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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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Starflower 7 years ago
Yes. You have to be good to yourself. Maybe this knowledge is the best gift of all!
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Bored Fox 7 years ago
I still can't understand how anyone who was born in 2000's can be 18 years old. If someone was born in 2000's they are small children. :D
AnnieLaurie Burke 7 years ago
Ah, kwitcherbitchen. If you're 72, you have to remind yourself that 1968 wasn't just 10 years ago. You got trumpty, we had Nixon. You're still in your prime, so enjoy it! If you still have the energy and zest for life that I have when you hit your 70s, you'll be damned lucky!
kathryn stretton 7 years ago
I remember getting my Driving License which would e that 2000 expire in the year 2000. I knew that 2000 was so far away I would be dead. Well. Here I am LOL x
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Maike 7 years ago
and do not care who hates me so much anymore, best thing of beeing in your thirties
A S Koziol 7 years ago
Exactly! Besides, I don't like everyone, why should I expect everyone to like me? (Or need everyone to like me?) :)
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Johanna Zamora 7 years ago
When your 50's: You can just tell people to their face that you hate them. When you are in you 70's they just laugh and pat your arm.
Echo 7 years ago
Sweet. Is that the age when I get to start saying stupid stuff and people just say cause I am getting old?
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Kourtnie McKenzie 7 years ago
I like to imagine this is entertaining for the otherwise bored human on the other line.
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Carlos Superhuerta 7 years ago
I remember when cellphones first came around, Having one was awful! it was a mechanism of control by our parents! it rang and you knew you were in trouble. Now? can´t live without that stupid mini life sucking box.
Merlyn Emrys 7 years ago
especially when 90% of the time it's an unknown number telemarketer or survey person.
Joyce Berman 7 years ago
Imagine being 70 and wondering where all that time went. Guys, it doesn't get easier so enjoy being in your 30s. Lots of us would like to be that "young" again!
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Jilltdcatlady 7 years ago
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!
Emily Hisel 7 years ago
you go jill! me, I'm going to live and die nice and happy in a house on the lakes of Montana with my dog in my lap!
Janice Seagraves 7 years ago
My daughter who is 26 wants to be a grumpy old lady when she gets old who hits people with her cane.
Stacy McKeehan 7 years ago
My grandma was a cane hitter! Pretty good aim too! Love i 😎
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mellenheadgirl head 7 years ago
To be far, i would think the same thing. Who the FREAK has an orange car?
Echo 7 years ago
Don't worry. It's the green ones that p**s me off. Pfft. Green cars.
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Elizabeth Wilkins 7 years ago
My goal is to be the elderly lady that is rude, yells and cusses. I plan to have a bullhorn available at all times
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Jilltdcatlady 7 years ago
It's the same, but there is no such thing as "too early to go to bed".
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Phoebe Bean 7 years ago
20's theme song: (You gotta) fight for your right (to party). 30's anthem: "All by Myself"
kathryn stretton 7 years ago
Then. 60's, Do it all over again because you don't give a f**k. (Me). It's good, try it.
DancingToMyself 7 years ago
I most definitely will. If I'm still alive. :p
Load More Replies... Bored Fox 7 years ago
For me it was completely opposite. I was really lonely and unpopular on my 20's so after my 30's I finally had the best parties ever.
Rafaella Bueno 7 years ago
Something similar with me. Early twenties, total loner, hardly talked even to my brother and sister in law, avoided people at work. I'm not 30 yet, but 28 now and talk to people in my neighborhood every day walking my dog, no problem talking to coworkers some are even my friends, have a boyfriend, visit my mom and see my brother at least once a month, go out with friends, am organizing a RPG group close to home. Sometimes we're late social bloomers.
Load More Replies... Rose M. Coveney 7 years ago
Spanky, your thirties are the result of YOUR twenties. Now it's time to grow up.
Kirsty Fleming 7 years ago
I'm on here now waiting till 9 because u know that's an accepting adults bedtime hahaa
Juli Snyder 7 years ago
I didn't have My 2nd Son till I was 33, With My First Son I was 24, All I remember saying to myself was, C**P.. I Definitely Don't Recall Being This F*+:king Wore Out with My First.
Falcon 7 years ago
The best time to have kids is definitely in your 20s. Having kids in your 30s is tiring.
Load More Replies... Julie Lynn 7 years ago
Wait! I had to get off the couch and make the march over to the kitchen table because I wanted to jump on boredpanda. Does that count as an excursion, out? It kind of is. I get to talk to all of you who aren't here and don't Have to Go Out!! I say..... wisdom ;D!
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Kim Lorton 7 years ago
I was a scared woman in my 20’s, but I still did stuff really drunk. When I turned in to my thirties, I actually began to have fun, work at a job I loved, and started to enjoy my life.
Rafaella Bueno 7 years ago
Eh, I've been dressing like I'm just walking my dog my whole life. Nowadays that's mostly what I leave the house to do besides shopping, so I'm finally in my environment.
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Pandykinz 7 years ago
Big mistake! I had to wake my husband up from a dead sleep last night because "I did the bad thing." "You googled your symptoms again?!" "Yeah.. it's cancer. Why is it always cancer?!??? D:"
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Zenozenobee 7 years ago
In my 20's I could go 3 days festival, drinking more than I should, walking back 10 km to our bedroom and be in geopolitic class monday at 8. I realised I was 31 after 1 day festival with 2 beers in the day and not being able to walk wit my back straght for 3 days.
