on aging

I wish I could reach out and help her but being 7 1/2hrs away it's kind of hard.

My daughter is devestated and having a really rough day....

My daughter turns 30 years old today. She is not taking it well. When I turned 50 not so long ago I had my momentary fleeting thought I wasn't so young anymore. I didn't feel any older than I did the day before at 49. But I woke up this morning with a heavier head. For today, I am the mother of a 30 year old. "Woman, you are old." I said to myself. But I went ahead with my day. My daugter is not having such an easy time with it.

She has suffered depression in the past and I am honestly concerned about her now. We spoke, and she was terrible.

My 30th was actually a good one but circumstances were different. She is upset that she is single with no children. My heart goes out to my dear child.

I turned 30, 2 years ago.... I spent my 29th doing fun things then I spent a whole year turning 30. I'm a Twin and we decided we wanted to do something different and since we have never had a 16th, 18th or 21st birthday celebrations (through our choice) we decided we wanted to spend 365 days of having fun. Each month we planned a special day for the 2 of us.... we went for expensive ish lunches and dinners. We went on day trips to other cities we also got massages and just had FUN!

Turning 30 was painless... I'm 32 next Saturday I'm feeling less happy about that lol!

Ps I'm single and have no children either

When our children hurt we hurt. I'm sorry she is having a rough time in turning 30. My daughter just turned 40 and that makes me feel old. She doesn't have any children either, but doesn't want any or so she says. I'm sorry you are not closer so you could console her better. Being a mom is hard sometimes.