Turning 30 is the point at which people are expected to "figure it all out." And indeed, many of those who say goodbye to their 20s begin a new chapter in their lives by getting engaged, pregnant, or tired of everyone around them.
The big 3-0 is often built up to be the biggest celebration after our "coming of age" 18ths. A time to get ambitious. A time to achieve. But while important career changes, 401(k)s, and the inability to party past midnight (not to mention the burning matter of "settling down") might sound anxiety-inducing, in reality, our 30s aren't something to be afraid of. They're when things start to get good.
But to get the full picture of what happens during this decade, let's look at the Instagram account Thirty AF. This millennial heaven shares funny memes, relatable tweets, and all kinds of content that perfectly capture the highs and lows during this period. So continue scrolling and check out some of its most popular posts!
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He used "You are a nerd" as an excuse to break up with her? Wow... He clearly had self-worth issues, assuming it meant he was not good enough for her.
Ryan, he was angry she cared about herself. That's what that means.
Load More Replies...I believe that almost exclusively apply to only government employees. However out of curiosity, what conflict would there be here?
Load More Replies...But it can be reheated in the microwave of evil!
Load More Replies...How sad! To think of that clown breaking up with you because you're a nerd! Well he's the ass that missed out in alot in my opinion!My husband said one of the things he loved about me was because I was a book worm nerd! He thought I was smart cute knew facts and standing next to me he could enjoy looking smart too. We have been married almost 30 years!!
I can personally verify that there is NOT a conflict of interest in this particular case. Her role in the courtroom does not affect his "fair treatment" in that case. If either he or she had dated the judge (or a juror, if it was a criminal case/jury trial) there's a conflict of interest. But she's only the attorney repping his wife, and she has never represented him (which would only be a conflict of interest for the ex-wife).
Load More Replies...Possible in small cities & towns. My friend runs into high school friends every time we're out somewhere, lol.
Load More Replies...I'm probably too serious about this, but you're vile. So a BOYFRIEND broke up with you because your lifesyles weren't compatible and you're willing to sort of ruin his life?
It's essentially her job to "ruin his life" by getting the wife, her client, absolutely everything she's entitled to from him. And I can personally verify that there is NOT a conflict of interest in this particular case. Her role in the courtroom does not affect his "fair treatment" in that case. If either he or she had dated the judge (or a juror, if it was a criminal case/jury trial) there's a conflict of interest. But she's only the attorney repping his wife, and she has never represented him (which would only be a conflict of interest for the ex-wife).
Load More Replies...How to say you have a small penis without saying you have a small penis.
He drives a jacked up big wheels truck? With extra smoke?
Load More Replies...Pretty sure it ends with "and then they all clapped" Timeline makes no sense
Load More Replies...Are you kidding?? This is pure fate. Go lawyer go!
Load More Replies...True. It's awfully hard to pull cheating, abusive bs on one's intellectual betters.
Load More Replies...Given that it's exactly her job to rip this guy a new one, what's wrong with taking some pleasure in it?
Load More Replies...Who in their right mind would believe this story? And how would anyone relate to it? Lol
"Your honor! Wait until I spill all the tea about how he treated me way back in college! Then you'll understand why my client needs to get away from this loser before his aura lingers worse than summertime B.O!"
I'd like to hear his side because that sounds like a made up reason you pulled out of your ass as to why he broke up with you
Omg, I would want to be in the court room when that happens and just look at his face 😝
I can only hope, that once the ex notices her - he'd be squirming in his seat. I want to know what happened next.
Maybe you knew studying was good for you and would produce good results vs where as far he’s concerned not so much
Ah yes, because helping a vindictive person screw someone over is such an applaudable character trait 🙄
wow a lawyer that wants to rip off someone for revenge. sure instills confidence in our courts and laws.
This is a thread for your children's generation... watch and enjoy the popcorn. If you did not affect yours growing up, they may be thinking about this. Your generation set the stage. Enjoy the show.
Load More Replies...Lies. Conflict of interest. She could not represent the wife due to her past relationship with the husband.
Yes and you know what she wouldn’t have a choice at all. In the morning when they all gather together to brief and go over all the cases and see if there are in high profile or high risk and ones like this one then the senior partner would say ok this case will go to Bob or Matthew because in fact it is a severe conflict of interest because putting her in that position there is a risk of her not being able to separating “herself” from the role/case and remaining purely objective and unaffected the risk is very high because that relationship might have been very abusive who knows. So if I were her I would hope it went to the most sharpest cut throat relentless colleague she has and maybe she could pop in as second chair lolol one just to help her colleague out with you know “paperwork”. But yes the emotional as per t and remaining in tact in this case could turn out to be a massive liability so there is no way in hell she would be permitted to represent that client. Fake story???