Julie Lynn 7 years ago
This is because we fell out of the tree when we were all kids! I say it is a sign of good kid-hood! Big winks and smiles!
d r e a m w o r l d 7 years ago
Me as a kid: *trips on the sidewalk* oH MY FREAKING GOD IM DYING IM GOING TO DIE I LOVE YOU MAMA I LOVE YOU DADDY I LOVE YOU TEDDY BEAR YOU ARE THE BEST TEDDY BEAR EVER TO LIVE IM TOO YOUNG TO DIEEEEEE
Laurel Kornfeld 7 years ago
Any age can be about endless wonder and curiosity, carelessness and freedom. Please stop pushing the agenda that everyone has to be a certain way at a certain age when that is nothing more than propaganda. I'm still all about endless wonder, curiosity, and freedom, and I was born in 1965.
Anna Thouvenin 7 years ago
I relate to this so much at the moment. I hurt my neck because of my work position and now it's 3 months I turn my head funny.
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Otto Titsling 7 years ago
But first, I’ll unload these and put them away.
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Sarah Figini 7 years ago
As ive gotten older I've realised that one of my fave stages of the house party is when most people have left and i can get a lot of the tidying up done before bed!
Bored Fox 7 years ago
Me in my 20s: "Are these organic?" Me in my 30s: "Good thing these are not organic, those are too expensive and actually lot worse to the envinronment than the normal ones."
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Michelle Line 7 years ago
What the hell? I was still a lot of fun in my 30s. And 40s. I have slowed down a lot, though, in my 50s. YOLO....
Helen Murphy 7 years ago
i used to love clubbing and dance music, i hear it now and i love it and think yep I'm going out but then I'm like oh but i have taken my bra off and is cold out and its getting on for 8 o clock lol
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stellermatt 7 years ago
and if you have kids and get to go shopping on your own, it counts as a holiday.
Zenozenobee 7 years ago
And having a shower or bringing out the garbage count as breaks
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Staci Izzo 7 years ago
Stupid question but how do you reply to someone under their comment???! Please help lol
Luisa Vasconcelos 7 years ago
Under the comment have a ⬆️ to up vote the comment ⬇️ or to down vote and have "reply". If you press that button will come a open space that you can write. Hope it helps you.😉
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Patterson Ellison 7 years ago
I think I'm getting there pretty fast. Yaiks! This is scary it's like having the fear of dying but the only difference is when you're dead, there's no knowing but when you turn 30, you know your doom is inevitable. I am 27.
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serena 7 years ago
Yes me too! I do not need to be in a relationship or find a man in order to feel like my life is amazing. I've actually always been my happiest and most accomplished when I'm single.
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Marie Juhlin 7 years ago
So many women (commenting). So many men who are either Momma's boys or terrified of commitment. I guess you guys want to be the old, bald, paunchy bachelor uncle in your 50s, huh?
Johan Gustafsson 7 years ago
Not really, I just happen to have a rather high standard when it comes to women. For instance, I would never date someone who would consider someone like me for boyfriend.
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Rachel Rosky 7 years ago
Whether or not you use dating apps/social media to meet men, the result is exactly the same.
Erika Jones 7 years ago
Dating apps gave me something (frustrating) to do until I finally did meet my husband - through a friend! Definitely the old fashioned way.
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DancingToMyself 7 years ago
Ok, not quite teenage years, but early 20s. #madatmyself
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Monessa Kelly 7 years ago
I actually just laughed out my nose, and I almost..almost blew coffee ( 1\2 caff ) out of it. Thanks for the best morning this week, oh I'm in my 50's so I am actually made of dust. thank-you!
BREAK YOUr perceptions 7 years ago
i never paid more than 200 dollars "including all taxes and fees" for a cell phone. id dare say someone is doing something wrong and i dont think it is me. im 28 for the record.
kaneki_luv 7 years ago
"A laugh escapes from her nostril" you mean she snorted or did her nostril actually laugh?
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Maike 7 years ago
when you do the dishes and the laundry and clean the bunnies cage and make your own appointments
Bobbi Newell 7 years ago
I'm dreading that day, they don't make it anymore :/
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A S Koziol 7 years ago
When you choose "pretty flats" over heels because you'll have to stand for 30 minutes.
Jilltdcatlady 7 years ago
When the Weather Channel is in your 'favorites'. And not because of the shows, because you Need to Know what body pains to expect.
Kristel 7 years ago
I guess you like cooking! Therefore I like you! Most teens don't want to.
Load More Replies... Rafaella Bueno 7 years ago
When half the apps in your phone are supermarket apps and you actually check them all before going shopping because you can't miss those discounts and cupons.
