I used to think that entering your thirties would be like putting one foot in the grave. However, after crossing the bridge, the only thing that's changed is I finally feel like an adult. Kinda.
The clichés your relatives have been saying on your birthdays like "you make your own choices" and "be who you want to be" start setting in. You realize the weight of these once empty phrases.
I finally understand that my life is my responsibility, and am making more long-term commitments whether it's my relationships, health, money, or other important things I care about. I'm not saying that I suddenly "got" life. But I actually feel like I'm getting closer to it.
After all, there are still plenty of things in the way. The lack of sleep and stress haven't disappeared. Plus, there are a lot of new ones that weren't here ten years ago too, for example, a mortgage.
Wait, this isn't my diary. For a second there, I forgot I'm writing for Bored Panda. Enough confessions. Let's take a look at "30 And Tired" instead. This meme page captures the decade I'm talking about in a way funnier manner.
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It’s Actually Two Spatulas
I laughed way too hard at this and my laughter turned into tears. This is my life summed up in a nutshell
This is all our lives, were all just now making the connection. 😭
Load More Replies...I tend to be a condiment collector... saves money later on.
Load More Replies...Yup, and a kitchen drawer that is so full of useless s**t you have to bang it three times and rattle it like hell just to get everything to a level where it'll open...all whilst bleeding, cause that's the drawer where you're sure the pack of manky plasters lives.
I've got the plastic bag filled with plastic bags that is also sometimes just loosely stuffed in a draw. My favorite spatula is the one that flips the baloney just right when it's frying. Crippling anxiety, where do we begin....probably nowhere due to my anxiety.
What? You hadn’t been saving them up FOR YEARS before the plastics ban hit? XD
Load More Replies...Things I thought I would have as an adult: dead. I thought I'd be dead. Things I actually have as an adult: a plethora of mental problems and a published novel... And a favorite spatula.
Might Watch It All In One Sitting Too
That's the gateway drug to binge-watching every season of a whole series in any available free-time for a week and a half solid.
...and then go looking for the next hit after finishing all the seasons of the show....
Load More Replies...Even better...make it a Korean romantic comedy and you can easily triple that Netflix!
If you like that, switch to Chinese series. You have 50 - 65 episodes per season and some series have multiple seasons. Although nothing tops K-drama's when it comes to actual drama
Load More Replies...Well, books seemed unwieldily until we invented bookmarks. (I made that up don't fact check me 😂)
When your criteria for picking a new show include that it has to have a lot of seasons.
I adore binge-watching. Today, I'll wrap up Ozark then move on to another series tomorrow.
Why is it so easy to get sucked into this wormhole? What is this cosmic void that we find ourselves in? Is this my life now? (Sorry... I've been bingeing old episodes of 'Sliders')
We got in touch with the person behind this hugely successful account (as of this article, "30 And Tired" has over 225k followers), Tyler Mann, and he agreed to tell us more about what goes into managing it, which has become pretty much second nature to him.
"When it comes to finding a meme or an image, it could be from anywhere," Tyler explained to Bored Panda. "Some sources that stand out would be Imgur, Reddit, and other meme accounts that I've communicated with. I'll also think of memes while watching a show or movie or just walking around Target."
This Is Great
Lol!!! I txt this to my mom when I started taking walks. That lasted 2 weeks. Haven't done it since. 🤷♀️
I find that lying on the sofa exposes me to fewer harbingers of our imminent extinction.
Pick One Or The Other Or Neither Preferably
Sometimes just thinking about doing both feels like I've done something and I need to reward myself
Load More Replies...Sometimes I just lie in bed and how the darkness envelopes me because anything else would be physically exhausting.
Remember those days when you could work or go to school all day, then party so late into the night that there's not time to sleep, so you just go back into work or school? Now, just thinking about that makes me want to take a nap 😴
I'm at that age where I've embraced this as a reason to just never do either again. The Acceptance stage. 38. I'm only 38. 😂😭
Years ago, when i was a teenager, a group of us went out after work. Then we went to someone's house, then out gor food. Next thing you know it's almost dawn, so we decided to watch sunrise. Went from there to work. Then realized i had promised a friend i would take their second shift, so i had to work until 11 pm. Now i cant even do the all nighter, much less work a double afterwards
pfft you SLEEP? that hasn't been a thing for me since i was like 10
Load More Replies...I'm at the age where I can no longer raise my hands above my head, but I sympathize nonetheless.
Who Are All You People!?
Raise your hand if you say: 'who the f**k is this?!' with every other contact.
I have started adding context. John plumber, Sue neighbor. Helps.
Load More Replies...I still have a number in my phone belonging to a guy who died six years ago. I can't bring myself to delete it. :(
I know for sure at least there are 3 persons in my contact list that are dead.
Load More Replies...Are we talking about the contacts being irrelevant to your life, or them being just generally useless, like that waste of space brother-in-law?
Ok... now I'm sure that someone is hacking my phone. A number of years ago I was getting a new phone and the guy in the mobile store offered to transfer my contact list for me. He was amazed at the number of contacts that I had. I couldn't bring myself to admit that some of them were over a decade old and that I didn't know who the hell they were. I wanted to keep that air of mystery about me.
I keep the contact information of the people I never want to hear from again so I don't accidentally answer the phone. I also don't answer calls from numbers I don't recognize. If it's important, they'll leave a message.
Huh. Racking my brains & scared to delete it BC it might be somebody important that right now, l can't remember but tomorrow l will... All those somebodies.
Tyler said that there aren't any fixed criteria that determine if a picture is worthy of a feature; if it makes him laugh or he finds it super relatable to his own life, he'll just post it on the page.
In fact, his personal experiences also make it into the page's feed. "I also use my life and random thoughts or scenarios that pop into my head to create memes and tweets that others might relate to," he said. "I have a pretty sarcastic personality so it makes it pretty easy to find the humor in most situations. Memes have just become the way to express that humor for me."
Massive* Poofy* Paws
I used to look at my dog of 18 years in awe of how he’s still soldiering on. He passed recently aged 19. God bless his sweet soul…
Oh good, I’m not the only one who sniffs their cat’s head. Sometimes I’ll even whisper in her ear, “you smell like a kitty cat.”