Load More Replies...When you use the term "rip off" you don't really add any legitimacy to your profession
Wow. Did you learn about the word vindictive in law school? Or forgiveness? Or pettiness? Sounds to me like your ex and you are equally lucky it didn't work out. *Sheesh*
Sooooo breaking up with a woman is a crime now? We should clap for woman getting "revenge" on guy who broke up with her?
If said revenge is on an abusive, cheating shitsack? Sure we should.
Load More Replies...So you are saying (aside from that you are a troll) that cheating is normal for guys and there should be no repercussions?
Load More Replies...The account is run by two pals, Chloe Jankowitz, 35, and Peter West, 34. "We've been good friends since day one of our freshmen year at Emerson College in Boston, MA," the guys told Bored Panda. "Since graduating in 2009, we've always lived far apart, in different states or sometimes in different countries."
"We have a very similar sense of humor and a way we've kept in touch is through sharing memes and videos with each other. In 2018, we decided to start Thirty AF as a fun way to share these jokes with a wider group of friends. We never really thought it would ever grow into anything more than a fun hobby, but eventually, it really started picking up and we decided to put more of our focus into figuring out what our brand was and finding creative new ways to engage our quickly growing following through reposted content and regular features that we created ourselves. We both have backgrounds in marketing and media, and found that our combined skills helped us create something that stood out from other meme accounts and build a fun and engaged community of 30 somethings."
I never answer if I don't know who's calling. The decent ones send a text after saying who they are and/or what it is about. I wish all people could do that instead of keep calling several times.
At the moment, Chloe and Peter have a whopping 1.6-million following and this huge fan army also has a few notable names, like singer Demi Lovato and actor Channing Tatum.
"When life changed dramatically for everyone in March 2020 and we all found ourselves spending a lot more time at home and a lot more time with our phones, we put even more energy into building Thirty AF. We grew by over 1 million followers in a single year, and it is now a full-time job for both of us," the duo said.
The project has also expanded to TikTok and recently got its first spinoff — a food account, called Hungry AF. "We run an online shop and release a yearly Nostalgia Box that is a fun mix of products from nostalgic brands like Dunkaroos and the Lisa Frank nail wraps from Orly, and also fun products featuring nostalgic references. Our 2021 box sold out in under 24 hours! We're also working on some very exciting things for 2022 including a touring pop-up event and a TV game show - we can't share a lot of info on that yet, but it is insanely exciting and something we never thought would happen!"
🤣🤣🤣 I'm putting on my footwear before attempting to put on my legings, twice!
Naturally, all of this effort demands a lot of time and energy. "The way we manage Thirty AF has changed a lot over the years. Much of the content that we post is submitted by creators."
"We love meeting creators and comedians who are new to Instagram and helping drive traffic to their pages; we have networked with a ton of incredibly talented creators over the years and share their content a lot. We keep a close eye on meme trends and will often share roundups of the funniest memes and tweets related to trending topics (the latest being the 'According to the CDC' meme trend). We're also part of a lot of online groups, particularly for millennials and different nostalgia groups, and a lot of content comes from there. We also create a lot of original content mostly for our stories and TikTok," Chloe and Peter explained.
For the stories, the account has a daily feature. "Followers apply to be featured as our daily single looking for love. We share their photo and info about them and encourage other followers to DM them. This has been going on for almost two years and a few engagements have come from it so far!"
There's also the semi-regular Small Business Saturday feature where Chloe and Peter share the businesses they love, as well as holiday gift guides. "We have a lot of friends who are business owners and have so much respect for millennials who have decided to reject the corporate hustle and create their own businesses, so helping support people like that, especially businesses run by women and BIPOC is super important to us."
"We also do regular story poll features like our Bop or Flop feature where followers decide if a song is a bop or a flop. When songs score over 65% bop, they are added to our Bop or Flop playlist on Spotify that has almost 40k followers," the two of them added.
Their latest story feature is Now That's What I Call Music brackets where followers rank albums from one of the Now That's What I Call Music. This gig takes Chloe and Peter an entire week and at the end of it, they announce what is the biggest bop. "People (including the two of us!) get so into it. We are starting our NOW 7 bracket next week, we're both rooting for Survivor by Destiny's Child to be the winner... But we'll see. Britney and NSYNC do seem to win a lot! We're going to bracket Now 1-10 and then do an all-stars round where the winning tracks face off against each other. It's really fun!"
