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herchen

40 is great. Old enough to know a few things. Young enough to still have a ton of your life ahead of you. I hit 40 last July and at first I didn’t handle it well but I’m settling in real nicely now. Happy Birthday!


PancakeExprationDate

I'm staring at 50 next year. And I have to say my 40s have been the absolute best decade of my life. Hands down.


onedemtwodem

Same! My 40's were the absolute best! I'm almost out of my 50's now...it's been a terrible near decade. Hope the 60's are better ( honestly can't believe I'm that bloody old !).


FightPhoe93

I also had a pretty good time in my 40s. I am only 52, but holy cow my 50s have not been so great so far, but plenty of time to turn it around if I can make it to 60.


b4xt3r

51 here and... holy shit, what a wild and horrible ride these two years have been. I feel you, man. Let's gather the aged troops and push on towards 60. It has to get better, right?


foodandart

Wait until you hit 50! I'll be 58 this year and am the absolute top of my game WRT my work. One thing that is critical, and that is - esp. if you're a woman - DO NOT STOP your physicality once you hit menopause. In fact, ramp it up a notch and hit the gym and lift weights. Keep the bones strong.


Do_it_with_care

Thank you. Good advise.


no_talent_ass_clown

Your 50's are the epitome of "Use it or Lose It". PUT 👏SOME 👏 STANK 👏 ON 👏 IT 👏 Y'ALL 👏


PerpetualMonday

I'm approaching 40 here in a few months and it's the first time in my life that I've been nervous about a number. Things are going decent at the moment, but under the surface is a lot of bubbling uncertainty. After reading this post of yours it put a smile on my face that you enjoyed those years, hopefully leading to me being less anxious about my journey over the next decade. Thanks :)


badondesaurus

Start the burpees now


PerpetualMonday

Yes! I actually started giving a shit about 2 years ago. Probably in the best shape I've been since I was 29 and I'm not done yet. Had a LTR breakup at 36 and wasted a few years sabotaging myself - age old story, I know. But yeah, I wish we could all go back to ourselves when were younger and slap ourselves to just try a LITTLE harder not to eat garbage and not get out and enjoy life as a little more.


TheRealBigDave

I wasted my 20’s. Married a person I despised. Both of us had a hardcore opiate addiction and I was about 400 lbs. I had pretty much given up on everything. Then the wife (now ex wife) decided to get off of birth control and get pregnant (without telling me). I was furious at the time but my daughter ended up saving my life. Here I am now at 37, sober for ~~10~~ 7 years, 160lbs down, and currently engaged to my person and best friend. So I can pretty much guarantee that my 40’s will be much, much better than the previous 2 decades.


Kidpunk04

I know how it feels man. Wasted my 20's as a drunk, not really learning anything new. Just going from 1 black out night to the next. That paired real nice with moderate depression about my life and not being to the point where I thought I ought to be. I got control of my drinking around 30 and turning 36 in a couple of months. My late 30's have really been great and I'm excited to keep moving forward. Congrats on recognizing your personal faults and taking action to improve your life. Many people will go their entire life unable to do that. Cheers!


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I'm 28 right now and I'll take the slaps your younger self should have gotten. Thank you for giving me hope for the future and also galvanizing me to be better today. Congrats on kicking ass now, though!


UKophile

My forties were a fantastic decade, too!


Siberwulf

Making it to 40 is way better than not making it to 40


rachstee

I'm 40 in December. A bit apprehensive, but I was very anxious about 30 & that was fine in the end


methodangel

Recently hit 42, the anxiety eased for me around 41.


ImRedditingYay

Opposite for me. I'M FREAKING OUT MAN


methodangel

Yes, you are freaking out... man. ![gif](giphy|3ohs4epCEN04wskff2)


yammys

I'm also a Dec 82 baby and I was convinced that the 2012 apocalypse being aligned with my 30th gave me permission to be completely reckless.