Load More Replies...I was the one who didn't want the kitten because I have too many responsibilities and lets face it - hubby and kids will only temporarily clean up after him. However - Now I am also the person who can sit for an hour just staring at him playing, thinking about how dam cute and intelligent MY cat is. :-)
I've got cats and i am hopelessly in love with them. Their cheeks and little noses i just want to eat.
I gush loudly about my Guinea pigs while home alone And pigs Just look at me like "could you not?"
I go full white girl and Can't Even many times a day looking at my dogs, especially my older dog's teddybear-looking paws
Aleve* But Yeah I Took It
NO it's Minesweeper! I will die on this hill and fight you to the death!
Load More Replies...I’m old enough to remember starting games up from the DOS prompt :( ya’ll kids don’t know how good you got it with your fancy GUIs… XD
Or winding the casette to the correct point to start loading the game on C64
Load More Replies...You bastard, this actually reminded me to take my migraine meds
All these games and kings quest, commander keen, Oregon trail, and number munchers were my faves!
It’s Gettin A Little Too Low
It feels as if it would be easier to scroll up from 1900 rather than scrolling down from the current year.
Or at least scroll down from the closest plausible year, no newborn is going to add the date
Load More Replies...Don't you find it annoying that when you're on a website that asks for your birthday, you have to scroll down starting with 2022? Especially on a site where you have to be an adult?
I had a website that used a calendar for your bday. You had to back scroll through the months. Brutal
Load More Replies...I wasn’t even born in the same CENTURY as some of my co-workers I befriended at my last (retail) job. Sigh.
Will somebody please check my ID when I buy alcohol these days! Just please…
Just wait until the list ends before your birth year. That's a hoot.
The johnny depp trial has made me VERY aware how old I am..being born in 1976 lol
Since the source of the content can be virtually anything, the subject matter is also loose.
"Honestly, the posts about the everyday stress or exhaustion of getting older and dealing with life or a [lousy] job probably get the most traction because we're all experiencing some form of it, especially in our thirties."
"Our thirties are funny, because we join this strange club where no one knows what is going on and we're all trying to figure out how to be adults all while clinging onto the youth of our twenties and I like to find the humor in all of it. Which it turns out, so do a lot of other people!" Tyler said.
Can’t Argue With Science
Our washing baskets go on rotation a lot of the time. Clean clothes in one basket, dirty in the other. You get what you want to wear out of the clean basket and when dirty, put in dirty basket. Wash dirty basket of clothes then put in clean clothes basket and the cycle just continues lol.
S**t. Y'all are forgetting the two hours in between washing and drying where I go "F**K I forgot to put the clothes in the dryer!!!!"
I’m just going to wear these shirts again. Why the hell should I FOLD them and put them in a drawer?!
I feel that way about making my bed. It's not going to get magically MORE messy if I don't make it before I go to sleep tonight.
Load More Replies...If they make a hundred thousand dollar dresser that does laundry all by itself, I'm selling my house and installing one in a trailer.
I save the extra $10 a month by not using the dryer and just hanging them on a rack in my bedroom. Let them dry until next laundry day, then fold as I take them off.
I quit folding my laundry, got rid of my dresser, and hang everything now, with the pants on a shelf, and laundry FINALLY gets put away! (Socks and underwear in a pretty container that also fits on the shelf with the pants).
I started going to the laundromat when I went into an apartment. Use as many machines as possible, have EVERYTHING clean & dry in 1 hour. Then . . . at home, put on a long movie or an entire TV series and start folding. Oh, yea, I also have enough clothes, towels & bedsheets to do laundry once a month. I am NOT spending life cleaning & sorting 2 - 3 times a week. And I'm NEVER out of underwear!
Week 1, do two weeks worth of washing. Week 2, go on holiday for a week. Week 3, do 2 weeks worth of washing. The maths of laundry is different
*promptly Deletes My Own Cancellation Of Plans Text*
Oh damn, I was really looking forward to going out tonight...no no no don't ask if she can reschedule. We'll just do it another time I suppose. *hangs up*happy dance* oh crap my back!
I just say "No" when people ask me out. Let's not pretend I have ANY intention of going out
Yaaaaaaas
Yes! I always feel super anxious right before a thunderstorm and when it's finally happening it feels a lot better. Like your mind is charging up with the weather too. Weird.
It's the pressure I'm convinced. I have a bad spinal nerve, and just before a storm my lower back just....feels like there's more pain per square inch than possible. Then as soon as that first big burst of rain falls, it's like feeling that pressure just bleed right out of you.
Load More Replies...This is a hard no for me. I've been in 2 tornadoes though. My dog has ptsd from the last one. I have to give her meds when it storms.
Hope you all stay safe. We have had 2 tornadoes land in the last 2 years less than 5 miles from our home. And we live in Maryland.
Load More Replies...*turns into a happy monster and par-tays with other imaginary happy monsters* YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!
Load More Replies...Not me. I get awful migraines from this. Same with the sun and my light sensitivity
I love a good thunderstorm. My body tingles as it arrives. I get so giddy I have to go outdoors to fully participate in this glorious spectacle. One of my favorite, free outdoor activities.
Tyler really enjoys when people connect to each other through his content; his favorite comments are of the "I feel seen!" type.
"It's almost like these relatable posts have become a form of therapy or self-validation for all of us."
"Nostalgia posts are also a hit. Anything and everything '90s or early 2000s. Nostalgia posts are probably the most fun because I get a lot of interaction from people in the comments talking about whatever it is I posted and how they shared the same thoughts about it that I had."
Eating More Pizza Is Always Good Advice Though
*Agonize over that one time you said that one stupid thing to that one person who probably doesn"t even know your name lol
Real talk, if you're losing sleep over things you can't change, try a worry box. You write down the things you're worried about and put it in a designated Worry Box; you can visit the things in that box for a set number of minutes (I do 15 mins) a day, but once that timer goes off, you put them back and can't open it again for 24 hours. If you catch yourself worrying about the things you put in the box, remind yourself that it's not your scheduled time to think about those things. (I've had anxiety for most of my life, diagnosed in my early 20s, and it's been shockingly effective)
I've never heard of this. Going to try it out. Thanks!
