Make me feel better (lighthearted)

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So it's New Year's Eve...

It's also my last day in my 20s! I wasn't phased about turning 30 whatsoever until yesterday when work colleagues told me they found it difficult and I was 'handling it well'! Well now, not so much!! I'm having a mini panic about what I haven't yet achieved in life (marriage, my own children) instead of appreciating and being grateful for what I do have (a wonderful DP and two absolutely fantastic step children whom I adore).

To make it worse we planned to go to an event to mark my 30th tonight. A nasty bug has stuck other family and so we have cancelled with a view to reorganising. We are instead going to DP family (who I love) but DP at the moment does not seem keen to go and I feel would be happy enough at home just us. We are child free tonight so I was looking forward to letting my hair down but it's all been a bit anti climactic. I also know I have no present from DP (already discussed and for legitimate reasons but even so feeling a bit blue about it).

Top it off DSS shares my birthday so tomorrow I'll be having a joint minecraft party with a five year old!

Totally aware this is a first world problem. Please tell me to cheer the eff up and motivate me to get ready!

Happy birthday, I hope the week ahead is much better than the past week!

To me honest it sounds like a bit of a shite birthday Op, hope it gets better.

Happy birthday.

Well I am here to join you OP, I turn 30 later this week.

I hate New Years anyway as it means the Christmas break is over and I'm have to leave the kids again to go back to work. This time I'm also just back from maternity leave and have postnatal depression

We have a birthday meal planned for the weekend, which isn't going to help me lose the weight I've put on since starting the antidepressants.

Even though my post is quite depressing, I am trying to be positive for the new year.

I hope you have a wonderful day OP, I guess we just have to remember we are only another day older than yesterday.

FWIW, i think you are very lucky to have your dp and some step children, lots of people reach their thirties on their own

It could be worse - I'm 40 this year and not taking it well! 30 is young and lots of people aren't married with children at 30. Happy birthday

I have never got the fear of being a certain age. It is a privilege, (I know that sounds wanky, but I don’t mean it that way 😂) How old is your boyfriend though? He sounds a bit of a downer.

I loved turning 30. Life was good and more settled than my 20's. I didn't have partner or kids at that point. Now I have both.