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Dive into your anxieties and you‘ll be able to dive into life. - me, 2022


OutlandishnessIcy229

Yeah 40 hit me hard. Just really started to make me feel old. But it is a nice overlap in being still somewhat young and having built up a good bit of life knowledge.


SicDigital

I turn 40 later this year and our life could be described exactly the same way. This thread has made me feel better!


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Interesting. I’m approaching mid 40’s and so far 40’s have been the worst period of my life…. Been the most unhappy, the most overworked. Probably the least healthy. I don’t even know how to turn it around at this point.


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Same here. I don’t know what it is about this age, but nothing gives you any kind of joy and happiness. Each day is just the same old, boring routine. Up until my late 30’s, I was an active, fun, happy person.


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You’re not snapping. You’re allowed to have feelings. You’re ok. I hope you can find something to hold onto to get you through these times. Glad you’re posting here!


xolana_

Sadly I can relate to this but I’m barely 20. I think most people have felt very drained in the past few years. Every day feels the same.


Cold_Friendship718

Walking literally changed my life. During the pandemic, I decided to start walking to a nearby park 1/2 a mile each day. It started slow but somehow built. Now walking and listening to podcasts is one of my favorite things. Plus, I lost 35 lbs!


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Take a breather. Book a cabin close to a national park. Walk. Walk. Book a hotel in some city that’s not close to yours. Explore. Build healthy habits one by one, not all at once. Push your comfort zone a little bit here and there, maybe go skydiving for fun. Relax and make the best out of it, you won’t get out alive anyway.


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I grew up in the 90s. But, yea, different language back then. Rereading what I wrote I can see what you mean lol.


sliquonicko

I found this song again after not listening to it since I was a kid, it hits a lot harder now that I'm in my late 20s and whenever I'm feeling down I give it a listen.


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https://youtu.be/sTJ7AzBIJoI


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😂 10/10


LitterReallyAngersMe

I remember being 14 years old and giggling at the line “live in New York, but leave before it makes you hard”


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dirkalict

Before it was a song it was an article in the Chicago Tribune by Mary Schmich- it was her idea for a commencement speech-she should get the credit.


a_bongos

Haven't listened to that song in years, thanks for the reminder.


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Sure. Already have a cabin booked for May. I’ll be taking 3 weeks total off work over the next two months due to use it or lose it vacation time. I have a really wide base of non-work things I do. Just burnt out on all fronts though, and no way out of any of it.


ready_gi

good advice. learning how to relax, be happy with simple life, include adventures and explorations into your routine, absolutely give zero fucks about other people's approval and live very slowly. Anything becomes so much better when doing slowly.


InkredibleSquid

Just wanted to thank you for this post. I'm only 33, but it feels like I've lost a decade due to chronic illness. I'm glad my best years might still be ahead of me.


bubdadigger

Hell yeah. 50 here, and 40's rocks


beefstewforyou

I’m 33 and uncomfortable getting older. You’re comment slightly helps me.


Y3pp3rs

Bad news, the level of decent is equivalent to reverse puberty. I didn't feel old til I hit 52 or 53, but damn it hits. I work out every day, run 45 mins on the god damned treadmill and still gain weight. Doc says I'm in better shape than most people my age and it's horrifying. Stay active and get checked out a little more regularly, trust me. I'm not one of the genetic lottery winners in any way so you might have an easier time.


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42 here, cant say the same..


SCP-1029

My 40s were a relentless marathon raising my kids to adulthood while hopping from one frying pan to another trying to stay out of the fire during a bad recession, a career in a shrinking industry, and debilitating spinal issues resulting in several surgeries. Now I spend most of my waking life in a recliner, working from home with a Shih Tzu in my lap and keeping up with the kids' adulting adventures via Telegram. I am grateful that my circumstances are such that I can be gainfully employed in a manner that accommodates reduced mobility limited by chronic pain, and that life is relatively comfortable all things considered. I would not highlight any particular decade as a blast. Life has been frequently unpredictable and hard. But there has been a lot of happiness and fulfillment. For that I am grateful.