Load More Replies...Or at 2am when you think of the perfect comeback to that Weasle schmuck that ticked you off earlier that day. Then frustrated you didn't think of that brilliant comeback at the time. Just me? Oh nevermnd :/
Remember that Seinfeld episode when George thinks of a "clever retort" long after he could have said it? I can identify with that! ... George's coworker Reilly notices him stuffing himself with shrimp cocktail at a meeting and remarks: "Hey, George, the ocean called; they're running out of shrimp." After the meeting, George thinks up a comeback: "Well, the Jerk Store called, and they're running out of you." He becomes obsessed with recreating the encounter so that he can make use of this comeback, despite Jerry, Elaine and Kramer all telling him that the comeback makes no sense.
Load More Replies...Relive every cringe moment from kindergarten through high school and wonder if that's all that people remember about you...
..... Lock all your joints when someone says the words "outdoorsy and workout"
I'm not keen on old age, but one of the perks is not giving a isht about other people's opinions.
1:29 am and I’m eating shrimp scampi after eating dinner at 10:05 . Am I broken ?
You Can Go Buy All The Snacks Right Now And No One Can Stop You
I bought loads of snacks yesterday and then decided to go on a diet… am I adulting right?
Eat the snackage first then diet. Kinda like a one last f*ck before breaking up
Load More Replies...Sometimes I’ll buy a box of lucky charms and have marshmallow cereal. Why? Because as I kid I always wanted to and what fun is being an adult if u can’t/don’t do stuff like that from time to time?
When I moved out on my own at 18, one of the first things I bought were PopTarts. My mom rarely got them so as an "adult" I could finally buy them myself. It's amazing how something so simple can make you feel so grown up.
Load More Replies...The best thing about being an adult is, you can have sweets before lunch or dinner. Still feeling like a rebel, though...
I Just bought spongebob pasta and I am unsupervised And undtoppable!
So l had cookies & coffee for breakfast. Pizza for dinner & snacks before bed. Someone will cook tomorrow ... just not me. That's what l have a husband & grown son for.
Make It Two
Makes perfect sense to me. She's sad there's no diet coke so she's gotta drown her sorrows away now.
This reminds me of my mom (American) trying to order a beer in a pub in England. She literally said, "I want one of those light beers, like Guiness." We all almost fell out of our seats laughing hysterically and the shock on the barkeeps face was priceless.
I mean, if that's all she was having, Guiness IS a light meal 🤣🤣
Load More Replies...I feel this...went shopping yesterday to get my 2 dollar mini cookie bucket fix on discount. They didn't have any....but a double layer rainbow cake coated in sprinkles on discount for 6 buckz cuz it was clearly dropped? Yeah.....made that mistake yesterday...it's half gone now....I live alone...
Or when you're going through the fast food drive through & you order diet coke but instead they hand you real coke, I'm not complaining. I'm drinking it!
Calories are calories, and I'd rather have mine in a margarita than a Coke.
Looking at student debts and real estate prices, it's tempting to think that millennials are leading a life nothing like the generations that came before but Tyler thinks deep down we're all the same.
"I only know what being a 30-something is like in present times, but if I had to guess, I would say that all generations have their differences and their similarities."
"I think in your 30s, you're still figuring life out. You still ask yourself so many questions. Should you have gone to college? If you did, did you pick the right major? Did you pick the right career? Is it too late to change careers? Why does my knee always hurt? Do I want kids? And if you have kids, you're trying to figure out what does it mean to be a parent and how to be a good one. Some people are married. Some aren't. If you aren't, maybe you love it. Maybe you think it's too late, and on and on and on it goes," he said.
Go On.. Get
Me touchig the door k**b and hearing a noice in the staircase: I wish they would hurry up so that I can leave too.
wait, we're censoring the word "k**b" now? Also a 100% me, I ain't opening the door if I hear people outside xD
Load More Replies...This is literally my other half 😆 .He will go around the back , do absolutely anything not to bump into the “talker” that shouts when he “talks”
Neighbor knocked on my door yesterday, and I went to my knees (why??) and crawled into my bedroom until I heard him walk away.
See what happens when you remove the Patriarchy and replace it with a matriarchal society? You get your God given rights away.. Good job women.
Where Are My Bob Saget Ogs
It's nice to see that the modern AFV has a little sequence of old "Saget' videos, just to remember him.
I didn’t think I was a millennial at 40 but apparently I’m a millennial XD
The jackalope was in America's Funniest People with Dave Coulier.
Load More Replies...Yet Here You Are
The problem with silence as a punchline is that it's difficult to know the joke is over.
"i am unapproachable, i'm a f*****g dark souls boss with 3 phases and epic music, how the f**k am i not unapproachable?!"
I get this a lot!!!! Like but really I guess not unapproachable enough. Objective Failed!!!!! I have a few antisocial shirts just so I can be clear I swear they draw more conversations then anything. Ugh.
In a previous interview for our list of hilariously true adulting memes, Diana Divecha, Ph.D., who is a Berkeley-based developmental psychologist, focusing on the science of how children, teens, and families grow and develop, told Bored Panda that "developmental scientists consider adulthood to begin when the prefrontal cortex, the front-most region of the brain, finishes developing, at around 25 years of age."
Dr. Divecha pointed out that in WEIRD societies (Western, Educated, Industrial, Rich, Democratic), the on-ramp to adulthood has become very long—a period of about 10 to 15 years. She thinks of 'entering adulthood' as having three phases.
Where Is It All Coming From??????
Dirty things keep appearing in my house. It's magical.
Load More Replies...Im starting to think if I have 4 sets of everything I would have a cleaner kitchen by force. Maybe less is the secret? Less everything so it can never build up and suffocate you on a weekly basis!
Both reproduce all by themselves every 24 hours. Exponentially
The most I did for dinner today was put frozen food on a plate and microwave it. Where the rest of these dishes came from is baffling. The cups though.... someone stop me, I don't rinse, I just get a new one
Okay But Hear Me Out, I’m Not Very Good At Listening To Myself
Me: I'm gonna get up early to work out. Also me: we both know that's a lie.
Yup, schedule that lie in the morning so it's out of the way hahaha
Load More Replies...Once you hit 50, the Chevron Corollary kicks in: The chance of a late-night personal emergency requiring immediate transportation is inversely proportional to the amount of gas you have left in your car.
Any time the car gets under half a tank the wife immediately reminds me of the time 25 years ago when we *almost* ran out of gas in rural Nebraska because *someone* didn’t want to fill the tank up before we got to the motel.
