I guess I've hit the age where birthdays have become depressing.

When the younger siblings started hitting those ages, that got me. Not so much when I did. But I'm weird. :D

lol I know the feeling. See "my give a dam is broken!" You will get through it! Happy Birthday by the way!

When I was a kid, I couldn't wait to be 16, then I wanted to be 21. At 21 I was turned down when I tried to buy furniture on time (I was so mad because I Was 21!) Then 30 seemed old, but 40 was worse because at 20 I Knew I'd have it made by 40, ( I didn't!)40 was terrible because I thought my life was almost over! 50 was just so, so, but was happy that I could still walk without a cane. Then 60 came along and I was waiting for 65 to collect the old-age pension. The pension was nice and I was able to save some of it. 70 came along, and I was surprised that I still felt well enough to keep working. At 75 I began to brag about my age! Still working and feeling well, no crutches yet! almost 77 now, and no wheelchair in sight. Still looking after 400 colonies of honeybees. Hope for a big honey crop this season. Will spend the winter in my Mobile in South Texas eating Grapefruit off my own trees! What a Life!

Hi Katsmeow, You should celebrate. Enjoy your birthday. Enjoy life. 21 is not that old. Its still young. I am not worried when i turned 29 last March. For me, age really doesn't matter. Its how you enjoy and value life matters. So i suggest to just have fun with your birthday. Say thank you for all the blessings that comes in to you life and you still reach the age of 21.

I hate my birthday, I dont know why because really I should be celebrating the fact that I have seen another year! My birthday however seems to come around faster and faster these days until it feels like I get two birthdays a year instead of one. This year we are going away for the weekend as my birthday falls on a saturday which is great because I wont have to sit at home having all the usual jokes of "how old are you again today? 40 hehe". or "oooh you are getting on a bit now arn't you"! No, I dont really feel much at all when my birthday comes, if I lived alone I would ignore it completely.

I was so depressed when my birthday came around this year. It was the same birthday for me as you have just had. I actually threatened to stay in bed all day in hopes that it wouldn't really have happened if I didn't experience the day. However, this isn't the case. I didn't get any gifts for my birthday until quite some time after it (my mother still hasn't given me a gift, but my broter and sister have). I hated this birthday, I still want to be in my twenties. I imagine that next year won't be quite so bad, but I don't really know.

poor kid. i know when i turned 30 my kids, all still at home at the time wanted to celebrate and thats the only reason we did. otherwise, after they went to bed i cried in depression most of the night i thought i was officially now OLD!! geeesh, wish i could go back now. my youngest is now 30 last month. seems like such a kid to me. i didnt know what old was...lol!!Thats probably the biggest reason you feel bad about it. now at 62, i really wish my son would STOP celebrating my birthday.... Now, if i could, id send you a card or something. pm your address and its coming, ok? hugs, bon btw, your still a kid, trust me!!

Hey kats! Happy Birthday Hon! And if you are depressed now, wait till you get to be my age!lol You have no idea what depression really feels like! I'm old enough to be your Mom! So, cheer up, have a wonderful Birthday and stop thinking like that because do you have any idea how many of us here on the Lot would give to be your age again? I'll be you don't! Enjoy your day! Hugs, Opal

My birthday was on Mother's Day and it was fabulous as the children cooked and we had about 16 to eat. The had a wonderful chocolate fudge cake made for me and yes I have not lost any weight this past week. Look at this way. You will only be a day older than yesterday. But I do think the 30th was also depressing for me too and many other women. It is the time when we look to see if we have any wrinkles and things like that yet. I remember that my sisters were also depressed when they hit 30. Oh, my kids got together and I am to have three treatments for my wrinkles in Kingston. They know that I enjoy this kind of thing. so my first treatment id this coming Thursday afternoon.I will spend the night in Kingston so I don't get lost( and drive straight to work in the morning. About 2 and a half hour drive. I hope that you do have a wonderful day my friend.If i was closer then I would take you out to lunch. Blessings!

From saying it's the 9th anniversary of your 21st birthday, I'm guessing it's been quite a long time since you actually liked your birthday. I'm actually in quite a similar spot to you. I'm turning 29 this year, and since 2001 I've really disliked my birthday. My reasoning for it though, is that my birthday is September 11th, and thats become a really horrible day out here in North America. Even now, when someone sees my license and my birthday, they tell me how crappy that is. So, what I've done, is changed around the day to one that was more directly special to me, February 11th. Thats worked out really well, because now I have a day to celebrate another year, which is very special to me, and it's not quite in the direction of me getting older, and nobody has vigils to mourn the loss of their loved ones.

