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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Oct 27, 2016 10:12:46 GMT
I'd definitely consider 30 and 40 to be milestone birthdays.
But I've heard varying opinions on whether or not 35 is a milestone too.
So, what do you think?
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Post by joelise on Oct 27, 2016 10:16:37 GMT
It's not a birthday I would think of having a big celebration for but I feel that turning 35 felt like the biggest milestone in my life. It's the birthday that made me realise that I was growing old. I coped with turning 30, 40 and 50 with no problem but for some reason after my 35th birthday I became very down for quite some time.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2016 10:22:05 GMT
I wouldn't consider it milestone. I really didn't even think turning 40 felt like a milestone though I know it's considered one. Now 50 was a different story. I didn't like 50 but 51 is MUCH better.  |
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Post by eastcoastpea on Oct 27, 2016 10:33:34 GMT
no
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Post by pierkiss on Oct 27, 2016 10:38:45 GMT
I think it's an important one. Maybe not as big as 21, 30, or 40, but important nonetheless.
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Post by MorningPerson on Oct 27, 2016 10:53:15 GMT
No
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Post by msliz on Oct 27, 2016 11:43:09 GMT
Not a milestone, but still a good reason for a party!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2016 11:44:53 GMT
Not really but I will say for me it was a hard one. 40 didn't bother me too much. I just turned 45 in July and no problems. But when I hit 35 I felt like OMG I'm getting old!
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Post by mom on Oct 27, 2016 11:47:15 GMT
Im of the opinion that if you want to make it a milestone - then go for it. Any birthday should be celebrated!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2016 11:50:00 GMT
No.
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Post by katelynr439 on Oct 27, 2016 11:51:46 GMT
I wouldn't say it is a public milestone, but I think for a lot of women, it is a private mental milestone. At 35 you become "Advanced Maternal Age," most women have had their first child by 35, you're closer to your 40s than your 20s, etc. I think it is a sort of line in the sand in a lot of women's heads, and for that reason can really feel like a milestone, perhaps in a way that 30 used to feel when women were having children younger.
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Post by gar on Oct 27, 2016 11:57:53 GMT
No. Excuse (for a party) quite possibly  |
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Post by melanell on Oct 27, 2016 11:59:53 GMT
I've never known anyone to make a fuss over it. But, hey, if you feel that 35, or 27, or 78, or 43 is a banner year for you, then go to town! |
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Post by leannec on Oct 27, 2016 12:03:22 GMT
In my circle of friends 35 is not considered a milestone birthday ... after 18 (the legal drinking age here in Alberta) the next important one is 40 Now that I am older and I run a meetup ladies group I do a small get together every year for my birthday because I can ... my ladies love to attend my birthday event at my fav restaurant  I'll be turning 50 in April so dh might have a gathering at our house ... nothing fancy ... I'd rather go away  |
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Post by Rainy_Day_Woman on Oct 27, 2016 12:12:20 GMT
I got all worked up about turning 35 this year. I was all mopey for a couple of days and then I realized that I was only turning 34! It was like going back in time!
But isn't that when you are officially old? When you can barely remember how old you are?
Anyway... Saving my histrionics for next year.
It's not a milestone here, but it seems to be the one my friends and I have been hit by the most. Even if mine was a little premature.
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Post by anxiousmom on Oct 27, 2016 12:25:48 GMT
I thought it was. Then I turned 40. And then 50. lol
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Post by beanbuddymom on Oct 27, 2016 12:26:27 GMT
Only a milestone in that I got a pretty sticker on my medical chart at the obgyn that year showing that my pregnancy now fell into the advanced age category. And throughout my pregnancy they year with DS I was constantly reminded that I was over 35 so I had extra testing then I had when pregnant with dd just 3 years prior.
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Post by grinningcat on Oct 27, 2016 12:48:31 GMT
Sure. Why not? It's like people have to throw water on everything and suck the fun out of it. 35 is in many ways a milestone as is 25, 45, 55 or whatever.
If someone considers 35 or whatever number a milestone, why the hell would I argue?
We need more fun and more celebration in our lives, not less.
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Post by anonrefugee on Oct 27, 2016 13:39:31 GMT
Personally it's the 5's that I feel. Like the advanced maternal age reason, they tend to correspond more with events in my life.
But no, society doesn't treat it like a milestone.
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Post by scrappert on Oct 27, 2016 13:43:13 GMT
Nope.
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Post by smartypants71 on Oct 27, 2016 14:08:26 GMT
It was a milestone for me in the sense that my metabolism REALLY slowed down LOL.
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Post by myshelly on Oct 27, 2016 14:13:36 GMT
Yes.
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Post by smcast on Oct 27, 2016 14:18:12 GMT
No.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2016 14:39:00 GMT
I don't consider 35 a milestone. 18 - 21 - 30 - 50 - 60 - 75. Those are the milestones to me.
I changed so much around 30, for the better.
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Post by mimima on Oct 27, 2016 14:41:44 GMT
Well it is halfway to 70.
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Post by carhoch on Oct 27, 2016 14:42:10 GMT
No but I don't think that Birthday are important ,We don't make a big deal out of it .
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Post by cyndijane on Oct 27, 2016 16:06:53 GMT
It's not a birthday I would think of having a big celebration for but I feel that turning 35 felt like the biggest milestone in my life. It's the birthday that made me realise that I was growing old. I coped with turning 30, 40 and 50 with no problem but for some reason after my 35th birthday I became very down for quite some time. I agree. I don't think it's a milestone, but 35 was depressing for me. It was the realization that my *actual* life in no way matched up to my expectations for my life. I wrestled with that reality for awhile. Then within a year, I'd lost a close family member, dealt with more difficult news and then at 38 was unexpectedly pregnant. I spent my mid thirties dreading 40, but now I don't think it'll bother me. It'll just be another day. Life isn't what I expected, and I choose to be grateful every day for my family and my blessings. I do think that 50 is a milestone birthday. |
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Post by River on Oct 27, 2016 16:13:40 GMT
I wouldn't consider it milestone. I really didn't even think turning 40 felt like a milestone though I know it's considered one. Now 50 was a different story. I didn't like 50 but 51 is MUCH better. Patter, I still can not believe you are 51. Your avatar looks like you are in your thirties!! You have such a pretty, sweet, lovely face. To answer the OP: No, I don't think it's a milestone birthday. But, that is when I really started to feel my age and not as indestructable as I did when younger. |
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Post by ~summer~ on Oct 27, 2016 16:14:27 GMT
I'd say no
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Post by gmcwife1 on Oct 27, 2016 17:42:49 GMT
I'd definitely consider 30 and 40 to be milestone birthdays. But I've heard varying opinions on whether or not 35 is a milestone too. So, what do you think? I think it is for some people. I'm not a big celebration person, but I have friends that think every birthday is a milestone and some that think very few are. |
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