As I said on Monday night. On Tuesday morning, I got stuck on the interstate by an overturned semi. I left my house at 6:20 and did not get to work until 8:10. I had to spend my lunch getting gas.
You Know What I Mean?
I want the comfort of the ocean with the serenity of the forest with the open space of the countryside and the convenience of the city.
Vancouver, BC. All of the above but you have to have loads of money.😭
I mean if you got like three trillion dollars you can totally have one house in each biome...
This is almost anyone on one of those house hunting shows, if you add “I want to be in the middle of the action but no neighbors visible from my house.”
I want to simultaneously live everywhere and nowhere at the same time, you feel me?
"The first phase begins with puberty, when the sex hormones begin their real job, to remodel the brain in order to prepare for adulthood. This is a time when respect from the peer group takes on new importance as nature prepares young people to eventually leave the nest and form new social groups."
"But this can be a bumpy period at first, so it’s helpful for teens to stay open and optimistic, and to have a few different peer groups. It’s also easy to be impulsive in this phase, so cultivating discernment (wise decision-making and action), and taking a moment to think before acting can be helpful, and at times, even life-saving," Dr. Divecha said.
Aah Squeegee Squeegee My Windows!
I always have a glass of wine when I iron clothes. It doesn't seem as much of a chore then.
Load More Replies...To be fair I'm still getting drunk to that music, I just found a way to be productive at the same time.
Oh.. This hurt. Bad. Didn't even realize until now, how true this is.. 😅
Well Isn’t That Just Kick You In The Crotch Spit On Your Neck Fantastic
Don't wear makeup one day..."Wow you must have just finished working ou!!" NO my face is just this red!
Response to all negative remarks: "I'm just glad the chemo is working."
Only look tired? That's an improvement on so exhausted I'm hallucinating.
That’s Just Simple Economics Though
Or, when the packs are all priced the same, you put back the one that's only .932kg for the one that's .958kg. That's a whole extra 26 grams of chicken right there!
Absolutely! My husband thought I was crazy until I pointed out why would I pay $11 for 862g of chicken when I could have 1032g for the same price?!?!
Load More Replies...Yes but then debate if the extra weight is fat, meat or Bones and if it will help you make soup stock or not. Penny pinching
I do this. I also clip coupons and will seriously buy a different amount of the larger amount is on sale for a fraction more than the original amount I wanted cause I think about the long run.
Yes that's how i go grocery shopping. I also look for cheaper pieces of meat
11 bucks, jeeze, im buying the yellow sticker chicken cos its reduced to 2.99
The second phase, according to the developmental psychologist, is identity exploration —a time when we start asking ourselves questions like: 'Who am I?' 'What's important to me?' And 'Where do I fit in?'
"This is a period of great creativity, so to the extent possible, it’s helpful to try new things and explore possible interests," Divecha explained. "Some will fit, others will not, but all will be helpful information about what matters to each individual. Learn how the world works: Get real-world work experience, learn how corporations and social media manipulate the public for profit, work on real-world problems, and find adult mentors—they offer crucial bridges to adulthood. And finally learn skills—practical skills like cooking, laundry, cleaning, and personal finance, as well as interpersonal communication and emotion-regulation skills."
Worth It
The Trick is to use your momentum: Do all this before coming home/sit down. I get more done on workdays than on weekends cause I start at the Couch and just stay there at my days off. @_@
Haaaawwwwyea!
Monster in my closet: Aaargh Me: AAAAAAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH Monster: I was just kidding you know
Nah fam just give ‘em tea and biscuits they shut up soon afterwards
Load More Replies...I had a dream about a horrible demon looming over my bed. So I bit him.
Yeah. Me before having cats when hearing a weird noise: “Burglar. This is it, I’m done for” Me now: “FFS, Amos, go to sleep you psycho”
Load More Replies...Acceptance is also an option, if this is how I go then this is how I go.
Oh No
I wake up and expect my parents to be in the house, then I remember that I'm the grown-up in my own house. S**t.
Just last week I was seriously this *thisclose* to saying to my dad during an argument "I know you're the adult, but...". I'm 50 years old.
It's clear some people grew up with a quality of adult that's completely outside of my experience.
The third phase is early adulthood and it's usually defined with first commitments to jobs/careers and relationships. "Learning from mentors and gaining emotional and interpersonal skills continue to be important. Flexibility and adaptability are key, too, as young adults frequently change jobs until they land one that feels like a good fit or they create their own independent/entrepreneurial path," Divecha said.
"It seems you just have to figure it all out on your own," Tyler said. "So in that way, I think every generation is similar. How we're all different? I don’t know, previous 30-something generations probably weren't making TikToks and running meme pages. They were probably buying a second home or something by now."
Well Okay Then
Ha, MY knees are fine! My hip on the other hand (tries to find the next dose of ibuprofen...)
I’m Not Crying. Youre Crying
I miss going to Blockbuster on Friday nights to get some movies! (And the takeaway place was right next door!).
Yesss! The town where I grew up had a McDs, KFC and Burger King NEXT to the Blockbuster. Talk about a dream combo, it was as exciting as choosing what to have for dinner as it was picking the film.
Load More Replies...The year is 1970: “We interrupt this broadcast for the president’s state of the union address” Every viewer in America: “well, f**k.”
Well, it’s not like you had a choice of channels, and if you did, it was probably two of them.
Load More Replies...I miss the smell of Pizza Hut! And remember those big red plastic Coke tumblers and the glass shaker of parmesean cheese (that you finally just gave up and took the top off to REALLY parm your pizza)? And if you wanted to be daring, you'd give your pizza a couple shakes of the pepper flakes.
T.G.I.F was awesome and I still feel like nothing as good as those shows comes on now
There's this wonderful thing called the internet in which to watch. really?
Load More Replies...Back To My Comfort Zone I Go
Pretty much life if you are an introvert. The memories of deep conversations or real intimacy can give you joy for a long time though.
Yes, me wanting to have friends to talk with but only on the internet because then I don't have to worry about anyone wanting me to actually leave the house to do things.
What an actual mood introverts have it much harder
Load More Replies...It's take about that long to recover the energy that 7 drained being around folks. One day in public I need four or five to get my energy right.