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Otto Titsling 7 years ago
Peaked in high school guy who wouldn’t lower himself to talk to you is pumping your gas now. (this one actually happened to me, and I happened to look fabulous that day)
MBZ MetalsmithArtist 7 years ago
Wait until you're fifty(!) and all the hot punk dudes are complaining about the prep for their colonoscopy.... lol sad..butt true
Emily Hisel 7 years ago
laughed soooo hard at this, especially because the cute guys at my school are jerks! I can't wait to see what they have to say when THEY turn 30! >:-)
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Nadine Ducca 7 years ago
Hahaha! Funny, but not true. I just turned 34 and am currently doing the most exercise I have ever done in my life (not that it's much!): 30 min cross trainer every day + swimming once a week... When I was younger I didn't need to exercise at all to stay fit... :-(
Shari H 7 years ago
At 38 I pinched a nerve picking up my cat, causing loss of motor control and movement in my left hand. She weighed 11lbs.
DancingToMyself 7 years ago
I'm sorry for what happened to you. But did you have to kill her?
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Jan Feline 7 years ago
Exercise at 46: Physical Therapy for a torn meniscus that I injured sitting up in bed the wrong way.
Willow Barnhart 7 years ago
60’s, forgot why you got up but while you’re up you go to the toilet.
Pamda Panda 7 years ago
I pulled a muscle sleeping once. I think my toe got caught in the sheet and got yanked when I went to roll over.
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Otto Titsling 7 years ago
Bathroom fixtures. We’re redoing the bathroom right now. I have a favorite toilet picked out!
adoracat 7 years ago
Had to replace mine a couple months back, and my big requirement was "short enough that my feet don't just DANGLE there". TheEngineer has a tall toilet, and I damn near need a step stool to use it! (He's 14 inches taller than I am...)
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Joan Churton 7 years ago
I laughed out loud at this one and I kept on laughing. It caught me off guard. Thanks for the laugh. I can see my ex-husband and I doing something like this. Thanks again!
Allie Faux 7 years ago
Conversely, I went out and bought a new toilet last weekend. One advertized as 'chair height' because after nearly 10 yrs I was plenty tired of having to struggle to stand-up from the too low other one because my knees don't work so good any more. (I'm nearly 70.)
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Heidrance 7 years ago
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.
Rafaella Bueno 7 years ago
I agree. I used to be much more worried about being productive all the time, but now if I do one important thing a day I'm cool. And occasionally it's fine to just do whatever you want too, you're already working all the time.
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Emily Hisel 7 years ago
its the weekend, your time gave specifically for you to relax! you can do chores after hours, and work during hours!
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Jill Rhoads 7 years ago
In you 40s: #NetflixAndChill = Watching Netflix and falling asleep on the couch during a movie.
Zenozenobee 7 years ago
That's it. I'm 35, my companion 41. I'm actually watching shows/movies and chilling while he's snoring in the couch next to me after 20 minutes watching...
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Tamara Sager 7 years ago
I am officially over the hill. I had no earthly idea that "Netflix and chill" and another meaning. Granted, I am almost 50 and stay at home as much as I can because I dislike most, no - almost all people.
Jonno Wade 7 years ago
These comments make me laugh. 45 here and it sounds like I am in better shape and having more fun than everyone in their 20s!
Julia Previte 7 years ago
I'm 26 and do a little of all of it. Including falling asleep like 20 minutes into the movie! Smh
Monessa Kelly 7 years ago
in your mid 50's: #NetflixAndChill: watching Netflix and mentioning how cold you are every 10 minutes.
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Mark Kelly 7 years ago
I know these are funny but c'mon. Are people really that fragile. My grandma is 97 and still lives on her own and makes her own meals.
Brandon Collinsworth 7 years ago
Actually my favorite thing about getting older is I never get hangovers anymore, at some point in my early 30's I finally learned to pace myself and drink plenty of water and that way I feel fine the next morning.
Lyndsay B 7 years ago
Lucky! After not drinking when having kids I have no tolerance for alcohol and get drunk from one drink, and a headache halfway through that drink. My husband can now drink anything and feel great the next day. It just isn't fair!
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Gerry Higgins 7 years ago
That's describing the 40s. 30s you should still be good, you must be falling apart
Allie Faux 7 years ago
Really? Really, you guys responding to this post are only in your 30s? I'm nearly 70 and this is the way a bunch of us seniors talk when we get together, about how everything hurts and how hard it is to just get up in the morning!
Kim Lorton 7 years ago
In your fifties, you look at the wine and decide against it as you now get a mad flush all over your face and chest, and people think you’re having a heart attack!
Meowton Mewsk 7 years ago
Couldn’t be less true. I drink way more now. Drinking in your 20’s builds tolerance for your 30’s. We’re 30, not 50.
Joyce Berman 7 years ago
I used to worry about my son drinking too much. Now he's in his 30s and doesn't drink at all. Neither does his 30-something girlfriend. Too many calories and not worth the $$$.
georgios pahatouridis 2 years ago
Seriously? What did you do that wrong? Nothing hurts. I m 39
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Rafaella Bueno 7 years ago
I have a shopping cart. A lovely red and black fabric shopping cart. F**k carrying bags.
JD Cassavaugh 7 years ago
This intrigues me. Is this darling device something you crafted?
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Joan Churton 7 years ago
My kitty died a couple of years ago and I miss having a kitty. So nice of you to share this. I really miss having a kitty.
Blue Cicada 7 years ago
If you are able to care for a pet, a shelter cat would love to share a home w you. Care Credit is a credit card only for use at select doctors' offices--and a lot of veterinarians accept it!!!