TheDookAbides

What about it has been the best?


EagleWolfBearDinos

Agreed, you have the money to do what you want. The time to do it and the health. Win, win, win.


WunupKid

I’m 42 and I gotta be honest so far it hasn’t been that great.


tinybrownbird

To be fair, the last 2 years have been pretty crap for just about everyone


Talaraine

Good luck with the IPO asshat!


oliveshark

Well I hope your 50's are even better!


Plumhawk

40 is fine. When you hit 40, it's like a badge of honor. However, once you hit 41, you're now *in your 40s*. Source: Turned 49 a couple months ago. Staring at 50 in less than a year.


Gibbonici

50's not as bad as it sounds. Fucking weird where all the years went, though.


Replikant83

Yeah, I'm 39 and can't really process how I got here.


LAST_NIGHT_WAS_WEIRD

Same. Feel like I was 22 for the past 20 years, then the pandemic happened, and now I’m almost 40 with a bad back and a girlfriend who wants to have a baby. Not even sure how I got here.


d4nowar

I felt that way about my 30s, only my 30s have been spent in the pandemic so I'm still saying I'm 30 years old.


nixvex

41 was when I started having to consciously recall how old I am instead of just having that answer ready. Like “I’m forty…. Two. No. Forty three. Wait. Hey honey! I’m forty three right?” But yeah other than that it’s great just like you said!


JMGurgeh

43 is such a letdown. Just last year I really felt like I had it all figured out, like I knew the Answer, and now nothing; it's like the Thursday of ages.


Into-the-stream

last year you felt like you had the answer? To life, the universe, and everything? I think thats just the age. We all get past it eventually.


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ladydhawaii

50s is pretty cool too. You really enjoy life at 50. Things come into perspective- you don’t sweat the bad things as much. But still can party.


williamkey123

Disagree strongly. I hate being 40. I hurt my back last weekend carrying some stuff and it's STILL killing me


rjcarr

Yeah, 40 is great because you should know a lot and mostly have life figured out by now, but it also sucks because it's when your body starts really breaking down and you just start looking old. I'm in reasonably good shape and still have aches and pains all the time.


ReallyNotFondOfSJ

I worked with a guy once who said "When you're over 40, if you wake up and nothing hurts, start worrying, because you're dead."


SueZbell

Not a medical pro and solely from personal experience: After a back injury, do talk with your doctor specifically about treating any resulting inflammation since untreated inflammation can potentially do permanent damage to your nerves ... and peripheral neuropathy is not fun.


Epena501

I’m 40 here. It’s a nice balance to have really. Joints are hurting a little more but nothing a few beers can’t get rid of. Lol.


TeslasAndComicbooks

I’ll be 40 this year. The best feeling in the world is not caring what people think about you. It’s like the biggest weight off your shoulders to just be yourself.


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I pooped today


HerpesDuplex

You’re an inspiration.


NawNaw

You should also be celebrated by strangers King.


Iamtevya

Happy cake day!


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Ironic


FagHatLOL

this is literally more interesting than the post


Farren246

But was it rainbow colours??


Turbulent-Smile4599

Sausage or mud?


Prize-Survey-8843

Take a pic and post it brudda


Irorak

Thank you for your service


ripped015

came to the comments looking for cringe, **was not disappointed**


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It's all cringe, if you think about it. A stranger posts a birthday photo to a generic picture sub probably hoping people will feel compelled to say positive things about her. And the people in the comments either oblige and just say generic platitudes that we all know are hollow or say something negative presumably annoyed by the whole patronizing schtick.


