What was the big deal?turning 30

[Dancing Lotus]

Well , I did it. I survived my 30th birthday. I don't know why but I had built up this big deal in my head. I though I was going to wake up old yesterday. I thought I was going to cry in my cake. My poor dh was to scared to even say Happy Birthday.

But you know what? I didn't. In fact I couldn't have cared less. I had a nice evening with my family. And my sil made the best gift. She embroydered(sp) the cutiest little sign for my Kitchen. IT says " Given enough coffee, I could rule the world." Does she know me or what? For course now its my mom who had the problem with it. She said that haveing a child in there 30's makes her feel old.Sorry mom , but you are old.

Now the thought of turning 50 freaks me out , but I have got 20 years to get over that. LOL

[Sara Noel]

Glad you survived. 30 wasn't bad. 35 was interesting. lol After 35 I stopped knowing how old I was without doing the math. lol Fortunately, I'm always a whole year younger than I thought before the math.

[kmsinsa]

Happy Belated Birthday!

I turned 30 in 2007, and I stil don't feel "old"...lol

[dolphin]

Happy Birthday!!!

I had a problem with my 30th too but 50 was no big deal. You'll see.

[forHISglory]

I'll be 59 this spring, and I look forward to it. I just love getting older. Each new year is a new opportunity. I get to meet new people, learn new things, see places I've never seen before. I get another chance to make it right!

Some things get a little harder with age, such as I've developed some arthritis. But overall, I love getting older, and I proclaim and celebrate my birthdays.

I'm so glad that you reflected on your 30th birthday. Your years are a gift. Celebrate!

[Darlene]

Happy Birthday!
Thirty & above are great, you are so much more comfortable in your own skin. Enjoy!

[HappyMama]

Happy Birthday Ann!

[MVS0122]

Happy Belated Birthday!

I had a problem turning 29 but not 30 - at 29 I just kept thinking "this is it, my last year before the big 3-0 and my fun times will be over" So I was whining to someone in an email about growing old, and this was her response:

"Ah, honey, thirty isn't even the beginning of the good times.

Forty and beyond is just so wonderful. That's when the childbearing is about done and you can concentrate on getting your body in the best shape ever - and you do it for YOU, not someone else. Forty is when you know deep in your heart how valuable you are and stop caring so much about what small minded people think. It's the time of your life when you can look in the mirror and be proud of the way you've held up over the years. Forty is when you KNOW you don't have to show much skin to look absolutely fantastically sexy because sexy is something that goes so far beyond skin. This is the age when women (at least most) are more inclined to boost each other up rather than compete. And for those who still want to measure themselves against you, at 40 you will simply refuse to participate. You know that the only competition that really matters is the one where you compete with yourself to keep being better than you were the day before. 40 is when you wouldn't swap the self confidence and healthy self-love that you finally have for the firmest body and smoothest skin of any 17 year old. This is the time when you are finally free of all the mixed messages the world sends out about women as you invent yourself the way you want and follow your own rules.

40 is the most liberating time in a woman's life. I'm 46 and I intend to jam pack these next 4 years with everything my heart desires because I know that 50 will surpass anything I could possibly imagine."

So...I'm going to be 40 in a few weeks and I saved this email for 10 years and would you believe it, she was exactly right??! I just keep getting better and better every year!

[Momto2Boyz]

Glad to hear it isn't so bad! I'll be turning 30 this year, and so far...it hasn't bothered me!

I had trouble when I turned 25, but I think it was because I was married and 8 months pregnant with my second child...and I think, I thought...I'm only 25, how can I be so old!!!!

I do have to say....when I think about turning 30 vs. when I was 20...I'm much happier where I am now! So maybe, I'll just look at it that way!

[tina150]

I turn 30 in August, it freaks me out

[Michelle68]

Happy 30th belated birthday, AnnK!


-Michelle

[cab54]

Happy Birthday, Ann! Don't be afraid of 50, either. I'm 53 and it's just a number.

I have a brother who was a "Yours mine and ours" kid. Late in life baby born to a blended family. I am the oldest and was 22 when he was born, LOL!

I sent him one of those musical birthday cards in March when he turned 30, that was the song 'No where to run, no where to hide.' (from age) All of us are so much older, and it's so true.

Consider the alternative to aging! LOL! Every day above ground is a good one.

PS--I GOTTA find out where they got that sign in the kitchen!

[Daisygirl]

I am WAYYYY past 30, nearly 40, but every year I have been happier. I was still married when I turned 30 and I was so unhappy. My 30s have been a million times better than my 20s.

Happy belated birthday to you Ann! I am glad it was a nice one!

[AmyBoz]

My thirties were SO much better than my 20's in many different ways. As Darlene said, much more comfortable in my own skin.

Now that I'm onto the second half of my 30's, I'm looking forward to even BETTER times!

[momishem]

Thirty was hard for me, not because of the number, but because I had a misscarriage that week. That week I got a huge blessing I will never forget. My then two year old, Shelby, crawled up on my lap and fell asleep. She had not done that in a while and while I held her I felt like the luckiest mom in the world. It really made up for the loss was going through.

Now, of course, she is 14 and drives me crazy. And I have a 10 year old who is a blessing, too.

Love those girls, even when they are driving me crazy!

40 is nothing either, by the way!

Molly