How many of us are 28+?

[grneyedmustang]

Just wondering....

I'm the first to raise my hand. I'm 29.

[Winter Storm]

I'll be the second at 28.





Damn, I should really get some work done.

[labrat2111]

I'm 30.

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[SmilesSoSweet]

I will be 28 as of 11/15 :eek:

[cheshrcarol]

28 1/2 here :cool: ;)

[Winter Storm]

28 1/2 here :cool: ;)

Well, if we're gonna add fractions in the mix, then stick a 1/2 on for me.


Damnit!

Say, Carol, when is your B-day?

[vivo]

I am 40 1/2.

[winneythepooh7]

21-ish-ish-ISH............

[cheshrcarol]

Say, Carol, when is your B-day?March 20th :)

[cheshrcarol]

21-ish-ish-ISH............*snort*


;)

[Winter Storm]

March 20th :)

I'm February 14th. So I guess I got 1/12.5 on ya. :)

[old_school_soul]

I'm over 28 and under 50. Shuddup Winter.

[Winter Storm]

I'm over 28 and under 50. Shuddup Winter.

Well, no one was asking the girth of your immense cranium but I can see why you wouldn't wanna give an exact figure on that one. :eek:


But yeah, dude is pretty old. :cool:

[old_school_soul]

Well, no one was asking the girth of your immense cranium but I can see why you wouldn't wanna give an exact figure on that one. :eek:


Sounds like someone's unsastisfied in the girth department :twisted:

[internut33]

15 Days till 28, weeee! I guess :)

[coll214]

oops duh, i don't join the 28 + club til March :rolleyes:

[pisces2473]

Coll, the question is "who is 28 and over?" LOL

I'll be 28 on March 12, 2008. Send presents.

[Josie]

29. Not like the first anniversary of my 29th Birthday....that will be next year! ;)

[coll214]

Coll, the question is "who is 28 and over?" LOL

I'll be 28 on March 12, 2008. Send presents.
That's why i immediately changed it!! LOL. my blondness is showing in droves today :rolleyes:

[wordsmith]

I'm 29.

I've been registered since I was 24, almost 25, and on the boards regularly since I was 27.

[WorkInProgress]

I'm 29.

I've been registered since I was 24, almost 25, and on the boards regularly since I was 27.

So I came fresh from the wedding thread, read this, and read "registered" to mean "registered for gifts," checked out the poster, read it again, and started laughing at myself. :huge:

[wordsmith]

Yes, everyone send me gifts.

[dengeist]

28 and 5/6

[cache]

52 days 'til 28

I can't wait to turn 28 - all the freedom! I won't have to ask my mom if I can borrow the car, I can show a legal ID when I buy cigaretttes.

OK, so 28 isn't as exciting as 18...I gotta try, right? :)

[vivo]

I am 40 1/2.

actually 26. not in the club yet. :)

[Brillo25]

I'm 30.863 years old.

[LakeJay]

I'm younger than 31.

[lonestar]

How do you guys deal with it? I am going to be 28 in less than a year and it is totally freaking me out. I want to rewind 10 years because I am not such a fan of being this old...I liked 16-20 much better than I have liked 20-27. Plus, I am now closer to 50 than I am to 0...that kinda creaps me out too. Someday I might actually be a grown-up. :eek:

[NewMrs.]

March 20th :)


That happpens to be my seven-year-old sister's birthday also. (I have four sisters, so its always someone's birthday.) Also, March 19 is the birthday for my one-year-old adopted cousin. March 20 is also the first day of spring.

[NewMrs.]

52 days 'til 28

I can't wait to turn 28 - all the freedom! I won't have to ask my mom if I can borrow the car, I can show a legal ID when I buy cigaretttes.

OK, so 28 isn't as exciting as 18...I gotta try, right? :)


That reminds me of this guy I know in college who liked to say, "Why does everybody run out and drink when they turn 21? What happened when they turned 18 - did they all run out to vote?"

[NewMrs.]

I'm 29 now. When my mother was my age, she had three kids already.

