AimeeM Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I will really, truly be 28. So close to 30. I'm feeling a bit down for some reason (about it). I can't talk to the hubby - he rolls his eyes and reminds me that he is 43... "what I wouldn't give to be 28 again sweetie". I'm not sure why I'm feeling down about it, but I am. Kind of a "where did the time go" feeling. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommaOfalotta Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 :grouphug: I feel the same way. I was married at 17 and we had dd at 18... the years have FLOWN by! In a couple months I will be 24. I remember in H.S. thinking that 25 was sooo old... :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I will really, truly be 28. So close to 30. I'm feeling a bit down for some reason (about it). I can't talk to the hubby - he rolls his eyes and reminds me that he is 43... "what I wouldn't give to be 28 again sweetie". I'm not sure why I'm feeling down about it, but I am. Kind of a "where did the time go" feeling. :tongue_smilie: 28 was very hard for me, too. Now I feel like your dh :). I loved my 30s btw! Nothing to be afraid of, at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 That's so funny, because I just turned 29 and my dh is 42, and we've had the exact same conversation. I try to keep in mind that, once I'm thirty, I'll at least have an excuse for these wrinkles and whatnot. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggie Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I went through the same thing at 24 and am now doing it again because I'm turning 29. For me, it's mostly because I feel like I *should* still be 19 again, but life has sucked all the energy out of me. Also, I thought I would have my act together by now and feel like a miserable failure of a 28 year old. I should have been perfect by now; why am I not? :tongue_smilie: That sort of thing. :grouphug: I hope you feel better soon and remember that you are still young and the best is yet to be!:grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghee Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 You'll find that "old" is relative, it moves as you age. As a child, I thought my 28 year old aunt was "old" and my 39 year old mother was "ancient". I had 3 kids by 28, and they were all under 10 so I wouldn't go back to 28 for "nothin" LOL I do occasionally think "Wow, I'm 34..." it seems like I should feel so old and wise, but I don't. Most of my friends are 5-7 years older than me and think I'm still a "baby" age-wise, so maybe that's why I feel younger, but I'm okay with being 34 most of the time. I like my 30s better than my 20s, but sometimes it shocks me how fast my 30s arrived. THAT is what I don't like, the knowledge that each decade whizzes by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I remember feeling "old" at 28 and again at 32. Now I'm looking at the underside of 50 (coming up on me fast!) and I really feel like I'm quite young! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countrygal Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 :grouphug: 28 was hard for me too! Most people roll their eyes when you say that though..... I feel like I've spent my 20s raising babies. Not that I wouldn't do it all over again, and I love it.... but most of my hs buddies are still partying!! I wonder if I missed out.... naw. I didn't. My life is more fullfilling :D Atleast I know ds can do math... he said "MOM! In 2 years you'll be 30!" :glare: And "You'll always be older than dad." I'm older for 1/2 of the year..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassy Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I'll be 50 in just over a year's time and I feel nowhere near as depressed about it as I did about reaching 30. I think you feel 'youthful' throughout your twenties, feel as though you're still growing up, that it's OK to still make mistakes. 30 just sounds so grown-up and responsible, as though you should know what you're doing and where you're going. Actually, my 30s were the best years of my life so far, a wonderful adventure. Now that I'm nearing 50 I'm beginning to feel like it's OK to start being a bit irresponsible again, to practise for my planned disreputable old age :tongue_smilie:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I'm just now feeling shocked at my age when I realized that I turn 37 in a few months. For some reason 37 sounds so much closer to 40 than 36. :tongue_smilie: I think it also has to do with the fact that in since I've been in my 30s I've had a bunch of health problems and diagnosed with chronic diseases. Nothing like health issues to make you feel the loss of youth. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I cried when I turned 30. Wondered what I was going to do with the rest of my life...I had no plan :) Now I'm 38 and busier than ever raising my darling children and so glad I have no "career" outside the house. My life is fulfilled by caring for my family - I guess at 30 I wasn't ready to appreciate this as the most important job I could ever do. I thought my children would suddenly hit 6 yrs old and not need me anymore. But my 30's have been the best years of my marriage for sure and now I wish I could stand still here in time forever! Brownie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDays Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I'm 37... and I'm with KH, 37 seems much older than 36, LOL!! I guess it's "late" 30's rather than "mid" 30's. :) The age I had the hardest time with? 29, believe it or not. I think it was tough that it was the last year of my 20's, I had given up my career and I was at home with a toddler, and I was really trying to figure out where my life was going. I'm actually looking forward to my 40's, though I don't know whether I'll have trouble with the big birthday. Aimee, I know it's easy to say, but you're still incredibly young, and looking back... I remembe 28 as a very good year!! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted October 14, 2012 Author Share Posted October 14, 2012 I'm 37... and I'm with KH, 37 seems much older than 36, LOL!! I guess it's "late" 30's rather than "mid" 30's. :) The age I had the hardest time with? 29, believe it or not. I think it was tough that it was the last year of my 20's, I had given up my career and I was at home with a toddler, and I was really trying to figure out where my life was going. I'm actually looking forward to my 40's, though I don't know whether I'll have trouble with the big birthday. Aimee, I know it's easy to say, but you're still incredibly young, and looking back... I remembe 28 as a very good year!! :grouphug: :001_smile: Thanks for the kind words everyone. Glad to know I'm not alone in my... sadness (for lack of a better word I suppose). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Time really zips along. Plan a big party, it makes all birthdays better. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranquilMind Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I will really, truly be 28. So close to 30. I'm feeling a bit down for some reason (about it). I can't talk to the hubby - he rolls his eyes and reminds me that he is 43... "what I wouldn't give to be 28 again sweetie". I'm not sure why I'm feeling down about it, but I am. Kind of a "where did the time go" feeling. :tongue_smilie: I'm sorry but I agree with your husband. At 28, I looked 21, and wasn't even married yet. I still had hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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