I literally spent 3 months without meeting any people, the closest encounter was the delivery guy and I saw him for 2 seconds and he was standing 2 meters away from me. I never took a corona test nor were I ever sick during the 2 years of pandemic. I am going to miss that time
Tyler also wanted to explicitly thank all of his followers. "I really didn't think when I started this page at the start of quarantine 2020 that it would turn into what it is and it has been incredible so far."
"I'm just glad that I'm able to provide some laughs to people during these crazy times. I have plans to expand the page into more at some point, I just need to find the time to do it, but I’m excited to see where '30 And Tired' goes!"
Why Though??
He drinks a whiskey drink, he drinks a vodka drink, he drinks a lager drink, he drinks a cider drink. He sings the songs that remind him of the good times, he sings the songs that remind him of the better times...
Annnnnd then he has to get up to go pee half a dozen times.
Load More Replies...Then you wake up w/ dry mouth, grab something to drink, and the fun starts all over again.
Lol,! Gravity! Fluid from legs, when u lie down goes back up (scientific bla bla) & you want to pee!!
And god forbid you get a bit cold. Makes want to pee even more.
Load More Replies...And hoping the dogs don't wake up because they have to pee to
oh I'm sure it's that. Nothing to do with drinking the whiskey drink, the vodka drink, the cider drink and the lager drink.
It's either that or I wake up with a headache because I'm dehydrated.
Diet Starts Today
Just a reminder that wine bottles can be 15L or larger. Choose wisely.
Tons of black coffee + literally no fiber whatsoever (no plant material period). That is a dark and fell combination.
I would be willing to do the wine part. Which seems to be the most important part of this diet.
Just A Smidge Thanks
Idk, some clubs are pretty enticing. There’s one I frequent often—It’s called Sam’s club😅.
Load More Replies...My old ass doesn't even want to go to bars anymore because even those have the music SO. DAMN. LOUD.
What annoys me is when this happens at restaurants. If I wanted to scream over music to speak to someone I'd go to a club.
And this is why I don't leave my house lol. I'd literally rather be at a library or a museum with no people than a club or bar.
I knew I should no longer be at the club when I started wearing earplugs. It's just too loud.
Last time I went to a club I broke a dude's nose. My butt is MINE you don't get to touch it at will. That was the final straw for me!
I was at a church and asked them to turn their system dow a bit, they told me they couldn’t (LIES!!) and handed me some foam earplugs…
About To Start Subscribing To The Phone Book Again
Yeah...sometimes you gotta make do with that stained dishrag.
Load More Replies...That's why I'm self employed and rarely ever see my customers. Good money and rare contact. It's a win--win for me.
sounds like a damned fine setup, wish I could figure out how to make it work..
Load More Replies...They don't make phone books anymore-not the ones you could sit on to reach the table. Idk what little kids will do now.
For Me It’s Pickle Jars With Like A Single Pickle Left
Look forward to 60 then - yayy they're gone off so I can throw them out and eat something I actually like
I always have the best intentions. There will be one time I actually eat all of my fresh fruit or vegetables before they go bad and I'm so encouraged that I'll buy more the next time I grocery shop. Big mistake.
Load More Replies...Strawberries... bI absolutely love them! I buy them, they sit in the fridge, I see them and like "yeah! gonna have them tonight!" Get caught up in other things. No go. Finally get to go eat them and find some fuzzy little mold has started to do it for me. I suck!
This is just to say/ I have not eaten/ the plums/ that were in/ the icebox
This is about me isn't it? Who wrote this and why were you in my fridge?
At 30, you buy whatever you want to eat; at 40, you buy what the kids will eat; at 50 you buy what your SO will eat; at 60, you buy whatever you both want to eat, and the kids can't come to dinner BC you're going out... Again.
I never throw food away. I might not eat what I purchased, but I give what is safe to the birds.
Aleve And Coffee Are My Frens
A fun part of mental illness is also always feeling like crap and not be able to comprehend how people just don't suffer every single day
I don't get drunk so I don't know what a hangover feels like but every disease (including covid) of which a symptom is fatigue or tiredness just makes me laugh.. like.. that's my default state of existence???
How sad that young people are SO OLD mentally. I've never had bad knees, sore back, tired body & I am a hell of a lot older than 30's!
Wait for your 40's, you might be even more surprised And in your 50's, if nothing in your body hurts it's because you're dead. Hahahaha
B-But Those Are Worry Snacks? They Don’t Count
Ok this is literally me. I keep buying books for when I don't have the money to buy more books.
Or not having the treats you want because your blood sugar is too high, your cholesterol is too high, your blood pressure is too high & caffeine wrecks you. Oh and you're too fat. But this isn't your 30s. This is old age.
I Should Probably Figure That One Out
I almost tore apart the trash looking for my wallet yesterday.
Load More Replies...Literally did this last night. Still don't know. I was definitely born, we know that much.
Good question. I lost it years ago, which I forgot about it until a few years ago when I needed it. Now I'm wondering HOW I lost it.
Haven't seen mine in so many years, I'm almost certain it got thrown out when I was cleaning my dorm to leave college.. in 2006 😅 Guess I should order a new one soon!
Where is my car title? Someone could forge my name, take it to the DMV, get a new title and steal my car
Ask your mom. I needed mine and it took my mom zero time to not only get it, but to scan it and send it to me.
This Movie..
I was 6 when TLBT came out and thus this is pretty accurate, tbh.
Not this scene for me - the one where he thinks he sees her, runs after her and it’s really the shadow of a rock. Then Little Foot just cries
Mine was when Artax was swallowed by the Swamps of Sadness, in the Neverending Story. 😢
That movie made me cry like a little girl. I was in fact a little girl at the time, but even so.
The Fox and The Hound is still my go-to movie when I need a good cry, but Land Before Time is a great one too. And Brave Little Toaster 😭
I was 19 yrs old when I first saw this, on Christmas Eve on BBC1, and I sobbed like mad!!!
Just To Be Safe
Like personally. Lol. Somebody peering into my life. 🤣🤣🤣😂🤣. I have literally turned around while in the car like hey can you go back did I lock my door.
Load More Replies...Me in my 20s checking 50 times to make sure I set the alarm before falling asleep. Also me: Wakes up every single day before the alarm goes off.
