Every birthday after 21 just makes you feel old.

[Fabricated]

Turned 23 tonight. Only 27 years or so until I get my last big privilege, my AARP card. At least I think you get them at 50.

[schild]

Grats ding. And yes. Every birthday after 21 kinda sucks.

[Signe]

         

[Nebu]

23 year olds should not bitch about feeling old.  That is all.

[Ironwood]

Everything in 20's is great.

Once you hit your 30th, you'll know the true meaning of depression.  I'm looking forward to my 40th (not long now) to get cheered up again because I magically become 'distinguished.'

[Cheddar]

I am actually looking forward to my 30's- I see it as entering my prime.  One of my goals is to work out and put on some more weight.  I am in decent shape now but want to be more RAR.  Course, I spent my first half of the 20's in the military travelling, and the second half is dedicated to the education.  I see my 30's as play time :)

[Ironwood]

Uh, Yeah.

Let me know if you still see it like that when you hit it.

Or possibly it's a cultural thing :  Most Scottish Men Die in their 30's, so that could be another reason.

:)

[schild]

Or possibly it's a cultural thing : Most Scottish Men Die in their 30's, so that could be another reason.

Ironwood, I just posted a job opening in Scotland. It'll keep you youthful and full of vigor. Also, ladies love a hero. Don't take offense that the post is in useless news, k?

[stray]

Uh, Yeah.

Let me know if you still see it like that when you hit it.

Or possibly it's a cultural thing :  Most Scottish Men Die in their 30's, so that could be another reason.

:)

I disagree. The 20's are a nightmare. Unless you like being aimless, lonely, confused, and unsettled in anything. I'm sure the 30's have all those things as well, but it's probably easier since you realize it's just the reality of being a responsible, unambitious adult. It's harder with the mentality of a kid.

 
I turn 29 on the 27th btw..

[schild]

Aimless and lonely is a pretty apt description. The 20s have been fucked up compared to my teens.

[Ironwood]

Hmmm, am I the only one that had direction and drive in my 20's and now in my 30's when I've 'made it' and had tons of money I sat thinking 'wtf now' ?

Yes ?

Ok then.

[Cheddar]

Hmmm, am I the only one that had direction and drive in my 20's and now in my 30's when I've 'made it' and had tons of money I sat thinking 'wtf now' ?

Yes ?

Ok then.

Get a divorce.  That will freshen you up. plus motivate you to buy a new car!  Vroom vroom!

[stray]

Hmmm, am I the only one that had direction and drive in my 20's and now in my 30's when I've 'made it' and had tons of money I sat thinking 'wtf now' ?

Yes ?

Ok then.

Yeah, I'd say you're an exception to the rule. Out of all my friends, I think only one of them has had his head straight throughout his 20's -- And that's probably because he knocked a girl up when he was young. The rest of us are still in a daze, or just crawling out of it.

[edit] Oh yeah, I was going to say that it's not that people in their 20's lack ambition per se. There's plenty of that -- There's just little of the real world responsibility needed to accomplish a lot of goals. In the 30's, on the other hand, it seems to be a reversal -- You trade in ambition for responsibility.

Or so it seems much of the time.

[Ironwood]

Hmmm, am I the only one that had direction and drive in my 20's and now in my 30's when I've 'made it' and had tons of money I sat thinking 'wtf now' ?

Yes ?

Ok then.

Get a divorce.  That will freshen you up. plus motivate you to buy a new car!  Vroom vroom!

Gone the opposite way.  Having a family.

Oh Dear.

[CmdrSlack]

Meh.  Turning 30 wasn't bad.  I was a bit disappointed by how not bad it was.

[Miasma]

Hmmm, am I the only one that had direction and drive in my 20's and now in my 30's when I've 'made it' and had tons of money I sat thinking 'wtf now' ?

Yes ?

Ok then.

No I thought like that too so I spent my twenties learning and working, being motivated by fear and anxiety of not doing well.  I thought that if I worked hard to begin with it would make the rest of my life easier and be better in the long run.  I turned thirty a few months ago and have a bunch of money in the bank and some nice stuff.  I also don't have any reason to get up in the morning and am slowly starting to hate life.  I mean why bother, so I can buy a bigger TV?  And now that I've done ok the fear/anxiety that was driving me is gone, leaving me with nothing for motivation.  Some days I trudge into work and just stare blankly at the screen for the entire day (I'm pretty good at what I do so I tend to finish all of my work early).  My one hobby is video games and that kind of depresses me.

Oh well, I'm sure I'll snap out of it soon and get some sort of happy positive motivation.  And I am buying that bigger TV.

In short, yeah birthdays really suck.

[Ironwood]

Finally, someone who knows what a 30th birthday should be about.

That's how I felt.  It goes away.

[Signe]

Pish Posh.  I stopped having real birthdays years ago.  Every now and then when I want some pressies, I just say, "tomorrow is my birthday."  Luckily, I'm not the greedy sort so I don't age very often.  When people ask me how old I am, I tell them I was born on 19 January, 2038.

[Big Gulp]

23 year olds should not bitch about feeling old.  That is all.

Indeed.  Indeed.

"Wah!  I'm 23!  I still don't know the horrors of gaining weight from shit I used to eat without a thought!  I still don't know about lower back pain!  I still haven't gotten married, divorced and had half of my net assets confiscated from me!  Life is so unfair!"

