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Old 10-02-2006, 02:13 PM   #1
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Hey guys its my birthday today (29) and Im regretting to turn the big three zero next year. :

Just wondering if its as they say, 'All down hill after 30"? Those that are in their 30's, did you find life whether physically or mentally etc got tougher as you got older? I realise this is a general question, but how have you handled getting older? Do you counter act getting older by having a mid life crisis etc? :

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Old 10-02-2006, 02:23 PM   #2
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Mate your beginning to worry bout nothing.... Wait til you hit 40 before you have your midlife crisis...
Im 33 and nothing really has changed.. except skirts seem to be getting smaller and Tshirts have shrunk in the wash if you know what i mean..
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LOL mate, it all starts getting better, like a good red wine, you make less mistakes and enjoy the finer things life has to offer.
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Well what are the options if you don't get older! I don't particularly like the other option. Pushing up daisies.

I am late thirties heading very quickly to forty. I have had an absolute ball in my thirties, spent a lot of time partying with friends after getting divorced at 33 (on my child free weekends of course I have three kids). I met my now husband and have added his two kids to the now very large and loud household.

Life is what you make it - I have started playing sport again and am spending great time with the kids. I note you have not have kids yet - if you do then the best is yet to come and if you choose not too what is there to miss out on. Go out and have some fun. If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.
I loved turning thirty and am looking forward to turning forty.
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Yes My mid-life crisis is coming into its 15th year now. There are, however, many commercial products available to assist in counteracting the ravages of time. If symptoms persist, consult your family health practitioner, or pay regular visits to Dan Murphy's. PS. I have a spare walking frame for sale,
if you are interested, finished in metallic midnight blue, good rubber, brakes etc. I've decided to toss it aside and hobble along into the sunset, unassisted. :
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Some interesting experiences there.

I appreciate your honesty. I guess I could be fretting over nothing.

I dont have kids mainly because I choose to. Plus we have friends who have kids that come over every week so its not that feel the need to have some.

I guess I have a lot to look forward to.
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I'll take my 30's over my 20's any day of the week.

Its just so much easier and more enjoyable.
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Yes My mid-life crisis is coming into its 15th year now. There are, however, many commercial products available to assist in counteracting the ravages of time. If symptoms persist, consult your family health practitioner, or pay regular visits to Dan Murphy's. PS. I have a spare walking frame for sale,
if you are interested, finished in metallic midnight blue, good rubber, brakes etc. I've decided to toss it aside and hobble along into the sunset, unassisted. :
Oh a smart faart in our midst is there? : :nutsycuck

If you must know, I already can get access to a walking frame thankyou very much as well as a electric wheel chair. :
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Enjoy your birthday and look forward to each one that you get to have every year from this one.

Mate, I have enjoyed being in my 30's...
You know more, you have some experience and you arent afraid to keep learning.
Its fantastic, not one moment of regret (well not yet anyway - just lots of fun) :
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Oh a smart faart in our midst is there? : :nutsycuck

If you must know, I already can get access to a walking frame thankyou very much as well as a electric wheel chair. :
Not so much a smart fart as an old fart!
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Its just so much easier and more enjoyable.
Whilst I'm not yet in my 30's (28) I'd so do my 18-25 years again for sure. I hate getting older. It sucks. You age, your metabolism slows down....its crap.
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Happy Birthday, it is my birthday today too and I am ИИИИing 49, so you are not old - OK!!!

I still have ИИИИ loads of fun hooning around in the Ute.
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sob sob O to be 30 again just enjoy your 29th. you got so much too look foward to.the next 20 years will be a blast, but gone all to quick then when you make 50 youv"e got the mid life excuse to be stupid again. well thats what I"ll be trying toget away with,( 10 more months to go) LOL........ whoosha................
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Big Trev at 49 going on the big "50" and your worried about "30"

I just turned 40 and am already spiraling down the mid crisis road, man boobs, cant trust a farrt, hair in every crevis exept on your head

Sorry thats when you turn "50" jumped ahead too many years. ha ha ha....
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Life begins at 30!!!! I got there in August last year. We are getting closer to the average age of GT owners!!! :party3: :evil_laug
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The best thing we ever did was to have our kids early, I am 49 this year and our kids are 26, 24 & 2 x 22 this year.

We can do what we want, bugger all morgage - YAHOO!!
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I hit 3-0 last feb and about to have another birthday this monday... admittedly my 30's have been plenty better than all but my early years
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Big Trev and Whoosha, glad to make your acquaintance! I joined this week and was beginning to worry that this was a young'uns club! Now I feel a little more assured there is a seniority balance! Can we start an 'around 50' forum? You know, exchange natural therapies and that sort of thing: lol! The way I see it so long as we thrash our Fords it doesn't matter :monkes:
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Ive only 4 years to go and im the big 60. Im out drag racing or cruising most weekends and having a ball.
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You beauty! We're all comin' out of the woodpile now!
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maybe we need an over 50's forum with extra large text!
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Thank god you appeared, I thought I was the oldest here. :king:
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There is a few of us around, we just act more mature, well maybe you blokes do . . . :baby bott it:
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30, that is when life starts to get really fun. Physically you wont be as strong or fit but mentally you will be far better off. 30 isn't old, just the start.
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Well as today I've turned 36, I can tell you that it sucks. You get fat, grey hair wrinkles and you can't go a whole night asleep without waking up once to go to the toilet.

I'm kidding. Except on the fat and the toilet part. Oh and the wrinkles and Grey Hair. But it doesn't suck. It's all good. You find that the wisdom you hated getting from everyone else, it's cool now to pass it onto the kids.

I know 30 seems like a big number. It's not. Its a good time. I pity the young generation. Like the teenagers. They will pay a premium on everything. Mostly morgages.
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Well Good Night all. It's 4:30pm. Time for my nap. Bingo wore me out this arvo! Got to get up early tomorrow and look for my dentures I must have mislaid. Hmmmm.... what did I have them for anyway?
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