Load More Replies... Ksenia M 7 years ago
What's really blowing my mind about this photo is the fact that i have the same IKEA linens and a cat of the same colour. And i live in Russia.
JD Cassavaugh 7 years ago
Impressive. How do you combine the two? Every scarf I've started is now a discarded cat toy under the couch.
georgios pahatouridis 2 years ago
wow I don´t even want to know what is so wrong with your lifes. I did party in my 20s, but the resources that I have to do it in my 30s, are much more. So now, I can go to top notch concerts/parties every week in any country I want, take the best drugz and drink all the alcool I want. In my 20s I couldnt do it. What did you do so wrong with your lifes and you believe you are old people while only 30?
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A S Koziol 7 years ago
Or you buy a house and the major selling factor is that it's close to your favorite grocery store...
Chess Wizard 7 years ago
My fiance and I are moving, and we picked our new place based primarily on it's proximity restaurants adjacent to the nearest Target.
Rafaella Bueno 7 years ago
You go to the mall on a date and ask your boyfriend if it's okay to pass by the mall supermarket to see if the cereal's price there is ok.
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D.S. Watson 7 years ago
In your 40s are the desperate and futile attempt to reverse the damage.
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Margaret Glas 7 years ago
omg just wait until you are in your 80s then you will KNOW what pain is
Hugo Raible 7 years ago
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body,but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming -- WOW-- What a Ride!"
Otto Titsling 7 years ago
I heard a couple of guys at the bar chatting about being married. The one said, “I’ve been married so long, I don’t even look both ways anymore.” I laughed my butt off.
Kim Lorton 7 years ago
I’m gonna live to be a 100, and be a crazy old bat, that is still in her right mind, and says whatever I want.
Nebraska King-Sky 7 years ago
I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. I'm in my 50's and my vessel is still pretty hot.... Oh wait! That's menopause ;0)
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DancingToMyself 7 years ago
You're thinking too much... You are either in your early 20s, or you will never loosing up.
Ashiah Rainwing 7 years ago
I don't give a rat's rump if someone takes an obvious photo of my outfit to meme me. I wear sweats everywhere!
Jilltdcatlady 7 years ago
And this is how you get on "People of WalMart". (My goal is wearing clothes so I don't get in trouble for indecency)
Rafaella Bueno 7 years ago
Let's see how far we can go before it's a felony.
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Joe Reaves 7 years ago
Don't worry, by the time you hit 40 you will no longer care if they do. I wear leggings ninety percent of the time, in colours that don't make me fade into the background. I do not have the figure for leggings, but they're comfortable and anyone who wants to judge me on my appearance is someone whose opinion I don't value anyway.
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A S Koziol 7 years ago
My 92 year old grandmother told me she's still trying to figure all this c**p out-nothing changes except your pant-size.
Janice Roland 7 years ago
i would like to meet your grandmother...she's my kinda gal.
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Blue Cicada 7 years ago
I was a serious child and teenager. I'm a much more lighthearted adult. When my daughter tells me I need to grow up, I take it as a complement.
Rebecca Cote 7 years ago
Definitely. I try to get everything done on the weekends (as far as responsibilities go) so that I can have more time to play WoW or watch netflix with my dog :)
Meghan Turnis 7 years ago
I spend an inordinate amount of time looking around for an adult...then realize I'm closer to 40 than 30 and have multiple degrees. Oh c**p.
Cactuar Jon 7 years ago
Because eating pudding pudding before the main is a grown up, responsible decision! :)
Janice Roland 7 years ago
yep...that's about it...and the older one gets, the more it's true. the kid part hits after you hit '70.
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Joan Churton 7 years ago
I can rel ate to that! My breakfast is daily medications on a spoonful of cool whip. I have type two diabetes and cool whip is safe to eat as a treat. Try it, it is really good on top of Whole Milk Yogurt. Whole Foods sells whole milk yoghurt in quart size containers. It is much tastier than skinny yoghurt.
Chess Wizard 7 years ago
Wow, your doctor lets you eat all of that?! My fiance is also type two, as is her father and uncle, and her sister is type one, and all of them have been told to stay away from things like milk and yogurt, because it has large amounts of sugar.
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Lara L. 7 years ago
You shouldn't take that daily. If taken too often it causes bleeding in your gut, but just inside your body so you don't see it... my doctor said once a week is fine, sometimes taking more as well, but if i need them daily i should pay him a visit again ;)
Allie Faux 7 years ago
@Lara, who are you speaking to? What shouldn't be taken daily? The ibuprofen in the post? the Tums? the cool whip? or the yogurt?
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Swati 7 years ago
Fav dress in 20s: Makes you look slim, highlights your best features, makes your face glow, gets you ton of compliments. Fav dress in 30s - Easy to wash with other clothes in machine, dries quickly, doesn't stain easily, doesn't need ironing, has tons of pockets to keep stuff, camouflages well with what everyone is wearing so that no one can spot you in a crowd and would fit you well even if you gain 30 kgs.
Hannah Kobayashi 7 years ago
I was just saying this to my mum the other day with all my clothes in general lol
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Janice Roland 7 years ago
string cheese....made me laugh out loud (LOL?) or little old lady? either/both way. i enjoyed that. string cheese...good.
Kim Lorton 7 years ago
Or you see a really sexy man, young man , admire him and then this thought hits you, ... omg I could he mother, or grandmother, argh!