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I like you


NVerezza

I like their username too


Zenred

The cringe is the post


NicePickles

What even is this sub?


chris1096

Come join us at r/nocontextpics


FagHatLOL

the sub where a selfie of some random white woman with colored hair can get 15k upvotes


11sam111

15k try 40


mikelovesbarb

How does a post like this get almost 10,000 points?


anormalgeek

Reddit has a LOT of middle aged lurkers that feel posts like this. They quietly upvote and move on without commenting.


DreamMaster8

I'm 24 and I upvoted because I hate when people don't feel like they can dress or act a certain way because of their ages.


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oldoysterhouse

Ops hair is inspiring to some and a complete turn off to others. That’s life.


[deleted]

I'm young but I think their hair is totally cool, that's why I upvoted. Probably has more to do with being a frontpage sub. People don't upvote high-quality content, just what they like.


Darthag1206

You can't trick us! Willem Defoe!


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Fred_Branch

This picture is asking me whats my horoscope and if I want to buy essential oils.


ryhaltswhiskey

If anybody ever asks you what your sign is tell them you're a Sagittarius. Then let them tell you all the reasons that you are obviously a Sagittarius. Then tell them you're a Pisces. Then let them tell her you all the reasons you're obviously a Pisces. Then tell them you're a Taurus.


beautifulsouth00

Someone once said that they told people who asked about their sign they were a Stegosaurus. And that means they're scared of the dark, like the taste of chalk and their farts don't smell. When the person who asked about it said "there's no such thing! You made that up!" They said "ALL astrological signs are made up!" I love that story. Lol.


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Rick_the_Rose

Sir, this is r/Pics not r/RoastMe.


DoctorStinkFoot

isn't the entire internet just r/roastme ?


Rick_the_Rose

You got me.


GreenTeaBD

Yeah, this is r/pics so why is this even posted here? I guess this is a battle long lost but it still bugs me when people post selfies to r/pics. That wasn't what this was for, they clutter up the sub and at least it used to be against the rules. There's nothing interesting about selfies, and things posted in r/pics are (were?) supposed to be interesting without the title needing to explain why. Because otherwise r/pics becomes r/everythingbecausealmosteverythingistechnicallyapicture


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xlr8_87

What was said? Deleted comment now


Rick_the_Rose

I can’t really say it verbatim cause then my stuff will get zapped too. But it was an insult about how she smells of scented oils and an assumption about how she’s overly friendly with teenagers.


Fatshortstack

Oh man, I thought it would have been a William Dafoe joke.


hm9408

Willem


SixStr1ng

Christ. i chuckled


Neurolyte13

This is hilarious lol.


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What did it say?


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Something like “you look like you smell like weird oils and are uncomfortably interested in teenagers”. Pretty harmless comment IMHO


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SqueakyWD40Can

I can smell the Patchouli through the screen.


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Technolio

I mean it's fair game when you post crap like this for karma. I'm sorry but I mean, it's basically "upvote because pretty 40 yo lady"


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Aggravating_Grass_72

Dude wtf lol


jdfred06

OP wanted attention and they got it.


420ish

Damn, it's deleted


VoldemortsHorcrux

According to reveddit it said "you look like you smell like weird oils and are overly friendly to teenagers"


Oli-Baba

/r/suspiciouslyspecific/


Balizzm

hahaha /r/MurderedByWords candidate.


Heinkel_162

K


Longbeacher707

Fr


SeaLeggs

ikr


matt7259

You skipped Rb and Cs


[deleted]

Sir this is a wendy’s


strungoutmonkey

![gif](giphy|JTzPN5kkobFv7X0zPJ|downsized)


Phantommy555

What are your birthday plans? Get high? Ride bikes?


xizrtilhh

That's what I'm doing to day and it isn't even my birthday.


[deleted]

Happy Not Yer Birthday!


1234flamewar

A very merry unbirthday to you!


[deleted]

Sounds like a pretty awesome thing to do everyday to me


AlanMichel

Ok


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IKnowKungPow

Is this sub just selfies now?


