read these over on Kidspot the other day, and I had to share. It’s a list of things that we should stop doing by the time we’re 30.
1. Buying clothes from the junior section.
2. Forgetting her parents’ birthdays.
3. Making out with her BFFs at bars for attention.
4. Making out with her boyfriend at bars for attention.
5. Filling her bed with stuffed animals {really, even one is too many}.
6. Carrying a torch for anyone she hasn’t seen in the last five years.
7. Rebelling against her parents for the sake of rebelling against her parents.
8. Declaring an entire gender “all jerks.”
9. Holding a grudge against anyone who wronged her in high school.
10. Skipping regular gyno exams.
11. Going to bed without washing and moisturizing her face.
12. Being “that person” who had a bit too much to drink at the office party.
13. Crushing on Justin Bieber.
14. Thinking she’s got it all figured out.
15. Calling her father “daddy.”
16. Engaging in sibling rivalry.
17. Trying to get by on her looks.
18. Living paycheck to paycheck.
19. Expecting a man/knight in shining armor to swoop in and save her.
20. Aimlessly jumping from job to job.
21. Using MySpace/Facebook/Twitter to pick up guys.
22. Expecting a man to do all the wooing.
23. Wishing she had someone else’s life.
24. Expecting everyone to drop everything because it’s her birthday …
25. … or because her “boyfriend” of two weeks dumped her.
26. Measuring her self-worth by a number on the scale.
27. Being cheap.
28. Quitting a job without having a new one lined up first (especially in this economy!).
29. Blaming her mother for all her issues.
30. Romanticizing her 20s.
Are there any that you’re still doing that you should have stopped by now, or soon?
I really should pay more attention to no. 11!
Me too Mammamusing!
Hey, this made my day!!! Other than occasionally 11-ing and sometimes doing an 8, I am offically All Grown Up!! woot woot!
Oh that is a great list, thanks for sharing!
I'm not totally grown up yet! Yikes, better get cracking, I'm way past 30!
Hmm number 30 is calling my name!!
I disagree with number 5! Stuffed animals aren't just something you keep because you have an emotional connection to them, or because they're from the past. Just because you had something as a child doesn't mean you're “too old” for something that gave you joy back then. Why can't it give you joy now?
Stuffed animals also look homely and depending on your personal style, can add to the design in the bedroom. I'm serious. Why have an “adult” bed of stark black and white? Just because one's 30 doesn't mean they have to be the adult someone who wrote a list thinks they should be.
That's just what I think, anyway. 🙂
This is from a guy …
31. Leaving nail polish to chip off
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Colin
Oooh these are good!
31. Buy birthday cards for close family and friends, and remember to send them ON TIME!
Hmm interesting. I still have a lot of friends who still do 17, 19, 21, 22 and 25. I think their friends (including me) just accept it because they are over 30 and single…
Wow. Love these! Great advice.
Thanks for sharing this list – it has made me smile and I had a little giggle at some of these too!
I am over 30 and I think number 11 is the only one for me not done yet – the wash the face and moisturise before bed. Will be interesting to see if I ever get there – actually I used to but not since 30. Fun list. Lou.
I've only just caught on to number 1! you can't take away my kids section basic dammit haha.
some of these are definitely true, but others would just suck so much fun out of life…! no need to be mature 100% of the time!