[Lantyssa]

Hmmm, am I the only one that had direction and drive in my 20's and now in my 30's when I've 'made it' and had tons of money I sat thinking 'wtf now' ?

I am 33 and more focused than ever at the moment.  None of it really involves my career, which if it were my only focus certainly would make me feel that way,  rather I am working on personal improvement and volunteering for a cause I believe in.  It is certainly keeping me engaged because it requires more out of me than anything I have dealt with up to this point and I can see the positive results already.

[Tale]

I remember 25 being the scary one (OMFG I'm a quarter of a century old!).

I spent my 20s doing stuff I'd like to do in my retirement, just in case I don't live that long. I would work to the point where I had enough money, then retire and travel for a year or two. My childhood neighbour slaved all his life, put away millions for his retirement, retired with a fanfare at 58 and died the next year. I watched my peers embark on the same plan, and thought "you fools".

It was as fulfilling as I hoped and I've seen many things others haven't. The downside was, when I turned 30 I was way behind everyone else financially, which can be demoralising. People look down on me for it - which is driving me to try and catch up. But I've been everywhere, man.

[Merusk]

Finally, someone who knows what a 30th birthday should be about.

That's how I felt.  It goes away.

No, Ironwood, you're not alone.  Took a few months after the birthday to actually hit me, but yeah the same feeling of, "Wtf now?  I've got 2 kids, a house, a career, and 35 more years of the same routine.  Uh, yay?"   Saying 'it goes away' is a little less accurate than saying "you become resigned to your fate."

[Raging Turtle]

You're all depressed. 

And I'm loving my 20's.

[Viin]

Happy birthday to everyone who has a birth this month! (Even if you are an old fart now).

Work as life sucks, find better hobbies. Especially one that costs lots of money. Then you'll have motivation to keep working.

[Murgos]

I dedicate my hangover to this thread.  Hurrah.

Now, to go cool my pain with some fresh, ice cold watermelon.

[Fabricated]

Well, I suppose seeing so many people less happy than me is cheering me up somewhat.

We should start a fight club.

[Ironwood]

Except that we wouldn't be able to talk about it.

[angry.bob]

Bah all of you are lifen00blers. Wait till you get to the age where yo go to bed wondering if the dull ache in your chest was from eating something that you've loved eating for 40 years and are now allergic to, or if it means that the cronic, hereditary health problem that runs in your family is going to make you die n your sleep.

[Merusk]

Nah, I don't have that problem.  Family History is High Blood pressure, so keeping that in line is fairly easy..the biggest problem I'm going to have is cancer. Oh the joys of your body going crazy and killing itself.

[Strazos]

I won't have fun until my 30s, when I'll have plenty of money to do what I want.

[Llava]

The 20s, for me, are a scary "oh shit, I'm barreling inexorably towards 30 and still haven't accomplished anything worthwhile! fuck!" ride so far.

Here's hoping I get off my ass before 30 rolls around!

[Tale]

The 20s, for me, are a scary "oh shit, I'm barreling inexorably towards 30 and still haven't accomplished anything worthwhile! fuck!" ride so far.

Here's hoping I get off my ass before 30 rolls around!

Warning: when you hit 30, you barrel towards 40 twice as fast. Presume it continues accelerating. Enjoy the 20s.

[sarius]

You're all depressed. 

And I'm loving my 20's.

Good for you mate!  Tell those whiners to piss off!  Trying to spoil your fun times!  I had the best times of my life in my 20's.  Times were much more simple, and decisions relatively black & white.

Now when your kids hit their 20's, that's when you start getting nervous. :)

[Der Helm]

Here's hoping I get off my ass before 30 rolls around!

Turned 29 last Saturday. Haven't done much with my life so far, except 4 years in the military.

So I just decided to become a teacher. I am going to apply to university, I hope to start this fall.

Planing on English/History at the moment.

Yay me, or something.

[Cyrrex]

Hmmm, am I the only one that had direction and drive in my 20's and now in my 30's when I've 'made it' and had tons of money I sat thinking 'wtf now' ?

Yes ?

Ok then.

No I thought like that too so I spent my twenties learning and working, being motivated by fear and anxiety of not doing well.  I thought that if I worked hard to begin with it would make the rest of my life easier and be better in the long run.  I turned thirty a few months ago and have a bunch of money in the bank and some nice stuff.  I also don't have any reason to get up in the morning and am slowly starting to hate life.  I mean why bother, so I can buy a bigger TV?  And now that I've done ok the fear/anxiety that was driving me is gone, leaving me with nothing for motivation.  Some days I trudge into work and just stare blankly at the screen for the entire day (I'm pretty good at what I do so I tend to finish all of my work early).  My one hobby is video games and that kind of depresses me.

Oh well, I'm sure I'll snap out of it soon and get some sort of happy positive motivation.  And I am buying that bigger TV.

In short, yeah birthdays really suck.

It's funny, because I didn't remember writing the above.  And then I noticed that I actually didn't.  Story of my life...the only difference is that I now have the bigger TV.  The key is to buy the best TV you can possibly buy.   You might be tempted to think that it doesn't get any better than that, until you realize that you need to buy new stuff to plug into the TV.  And then more stuff to plug into those things.  It's the circle of life.