30... that's supposed to matter, right?

[emberleo]

At 5:28 AM this morning I turned 30.

Some folks have rolled their eyes and pointed out that 30 is only round in base 10 counting systems, it's not a magic number. Others have asked me how I feel about this life marker.

Comments

[veleda]

I'm also 30 and ya..its weird.

I expeected more from myeslf at this age...but then..i'm impressed with how much i've grown and how much i have done.

it feels kind of strange.

[emberleo]

Exactly.

I think a lot of it is just how much our world has changed since the previous generation told us what to expect, you know?

I find myself worrying that if this trend continues, far too many women won't be ready to raise kids until after it's too late to bear them :(

But there are cultures, I'm told, where kids are raised by grandparents for pretty much this reason, only not in quite the same way - that is, young inexperienced but healthy folks have kids, older, mature, experienced people raise them.

That makes sense...

--Ember--

[lokiz_mom]

our whole family is raising my niece. my sister (she's 44 this year) spends a lot of time working, so my mom takes care of my niece most of the time. there are days when it's just me and her and we have a great time. she's very much her own person with bits and sprinkles of each one of us thrown in.

[devonapple]

Happy birthday!

[emberleo]

Thanks ;)

*hugs*

--Ember--

[devonapple]

FWIW, I counted both 30 and 35 as age benchmarks.

[greektoomey]

Happy Birthday!

You're not allowed to call yourself "old" because that would have unfortunate implications for ME, and it's all about me. ;)

[emberleo]

I don't think of "old" as having any meaning in an absolute sense anyway, so I'm not inclined to label myself thus.

--Ember--

[ragani]

Perspective is everything in this kind of pondering. Judging by what I would have expected of myself when I turned 30, 35 and soon to be 40, I am not at all where I thought I would be. Compared to people like my parents and grandparents, I am even further off. When I look at it without those rulers, I remember all the work that went into getting where I am today and know that those expectations are outdated and based on a profound lack of information and experience. But, hey, I get mistaken for younger all the time, and you will continue to in the context where it makes sense.

Happy Birthday!
Don't forget that I have a gift for you, so let's arrange a time for you to receive it soon.

[emberleo]

I haven't forgotten! Um, the most likely place will be Dicken's Faire, unless you're in the South Bay sometime soon...

--Ember--

HooRaH! 30 LAPS AROUND THE SUN.

[nevynn]

And?....
Just another day. *smiles*
But, Happy Nativity day to you, and may you appreciate it for what it is. what ever you may find it to be.

Re: HooRaH! 30 LAPS AROUND THE SUN.

[emberleo]

No day involving pots of melted cheese and melted chocolate is ever JUST another day!

--Ember--