Ginger Liddel 7 years ago
This literally happened last week I messaged my best friend and said “I’m at a rave” and she replied “ was that an autocorrect problem?”
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Rafaella Bueno 7 years ago
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).
7j6eqi 7 years ago
Couldn't agree more. My boyfriend always tells people that grocery stores are to me what apparel stores are for other girls....I'm 26.
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Meowton Mewsk 7 years ago
Nah. Spontaneous now is like going to a mountain lodge to relax and hike without phones and internet. Spontaneous in your 20’s is going on a six day coke bender at the beach during bike week.
Lin Jun Lee 7 years ago
Me and my dad did this last night to get some last minute important groceries for my tired out mom, he was fine with it, I regretted it. I'm 17...
Mark Erwin 7 years ago
I'm on my twenties but this makes me feel like I'm on my thirties. I do have a route on my favorite grocery store. Hahaha
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Heather Johnson 7 years ago
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.
Melissa Veldman 7 years ago
When you fall back an hour, you get an extra hour of sleep. I think you have those backwards...
Load More Replies... Rafaella Bueno 7 years ago
DST is the one good thing about summer here. 20h and it's still bright, how can someone not like it? Without it summer is just mosquitos and sunburn.
Theodore Coop 7 years ago
I call it Daylight Stupid Time because it doesn't save anything, there's no longer any real point to it, and having to change the clock twice a year is just a whole lot of unnecessary stress for most people.
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Rafaella Bueno 7 years ago
If only the adoption process wasn't so terribly hard and long everywhere
Kimberley Lawler 7 years ago
True. But there's other ways to have children. Surrogacy, adoption, pinch your friends or siblings kids (bonus on these you get the good parts for most parts).
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Nadine Ducca 7 years ago
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.
Nadine Ducca 7 years ago
Doh! It's from the "How to train your dragon" series. My god. My poor brain...
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Tiny Dynamine 7 years ago
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).
Jill Rhoads 7 years ago
I don't necessarily know about that sometimes. I see too many idiots on the Internet and I know that they can't all be 12 year old boys.
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Rafaella Bueno 7 years ago
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.
Chess Wizard 7 years ago
Man, I always feel like I've just won a gold medal, when I can get my entire place cleaned up in one day.
Load More Replies... Susanna Vesna 7 years ago
I read "beating random strangers" and did not complete the rest of the sentence before thinking "Ok, im 30 now and looks like i missed out on beating random strangers!" hahha
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Meowton Mewsk 7 years ago
This! I start to feel sorry for pregnant friends and wonder what they’ll do and then I remember we’re old enough to have kids.
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Sanne H. 7 years ago
Indeed! You have much more time to invest in yourself and others.
Load More Replies... Maike 7 years ago
ha wait till 5 years later they are starting to get divorced... sad but true
MrsD 7 years ago
It isn't always the case! Maybe I'm naive but I'm 27 and got married at 25! I didn't enter into it lightly and intend to grow old and grey with my husband! It gets my back up when people judge a whole generation based on a few! It is sad!
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Neeraj Jha 7 years ago
Pretty sure those new things tried in 20s made to the list of "Problems and things I will never enjoy" in 30s.
M O'Connell 7 years ago
it was probably just a case of "too fast" and "not enough lube"
Load More Replies... Janice Roland 7 years ago
go to another market. it could be your new favorite, for now.
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Rose M. Coveney 7 years ago
From the sound of all these comments, this particular generation is stunted by ten years. The crazy years USUALLY are before you reach 20, and the twenties are for growing up and by the time you reach thirty life should be rich and happy years.
Chess Wizard 7 years ago
I guess that all depends on where your from. Here in the US, the legal drinking age is 21, so kids in their 20s are the ones in clubs and partying until all hours.
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Lola 7 years ago
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.
Janice Roland 7 years ago
his royal highness, the Duke of Windsor, always said exactly that...never, ever pass a bathroom without going in again. you never know when you'll see another one. hmm.
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Mandy Delaforce (PC Girl) 7 years ago
You **may** want to have that looked at.... Or slow down on the water intake. LOL
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Marianne Davila 7 years ago
please give me a bushel of cats instead of the bushel of b******t of a man
diane a 7 years ago
20's: swallowing painkillers in order to tolerate the pain of wearing my favorite awesome killer heels on a night out - whilst taking along a pair of comfy shoes for the walk home at 3am. Now: just wearing the damm comfy shoes to start with and swallowing painkillers to walk to the shops
A S Koziol 7 years ago
You never know, there are now a bunch of men out there who LIKE cats! It might be something that peaks a guy's interest! :) Get out there and grab about 6 cats and post that s**t!
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Mark Kelly 7 years ago
I'm 36 and still get id'd and the age here is 19 in Canada. I get "you look young for your age".
My O My 7 years ago
Then At the grocerie: Can I just see your ID please? Me: I am 28! Hands it over*now they want to see my ID again....it's just a bottle of wine folks. I definitly look older then 15* Now Grocery employee doesn't even look at me properly Me: *s**t. S**t. S**t. What shall I do now??? They aint asking anymore! I'm only 30*
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Joan Churton 7 years ago
Helen, this is really sweet. In my 30's my boyfriend and I had 6 b lack cats that we used to walk to the Oakland Rose Garden, in Oakland California. We would walk them to and then walk them back. One of them always tried to go another way and we gently brought her round to the rest of the group. They were sweet. Thanks for sharing. I like you.
