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[boizane]

I got my first "Happy 30th" Birthday card the other day.

Wait a minute... wasn't I, like, *just* 14, just now?  Wasn't that, like, yesterday??  O gods, I don't think I can get my head around this.  Wasn't I supposed to not even be alive at the age of thirty?

And haven't almost all of you ...already been through this?

I feel like I did in

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[siouxiequeue]

*hugs*
Well, I have to say that *my* 30s were a revelation - I discovered that I was still young, that I had a better idea of who I was and what I wanted out of life, and ... that I was quite capable of dealing with what came up. I'm sure you'll have a very similar experience...
you're *gorgeous* and *able* and *strong*... and *lots* of other good things... happy 30! Joy, love, and pleasure to you, sweet boi!!

[boizane]

... cookies? ;)

[ursuscelticus]

May I be the first to wish you many happy returns on this, the 9th anniversary of your 21st birthday!

[zaratyst]

I had my not so mid life crisis when I was 25. That is the only birthday that freaked me out a bit. I'm 43 now. :)

[the_ocelot]

I was going to comment with a similar sentiment:

I really freaked out about turning a quarter of a century old. I didn't think it would even phase me because it was one year closer to where I wanted to be--in my thirties ironically enough.

So boizane, did you have any such feelings about turning 25, or is it just 30 that giving you this reaction?

[boizane]

Turning 25 was great. Turning 23 was when it dawned on me that I wasn't a teenager anymore, which was pretty major at the time, and that was the last time I had given it very much thought.

I don't feel *bad* about turning 30. Not necessarily. I just feel, well, impressed. *Can* that much time pass? How did I not notice it? Or did I?

Like you, I've been looking forward to my thirties. I heard that they are a lot easier than the 20's and my twenties were no picnic.

It's just... how to think about it? How do I experience it?

How do I celebrate it, and how do I go about understanding it?

[the_ocelot]

Those are interesting questions because they definately are different than the 20's. And yes, it is a pretty good chunk of time, full of memories and experiences which you (hopefully still) have access to.

I found what worked best for me was to just let go and see what life had to offer in the way of the thirties. I've found the main difference to be the 20's are quite introspective (relative to the 30's that is), and were mostly about working on myself, while the 30's are more about how I relate to people.

It will be interesting to hear what the 30's bring you.

[gfish]

Yeah, being 30 is weird. I think it will take me a year or two to get used to.

[boizane]

It might take me a year or two, too.

[maribou]

I think 28 was the weird one for me. Thirty seemed so natural I didn't really think about it much. Thirty-one is apparently so natural that I started claiming it in early March when people ask me how old I am, even though I'm not quite there yet and people sure do look at you funny when you answer with one age and then say ,'no, wait,' and revise *backward*.

[the_ocelot]

Heh, I've done that before too--and it *is* fun, and funny. :-)