I don't want to turn 30

[LovebirdsFlying]

I'll have to go get myself a pink/purple hairdo to help trick people into thinking I'm younger than I am. <winks at TankGirl>

Maybe I'll become a vegetarian too........ nah!

Our family has the best of both worlds. The children look older than their ages, it evens out somewhere in the late teens/early 20's, and then the mature ones look younger than their ages. It's the ideal setup, since kids always want to be older, while the middle-aged and better always want to be younger. We're blessed.

 

[Johnnz]

When you consider the only other option turning 30 is the best by far!

John
NZ

 

[Katryna]

I've been looking at that subforum with much trepidation for the past year.

Sheesh, I might lie about my age and join that one... have you seen the 50's forum?? Fascinating topic headings like, "Words that begin with H". What's next, the "AARP Shuffleboard Championships"?

Age is nothing... it's all in your mind. My mother is 76, has an 83-yr-old boyfriend and could probably run circles around most of you (she does me!). I intend to be just like her.

 

[Adamantium]

Sheesh, I might lie about my age and join that one... have you seen the 50's forum?? Fascinating topic headings like, "Words that begin with H". What's next, the "AARP Shuffleboard Championships"?

Yeah, no kidding. Maybe it's because I have hobbies that keep me around younger people, or maybe it's because I never had children, but most people in their 50s bore me to tears because they act so old!

 

[BeanMak]

Words that begin with H ???

 

[snoochface]

Words that begin with H ???

It's the same in the 40's forum. All games like "Name one item that is on your desk." Really scintillating discussions. And if someone does try to post something actually pertaining to issues that come with being in your 40's, someone will get annoyed for bringing down the fun mood.

That's why I hang out here.

 

[charligirl]

It's the same in the 40's forum. All games like "Name one item that is on your desk." Really scintillating discussions. And if someone does try to post something actually pertaining to issues that come with being in your 40's, someone will get annoyed for bringing down the fun mood.

That's why I hang out here.

Oooh I can hardly wait

 

[Athene]

December.

Oh good, you turn 30 before me (May), you can tell me what it's like.

 

[gracepaints]

Oh good, you turn 30 before me (May), you can tell me what it's like.

Alas, Athene, this too is a bridge over which you must pass.

 

[MyaShane]

It's the same in the 40's forum. All games like "Name one item that is on your desk." Really scintillating discussions. And if someone does try to post something actually pertaining to issues that come with being in your 40's, someone will get annoyed for bringing down the fun mood.

That's why I hang out here.

Same story with the 30s forum. When I first came here I accidentally posted a serious topic looking for solid advice and my poor thread sat there for a really long time collecting dust until I finally deleted it. That was pretty much the last time I went into that forum. I'm all about playing games sometimes, but that's overkill for me.

 

[Sign Of The Fish Burger]

You guys are cracking me up... I guess I can laugh because I still have 5 years to go

 

[felinity]

Yeah, I haven't spent any time at all in the 30s forum. I like the forums I currently participate in just fine, and there's no rule that I have to hang out there!

 

[seige]

Red,

Turned 30 in January.

In February I hurt my knee at the gym, took a couple of day off and assumed everything was fine. Started running again and it started flaring up again. I go in next week for an MRI but the assumption is that I have a bit of a tear....

I've been hitting the gym for 12+ years. NEVER had an injury.

Turn 30 = you are not young anymore = things take longer to heal = life sucks...

 

[Johnnz]

Red,
Turn 30 = you are not young anymore = things take longer to heal = life sucks...

But look how much wiser you are now. The best things in life, like good wine, require time to mature.

John
NZ

 

[LovebirdsFlying]

But look how much wiser you are now. The best things in life, like good wine, require time to mature.

John
NZ

I'm with you, John. I don't get how "you're not young anymore" and "things take longer to heal" add up to "life sucks." There's more to life than youth and vigor. I should know. I'm in my mid-forties and have been through the wringer. A car accident has left me physically impaired on top of the PTSD and depressive disorders I have from an abusive childhood. I am in constant pain, and now I am an insulin dependent diabetic on top of everything else. Yet I'm finding that the older I get, the more respect people tend to show me, the more I'm listened to, and the more I can look back and understand things I couldn't understand at the time. I wouldn't go back to being 10 or 15 or 20 for any amount of money!

 

[seige]

People listened to me in my 20's.... cause I was physically able to MAKE them...

I just turned 30 6 months ago, so far zero positive changes... although my wife did get me a 50" t.v. for my b-day...

 

[Redguard]

In your 20s, and up to about maybe 35, you're still considered part of a marketable demographic that the makers of "cool" products are interested in hearing from.

And they develop their marketing strategies so that they're geared towards this demographic.

 

[snoochface]

People listened to me in my 20's.... cause I was physically able to MAKE them...

One benefit of maturity, which may or may not come with age, is realizing that there are other factors to compel or interest others to listen to you besides physical intimidation.

 

[snoochface]

In your 20s, and up to about maybe 35, you're still considered part of a marketable demographic that the makers of "cool" products are interested in hearing from.

And they develop their marketing strategies so that they're geared towards this demographic.

I'm signed up to do online market-research surveys for NBC. It's kind of cool because sometimes you get to preview pilots for new shows they are debuting on NBC or any of their partner channels (SciFi, Bravo, etc.), or you can give feedback on existing shows.

It always asks for my age range, which makes me wonder if my responses get taken as seriously now that I'm in the 35-44 range.

 

[LovebirdsFlying]

I'm signed up to do online market-research surveys for NBC. It's kind of cool because sometimes you get to preview pilots for new shows they are debuting on NBC or any of their partner channels (SciFi, Bravo, etc.), or you can give feedback on existing shows.

It always asks for my age range, which makes me wonder if my responses get taken as seriously now that I'm in the 35-44 range.

If the market researchers were all that wise, they'd realize it's the older ones who have the money. When I was 20 I didn't have so much as a toothpick to my name. Why does advertising cater to a group that is broke, when they should be pandering to a group that can actually spend money to buy the product?