Turning 30!! How did you deal?
By devilheart75
@devilheart75 (38)
United States
12 responses
@toonatoons (3737)
• Philippines
27 Oct 06
i like what you posted. what makes people old is not the age but how they deal with life. your parents must always be counting their blessings, not their woes --- this, i believe, is the secret to staying young.
@devilheart75 (38)
• United States
27 Oct 06
I am on that path I just think maybe I am doing to much. I coach an 8 and under soccer team,church functions school functions. Maybe I just need to go a little slower.
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@NJmom2002 (189)
• United States
27 Oct 06
I have that same problem. I will be turning 30 in December. Every time I think about it I cry.. Ugh.
@Estrella72 (203)
• United States
26 Oct 06
I turned 30 a little over 4 years ago. I was bummed about not being in my twenties anymore but, I got over it quickly and realized that 30 isn't old at all. I feel like I have more wisdom now that I'm older
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@devilheart75 (38)
• United States
27 Oct 06
Thanks for that. I think I am just freakin' out because I already have four kids, and don't get me wrong life is good, but I am just now realizing that I am only 20 years older than my eldest child. It just makes me feel older than I am I guess
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@Estrella72 (203)
• United States
27 Oct 06
Oh, you should feel great about the 20 year age difference. I have only a 5yr old and I'm 34!!! I sometimes wish I would have had my child when I was younger because sometimes I do feel like I can't keep up with him
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@devilheart75 (38)
• United States
27 Oct 06
I guess you are right. That is the one thing I am glad of, that I am still able to keep up with them. I have older parents and sometimes it was hard for them with just two.
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@littletoad (317)
• Canada
27 Oct 06
I know exactly how you feel! I turned 30 last year. For me, it wasn't so much turning 30 as it was disappointment that I wasn't where I wanted to be at that point. I realized I needed to start living life better than I had been. I needed to enjoy my son more, and work harder at the things I enjoy, and push more to get where I wanted. I'm getting there slowly and in the meantime, I'm a really happy person because I'm stopping to smell the roses along the way. ;)
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@toonatoons (3737)
• Philippines
27 Oct 06
i'm glad you realize these things before they're too late.
@toonatoons (3737)
• Philippines
27 Oct 06
hey, calm down. there's nothing wrong with being 30. as the saying goes, age doesn't matter --- it's beauty that really counts. and besides, doesn't life begin at 40? don't be sad. celebrate! happy birthday, devilheart75.
@Mahindan (563)
• Canada
27 Oct 06
Advance Happy Birthday!! I just turned 30 a month ago, it is not bad as i thought it was going to be. I still get carded so i happy :) lol. It is all in your mind. If you start thinking you are old then for sure you are going to feel it. Enjoy life and live for today.
@deebomb (15304)
• United States
3 Nov 06
30 years ago one read all sort of articles on how turning affected women. It was in all the magazines .It was a traumatic time. Mid life crisis if you will. So when I turned 30 I kept waiting for all these things to get to me. After about a month I realized nothing had really changed. The sun still came up the same and the kids still bugged me. When I was 30, 60 was old and now that I’m 62 90 is the old age. I can’t do what I used to but I still feel the same, When you get close 40 I recommend you read “Forty Reasons Why Life is More Fun After the Big 40” by Liz Curtis Higgs
@adonica (439)
• United States
3 Nov 06
What is it with the age 30? I had a hard time to turning 30 to. But once it was over and it turned into 31,then 32 and 33 I didn't care one bit but turning 40 .. I think that's going to kill me ..lol
