Comments on: Birthday Weekend!

By: David

David — Sat, 14 May 2005 23:04:01 +0000

I think the 30′ s are when you take all those hard learned lessons from the 20’s and do something with them .
I did. Quit career, etc. Figured…well you live once, do I want to wake up having spent 32 years doing something I can only casually be satisfied with .
anyhow. When my home was destroyed in flood this last december, I found I could take it in stride, I DID take it hard, BUT nowhere near how it would have been say- 5 years ago.

By: catina jane

catina jane — Fri, 13 May 2005 23:23:09 +0000

“I know that certain things that used to be really gratifying aren’t any more. But I haven’t quite figured out what I’m replacing them with just yet.”

im 32 and slowly figuring this one out but i was always a slow starter.

“i spent my twenties figuring out what i didn’t want in my life, my early thirthies strengthening my sense of self (and getting rid of what i didn’t want). i am finding that now, in the best time of my life so far, that i’m finally figuring out what i DO want.”

yes!!

By: ken

ken — Fri, 13 May 2005 21:56:00 +0000

Time for the pre-30 apeshit tour! (Is it okay to self-link? I always feel cheezy doing that.)

Turning 30 is a great big first step into fully knowing yourself, but if you’re lucky, turning 31 will be the next big step. Then 32, 33, and you get the idea. I just hit 43 and have only recently figured out what I want to be when I grow up.

By: heidi wright

heidi wright — Fri, 13 May 2005 21:00:27 +0000

you know i was just having this conversation with a friend. i embraced my 30th with very high hopes, as i felt like i was really coming into my own.

coincidentally or not, the universe decided to test this severely shortly thereafter, ultimately this was a good thing.

i am beginning to understand that for me the beauty of my now quickly approaching mid-thirties, is that i spent my twenties figuring out what i didn’t want in my life, my early thirthies strengthening my sense of self (and getting rid of what i didn’t want). i am finding that now, in the best time of my life so far, that i’m finally figuring out what i DO want.

just not so sure what happens after i figure that out. maybe go on vacation?

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 13 May 2005 20:45:55 +0000

30 is cool. The pressure’s off somehow. And the amount of music to like just keeps growing.

Perhaps best, you have more money to buy back the stuff you wanted in your 20s but couldn’t afford but which is still available (again music, usually!)

The hard side is taking on the mantle (or at least the appearance) of responsibility from the previous generation. I say that because mine have started dying, and it’s hard.