What did you do when you turned 30?

Were you excited...or not excited?

Did you chill or celebrate?

How long did it take for it to sink in?

Any identity crises?

 

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ill update in 8 years.

 

I'm sure I was working, so mostly I was a hundred miles off shore with five other guys. It was just another day.

 

Nothing, I Just Got On With The Rest Of My Life...



Cheers Glen.

 

i dont remember

i probably had a good meal

 

I had a girlfriend who made big deals about birthdays. So she made reservations at magianos and invited a bunch of my friends. Then we went out to the bars and got hammered.

No identity crisis, but it sounded weird to say at first. I really like this age though, my 20s were fun but I think my 30s are going to be a lot more rewarding in many ways.

 

At 30+ You Are Still Young Enough To Party, But Old Enough To Have

Common Sense, And Some Money And Investments Behind You...



Cheers Glen.

 

I like to remember my birthdays. I don't have to make a big deal out of it per se', but I need to remember it. That's important to me. There's only one that I can think of that I don't remember. I have certain traditions and then every now and then I'll do something completely out of the ordinary and again memorable. I've been saying I'm almost 30 since I was 25 probably. I love the idea of getting older, wiser, more successful, more balanced, more in control of my life. It's happiness to me.

 

I didn't do anything. It was just another day.

Identity crisis? Yeah, kind of.

 

I was doing stuff, don't remember

Never understood why anyone thinks 30 is somehow monumental.

"Never trust anyone over 30" was supposedly a hippie mantra.
Always seemed pretty silly to me.

 

30 is monumental because when you remember your childhood you remember thinking about how your 20's would be, but when you were a kid it was hard to imagine your 30's. If you had parents who were 30 when you were pretty young and you thought that was old, then it's interesting to confront those old beliefs and perceptions you had about age as well. That's what I think.

 

Gotcha... better start now confronting your preconceptions about turning 50!

 

I had a big party at my house. We had an 80's theme. Everyone looked obnoxious and it was a blast. I had a cake that said "Happy 20-10th Birthday" I was joking and telling everyone I was turning 20-10 instead of 30.

No identity crisis. As much as I joked about it, I had no problem turning 30. It sunk in right away. It was no big deal. I'm excited every year I turn another year older. Getting older is a luxury that many people are robbed of at an early age. I'm happy to survive another year.

I agree with deviate. I had a blast in my 20's but honestly I think my 30's have been even better. They are just different. My 20's I spent being a big kid. Going out to bars with my friends and being stupid. In my 30's I still act like a big kid most of the time but I'm much more secure with who I am.

 

20-10...I like that! I think 30 also represents your entire 30's in a way. I definitely think it's more grown up because in your early 20's you're still very kid-like.

As for my 50's I have no preconceptions. I expect to have more grey hairs, other than that it's not something I ever thought about before...so I'll gladly welcome 50 when it comes too.

 

i dont remember any specifics of the day but i do remember my girlfriend was making a big fuss about how im old now. so it kind of bummed me out a bit because i couldnt say she was the old maid anymore. (she was a few years older)
couldnt help but think pretty much all the men in my family died in their 60s so had that feeling of life is halfway over quite a bit since then.

 

I partied with friends. Since I partied a lot back then, it was just another day to me like all my birthdays.

Usedtobehoney, what day is your birthday?

 

Celebrated with my fiancee.

 

I got a DUI and then everyone I knew threw me a surprise party at my wife's mom's house and everyone I know was there. It was pretty cool.

 

I finally felt like I got out of my adolescence. It proved to be false alarm...

 

ill tell u 7 years from now