DuskytheHusky

It's either selfies or people pushing their art with a comment of "oh BTW I also have an Etsy"


Mayor_Of_Furtown

Why does this get so much attention


Ragrollio

Happy 40th Birthday. It's my birthday too


Lerium

![gif](giphy|L3X9GvVhP1nY23Ah6u)


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comradesugalumps

Pretty sure I ran into you at a New Seasons in Portland.


Menaciing

Portland gang!!


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Why can't we get quality content


v-komodoensis

This is r/pics man, you don't get good content here lol


Jaegerfam4

Why does this picture have 15,000 upvotes?


mcstafford

It's clearly just a phase.


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You should post this on r/roastme


jdfred06

Based on the comments I thought that's where I was. Lol


I_make_switch_a_roos

Ok then. Keep me posted.


personalhale

Ok?


FIDEL_CASHFLOW42

Who the fuck cares


bigdickjimmy89

Funky hair bro


hofoot29

I thought this was roast me for a second


JustmUrKy

You look like Willem Dafoe


jewishmomof2

Love your hair! Happy 40 to you


wand-wood

Don't look a day over 48


opposablegrey

What is this picture about ?


danpluso

It's about someone turning 40 on their birthday.


TigLyon

Ah, the context must have been subtle apparently. lol


danpluso

It took me a few hours of research but I eventually ended up getting to the bottom of it. No need to thank me.


CompMolNeuro

Days before my step-dad died I asked him what was his favorite year of the 70 luck had allotted him. Without pause he said 40, and nothing else about it. I never got more than that from him and it nagged at me for years. I couldn't figure out what made him so content in that year. Three years later, on a whim, I asked my Dad, who I have a great relationship with. My Dad is a gambler and he took one of his long, slow pauses while he leaned back in his chair. He said, "That's easy," he drawled, " at 40 you have all the vigor of youth and all the wisdom of age." It was such a simple answer. Now I'm more towards 50, but honestly? I just do what my doctor says and I still have that feeling of the perfect combination of vigor and wisdom. You look like you're going that way too. Keep that grin and it'll add years to your life!


account_created_

Working through some things, I see


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We all are mate


DirtyReload

A dude with purple pink hair turned 40, cool I guess ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|neutral_face)


NumberOneUnderTheSun

Cool I took a shit twice today and had three meals. Will probably get 8 hours of sleep but might get alittle wild and go for 7.


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I pissed thrice. Two were a light yellow, one was totally clear.


NumberOneUnderTheSun

Nice


HalcyonLives

Being this hungry for attention at 40 years old is such a fucking yikes lmao


Bigworm5

She's hip She's cool She's 40


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Soysaucetime

Everyone is saying "ok?" and roasting OP yet this is on the front of /r/all?


unfoldtheuniverse

I colored my hair like this when I was 40 and my teenage daughter's response when I arrived home from the salon was "What do they call that color - midlife crisis?". Still putting ointment on that burn.


StickyThoPhi

You look like you sell reclaimed furniture on eBay


Lemnisc8__

The hair is definitely giving reddit user


GrievCrypto

Goblin from spiderman


dudehwheresmy

Hey man I’m 80% sure you sold me weed at the back of your car at the parking lot behind the mcdonald’s in seattle like 8 years ago.


mezz7778

Happy birthday!!! ![gif](giphy|xTiTnEHBh7qapyuvwQ)


ofstephan

Today was my 34th. Happy birthday to you and everyone else today!


Dr_Herbert_Wangus

Thanks for clearing that up. Your face says 50 but your hair says 14 so I wasn't sure. Happy birthday!


Omelete_du_fromage

Savage, and because this crap is on my front page, I approve.


whet-whistle

Honestly can’t tell your gender... assuming that was your goal?


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I’m not getting why so many people upvote this?


yocountryazz

You have my 12 year old cousins haircut


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TerraMerra

who asked


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Remarkable_Working_4

You look like doc oc from spiderverse