# I'm not a basket case due to my 30th birthday. Weird? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 1, 2004, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-a-basket-case-due-to-my-30th-birthday-weird/252975 "2004-07-01T00:27:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-a-basket-case-due-to-my-30th-birthday-weird/252975/21 "2004-07-01T13:33:01Z")
30 was no problem 40 & 50 is another matter. Would love for all of my parts to work again the way they did when I was 30. ---
**Author:** ![Profane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@Profane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profane)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-a-basket-case-due-to-my-30th-birthday-weird/252975/22 "2004-07-01T13:43:22Z")
I’ll be 30 next month. I’m not worried about the “old” aspect, but the fact that so much time has gone by and I’ve accomplished so little. ---
**Author:** ![susan\_foster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@susan\_foster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan_foster)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-a-basket-case-due-to-my-30th-birthday-weird/252975/23 "2004-07-01T15:35:28Z")
I turned 30 at the very end of last year. The day after I turned 30, I started a 1,000 mile drive - I was starting a new job in a new state a couple weeks later (yes, it was planned - it just happened that I was able to start the job at that time, nothing to do with turning 30). 30 is no big deal - although I was a little depressed when I caught “What Not to Wear” (American version) last night and realized that one of the outfits they were criticizing her for was exactly what I was currently wearing. Screw them, though - I’m comfy & happy. Susan ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-a-basket-case-due-to-my-30th-birthday-weird/252975/24 "2004-07-01T16:02:55Z")
I didn’t even notice when I turned 31 a couple days ago until my Mom called to sing happy b-day to me. ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-a-basket-case-due-to-my-30th-birthday-weird/252975/25 "2004-07-01T17:47:26Z")
No biggie here. I look exactly the same as I did at 21, my face is probably a little more “mature,” but my bod is still in excellent shape. Heh, but I’ll admit, I did work out like a fiend for a month before the big 3-0. But the bday celebration was nothing unusual and I didn’t have a breakdown. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-a-basket-case-due-to-my-30th-birthday-weird/252975/26 "2004-07-01T17:56:45Z")
> [@Indygrrl](#): > > No biggie here. I look exactly the same as I did at 21, my face is probably a little more “mature,” but my bod is still in excellent shape. I think we’re going to need some proof of that. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![kelly5078](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-a-basket-case-due-to-my-30th-birthday-weird/252975/27 "2004-07-01T18:19:56Z")
30 years old is still a baby. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-a-basket-case-due-to-my-30th-birthday-weird/252975.md?page=1)