I think thats OCD you should have that checked.also is curable👍
This is me but with my garage door. I see the door close but by the time I get back to work I have the following thoughts: Did I actually close the door? Or did I just imagine closing it? Did the dog learn how to open the door and get outside? Did someone steal everything we own? Will my husband leave me if he comes home and finds the dog and everything else gone?
Can you set up a CCTV camera facing the garage door, that you can check online to see if you've closed it? The cost might be worth the relief of knowing for sure and not stressing over it.
Load More Replies...2 til 3 times a week since I found my door open one day after work..
I…… I Don’t Think We Can Be Friends Anymore
I'm fine with 9pm but if you suggest anything before 9am, we can't be friends anymore.
I remember wondering why my grandparents went to bed at 9:00. Now I wonder why they stayed up so late.
When I first saw this photo, why did I think, "Robin Williams?" 🤷🏻♀️ 🤭
I'm a night owl and insomniac so anything before 10:00am and we are fighting.
Night owl insomniac here too. Don't call me before 9am. Or after 9 pm. Just cause I'm "up" don't mean I wanna be bothered. Naw I ain't even gonna go I might as well be up front. But u up ...... Yes just don't have the energy for u. Lol
Load More Replies...In our mid-40s my wife and I would come home exhausted because we’d stayed up until 10 to go see friends, and our 22-year-old neighbor would be all dolled up and heading out for the night. On a Tuesday. Boggles the mind.
If someone wants me to meet them in the woods at 5AM, I'll be there. If they want to meet me at a drinking establishment at 8PM there is a 0% chance of me showing up.
But have you seen this show that the pic of her is from? Oh it's good.
What Are Those? Buttons?
I think you might love the Are You Human by zefrank on you tube * not sponsoring him or anything, just very funny guy.
Load More Replies...I think it's gonna rain today............ Wait for awkward answer
"This is some strange we're having." Me trying to make small talk during an unexpected snow in the south. No, I didn't leave a word out in the self quotation above.
"Do you eat? I do. Would you like to do that in the same room together sometime?" (another reference, if you get it...we're friends now).
I'm not going to apologize anymore for sounding like I just learned how to speak post-pandemic.
I, For Some Reason, Have Forgotten How To Function As A Human Being
Lol, so true. That's why I pay with a card. :P Also when you forget to weigh something or there's an issue with the price and the clerk leaves to check with you just standing there and staring at the ground.
Yeah, but, where i live we have people that paired not weighing with cards = first looking for *insertnameofstorehere* card, then of course nothing weighted, putting back wallet in purse/pocket ... and then again searching for the bank card like he/she didnt know they will have to pay a moment later.... ;)
Load More Replies...Goddamn but that actor does an amazing job at being a creepy m**********r.
I love David Tennant so much! He was my favorite Doctor 💜
Load More Replies...I always feel guilty if there's ppl in back of me, vigorously waiting.
Always use cash, even if it's only to piss off the rest of the queue.
No the worst was when someone was writing a check in front of you . . .
It’s That A Challenge
My standard McDonald's order when I was fat and about to stroke out: 20pc McNuggets, Two large fries, McDouble + McChicken (if you know you know), and if I was frisky, two Sausage McMuffins with egg. Plus, if it's March, a Shamrock Shake.
Yell At Me Okay!
Me too!! (If it makes you feel any better, I watched Star Wars for the first time at 38)
Load More Replies...Me blinking at stop lights and convincing myself I changed the color because of X-Men
I tried to do the nose twitch like Samantha Stevens from Bewitched. Cried ( 10-12y.o ) 😭😭 every day bc I couldn't do it. I'm 53 now & still CAN'T do it. Lol 🤣🤣
I Need Some Aleve
I literally twisted my ankle during sleep. I think when I was turning. In my bed. At home. I am really hoping that is what happened, because I woke up with a second degree bruised ankle.
My fiancé dislocated his knee in his sleep. Not twisted, not hit, DISLOCATED
Load More Replies...In your 40s you can sneeze, break wind and wee yourself all at the same time. A trifecta of shame.
I was literally just telling my husband what happened to me today. I was in a communal area at my TAFE chatting to one of my classmates when I let off a sneeze. Unfortunately it wasn't just a sneeze that came out, I let off a ripper of a fart too. It was made louder because of the plastic chair I was sitting on and to top it off, the area we were sitting in echo's. I didn't pee luckily, the fart was embarrassing enough lol.
Load More Replies...Sometimes I have to brace myself against a counter for a sneeze so my back won't give out.
This!!! That mess hurt so bad!! And sometimes u can feel it gonna be a neck or back sprain one. So embarrassing. Lol
Load More Replies...Tried to sneeze into my elbow, missed and punched myself in the face. This has happened several times.
One time I wrenched my shoulder buttoning up my shirt and couldn't use that arm for half the day.
I dislocated the last joint on my left middle finger putting on a sock. I can't afford a doctor visit, so I was "This is how it is now." A week or so later, it slipped back in place.
I Have Earned This
Turns 45: I have earned the right to become a ghost and plague your existence... And STOP saying YOLO!
Son of a f*****g b***h. I wish that was a badge you could earn in your teens.
60, l have earned the right to Top Shelf & learned that some things are best in measured doses. So l won't feel like dying.
See in the UK you "legally" get the right to go out and drink without your family at 18, you TECHNICALLY gain the right to start heavily drinking with all your friends and most likely the knowledge and bland acceptance of your parents, knowing full well they did the same thing, at about 15. This means you're kind of over it and ready to get a sensible job and settle down around 22ish. It's wild, but it serves a purpose alright.
Churning Butter.... Not As Hard As I Thought
Our cable and wifi went out for 2 day because our cable company is garbage; I played video games all day
I get your metaphor but in real life, do y'all see them really smiling though... I mean... I would rather be without technology if it meant that we would be happy again!
This is a literally thing for me cause I can see the background for this whole show from my front porch
The look of abject terror when "l can't find my cord. Have you seen my phone cord? "
I Need A Taco
I'm honestly so glad someone was thinking the same thing as me-
Load More Replies...I normally say to my nephew: if you ever see me running, run too. Chances are something us chasing me and it's a good bet I'd give up quickly.
That's what l said whilst in labor. I quit, mind & will. Body was busy & abstained from voting.