D.S. Watson 7 years ago
As someone who found herself in a house with 8 cats, I say... Oh yes you f*****g can!
Amber Gordon 7 years ago
this goes for birds as well.. i have 7 when i used to only have one when i was younger.. plus three kids... im tired...
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Luisa Vasconcelos 7 years ago
Me with almost 36 - should I do a diet ? For what ? I should just enjoy eating all I wish now that I'm almost dying. Hahahaha
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Just another panda 7 years ago
So glad I don't have kids. More time to fall asleep whilst watching Netflix 😂
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Ildikó Okido 7 years ago
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 7 years ago
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.
Luisa Vasconcelos 7 years ago
Would you like to go back there knowing all that you know today ?
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Kim Lorton 7 years ago
40’s? You now know what hurts and why, and find out which pill you now have to take are to be comfortable!
Daria B 7 years ago
Honestly, I like ny 20s better than my teens. My 30s, however... I feel I'm already 35, while really I'm in my latest 20s.....
Sarah Blanche Brinsfield 7 years ago
I just turned 40 and I'm still here. Am I kicked out? Where do I go now?
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Heidrance 7 years ago
do i just know a lot of tall people? because vehicular sex always seems like it would be horribly cramped to me...
A S Koziol 7 years ago
But the difficulties are what make trying to have sex with someone's bare butt visible in a window and someone else's foot stuck out of the sun roof fun! :)
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Janice Roland 7 years ago
i remember that feeling soooo long ago. now, i just am...not too anything anytime.
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Zenozenobee 7 years ago
Nap: the things you refused relentlessly being a todler and that you'd kill for being an adult.
Kiss Army 7 years ago
Dear Naps, I'm so sorry I treated you badly when I was younger. Please forgive me. Sincerely, My Old @$$
Load More Replies... Luisa Vasconcelos 7 years ago
Nudes up 30 - find the best lighting and angle and lots of Photoshop. With 20 you just find a angle that fits the butt and the breast.
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LittleGrayMouse 7 years ago
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.
Anthony Talak 7 years ago
Or you don't buy s**t because you realize it is incredibly useless and will sit on a shelf for 10 years.
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Darryl Kerrigan 7 years ago
I used to steal it when I was a student. And sugar, salt and ketchup...
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Janice Roland 7 years ago
that's what i had to do in my '40s too...so you're on cue.
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Adam Hart-Dyke 7 years ago
Thanks Chatzky. Thanks for making me feel inadequate. I don't make enough money to ever save anything.
Lisa Shelton 7 years ago
Yeah, that advice is great if you actually are able to find a full time job that pays better than minimum wage AND you can find modestly priced housing AND you don't have children AND nothing...I mean NOTHING...ever breaks down on you and has to be replaced/fixed suddenly.
Menno van Oosten 7 years ago
When I was 30something I actually had that. Then I moved in with my current ex... Now I don't even have a savings account anymore.
Carl de Malmanche 7 years ago
yeah right - like there's enough money at the end of the month to pay the bills let alone set aside. 49, still in debt.
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JD Cassavaugh 7 years ago
You find yourself asking the deep questions: "Why? Why did I walk into this room?!"
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Abby Rexroth 7 years ago
Nailed it! It's true, you hit forty and you don't G.A.S what people think of you!
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Jilltdcatlady 7 years ago
THERE ARE NO "STAYING IN BRAS"! And stockpiling oversized shirts so nobody will notice...
Janice Roland 7 years ago
i almost spit on the person next to me. oh god, this is sssooo true.
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A S Koziol 7 years ago
I totally get this-I got an avocado saver for Christmas and it was my favorite gift!
JD Cassavaugh 7 years ago
I got one of those when I was selling Tupperware, then realized I never save any avocado for later. 😋
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Anne Aubrey De Guzman 7 years ago
tell me about it! I got a skillet from my mother in law and a non-stick pan for Christmas, and I lit up like the Christmas tree
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Kristel 7 years ago
I need to remember this! Though not my belly, just my whole body. I used to be thin once. I'm not fat, but I really feel chubby! - Body changes after turning 25 (28 now). And not really able to exercise due to constant fatigue from my chronic diseases I got in my 16's.
Luisa Vasconcelos 7 years ago
I want a t-shirt with this one. I wish I would find this while pregnant.
Christina Martin 7 years ago
Well I've been trying to watch my weight and I've just about got it where i can see it.
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Shari H 7 years ago
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.
Johanna-Nicollette Kidd 7 years ago
Why up at 3, I know it takes all day to do what you used to do all day but still...Even the flies arent up before 6am
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Adrienne Thiery 7 years ago
I'm 30 and have no problems sleeping in til 1-4pm
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this started happening to me this feb. , i started waking up before and without the alarm ringing on a daily bases now,,,, 7 am daily .... i
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Rafaella Bueno 7 years ago
Standing there for 10 minutes and just admiring the bathroom you just cleaned
Janice Roland 7 years ago
i used to do that. sit in the middle of my kitchen floor and just smile, knowing that i could literally eat off this floor. and go on to another room. i loved it. sigh.
