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Each stage of your life is unique in its own way. Childhood is full of endless wonder and curiosity. Teen years are all about carelessness and freedom. The twenties are the introduction to adulthood. And thirties - thirties is when all the dust settles, and people have the confidence just to be themselves. Well, at least that's the poetic way of describing it.

And since many people around their 30s don't seem to be ready to be the adults society expects them to be, a new life stage has been named for people like that, and it's called emerging adulthood. This stage is not only prominent in the Millennials but has been seen for quite a while now. Anyways, now you can be the confused semi-adult you without feeling guilty about it.

Twitter users don't beat around the bush when telling what it really means to live in your 30s and, unfortunately, it's not all rainbows and unicorns. It's more along the lines of uneventful weekends, exciting pragmatism, mundane everyday problems and other similar paradoxes that are painfully accurate.

Scroll down to read the old folks tweets and tell us in the comments which one of these Millennial problems you relate to the most.

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    Maike
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and do not care who hates me so much anymore, best thing of beeing in your thirties

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    Jilltdcatlady
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My goal is to be the "bad one" in the nursing home. I haven"t made a decision on biting, but throwing things is a definite!

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    Maike
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yeah and while i am in that kitchen let me just stack the dishwasher...

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    Capermom
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Holy c**p...that's depressing... (mostly because it's true)

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    stellermatt
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and if you have kids and get to go shopping on your own, it counts as a holiday.

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    Maike
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    when you do the dishes and the laundry and clean the bunnies cage and make your own appointments

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    Heidrance
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you just need a slight change in your definition of productive. organizing anything is a win, and hey -- at least you woke up in between naps.

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    Jill Rhoads
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In you 40s: #NetflixAndChill = Watching Netflix and falling asleep on the couch during a movie.

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    DancingToMyself
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're thinking too much... You are either in your early 20s, or you will never loosing up.

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    A S Koziol
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My 92 year old grandmother told me she's still trying to figure all this c**p out-nothing changes except your pant-size.

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    Rafaella Bueno
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Going to a new store for me is like travelling. So many cool new things to see, keep comparing it all to "home" and all the prices are usually surprising (for better or for worse).

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    Heather Johnson
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I get excited about DST especially when we spring forward an hour which is coming soon (yay!). I HATE when we fall back an hour though.

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    Lola
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I stopped wearing those in fear of younger people making fun of me like I used to do to 30 somethings.

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    Nadine Ducca
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does anyone know what book this is? The eccentric chapter names make me think of the Johannes Cabal Necromancer series... Okay, I just found it. It's a YA series: "How to Betray A Dragon’s Hero" by Cressida Cowell. Looks like fun.

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    Tiny Dynamine
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's because our dopamine levels have settled down so we don't take risks without thinking about consequences (which is the reason why many teens and young adults do stupid things).

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    diane a
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And when you deliberately hang around listening until the end of the song

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    Rafaella Bueno
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine usually involve doing my job much faster than expected and having time to chill, saving some money on groceries with discounts and actually getting any cleaning done.

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    mindfkr
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I continue to kill plants, yet, somehow, my children continue to survive

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    Stille20
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Accurate. I remember wedding after parties that went on for hours. Now the wedding isn't over and people are preordering dominos.

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    Neeraj Jha
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty sure those new things tried in 20s made to the list of "Problems and things I will never enjoy" in 30s.

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    Lola
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I started teaching in a new school and the first thing I did was map out all the bathrooms. Never dealt with this kind of anxiety before.

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    Mark Kelly
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm 36 and still get id'd and the age here is 19 in Canada. I get "you look young for your age".

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    Ildikó Okido
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey, I met my husband when I was 32, got married at 34, had our first sin at 35 and our second at almost 37. I’m 47 now. (Damn, that sounds old!) Anything’s possible.

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    Debbie Andersson
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Teens was the f*****g worst, so glad it´s over and my brain has finished growing, I don´t stink despite showering properly, better confidence, realize not everyone is against me just because I was told to put away the dishes, no one questions my choises anymore cause I´m an adult, and also, I do take better decisions.

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    Heidrance
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    do i just know a lot of tall people? because vehicular sex always seems like it would be horribly cramped to me...

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    Lilly
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Garth Brooks said it best: "I'm much too young to feel this damned old."

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    Zenozenobee
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nap: the things you refused relentlessly being a todler and that you'd kill for being an adult.

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    LittleGrayMouse
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In your 20s you bring an empty suitcase and fill it with stuff you bought, in your 30s you bring a carefully planned full suitcase and don't buy s**t because you can't afford it on top of your mortgage and everything else.

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    Shari H
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm over 40 and had an unsweet iced tea with dinner Tuesday night and couldn't fall asleep until around 10:30, overslept by 20 minutes on Wednesday and was 5 minutes late to work, couldn't concentrate, and had to go to bed at 7:30 Wednesday night to make up for lost sleep.

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    Adam Hart-Dyke
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thanks Chatzky. Thanks for making me feel inadequate. I don't make enough money to ever save anything.

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    JD Cassavaugh
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You find yourself asking the deep questions: "Why? Why did I walk into this room?!"

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    Jilltdcatlady
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THERE ARE NO "STAYING IN BRAS"! And stockpiling oversized shirts so nobody will notice...

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    A S Koziol
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I totally get this-I got an avocado saver for Christmas and it was my favorite gift!

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    Shari H
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My 87 yo grandma goes to bed at 11:00 and gets up at 3:00. I'm just impressed she can keep her eyes open pas 8:00.

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    Lilly
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    keep your head up--in your 40's you begin to care less about your age (and what others think)!

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    Swati
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A good day in 30s is - Finding EVERYTHING you want to buy at one shop at one go.