit. i don't feel old, nor do I feel that anyone over 30 is old and played out. I think it's the fact that it just snuck up on me. seems like yesterday i was in gym class, bucking the coach's rules, then all of a sudden I wake up, i'm 31, and i have 6 kids. that's very grown up....lol. it doesn't make sense and i know it's my insanity, but it is what it is.

But then i sit back and think how i have pretty much accomplished what i wanted to accomplish by 30. I have a great career that i love. I love all my babes. we're living a great lifestyle and are healthy....i feel great, look great...and if all else fails, there IS Botox! (lol); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Sylviamerrick on October 23, 2008 at 10:45am: Yeah I'm feeling good about the whole thing now that it's over. I think I was a bit more anxious about it before it was here but now that it's over and done with it really doesn't bother me. I went to a party with a bunch of women a little older then me and when I said I was 30 I didn't get the instant recoil and look of disgust that I got in my 20s. So I have to say the feeling of acceptance as well. Also, I'm very happy that I'm not starting on my second turn as a single as so many people I know are. It's rough out there!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jennifer on October 24, 2008 at 8:47pm: When I turned 30, my girlfriends threw a "Welcome to the Diva Club" party for me. It's our way of acknowledging our accomplishments. I didn't feel any different, but I think looking back and seeing all of my accomplishments, then looking to my future with goals to accomplish, I felt like I had matured and at the same time had room to grow as a person.
Feeling old for me depends on the day I've had or the mood I'm in. I made it my goal to also start seriously taking care of my skin and thinking of other things I wanted to learn, like sewing.
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Permalink Reply by Angie on October 24, 2008 at 10:20pm: I WISH I COULD REMEMBER!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Vera on November 16, 2008 at 12:31am: Yeah, 30 is one of those tricky age points... Many of my friends, and myself too, feel very sad when we turned 30. The funny thing is as we get older and become further away from our 30, our feeling of sadness also become distant. In fact, 30s are probably the best time in one's life - young (even pretty when sleep well) with some wisdom.; ▶ Reply to This