It’s A Problem I Know This
Crocodile: I thought he would be meatier, but he's just full of s**t!! What do I do with him now??!!
Load More Replies...My cat has 17 shirts she refuses to wear and they were worth every penny. The next cat will wear them...
I celebrate paying off my debts by making new ones, it's a neverending pain
At least I spend my 'stupid things' budget on tools that make infrequent tasks profoundly easier.
Just A Typical Monday
Yep, I'm so old my children are millennials and I can relate to everything in this whole post.
Load More Replies...Sometimes when someone asks me "how are you?" I answer with "oh, can't complain. Unless you'd like me to, in which case I can complain at some length."
Calling best friend: Age 20: compare dates/parties Age 50: compare doctor visits
I don't complain, because that means I should be fair and let you complain also. Life isn't fair.
Them How's it going (always from some random stranger) Me: Can't complain - well I could but what freaking difference would it make? I love the stunned silence. That's like the waitress a few weeks ago at a restaurant we hadn't tried yet, asking for our drink order. Me: Do you have Diet Coke. Her: No, is Pepsi okay? Me: No. I'll have an iced tea. The look on her face was priceless!
Navigating through one’s thirties can be equally challenging and humorous, especially when facing the myriad of responsibilities and life changes. Just like exploring the quirky caricatures of modern adulthood in the '30 And Tired' meme series, small business owners often find solace in humor.
For them, humorous insights about the daily hurdles of running a small business offer a reprieve and connect those in similar situations.
Facts
A gallon of water a day keeps the pressure of actually having to go outside and socialize away!
It’s A Thing Of Beauty
Praise Jesus! Except for when they break up a season into two parts and make you wait months for that second part. Yeah, talking to you, Ozark 😠
Peak American capitalism is not enjoying any show if it doesn't have 100 episodes. Quantity over quality every time.
What The Hell
Running Away Is The Only Option Here
I'd gladly s**t my pants before I try a dangerous "stunt" like this!
Load More Replies...I always say yeah just let me know what's a good time/ day for you! They won't.
Why would you risk that? Just fake the small talk and go through the same thing when you run into them again and again. It's a fun game to play lol.
Embrace The Chubbiness
They Were Awesome
The 90s? That's my ceiling right now! I've got whole galaxies up there!
I never had them when I was a kid coz my parents didn't want to ruin the paint work on the ceiling. I have them on the ceiling now though, they were already there when we moved in and they still glow.
Mine are still up there in my childhood bedroom :’) My mother painted over them because she’s a derp, but the stars are still up there. I had em on my lightswitch too so I could find it in the dark XD
I wish my ceiling could look like this but spackling the ceilings is all you ever get unless you are lucky enough to actually qualify to OWN a home🙄
Makes Sense
This Is A Requirement
If you think I'm going to pollute my fizz with the bodily fluids of oranges, you've got another think coming
Outside Bad. Outside Very Bad
I'm currently in isolation, i thought it would be an opportunity to save some money. I have never been more wrong about anything in my life. Inside is way more expensive!
All those food orders during isolation killed my bank account!
Load More Replies...Pickup Pickup Pickup Pickup
My 60s: put location sharing on Google maps on their phones and then they leave the bloody thing at home
So Is That A No? Or?
i am afraid for my kids and grandkids. this world is on it's way out i believe.
Sadly, I agree. At this point, I'm hoping for an asteroid.
Load More Replies...Haha yes. I don't regret going to university but it will never give me the sort of life/salary they hyped it up to be.
Come Again?
And then they'll be the ones who don't understand, muahahah
Load More Replies...Ya know what, no. You're not deaf. If you ask someone to repeat something, that's on them. If they say it the exact same way, that's on them because clearly you didn't understand them the first time. I'm so tired of people who mumble but it's my problem for not understanding. Speak clearly. If asked to repeat, speaker slower and clearer because they obviously didn't get it. The problem is your mouth, not their ears.
Ughh i hate that. Then when you speak louder to those people, they wanna kno why you're yelling at them🙄
It’s Bread…..and Cheese…..
I love pizza, such a shame that pizza doesn't like me. I certainly pay for my love lol.
CHARLIE <3 All Dogs Go To Heaven established the groundwork for my beliefs in the Rainbow Bridge today :p
That Reflux Is No Joke Though
Tired As Hell Today
Wait A Gosh Darn Minute
The world runs more on punishment, or fear of, rather than rewards.
Yeah Yeah Sure Suuuuure
Be Gentle
Both the bullies and the bullied knew that was bollocks. The parents and teachers who said it knew it was bollocks. If words didn't hurt, bullies wouldn't use them.
Honestly this is how I got through a lot of life.
Load More Replies...Lets Go!
I've never tried an iced coffee. I love both but the idea cold coffee 🤢
They are making the wrong recipe. Fill a glass loosely with ice cream ( vanilla is fine, coffee flavored is fine also ) Make some cold coffee yesterday. Gently pour that in to fill the gaps. Use a spoon to eat. If you can drink it, next time put more icecream in.
Load More Replies...Well Damn Target I Thought We Were Cool
I hate that damn camera!! Nothing good ever comes from watching yourself spend money.
What Even Was This Game Though
Literally just playing with these last night with my 8yo. $7 at any box store. They still very much exist.
I literally just bought one of those for my kids to play with at the beach.
I know mine is, mum never chucks anything out!
Load More Replies...YES! (Is it bad that I miss the danger of so many activities that kept me entertained as a kid)?
Load More Replies...Yes. Yes, I am. :( Remember when your friends/cousins would LOSE the ball and then the whole shebang would be useless until someone started trying to use a tennis ball? XD
Wtf Is Happening
Try being a 70s kid entering their 50s... I've no idea where the last 20-years went!
I know. Millennials are now making memes about being old.
Load More Replies...I actually remember that film. It was my sisters favourite. My little pony movie 1986. She watched it every day and the tape broke
oh man this is exactly the dread it felt the days comin up to being 30.. Now im basically a corpse on a moving platform
I Can Make It I Can Make It I Can Make It
Me when the driver didn't want to let me get on the bus because it was almost full "I have class in *look at watch* 12 minutes ago"
No One Is Mad While Eating Tater Tots. I’m Just Sayin
Potatoes: 🎶I could be brown, I could be blue, I could be violet sky I could be hurtful, I could be purple, I could be anything you like🎶
What a blessed song to have stuck in my head, thank you.
