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Confession...Anxiety about turning 30 next year..
Ok so it's about 7 and a half months away. My 30 birthday is in June but I keep thinking about it. I never even really thought about my mortality that much until this year. Now I am not saying 30 is old, but to me it's a step closer to getting there.
Do most 29 yr olds feel like this? If you are over 30 did you stop obssessing about it once you passed the hump. The plus side is that I have always looked way younger than my age, but in my head I know my age.
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Re: Confession...Anxiety about turning 30 next year..
I am 34 now and sometimes I will think "Damn, I can't believe I am 34 already..." but for the most part it doesn't even cross my mind.
I'm also turning 30 in June, and haven't really given it a second thought. I don't know... it is what it is.... Age is just a number, right?
I'm excited about the next 10 years. DH and I have good jobs, and I feel like I'm in a place where I can move my career along as quickly as I want. There are lots of opportunities on the horizon. Also, we're new parents and we are looking forward to all the adventures that come along with starting a family. In talking to some friends about it - I really think we're going to rock our 30's.
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I am right there with you Tiny. I just mostly feel like I can't believe I will be 30! I think once it gets here it won't be a big deal but it's probably just the fact that we won't be in our 20's anymore. I will be 30 in October next year.
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I turned 30 one year ago today (ie today is my 31st birthday). I looked at how blessed I was and the number became irrelevant. I make jokes about how "old" I am but really life has never been better.
I didn't even think twice about it. For me turning 30 was no different than turning 25. But I think it is because I had a good bit of me time in my mid 20s. I didn't meet DH until I was 27, we got married when I was 31, and I had Evan about 3 months after I turned 35. (I turn 37 in 11 days.)
My 35th birthday was the one that bothered me, but I think it was because I was turning 35 and was pregnant with my first child. My worries centered around being an old mom. But I turned 35 and nothing changed. I didn't worry about it and I didn't feel any older than I had the month before. When I had Evan I thought my age would bother me, but I had so much else to focus on I didn't worry.
My attitude is that age is what you make of it. I have more life experience now, but I don't feel old. I learned everything happens is time, so why try to get to the next milestone without enjoying the ride. My great-aunt is 97, still lives in her own home, gardens, and quilts. She lives in the now and isn't too resistant to change and she has/is living a long happy life.
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Exactly this except I doubt I have a kickass 40th party next year. I'll take a day of rest :-)
I guess I?m just weird then. Lol
You know what I think it is? I think it could just be hormones and the fact that I just had a life changing event (the birth of my second child) and there is a lot going on right now. I feel I?ve had a lot of anxiety since her birth but I know what the cause is. A stressful job, trying to balance it all, and sleep deprivation. She is still not sleeping through the night. Also dealing with my pesky muscle knots and it?s different for me because I?ve always been the picture of health and to me, it?s like ?Oh no, my body hurts more now because I?m getting old?. I don?t know, just a lot going on.
I do feel better though after reading all these positive responses.
I think babies are good at making us feel old. Your body goes through so much and they require so much physical and emotional care. In 7 months from now when you are actually turning 30 I am sure you will feel much differently.
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Oh, I totally agree with this! I was always in pretty good shape. But after having Helen, I feel like I'm falling apart. My knees hurt really bad for the first 5 months or so, that got better and now my feet hurt. My posture went to hell in a handbasket from nursing (I think?), and I still have a quite a bit of weight to lose. However, I think we have some great examples of REALLY fit moms right here on our Houston board, and they inspire me daily! I feel kind of unhealthy (for lack of a better word?) right now, but I'm confident that I'll get back to feeling good by next June.
Honestly I never thought much about it - age is what you make of it! lol!
I think I still act like I'm 18... some of the time.
Just remember; its only a number. In six years, I will be 50. I don't feel like I am 44 and I certainly don't look like I am 44. Now granted I don't have kids and maybe it might be slightly different. But age really is just a number. As long as you are healthy and happy, you will always be 29!!...
Ok so I tell everyone every year on my birthday it's the XXth anniversary of my 29th birthday.. but I do it out of fun.
I definitely had a bit of anxiety about turning 30, but it was more because I was still single and childless. I think it's normal to think about mortality when you hit a milestone birthday. I had some difficult things happen in my 30s, but overall, they turned out to be fantastic--much better than my 20s, by far.
When I hit 40, and I realized that, most likely, my life is at least halfway over...THAT has been hard. But it's also made me much more aware of my health, and it reinforced my thankfulness of what my life has brought me. 2 years in, my 40s have been great.
I also turn 30 in June! Yeah us!
I've never had anxiety about getting older, I actually look forward to it and can't wait to turn 30. I think that stems from people always saying I'm younger than I am. While that is a great thing I always feel like I'm trying to be older.
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I did not handle turning 30 very well at all. I think I had 3 parties because I thought if I am going to turn 30 I need to live it up. I was very upset I was getting older and it did not help that a girlfriend of my DH's friend said that I looked good for MY AGE. Really!!!
Anyway, I am 35 now and wish I was 30 again and I am sure when I am 40 I will be looking fondly back at a time when I was 35.
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This is how I felt when I turned 30. In my field you don't have a lot of credibility until you have at least 5-7 years of experience. By 29 I had 10 years but most thought I was still a newbie. Turning 30 felt like I was legitimizing my "adulthood." And I was pregnant and had been married for a year, had just bought a home - I was so excited about the next 10 years.
My initial reaction to this post was not to even come inside because my only thoughts were snarky and eye rolling. In current times it is totally possible and extremely likely to live until you are 80 or 100 years old. The thought about dying is only on my horizon now that my In-laws are approaching that point, and my grandparents in their 80s are there.
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I've never seen the point in stressing over birthdays. Getting older certainly beats the alternative.
The worst thing about turning 30 for me was that Hurricane Ike blew through the week before, no one had power and the city was still half closed down so we didn't really do anything.
Ditto the above sentiments! I finally have felt like a real adult in my 30s. Don't sweat it!