[grneyedmustang]

I guess this is the old fogey thread. I'm one year and six months to the big 3-0. :eek: I don't feel a day over 21 though - in more ways than one. I think the most significant way is that I STILL don't know what I wanna do with my life -- which means I have NOT officially graduated from my QLC. :redface:

Well, no one was asking the girth of your immense cranium but I can see why you wouldn't wanna give an exact figure on that one. :eek:

*giggle giggle giggle* at girth

ETA: my parents had been married for almost ten years and had two children by the time they were my age. Yikes!!! Especially since I don't even have prospects right now. :neutral:

[SmilesSoSweet]

I'm 29 now. When my mother was my age, she had three kids already.

My sister is now 31. By the time our mom was 30 she had three kids!

[SmilesSoSweet]

How do you guys deal with it? I am going to be 28 in less than a year and it is totally freaking me out. I want to rewind 10 years because I am not such a fan of being this old...I liked 16-20 much better than I have liked 20-27. Plus, I am now closer to 50 than I am to 0...that kinda creaps me out too. Someday I might actually be a grown-up. :eek:

I'll be 28 in about a month and a half and I'm not freaking out at all. I'm over the whole getting older thing. I think one main reason is that I still look young (I get carded for lottery tickets). And getting older is just a part of life.

I did think I'd be married by now, but I'm okay with that too. I love being ing my 20s. And I think I'll be okay when I hit 30 as well. But I do know that I never want to relive my teenage years again!

[NewMrs.]

How do you guys deal with it? I am going to be 28 in less than a year and it is totally freaking me out. I want to rewind 10 years because I am not such a fan of being this old...I liked 16-20 much better than I have liked 20-27. Plus, I am now closer to 50 than I am to 0...that kinda creaps me out too. Someday I might actually be a grown-up. :eek:

I am one of those people who thought she wouldn't be able to get out of bed the day she turned 25. I did anyway.

I guess I have dealt fairly calmly with gettng older just because I've been so busy in the past few years. I had the worst part of my QLC when I was 22-26. The autumn that I was 22 and the summer I turned 26 were the worst points of it, these really were my major periods of my "crisis." Then, while I was still 26, I met the man I would later marry and found a job closer to him and that I liked better, in a different part of the state. I was really busy with my new relationship, starting my new job, and moving to my new apartment. Then I was engaged and planning my wedding, and one day I woke up and I was 29 and married.

[yankeeyosh]

I am 28...born in 1978...the only 'Y' cohort allowed to reply to this thread :)

[wordsmith]

As far as "dealing with it," there's really no dealing with it to be done. Pointless to stress about getting "older," you can't prevent years from passing.

Plus, 28+ isn't exactly old, by any stretch of the imagination. For me, it's particularly not a worry, because when I go out with my sister (who is 23), I'm the one who gets carded, typically.

Age doesn't bother me, the only thing that's a worry is that I do want to have kids, and there's obviously a finite window for that. But I feel like I have buttloads of time for that, even, still. I just don't worry about it.

[winneythepooh7]

Actually, I can honestly say that I am much happier, the much older I become. Things have totally started to fall into place, and I have better opportunities available to me in every area. I truly believe that age is a state of mind, and you are only as old as you feel and act.

[LakeJay]

As far as "dealing with it," there's really no dealing with it to be done. Pointless to stress about getting "older," you can't prevent years from passing.

Plus, 28+ isn't exactly old, by any stretch of the imagination. For me, it's particularly not a worry, because when I go out with my sister (who is 23), I'm the one who gets carded, typically.

Age doesn't bother me, the only thing that's a worry is that I do want to have kids, and there's obviously a finite window for that. But I feel like I have buttloads of time for that, even, still. I just don't worry about it.

I concur. Plus if you're worried about 28 then what about 30? 40? 50? Etc.?

I think people get worried about age when they feel that they haven't done anything worthwhile. It's all relative. You do what you can but you can choose to change things or not. The thing to keep in mind is that for many things, not all, it's never too late to do them. I think working against a timeline can lead to unnecessary stress/worry.

[Winter Storm]

I don't feel a day over 15, sometimes 8. :0

[winneythepooh7]

I concur. Plus if you're worried about 28 then what about 30? 40? 50? Etc.?

I think people get worried about age when they feel that they haven't done anything worthwhile. It's all relative. You do what you can but you can choose to change things or not. The thing to keep in mind is that for many things, not all, it's never too late to do them. I think working against a timeline can lead to unnecessary stress/worry.

Agreed 110%. It's never too late to do anything we want to do. I mean, even having children--some people may not agree, but there are still things like adoption or fostering. And so many people go back to school, or change fields well into their late 30's, 40's and 50's.......even above!

