Birthdays

I am having another birthday in July, and it seems like everyone I am around gets depressed around there birthdays because they are getting "old."
How old were you when you started dreading your birthday?
I am turning 26, but am happy with where I am in my life... I am not looking forward to 30 though.

I am 28, I started dreading 30 when I turned 27. I thought this year was going to be a little better, but I brokedown. I think it was a combo of my birthday being the day after Valentine's day and my boyfriend forgetting until the last minute on my birthday that he missed both. Needless to say, I am not looking forward to 30, although it seems like I am older than I really am.

Geez, guys... just wait until you flip over the 40 line... now that is depressing...

Oh gosh, I *loved* turning 30. I didn't expect to, but somehow it was so liberating! I don't know if 40 will be the same way, somehow I think not.

The Junebug just turned 2. Sigh. My baby is growing up so fast.

Turning 30 didn't bother me at all. In fact, I had the worst hang-over of my life the next day!

I turned 40 this year and I thought I was going to have a hard time but my pity party lasted about 10 minutes...I am not getting older, I am getting better!! Oh, and a friend reminded me that having birthdays is better than the alternative...

Thirty, shmirty. I am 32, and I still think I am a kid of 23. I play computer games, when I have time. I play golf. I talk with my twin brother (identical) and we still call each other "dude". I still look for the simple pleasures and read fantasy books about wizards and people with swords.

It's all about attitude.The thirty two and a half years have taught me a few things.
1. don't stick pennies in electrical outlets.
2. don't eat yellow snow.
3. Yes, even cheese can mold if you leave it in the frig long enough.
4. When your body won't tolerate the same level of physical activity it did last summer, start coaching.
5. Eventually you will be like an adult and have life experiences to draw knowledge from.
6. It's just work.
7. Cliche's are so cliche.
8. It takes all kinds to make the world go around.
9. You seen one member of the opposite sex naked, you will probably want to see them all.
10. Eventually you can say things like "I remeber when there was no internet."

Wow, it taught me a lot, still feel like a kid.

beaconpaul...32, an identical twin, and a whisky drinker? I can't believe you stood me up at the bar last Friday...you are just my type!

Hey, I'm only 21, and I have NEVER had a good birthday. Not one. To answer the original question, I have dreaded my birthday ever since I can remember.

I'll be 29 this year. I think that I am going to be hysterical when I turn 30. I can remember when my parents where in their 30's!!!!!

I turned 29 in April. Honestly, it was a bit traumatic. Not because of the number itself, but because I recognized that there were things that I had hoped to accomplish by now. It turned out to be a great birthday, though and I've written out what my goals are and how I'm going to accomplish them. I'm finding that once I wrote them down they were not so outrageous and I know I will do what I want to do. So far, this has been one of the most empowering birthdays ever!

Ok, I'm 56 you'al and believe me it's better than the alternative! Some days I feel 56 in body but never in mind. My dad use to say your only as old as you feel and he "felt young" till the end. Enjoy your birthdays, the age one is "old" keeps getting further and further away!!

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Hey, I'm only 21, and I have NEVER had a good birthday. Not one. To answer the original question, I have dreaded my birthday ever since I can remember.

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Hey, I'm with you. Birthdays stopped being good when I got to that age (probably like 12) where I didn't want any attention (don't look at me, don't sing to me. Leave presents outside my door anonomously) My 18th was one of the worst.