29 minutes and counting... kissing goodbye to my 40s 😱....tell me something positive about being 50!

[Fudgecakes]

I turn 50 in 29 mins and counting...I've been dreading it....although I'm ready to embrace it. Tell me something I can look forward to.....what's been good for you in your 5th decade ?

You mean 6th decade? That probably didn’t help did it. Sorry. Happy Birthday though!!

Ah we are birthday twins so happy birthday to us both 🎂 I have no words of wisdom as I lie in the sweating heat waiting for the promised thunderstorm. I do hope you have a lovely day tomorrow though!

... oh God....yes 6th decde....that sounds even worse!! Thank you.....I'm nearly as old as the moon landings!!

It’s much better than the alternative....

The decade where you DGAF. V liberating. You'll LOVE it.

Hey sunshine....Happy Birthday to you ... the only other people I've ever come across sharing the day are my old piano teacher and Mick Jagger!!

DGAF = dont give a f **k? .....great....bring it on!!

Happy birthday. I'm still new to my 50s but haven't noticed any discernible difference.

Happy Birthday OP, 49 myself, so buckling in! I'm sure 49 is worse, and 50 is probably a bit of a relief in the end. That the sky doesn't fall down.

I have found my interests getting more diverse lately and one thing I'm getting in to is the art of public speaking, not to speak in public, but just to assuage a vague fear that I'll be invisible. So to get ahead of that fear I want to be ... well, audible when talking to more than 1 person!

It is weird though. One minute you're young and the next you're 50.

Omg.

At 50 you don't give a shit or bite your lip. You just start to say exactly what you think.

My birthday too! But it's TOO FUCKING HOT STILL

It's true you DGAF. It happens pretty quickly. You stop caring what anyone things, stop people pleasing. That's good. You also get a bit of fire to do stuff you've always wanted to. Travelled to far more interesting places since I turned 50 because I just put my foot down about yet another soggy overpriced cottage in Wales or 'shall we go to Italy again?' We've started exploring new places and DH loves it too now.

If you have a mortgage, you're likely to have paid it off at some point in your fifties. If you have DC they are likely to be grown by the end of your fifties so you have more time for yourself and can feel the achievement of having raised them.

Won't lie, the changes in your body are a bit hard to handle. If you're not overweight, step up the exercise and watch the empty calories as weight does climb on more easily as you get older.

But I am looking forward to getting my own life back after two decades of raising DC.

Thank you for all the greetings....I've always dreaded this one. Kind of feels old age is creeping up 😯. I keep telling everyone its not my 50th....just the 29th anniversary of my 21st😁. To all who have a birthday tomorrow... have a good one!

You definitely suddenly find your voice. I've just been through an unbelievably shitty time at work.

My friend - who was being very supportive - said 'the worst thing about shitty situations is that you only think of the smart response after the event'. In my 40s this may have been true... but in my 50s I'm on fire! Boom! Just say it as it is. Don't take any prisoners... automatically say the right thing and don't put up with being treated badly.

No idea where this super-power has come from, but it's definitely appeared in my 50s 👍

Happy birthday 🎉🎂🍷

Well it's nearly here.. I can hear the rustle of paper and the RIP of sellotape upstairs 😁....that's put a smile on my face. Looking forward to not giving a stuff, exploring the world and being child free and no more teenage dramas sounds utterly liberating...not too bad after all!!.Happy Days

Happy birthday 🥳

I felt a bit weird turning 50.
But, actually I feel a lot more like I'm able to be myself. I'm not ancient, but am maybe a bit more than middle-aged, so I give my opinions as someone who has enough life experience to be listened to.

Happy birthday and enjoy it!!! 50 is a great age when everything comes together. You're in your prime!

Hope you get some great presents. Keep planning adventures!

Happy birthday 🎉

Oh, and, I bought myself a bloody nice car to celebrate! I didn't have anyone else to do it for me, and I had the means, so I did. I still love it.

Happy birthday

Happy Birthday! 🍾🍾🍾
I'm 52, I've definitely felt more free in my fifties. One child has gone to university, the other is in 6th form. If dh and I want to go out for the evening, we go.
If dh want to go away for the weekend, we go, leaving instructions to feed the cat.
I definitely care a lot less about what others think, which is also very freeing.
As Yazz and the Plastic population sang in our youth, The Only way is Up!

Sorry- I’m an annoying person who is always thankful for ageing. Age 26 I didn’t think I’d live to see my children grow up as I had cancer- so I am delighted to reach every new birthday and that gratitude hasn’t ever left me even now I am in my forties.
Happy Birthday. I hope your fifties are fabulous.

Happy birthday 🥳

Enjoy a wonderful year, decade and beyond of giving no fucks. It sounds completely great.