[wordsmith]

I concur. Plus if you're worried about 28 then what about 30? 40? 50? Etc.?

I think people get worried about age when they feel that they haven't done anything worthwhile. It's all relative. You do what you can but you can choose to change things or not. The thing to keep in mind is that for many things, not all, it's never too late to do them. I think working against a timeline can lead to unnecessary stress/worry.

Seriously. There are some things that you WILL run out of time to accomplish (bear children comes to mind). Most things, though, no. People definitely worry about age because they beat themselves up over "what I SHOULD have accomplished by this time in life." Should? Big deal. Accomplish it when you accomplish it. You have till you die, most of the time. I have a book, an autobiography, by a guy who learned how to read when he was 98. Here is a line from it: "I tell people not to worry about things, not to worry about their lives. Things will be all right. People need to hear that. Life is good, just as it is. There isn't anything I would change about my life."

[LakeJay]

I don't feel a day over 15, sometimes 8. :0

I'm definitely still 13. :huge: Maybe not the metabolism but you get the point.

[Chameleon]

I turned 28 in June. My older brother turned 30 last month and had been freaking out about it since about 27. I definitely take longer to recover after a night on the town, but I've also developed low tolerance for unnecessary drama, improved ability to say "No" (still working on this) and a better idea of what makes me happy. I like my late 20s, and I'm sure I'll love my 30s!

[vivo]

I don't feel a day over 15, sometimes 8. :0
if you're 15 then I'm 8. wait, should I even be browsing this website? Isn't there an elementaryschoolcrisis.com anywhere?

[cheshrcarol]

I got relatively freaked out each year on my birthday at 23, 24 and 25. And then at 26 I was like, WTF? I'd love to be 23 again, why was I so worked up? And ever since then my philosophy is that you're never going to get younger and no matter what age you are right now, at some point in the future you'll WISH you could say you were that age again, so you might as well enjoy it.

[coll214]

I turned 28 in June. My older brother turned 30 last month and had been freaking out about it since about 27. I definitely take longer to recover after a night on the town, but I've also developed low tolerance for unnecessary drama, improved ability to say "No" (still working on this) and a better idea of what makes me happy. I like my late 20s, and I'm sure I'll love my 30s!
I've heard more than one woman tell me that your 30's is the best time, regardless of what point you're at in your life... :huge:

[vivo]

I've heard more than one woman tell me that your 30's is the best time, regardless of what point you're at in your life... :huge:

care to tell us why? :huge:

[cache]

I enjoy getting older because of the wisdom that I gain every day- the mistakes I know I will not make again; having a bigger "toolbox" to solve problems.

Would I want to be 24...21...18 again? No way. I've learned too much and lived too much to want to give any of it up...for better or worse.

[wordsmith]

I've heard the same thing.

One reason that springs to mind is that you're more mature/assured and less insecure, as a rule, by the time you reach that stage of life. There's so much adjusting and upheaval in one's twenties, I've heard women say that when they got to their thirties, they were done with all that drama for the most part and didn't have that kind of angst ever again.

[winneythepooh7]

I've heard the same thing.

One reason that springs to mind is that you're more mature/assured and less insecure, as a rule, by the time you reach that stage of life. There's so much adjusting and upheaval in one's twenties, I've heard women say that when they got to their thirties, they were done with all that drama for the most part and didn't have that kind of angst ever again.

That would be me :D. I am basically very comfortable in my own skin now, not so much when I was in my 20's. I cared more about what people thought back then, felt I had to do everything, be everywhere, please everyone.........not so much anymore. I am happy being "selfish", although not in the "mean way". I just choose to put my needs first, and do what makes me happy.

[vivo]

I've heard the same thing.

One reason that springs to mind is that you're more mature/assured and less insecure, as a rule, by the time you reach that stage of life. There's so much adjusting and upheaval in one's twenties, I've heard women say that when they got to their thirties, they were done with all that drama for the most part and didn't have that kind of angst ever again.
oh I was thinking coll was talking about early 30's being the height of a woman's sex drive

[NorthernAngel]

I'm 29... and would NOT want to relive my 20s... looking forward to next year :razz:

[wordsmith]

oh I was thinking coll was talking about early 30's being the height of a woman's sex drive

Nah, that's pretty variable, since it's tied in good part to your fertility, which is also variable.