Don't fret about being 30 - I loved my 30's. When you get into your 40's you really start to know you are middle aged! ugh. Now I feel so old. lol.

Happy Early 21st Birthday Katsmeow1213!! Sweety turning 21 should not be a depressing thing but a wonderful thing! You are young girl! It is true as you get older the gifts stop coming but it's not about gifts, yes they are nice and we all LOVE them =) but it's a celebration of being a live and well. It's about living life!! When I hit 21 yrs old i was so happy to go to a few bars and just order one drink! It was nice to show them my id and say "yup i'm legal now"!!! Enjoy your day sweety. Life isn't easy and we all go through trials and tribulations but it makes us stronger and wiser as we get older. It makes us who we are!! I say go out and have a good time! Blast the music in the house and jump on your bed screaming i'm legal now!! Lol. Your birthday is what YOU make it, not anyone else. Be happy kitty kat. You are fortunate to be alive and live to see another birthday and please girlfriend 21 is YOUNG!! Now your legal to get into any club you want!!! Have a wonderful birthday!!! Xo

HAPPY, HAPPY, BIRTHDAY!!!!!! Most likely, you're feeling kind of down and out, because of the no gift ordeal. Go and celebrate and give yourself as a gift to someone or something. I can tell by your name that you have a cat or cats, so go and give yourself to the animal shelter, for a few hours and kiss and hug on the kittens and puppies. Well, the adult animals too. Stop by a nursing home and talk with some of the residents and give them a hug. Ask who's having a birthday first, then go into their room and give them hugs and kisses. Trust me, when you get finished with giving yourself away, you'll feel like someone gave you a million bucks. Do me one favor and write me back, so i'll know how enjoyable your birthday went.

Most people get depressed in their birthdays because they turn older especially when you reach at the age of 30 you will feel like you're at 50's so they feel that they are deteriorating and their wrinkles spread all over their face and so much more.

With the passing of years or adding up years to your age should be happy events...because with age, you are becoming more careful , mature minded and careful.

Birthdays are just that, days marking our birth. The only one that ever bothered me was my 30th,but I soon got over that one. I've lived long enough to thank GOD I'm living. So many people die young. I'm thankful for every year. Just think about the people in the Bible who lived to be 6 - 900 years old! Do you think it bothered them? We never give gifts for our birthdays, although we might go out and shop when we go out to eat. But I haven't gotten very many cards on my birthday because my husband thinks it's senseless to buy cards you are going to throw away. So I've learned to live with it and don't let it bother me.

I also got a little depressed when I turned 30 and started worrying about a lot of things and I have heard others say they had the same experience so I guess its a normal phase some of us will go through. It will pass. I'm 33 now and feel a lot better and have more confidence. :]

Okay. Seriously. 30 is NOT old (I just saw you post your age). I think it's clever that you used the phrase "the 9th anniversary of my 21st birthday" - LOL. Don't be like that. 30 sounds awesome. In my mind, your teens are.. for experimenting, being stupid, making mistakes, and so on. Your twenties are for (at first) going out and drinking as often as you can, getting your life together, and so on - and your thirties are your golden years! You don't want to be 21 again. 21 year olds are overrated. I'm not even 21 yet, but I know that much. You should look FORWARD to your birthday if anything. You have a whole life left full of birthdays, and they come around once every year - so you better start enjoying them for what they are! It's unfortunate that you won't be getting any cards - but at least you have us at MyLot to tell you HAPPY BIRTHDAY! And they might give you a free birthday drink at your local tavern. Buy yourself some flowers. Just be happy! 30 is NOT old - you are NOT one foot in the grave (or whatever the term they use is, lol) and you should definitely celebrate the beginning of a new, more wise year for you. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

it used to be exciting until i left the 20s. we've got the same age,i don't want to look at it as adding another year but instead an added wisdom nevertheless, i'm still happy, i'm a mom, got a loving husband

Don't think too much about it so that you'll not get sad. Our feelings toward our birthdays depend on the personality of a person. I sometimes feel the way you do, but I don't make a big deal out of it. It's one of the things we can't control in this world. We just need to live with it. It'll just pass.