Load More Replies...Potatoes are delicious. We eat them as a side for most of our meals, never had a tater tot though.
“Just Because You Have To Do Something Doesn’t Mean You Should” - Some Pretty Awesome Lazy Dude
Sleep? Who Needs Sleep?
Well, if you cut out that whole pesky social life thing you can stop worrying about texting people back. Two birds, one stone.
Damn That Would Have Showed Em
Don't you hate it when you finally get to have this argument with but the other person doesn't follow the script?
All my conversations go like that...even the good ones
Load More Replies...If I Don’t Get A Quesadilla In About 2 Mins I’m Gonna Lose It
I Need A Nap, A Snack, And My Couch Pronto
I start in the morning as the 3:00 and can usually inflate to the 8:00 by around noon.
I’m Doing This More For You Than Me
The one thing i miss about in office working. Endless, on demand hot coffee.
I wouldn't work where there isn't endless, on demand coffee. Nope. Lol
Load More Replies...Why Though?
*runs Outside To Scream I’m Sorry To A Terrified Flock Of Birds
Me to a tee. My hubby got drunk the other night (first time in years), anyway he kept apologising for silly things. I said is this what it's like when I apologise for everything, he said yeah. I replied "geez I'm bloody annoying" lol.
Hello Old Friend
Hollywood Video for me. I can still remember renting sega genesis and playstation games.
I worked for Blockbuster for 5 years, moving from store to store as they closed in my city. Finally closed down the last one in 2014. Got so much free stuff that we were supposed to throw in a dumpster. My house is full of Blockbuster memorabilia, shirts, cleaning supplies, including an amazing Oreck vacuum, huge rolls of garbage bags, a laminator, paper shredder, holiday decorations, etc., and of course tons of movies. Truly thankful to Blockbuster for existing, they changed my life for the better! 💜
Toe
Food Real Good
I'll take mine in the form of Uber Eats. Food AND not leaving the house.
Yes, and if you could send that via delivery that would be great.
Yippee….
Twin girls that were child stars on TV..had their money invested...are rich and run a fashion empire all while still starving themselves into anorexia.
Load More Replies...How has 'New York Minute' not been mentioned? It's still one of the movie greats, even once you have the realisation that it came out 18 years ago... Also, the 'Mary-Kate and Ashley: Sweet 16 – Licensed to Drive' PS2 game 🙃
Just Give Me A Couch And A Good Blanket
10 Burritos I Ate Before Noon
Fries Just Hit Different There
It’s Too Damn Hot For A Penguin
Pretty Sure My Grandma Has That Exact Blanket
I still have the one that my mom made me in 1976. It's on my chair right now. I can't move it because one of my cats nests in it. She loves it.
Load More Replies...Oooh, I just found my crochet hooks in the back of my closet this weekend. I'm gonna go make me some granny squares.....
Well One Large Coffee Is Number 1 Of Course
I get the joke, but this makes me realize how lucky I am to actually have all 6 right now (I mean, 2 could use a little work, but not for lack of opportunity). I guess this is one of those moments of gratitude they're always talking about.
I recently started playing the Sims 3 again on my laptop.... And you cannot play without cheats if you want to have a career and relationship, a nice house and stuff it doesn't break down all the time, time to build skills, have a good relationship with your pets and your family, before you retire, get too old and die!
Rooney Was Just Trying To Do His Damn Job
My new puppy was one second away from being named Ferris because this is one of my favorite childhood movies, but the first time I said the name to my family, they were like “PARIS???” Sigh. Not worth the next 10+ years of them calling him Paris. XD
Should've gone with Bueller. That way when you call him, you can say, "Bueller, Bueller, Bueller..."
Load More Replies...They’re Called Errands. Look It Up
Odd, at 69 I find it a bit difficult to work up any sympathy for thirty-somethings whining about being "old."
yup. being a sheltered autistic adult who still lives with my parents. almost none of these apply to me. idk if thats good or bad. but im happy with my life rn.
Hell, I wish I felt as good as I did when I was 50. Or even 60.
Load More Replies...I feel sorry for these millennials. Im 33 and part of this group but damn they are not doing something right because other than debating what to make for dinner, I don't have these issues. And no, I didn't get financial assistance to get an education or a home or anything. I worked hard.
Happy for you but it seems you're in the minority. Although I'm 34 and it's only like this for me because of the physical and mental health issues. I firmly believe anxiety and depression ruined my life.
Load More Replies...Come now. It's not depressing. Each of us is different. There are people im their 50 who act like spoiled brats. And on the other hand there are people in their early 20 who are mature and act as describes above. None of it is wrong ('maybe except for the spoiled part since it annoys other people). But what I'm trying to say, let' s just accept the person we are even if it means we're not in mood for other people or whatnot. As long as you're decent to others, everything you are is perfect.
Ah, to be 18 and already have the joint problems of a 60yo emergency worker✨
Does anybody remember when 30 something was a tv show? That phrase has been synonymous with adult angst for a long time.
Odd, at 69 I find it a bit difficult to work up any sympathy for thirty-somethings whining about being "old."
yup. being a sheltered autistic adult who still lives with my parents. almost none of these apply to me. idk if thats good or bad. but im happy with my life rn.
Hell, I wish I felt as good as I did when I was 50. Or even 60.
Load More Replies...I feel sorry for these millennials. Im 33 and part of this group but damn they are not doing something right because other than debating what to make for dinner, I don't have these issues. And no, I didn't get financial assistance to get an education or a home or anything. I worked hard.
Happy for you but it seems you're in the minority. Although I'm 34 and it's only like this for me because of the physical and mental health issues. I firmly believe anxiety and depression ruined my life.
Load More Replies...Come now. It's not depressing. Each of us is different. There are people im their 50 who act like spoiled brats. And on the other hand there are people in their early 20 who are mature and act as describes above. None of it is wrong ('maybe except for the spoiled part since it annoys other people). But what I'm trying to say, let' s just accept the person we are even if it means we're not in mood for other people or whatnot. As long as you're decent to others, everything you are is perfect.
Ah, to be 18 and already have the joint problems of a 60yo emergency worker✨
Does anybody remember when 30 something was a tv show? That phrase has been synonymous with adult angst for a long time.