[zen_mistress]

Im 29 .. supposedly on the threshold of the "settled" period of my life, but there is still much upheaval even now. I think that if I got the man and career thing together perhaps this would enable me to build a foundation for being settled... without these 2 things I am kind of drifting all over the place. But perhaps it is because im not done drifting yet.

[wordsmith]

Meh, I'm certainly not settled. It's evidently not time for me to be, yet.

[Kingdom]

29. Will be 30 in February.

[Winter Storm]

29. Will be 30 in February.

February what?

[CTGirl]

29. Will be 30 in February.

ooooo, your birthday is the day before mine! :huge:

(and 5 years earlier too :razz: )

[red]

i'm turning 29 in 2 weeks.

I don't think i would want to be 18 again. sure, there are lots of things i'd do better if i had a second chance at it, but i don't feel like i came into my own until my late twenties. i am much more myself now.

i'm a runner and the 30-39 women are generally faster than the 20-29 women, so hopefully i'll only get better with age.

[wordsmith]

29. Will be 30 in February.

I'm ten days older than you.

[cameralady]

Sometimes I can't even remember my exact age.

I'm 28 now (I think). ;) Next month I'll be one year closer to age 30.

I definitely do not feel like 28; I feel more like 21 or 22 :huge:

[Kingdom]

February what?
The fifth.

[weary]

30 years old. i actually like it. :)

[pisces2473]

Sometimes I can't even remember my exact age.

I'm 28 now (I think). ;) Next month I'll be one year closer to age 30.
When I first read your post last week, I was like who forgets their age? Later that night, a coworker told me that she told me the WRONG AGE last month! hehehehe

[WorkInProgress]

When I first read your post last week, I was like who forgets their age? Later that night, a coworker told me that she told me the WRONG AGE last month! hehehehe

Ok, so I'm not 28, but I'm contritbuting anyway. Because I'm a party crasher like that.

I have to think about it (and do the math) before I respond when people ask me how old I am. It's just not something that I really think about.

[pisces2473]

Ok, so I'm not 28, but I'm contritbuting anyway. Because I'm a party crasher like that.

I have to think about it (and do the math) before I respond when people ask me how old I am. It's just not something that I really think about.
I'm not 28 yet either and I like crashing things...

[Madhaitian78]

I just turned 28 this month :frustrate

[veniqe]

I'm creeping closer to 28... But, 25 is my next BIG hurdle...

[Helmel]

I'm 28 and will be 29 in February

[Lipgloss Boost]

28, ha! I am a few months shy of 30.

[EggGirl]

28 and I don't feel much older than 24.

[Braveheart]

I'll be 28 within a few months. 28 and clueless as to what I want to do with my life, aint life a bitch? :mad:

[winneythepooh7]

I'll be 28 within a few months. 28 and clueless as to what I want to do with my life, aint life a bitch? :mad:

Don't feel bad. I think as we get older, we get more indecisive about what we want to do with our lives!

[SWMOchick]

I will be 28 as of 11/15 :eek:
I am exactly two years older than you.

[mahlerssecond]

Im 29 1/2.

[Vulture]

28 here. Glad to be good and done with early 20s.

[MLMaestro]

I am 23+++...gonna reach 24 soon. :p

[Deavan]

Just wondering....

I'm the first to raise my hand. I'm 29.

I will be 28 on Wednesday does that count?

[Rage]

28 in August

[koolkat1980]

Yes, I'm 28 here. I fit into that category!

28 and quite content with life, think I've achieved what I've had to achieve!

Not really sure what goals to set next! Perhaps just to be content with being in my comfort zone.

Totally in my comfort zone and lavishing every moment of it. (These days, not that bothered by people, nor am I that focused on career or finding Mr Right!) Just focusing on what makes me happy! :p

[BLK95TA]

28 here....

will be 29 in july...

still living at home... was out on my own for 4 years..been back for a little over a year

[Justine30]

I turned 30 in November...still have no idea what I am doing with my life! :rolleyes:

[BlackRose]

just turned 24

[midtwenty]

I'm rapidly approaching 31. Just about three months to go.
Hmmm...maybe I should change my username. "midtwenty" isn't very apt anymore, now is it? It was perfect in '03 when I joined at 25!

Btw.......
HI EVERYBODY! :D

[ala901]

not too worried about it