# I'm not turning 28. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 8, 2006, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-turning-28/359858 "2006-06-08T08:14:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Igor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Vlad\_Igor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Igor)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-turning-28/359858/21 "2006-06-08T18:35:20Z")
I turned 43 two weeks ago this Sunday. I can tell you that it’s not as old as you think, and in that period of time I have accomplished nearly as much as I did the first 28 years. Vlad/Igor ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-turning-28/359858/22 "2006-06-08T18:44:25Z")
[QUOTE=Draelin] See, I’d go ahead with 28 and save 29, when you get there. 29 was just about the best year of my life. Whereas 30 leaves a little to be desired. 🙂 [/QUOTE] But they all beat the pants off anything in your teenage years. That’s what I think about when I start feeling old. That “your teenage years are the happiest of your life” is such a load… My 20’s and (so far) 30’s have been _so_ much better. Maybe I will stop keeping track of my age, too. It’s a pain, because once I am able to remember my age, it goes and changes on me again, and I’m back to square one. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-turning-28/359858/23 "2006-06-08T18:53:33Z")
Good for you. I decided to abandon age altogether a few years ago (it involved Qantas and the international date line). And I’ve found it’s been a marvelous decision. I highly encourage others to be masters of numbers rather than letting the numbers rule them. I’m glad to hear you have such wonderful family and friends who give outpourings of affection because it’s just that kind of day outside. Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-turning-28/359858/24 "2006-06-08T19:23:51Z")
[QUOTE=amarinth] I decided to abandon age altogether a few years ago (it involved Qantas and the international date line). [/QUOTE] So… does this mean that you get to abandon age if you’ve crossed the international date line on Qantas? Cool- then I get to, too! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-turning-28/359858/25 "2006-06-08T20:12:12Z")
Chronologically, I’ve had 38 birthdays. However, in my mind, I’m only 14. I’m not quite sure why I’ve always self-identified as 14, to be honest. ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-turning-28/359858/26 "2006-06-08T20:19:44Z")
[QUOTE=QuickSilver] Happy 27th, version 2.0. 🙂 Wait till you get to v15.0! You can act 12, dress 24, look 34 and sleep with hot 30 year old women. 😃 [/QUOTE] Provided your husband’s into it. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-turning-28/359858/27 "2006-06-08T20:38:22Z")
[QUOTE=saoirse] Provided your husband’s into it. [/QUOTE] Yeah, I’ll have to run that by him. He likes it better when I sleep with lukewarm 45 year old women. Fetishes. Meh. Thanks for the unbirthday wishes, all. 😉 I got a tonne of booty for it… and weight and sex life aside, I got lots of gifts, too. New Chinese shoes, yoga pants, a T-shirt, a yogurt maker, a standing mixer, pyrex measuring cups, a DVD, a CD, taken out for breakfast _and_ dinner… cripes. I must have cleaned up well yesterday, all these gifts just for being me. 😛 And in honour of the mixer gift, I am going to make celebratory pie! ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-turning-28/359858/28 "2006-06-08T21:15:19Z")
Hi, **Anastasaeon**! 🙂 for no particular reason … I’m just sayin’ “hi” … honest ! ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-turning-28/359858/29 "2006-06-08T22:40:56Z")
[QUOTE=Anastasaeon] I’ve just decided. [/QUOTE] You’re 28. Sorry, no go-backs. You’re 28. 27+1. Too bad for you. Enjoy being 28. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-turning-28/359858/30 "2006-06-08T23:07:05Z")
[QUOTE=RickJay] You’re 28. Sorry, no go-backs. You’re 28. 27+1. Too bad for you. Enjoy being 28. [/QUOTE] _makes outraged gasps_ You people and your… your _labels_! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2006, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-turning-28/359858/31 "2006-06-09T03:02:55Z")
[QUOTE=Anastasaeon] _makes outraged gasps_ You people and your… your _labels_! 😛 [/QUOTE] You’ll find you get crankier as you age. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2006, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-turning-28/359858/32 "2006-06-09T04:06:36Z")
Happy Un-Birthday \*\*Anastaseon![/B] You know what? Turning 28 didn’t bother me; turning 30 didn’t bother me; turning 40 didn’t bother me; but somehow my 42nd hit me a little hard. Why? It’s not even a “milestone” birthday. I guess because I really took a good hard look at what I’ve done with my life. I discovered that I’d let a lot of life goals slide and it upset me. I had plans to mountain climb, skydive, go to college and law school and few other things. I haven’t done any of these things. But, then I looked at what I HAD accomplished. I have a terrific husband and I adore him. I have two beautiful, smart, witty, compassionate kids. I worked my way from just about the lowest grade in federal civil service to the grade I am now. I’ve come quite a long way. I have a good marriage and although not financially rich, we’re pretty comfortable. I have a beautiful home and can provide for my kids all the things my mother couldn’t afford to provide to me. Finally, I looked at myself and the person I’ve become. I’m much more comfortable with myself than I ever was in my teens, twenties, or even 30s. I like myself more. I’m more forgiving of a lot of things. On the other hand, I’ve learned not to swallow so much bullshit and stand up for myself now, while picking and choosing the IMPORTANT battles. Some things just aren’t worth the time, energy, and stress. I turned 42 last month. I’m not old and I like to say that I’m 29 with 13 years of experience. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2006, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-turning-28/359858/33 "2006-06-09T04:09:16Z")
I’ll join in. I’m not 28 either. I just turned 25 last month. -Trevor (still a puppy) ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2006, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-turning-28/359858/34 "2006-06-09T05:47:40Z")
Happy birthday everyone! _smooches for all_ I’ll don’t think I’ll turn 20 this year. Getting a year older is _so_ passe. ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2006, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-turning-28/359858/35 "2006-06-09T10:57:54Z")
[QUOTE=Anastasaeon] I have nothing against the number 28. I’m not afraid of the number 28. It isn’t even that old. It’s just that 27 was such a good year, and I’d like to do it again. [/QUOTE] I think I agree with you for the opposite reason. 27 has been the _worst_ year of my life, so I refuse to turn 28 (thirteen days away) until 27 gets better. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-turning-28/359858.md?page=1)