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seriously now (i'm sorry), just be grateful you can clean your place...i'm not able to...and that you even have a place. i'll stop now.
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Lilly 7 years ago
keep your head up--in your 40's you begin to care less about your age (and what others think)!
Ildikó Okido 7 years ago
Looking younger than you actually are helps too. I am that lucky to have good genes.
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Janice Roland 7 years ago
i've spent most of this day looking, living through this one subject. i even called my brother in kc, mo and turned him onto this. he didn't even know about boredpanda.we have had sooo much fun..gee thanks!! this is exactly what we both needed.
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Kate Yeti 7 years ago
Music during sex is a luxury at 30! It means the kids are at Grandmas. Otherwise it's quiet ninja sex.
Chess Wizard 7 years ago
The mental image I just got, of ninjas having sex, is just hilarious!
Load More Replies... A S Koziol 7 years ago
So true, I sound like someone playing a game of yahtzee while "trying" to be romanitic.
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Zenozenobee 7 years ago
In France there's a joke about sex and M&MS. In your twenties sex is Matin/ Midi/ Soir (morning/noon/ evening), in your 30's its Mardi/Mercredi/Samedi (tuesday,/wednesday/saturday), in your 40's its Mars/ May/Saptembre (march/may/september)
Jennifer Monahan 7 years ago
And in your 60s it's Mes Meilleurs Souvenirs (my best memories).
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Jilltdcatlady 7 years ago
Oh S**t! I just realized I do this. And any thing black. Ain't got time to lint roll that!
Julia Previte 7 years ago
I saw you typed lint roll. Then read your username. Lol I know the struggle.
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Reca Riley 7 years ago
Can someone please tell my husband that 26 is not old? He seems to think he's 36
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Julia Previte 7 years ago
Yes! A Dollar General just opened 5 minutes from me and I look for excuses to go!
Marianne Davila 7 years ago
You know you are fast approaching your thirties when the Sam's Club that you loved in your 20s was closed down and that brings you unconditional sadness
Analyn Lahr 7 years ago
They closed down Safeway down the street from me. After four years they're turning it into a trampoline park.
Nadine Ducca 7 years ago
lol We experienced something similar last year when we realized they were turning an abandoned building just down the street from our home into a Burger King.
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Christina Martin 7 years ago
Omg my husband got me a new faucet for the kitchen for Christmas a couple years ago and i was so excited!!!
Janice Roland 7 years ago
i get it...but, do people know how much faucets cost? and how beautiful they can be?
Load More Replies... Christina Martin 7 years ago
Exactly! I had all these people saying how angry they would be and I was like are you kidding? This is like top 10 gifts he's ever given me. XD
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Linda Something 7 years ago
Not sure how Twitter works when posting tweets, but it could be a different time zone and it's 10.17 pm in her location.
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Heather Maitland 7 years ago
I remember not getting to the club until 10 p.m. Now the thought of arriving anywhere that late makes me tired.
Elena Ktmr 7 years ago
Also, already seen 3 episodes from the last sitcom I am watching and negotiating whether I will see another or it will be too late going to bed at 10:40!
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Christine Piette 7 years ago
Awwww this makes me very sad. So many of these are of people joking that death is better then the kind of life they are now leading. 😖
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Christine Piette 7 years ago
I'm super happy to file my taxes, and love the idea of doing purges of my closet. Lol
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Nikki D 7 years ago
Vans are the epitome of soccer moms and dads, which everyone thinks are lame in their teens or so.
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Kathryn Lacey 7 years ago
I have been driving a minivan since I was 25...I’m turning 30 in a week and a half...still no kids! I love my minivan! Hide and go seating makes doing errands so much easier!!!
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Mirja Haukisaari 7 years ago
I'm so relieved that I don't have a party to go to.Ain't nobody got time for dat! I just wanna stay in my comfy clothes at home...
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Marianne Davila 7 years ago
I started wearing sportsbras in my teens because ive always been old
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Courtney Powers 7 years ago
Nah. You have to get to your 50's before you REALLY know what pain is.
Johanna-Nicollette Kidd 7 years ago
Yep, Snap,Crackle&Pop isnt just a breakfast cereal. Thats the sound youl make when you get out of bed in the morning
Jesse Kalvitis 7 years ago
Depending on what poses you did, that actually makes a lot of sense.
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Valeria Ismerai Garcia 7 years ago
She basically means you're too old, and by the time you have grandchildren there'll be flying cars. lol
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Kiss Army 7 years ago
I buy socks that are all the same so I don't have to.
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Connor MacLeod 7 years ago
For 23 minutes before waking up screaming because you shat yourself?
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Carl de Malmanche 7 years ago
grind in 20s. pay for kids and houses in 30s, keep paying and trying to grind in 40's. 50 still no cash wondering where life went selling off houses because sick of non-paying tenants and cleaning up after other people. praying there's no 60s
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Emily Hisel 7 years ago
ummmmmm the 1st line only has 4 syllables, and the second has eight. do you KNOW what a haiku is???
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A S Koziol 7 years ago
being hungover the day after your 40th birthday-and it takes 2 days to fully recover...
