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" \nA close pal just turned 30 and she&amp;#039;s going through all the signs: shock, denial, and just generally freaking out. All those landmarks you think you&amp;#039;ll hit by the time 30 rolls around, like marriage, kids, the white-picket fence, for her and a lot of the rest of us, just haven&amp;#039;t happened yet, thanks to a ton of outside factors that we never considered when we were younger (see: that masters degree; supporting oneself.)  We know 30 is the new 20 and all but, that doesn&amp;#039;t mean a flurry of questions doesn&amp;#039;t start pinballing through your head around your 30th birthday. Take a look inside the mind of a single 30-year-old during her birthday week. Enjoy? 1. Do I need to freeze my eggs?  \u2014Do I even want kids?  2. Should I be concerned that people I went to high school/college with are buying houses and my savings and vacation fund are the same thing? \u2014And right now, I only have about enough for a trip to Pittsburgh, PA? 3. Should I get back together/marry one of my (awful) exes? And are any of them even still single?  \u2014Would I rather die alone?  4. Do I officially fall into the category of cougar? Do college kids think I&amp;#039;m old? Is it creepy if I think the&amp;#039;re hot?  \u2014Probably, yes. 5. Which one of my friends has the best plastic surgeon? \u2014And do I need to start a separate savings account now for Botox? Or will it just make me look like a Real Housewife? 6. Will I never be carded again, and if I am, will it be a &amp;quot;courtesy card,&amp;quot; like when they card my mom at the liquor store to make her feel better about herself? \u2014She&amp;#039;s 60. 7. Is it too early to have a mid-life crisis and quit my job/move to Hawaii/shave my head and have it be (kind of) acceptable?  8. Am I going to dry up down there, and start having to use special lube? Does that happen soon?  9. Have I aged out of being in a Girls Gone Wild video, or a trophy wife, or any of those other stupid things I never even wanted to do? Am I too old to be objectified and to object to it?  10. Should I be stressing that there are 30-year-old celebs out there like Anne Hathaway who have starred in countless movies, are married, and have won an Oscar?  11. &amp;quot;Am I crazy?&amp;quot; \u2014Maybe so, but don&amp;#039;t tell me this sh*t hasn&amp;#039;t crossed your mind!  Want more stories from Carson? Follow her on Twitter. Photo Credit: Getty Images "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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