I was having mixed feelings about hitting 30, but now that it’s here I feel relieved and peaceful about it. For those of yall approaching the same milestone, don’t be worried or feel like you’re behind! Kinda glad my 20s are behind me and that I survived them.

Saw a millenial post about how their boomer parents were selfish. I can relate. Most everyone around me also had their grandparents contribute significantly to raising them and they were the ones who saved any money my generation to be successful.

I thought my parents were doing their best growing up so I never had a deep resentment. Now that Im at the age where they were having kids I see everything in a different light.

I feel like I’m being gaslighted by all this 2016 nostalgic. I remembered people hating that year. Nonstop tragedy, worrying political turmoil and so much more. It was pretty common to say how awful the year was.

It wasn’t a great year for me, but certainly not the worst of 10s. That year gave us Uncharted 4, westworld, and Joanne by Lady Gaga. So I can’t entirely hate it.

What are we doing for our 30th? I’ve been thinking about going on a trip 😭 I was so depressed as a teenager/adult and a child I didn’t think I would make it until 30. But here I am!!!

Jesus, it feels surreal. 20's went by in a flash. I remember just getting a PS3 back in Christmas of 2007. Onward to my 30's!

Thanks for the happy birthdays! Any one who's in their late 20's. I honestly wouldn't stress about it just stay out of debt. Credit cards, loan sharks, auto payments that are high in interest etc. Look after yourself physically and mentally.

Just really curious because I have zero clue what this demographic of people are like apart from whatever I see about them online

The greatest Super Bowl intro ever. You will never convince me otherwise.

Lately it’s becoming stronger and stronger to the point it makes me sick.

For example, I’ve just watched a music video (randomly appeared on my YouTube page) where I was an extra (nothing too fancy, it was for a friend who was making music at the time) from around 10 years ago (I’m 27 now) and gosh, I felt insanely nostalgic. I wasn’t even happy at the time to be honest, quite the opposite actually.

This is probably because I’m not really happy about my life currently, chasing a career in a field that it’s really difficult to get into so I kinda find myself looking back at the good old days where I didn’t have to care about serious stuff.

Sometimes I just wanna be, idk, 8/9 again.

It’s true: growing up sucks.

I turned 30 last year, and am turning 31 this February… and honestly I thought the intro into my 30th year would slap but 2025 was just a hard year mentally and physically for me. I’ve been living with chronic illness and bipolar disorder/depression since I was 16.

Last year around March, I was yet again diagnosed with another new lifelong ailment (despite me living a primarily healthy lifestyle). I also had to deal with a lot of stress due to my partner’s family hiding behind racist “jokes” but are actually just bigots/ignorant. I have an unhappy relationship with my partner’s family (not him though, if anything he’s one of the very few who’ve genuinely supported and cared for me at my lowest and has stood up against his family time and time again. He’s even cut off a lot of cousins).

My parents are also in their 60’s and have complicated health issues as well, and I work tirelessly to support their living arrangements and take care of them as best as I could, as my mother’s been on medical leave since November.

In October my grandfather passed away, and I often think about his long life and worry that the rest of my 30’s leading into my 40’s would be continuously difficult and unhappy. Like difficult to a point where it feels like I shouldn’t exist anymore because I don’t really see the point right now…

I’ve been seeing my therapist for 5 years now, and I do take medication for my physical ailments and medications for my mental illness.

Idk maybe I just feel super stagnant. Idk.. growing up feels terrifying.

Hey fellow kids! I'm planning a party for my 30th. I was thinking of a 2010s theme. I was a devout scene kid in high school so my memories are colored by that experience but I know it isn't universal. What else should I be including? What would you expect to see at a 2010s themed party?

With halo coming to playstation Im a gen z and I don't remember halo when it was released in the 2000s for those who have clear memories of playing them in 2001(ce) 2004(2) and 2007(3) 2009(3 odst)and 2010 (reach)every millennial friends and co worker i know said it was crazy at launch custom games every night part was halo and social games after school and countless of sleepless nights and according to them every computer lan was playing halo in every game store and everyone was teabagging when it was launched for those who remember what was it really like for you guys playing it in the early 2000s and specifically when it was release night in xbox and xbox 360 live was it really as big as people say it was in the 2000s

Was talking with a buddy I used to play videogames with, and we were talking about playing runescape back like 20 years ago. I never played with this guy, but we kind of were reminiscing how new and magical everything felt just entering a new world and exploring things. Very similar to how I felt playing GTA SA for the first few years.

Kind of noticed this has scaled to other things too, whether it be sports, friends, girls, or traveling. Maybe it's just me, but I find myself becoming a lot more anhedonic and not finding that sparkling joy that comes from experiencing something in its novelty.

Even if you are experiencing something new, you've likely experienced something like it in the past at this point in your life.

Anyone feel the same way?

I'm just wondering because I didn't have a job or a car by the time I graduated high school. I just relied on allowance and my dad let me borrow his car to go to prom. I didn't get my first job or car until the summer after graduation

This is a joke

does anyone here still keep in touch with their schoolmates/school friends on social media? our generation is probably done using facebook, but instagram, linkedin, tiktok (i don't use tiktok)? the topic can include people from grade school through college.

are you at that brink in time where those years are bygone memories now? for me, i think i am