Andreea Rob 7 years ago
trowing away down you kitchen window a full bottle of expensive sampagne because you did not like the taste
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Dave Roger 7 years ago
Can maybe this ONE TIME, people understand that this is self-deprecating humor and people are making jokes... not actually whining and crying? Does anyone get that? Anyone?
John L 7 years ago
This is such a great posting, because it shows just how much life and aging is mainly an exercise in trade-offs. Its an eternal exercise in 'youthful vigor' versus 'mature wisdom' on a sliding scale. The act of achieving both together is such an elusive goal. While some are more successful than others, it is best to enjoy every moment to its fullest. There will be time to look back and celebrate later on.
PBMc 7 years ago
30-year-olds today seem a whole lot different than when I was in my 30s. Didn't like my 20s but loved my 30s. The biggest difference between being a 20something and a 30something is that you're not broke the next Monday after payday. If they feel old in their 30s they're going to feel like they've been dead for 10 years by the time they hit 50.
Merlyn Emrys 7 years ago
Meet the 90s kids/Elder MIllenials. No one has much insurance if any. Rich people live, poor people die of prevntable health conditions. We might be dead by the time we hit fifty, but if we dodge that we won't retire until we die in the groove of our three low wage jobs.
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Huddo's sister 4 years ago
I'm 31 and been living like I'm in my 30s since I was 20, and loving it!
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Sergio Bicerra Descalzi 7 years ago
Is this for real? The 30's are the new 60's? I'm 43 and having a ball, with responsabilities and all. Age doesn't define your way of life.
bruce westfall 7 years ago
Umm. 53 and feeling really bad for these 30 year olds. Pretty sure I'm in better shape than them. And I'm not in super great shape. Just this guy, y'know. Really really boring post to slog through. So sad complaining is the new pasttime. I love hearing 80's music playing everywhere. And my apologies for the folks behind me in the supermarket when"Footloose" starts to play and I am pushing a cart. Would be youtube gold. But I'm too old... I guess. I think Berkely Breathed summed it up with "Thppptpttt" as the international and timeless description of "The Raspberry"
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Sakhile Padi 7 years ago
I was never a wild child, I was very domestic even as a teen, never a party girl. I've always been excited about household item discounts and staying in to read or watch movies. I'm 28 now. I think sometimes it's just the type of person you are regardless of age.
Cici Snow 7 years ago
I never had much energy to begin with. I find breathing exhausting.
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Guillermo Straub 7 years ago
ME AT 20S: Drinks and party all the time. ME AT 30's: hand my kids to a baby sitter while im moonwalker to my car.
Julia Previte 7 years ago
While reading this at work, a lady here just gave me her "good housekeeping" magazine to borrow. Lmao ain't that a sign.
Dave Roger 7 years ago
Can maybe this ONE TIME, people understand that this is self-deprecating humor and people are making jokes... not actually whining and crying? Does anyone get that? Anyone?
John L 7 years ago
This is such a great posting, because it shows just how much life and aging is mainly an exercise in trade-offs. Its an eternal exercise in 'youthful vigor' versus 'mature wisdom' on a sliding scale. The act of achieving both together is such an elusive goal. While some are more successful than others, it is best to enjoy every moment to its fullest. There will be time to look back and celebrate later on.
PBMc 7 years ago
30-year-olds today seem a whole lot different than when I was in my 30s. Didn't like my 20s but loved my 30s. The biggest difference between being a 20something and a 30something is that you're not broke the next Monday after payday. If they feel old in their 30s they're going to feel like they've been dead for 10 years by the time they hit 50.
Merlyn Emrys 7 years ago
Meet the 90s kids/Elder MIllenials. No one has much insurance if any. Rich people live, poor people die of prevntable health conditions. We might be dead by the time we hit fifty, but if we dodge that we won't retire until we die in the groove of our three low wage jobs.
Load More Replies... Huddo's sister 4 years ago
I'm 31 and been living like I'm in my 30s since I was 20, and loving it!
Load More Replies... Sergio Bicerra Descalzi 7 years ago
Is this for real? The 30's are the new 60's? I'm 43 and having a ball, with responsabilities and all. Age doesn't define your way of life.
bruce westfall 7 years ago
Umm. 53 and feeling really bad for these 30 year olds. Pretty sure I'm in better shape than them. And I'm not in super great shape. Just this guy, y'know. Really really boring post to slog through. So sad complaining is the new pasttime. I love hearing 80's music playing everywhere. And my apologies for the folks behind me in the supermarket when"Footloose" starts to play and I am pushing a cart. Would be youtube gold. But I'm too old... I guess. I think Berkely Breathed summed it up with "Thppptpttt" as the international and timeless description of "The Raspberry"
Load More Replies... Sakhile Padi 7 years ago
I was never a wild child, I was very domestic even as a teen, never a party girl. I've always been excited about household item discounts and staying in to read or watch movies. I'm 28 now. I think sometimes it's just the type of person you are regardless of age.
Cici Snow 7 years ago
I never had much energy to begin with. I find breathing exhausting.
Load More Replies... Guillermo Straub 7 years ago
ME AT 20S: Drinks and party all the time. ME AT 30's: hand my kids to a baby sitter while im moonwalker to my car.
Julia Previte 7 years ago
While reading this at work, a lady here just gave me her "good housekeeping" magazine to borrow. Lmao ain't that a sign.
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