Comments on: On Turning 30

By: Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:16:28 +0000

10 years went by so quickly. I miss all the extra time and freedom I had in undergrad. It was great having no responsibilities. I spent my time hitting the clubs, getting hammered and high. That’s the kind of thing you can do when you have a lot of time on your hands and no responsibility.

Now things are different. I’m married, with a mortgage and full time job. The biggest change has been the huge increase in responsibility.

This quote is fitting: “When I was a child I spoke as a child I understood as a child I thought as a child; but when I became a man I put away childish things.”

By: bree

bree — Mon, 03 May 2010 18:02:14 +0000

I will be 30 in 3 months and I really dont feel any different. I OWN (not rent) a house, have a nice SUV, 2 boys and a nice husband. Iam going back to school in september as well. I dont feel being 30 is much dif than 25 to me…i feel like a kid still, i still love hello kitty and play hot wheels with my sons,lol.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:29:56 +0000

This is EXACTLY how I feel. I just turned 30 myself. I feel the goddamn same.

By: lourdes

lourdes — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:09:00 +0000

well I just turned 30 today and It feels weird. there are a few things I will not miss about my 20′s but i will miss pronouncing twentysomething when people ask my age. from now on thhh will be coming out of my mouth. I have no children, I am not married and I am still working on my undergrad degree. Yes, I have not accomplished half of the things I thought I would have by now but I have been working on them for a while so that makes me feel better. I still feel so young. I still act goofy but I am mature at the same time. I can’t wait to see what my 30′s have in store for me. a new chapter in my life to make up for all of my mistakes that I made in my 20′s.

By: lourdes

lourdes — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:58:00 +0000

well I just turned 30 today on the 28th It feels weird. I do not have any kids am not married and I am still in collage trying to get my undergrad degree. I can honestly say I still feel sooo young. I’m still goofy but mature at the same time. yes, I have not acomplished all of my dreams I thought I would have by now, but I have been working towards them so that makes me feel better. I will miss prononcing twentysomething when people ask my age now that thhhh will be coming out of my mouth. but I am somewhat excited for what my 30′s will bring. a new chapter in my life to make up for all my mistakes in my 20′s.

By: marissa

marissa — Thu, 21 May 2009 03:19:00 +0000

i’m turning 30 next month and i am really freaking out. i found myself thinking about it at least 20 times per day, and often cry about it too. as a woman, i am so afraid that i will stop being pretty. and on an even more important level, i thought i’d be married with children by now. i guess i’m afraid for my future.

By: Leslie in VA

Leslie in VA — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:09:00 +0000

I turn 30 in 6 days. I’ve been dreading it for a while. Now that it is this close I am really devastated. I think it is because I always thought I would be married & have a couple children by now. So this year I am gonna become more social & try to meet other single, um 30 somethings. It will be different since all my friends are married & can’t go out that much.

By: Sarah in CA (formerly just Sarah)

Sarah in CA (formerly just Sarah) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:12:00 +0000

30 didn’t really mean anything but, like my dad warned me, it was turning 31 that killed me because I was no longer “30″, I was “OVER 30″ :-(

But seeing as I’ll be turning 36 in May…. 30, and 31, are looking pretty sweet :-D

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:26:06 +0000

I’ll be 30 in a few weeks. I don’t feel any different than when I turned 20. Maybe a little more wiser, but I look forward to my 30′s. 10 years ago, I was worried about where my life would end up. 10 years later, I know where it’s at and now I can enjoy it :)

By: renne

renne — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:34:43 +0000

funny, my boyfriend turns 30 next month and i still have another year and half left before i hit 30. i googled turning 30 and got to this board. i personally can’t fathom being a “grown up”. what does that mean anyway? i pay my bills, rent an apmt in a wonderful beach town in california, have a great career, good health, approach my relationships with family and friends in a more mature way…so i don’t know if marriage, kids and a mortgage equate to grown up status, but for me, i’m learning that it should also mean i’m mature enough to be grateful for what i have and enjoy it to the fullest and like someone said on an earlier post, i make every day count. getting through my 20′s has finally landed me here…does that mean i’m grown up and ready to face being 30?