Comments on: 30 Rocks?

By: Me

Me — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 05:31:04 +0000

I don’t get it. 30 is just a number. Turning 30 is better than not turning 30, the way I see it. I always wonder how 30 became the delineation between young and not young. Maybe it’s because I have family members pushing 100 and still feisty as ever. Thirty to me seems fairly young, actually–it’s only just entering the 2nd decade of adulthood really, with a good 3 to 6 more decades to go. So you used your youth to be youthful. Nothing’s stopping you from using the rest of your time the way you like. And chances are most of the things on your to do list probably don’t have an age restriction attached to them other than the arbitrary one you designated for it.

By: Candy 1

Candy 1 — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:37:41 +0000

I will be happy when I turn 30. I just turned 28, and almost everything I said I wanted has come true or will be accomplished by age 29. Had I not accomplished any of my goals, I’d be depressed, but I’ve done well. I have things to be proud of, and 30 is still young. Turning 18 or 21 is the beginning of young adulthood, but you’re still pretty much a kid. To me, 30 is like the beginning of grown-assness, but I’ll still be young, yet more mature and wise than when I was 21.

By: Amber

Amber — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:54:46 +0000

I will be 30 in November and when I turned 29, I made a 30 before 30 list. 30 things to do or say before 30. It’s funny because I don’t have nearly 30 things to do before 30 and many of those things I have yet to accomplish… I still have time. But a friend sent me an email the other day congratulating me on getting this yearlong government internship and finishing up grad school and it hit me that though I’m not where I wanted to be but I am right where I’m supposed to be. It’s more important to celebrate the things that you have accomplished because sometimes they pass you by and you look back and wonder what happened. That’s how sometimes I look back on some days in my 20s and wish I would have lived more in the moment and not worried about all the things that I don’t have. It’s funny that I didn’t plan any of this out when I was 20 but I’m glad actually that I am where I am.

And like I say, I’d rather be any age on this earth than dead and under this earth.

By: African Mami

African Mami — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:23:35 +0000

Not looking forward to turning 30 AT ALL! Thinking about it, gives me fever…….30 to me is just the beginning to the end of my youth. Shoot me!-And yes, we age very GRACEFULLY in my fam, but gotdam!

By: Jai

Jai — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:50:55 +0000

I turn 30 this October as well… and, I’m, well, not handling so gracefully. I’ve said over and over again that I have nothing to show for the previous 29 years, just an overpriced Masters. I start law school in the fall, so prayfully, turning 40 will be a much better venture than turning 30 has been so far.

By: sunupsays

sunupsays — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:20:02 +0000

I found myself doing the math on this one even though I turn 30 this year. I was thinking maybe my bday was off LOL!! I could go for doing 29 again!

Anyway, I agree with @Roses and @Princess Di
My bday is in October and I am on my #Journey2Thirty loving my life and having a great time. Although there are def those things that I have on a magic check list that I want/ed to have done, a new day brings with it new priorities! And for those things that can still get done, no time like the present!

By: B

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:46:39 +0000

I’m 30 and still on my way to climbing the mountain top.

By: Clutch

Clutch — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:28:33 +0000

This is a republished article.

By: Princess Di

Princess Di — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:45:28 +0000

Great article, turned 30 in October. I couldn’t wait to turn 30 and so far it’s been great! But I’m confused, if your birthday was in 1979 how are you just turning 30??

By: Beautiful Butterfly

Beautiful Butterfly — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:45:07 +0000

“But according to my birth certificate and other official-looking documents that my mother produced to convince me that my born year was indeed 1979″

Born in 1979, you would have turned 33 this year right? *puzzled look*