Thirty AF's content touches on a lot of different themes but some of the most recurring ones are "self-deprecating humor that millennials relate to, commentary on issues facing millennials such as salaries ... not having the ability to own a home, some tongue in cheek 'okay boomer' humor (love you mom and dad!), finding relatable humor in issues like anxiety and depression, etc."
But the biggest hits are nostalgic posts for the 90s and early 2000s. "The past few years have been really weird and stressful for everyone, and looking back on the comfort of these things that we all bonded over as kids has provided a lot of comfort and connection during these turbulent times," Chloe and Peter said.
I was trying to remember the name of a song recently. All I knew for definite was that "Mountain" and "Sea" were in the lyrics. It took a bit of searching (yes on Google) to find it. FYI it was "Truly, Madly, Deeply" by Savage Garden.
"We really do try to read every message we get and reply when we can, and one of my favorite types of messages is a 'PLEASE tell me I'm not the only one who remembers [insert obscure TV/music/product/game reference from the 90s]' type of message and this always gives us ideas for posts and features. So much of the 90s feels like a bizarre fever dream, and being able to connect with other people in an 'OMG I remember that too!' moment is such a fun and, not to sound cheesy, wholesome way to connect," the team behind Thirty AF added.
"There is so much that is driving everyone apart right now and put effort into focusing on our differences, nostalgia is something that can, for a minute at least, make us focus on the things that brought us together as kids. And that has been a main and growing theme of Thirty AF and something we're excited to keep sharing!"
Wait what? Women can be happy and feel fulfilled by having a successful career?
Yeah why don't we have good hackers that go in and erase peoples mortgages and student loans like undercover brother?
You mean we American want healthcare. Europe has healthcare (of course dental could be improved). We would like people to not live on the street. Family with kids to be able to feed them and pay school meals and also less violence
Boomers took everything, ruined everything, then blamed everyone else.
My mom always said "be quiet until they go away" if someone showed up without notice. I do the same with my kids, lol. Even if it's someone I know I want to be prepared to socialize. And if it's someone I don't know its creepy. It makes sense to not just open your door to anyone when it's so easy to call/text/email beforehand.
The older I get, the more I rely on professionals to do anything and everything for me. No more hanging my own photo frames.
Actually, this is sorta genius. I could have saved myself and my realtor a lot of time had I known one house we wanted to see had 6ft ceilings, another had shelf paper glued to the "newly finished floors," and a third had a basement floor on an angle making most of it unusable despite being listed as "finished" and "spacious."
I'd trust my kid to do the booby traps, but there's no way he'd buy groceries or do the laundry.
But that's the only perks you have. Eating what you want. Or drink soda or eat candy on weekdays (but in secret if you have kids).
Can you imagine the decompression alarm just went off, you're putting on your spacesuit, get to the helmet and are trying to stuff your three-foot-long tress up under your helmet before your oxygen runs out....
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I'm clearly the target group person exhibit A here. Loved every single post! Thanx
Well over the target group.... but they feel like my people...
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Load More Replies...I used to be embarrassed that I was a millennial. But we're hilarious!
Gen-X here with Millennial & Gen-Z children. These were bloody brilliant. I just might have to give some of these a go.
Wow!! When they say kids grow up fast...Enjoy these brainfart moments now youngins...cuz in your 60's it's a life standard requiring copious amounts of Chocolate 🍫!!
I’m not in the target group and am wondering why on earth you think the target group is Millennials. This is just generally funny! Can we be done with the ageism?
For the record: not all millennials are feminist, snowflakes or leftists.
For the record the majority are and that's a good thing. Signed, a former conservative who educated themselves.
Load More Replies...Have you considered throwing your sense or humor in the trash and starting over?
Load More Replies...Sure. Lets not bring issues that are destroying us. That will help...
Load More Replies...I'm clearly the target group person exhibit A here. Loved every single post! Thanx
Well over the target group.... but they feel like my people...
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Load More Replies...I used to be embarrassed that I was a millennial. But we're hilarious!
Gen-X here with Millennial & Gen-Z children. These were bloody brilliant. I just might have to give some of these a go.
Wow!! When they say kids grow up fast...Enjoy these brainfart moments now youngins...cuz in your 60's it's a life standard requiring copious amounts of Chocolate 🍫!!
I’m not in the target group and am wondering why on earth you think the target group is Millennials. This is just generally funny! Can we be done with the ageism?
For the record: not all millennials are feminist, snowflakes or leftists.
For the record the majority are and that's a good thing. Signed, a former conservative who educated themselves.
Load More Replies...Have you considered throwing your sense or humor in the trash and starting over?
Load More Replies...Sure. Lets not bring issues that are destroying us. That will help...
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