One day, you’re a teenager desperate to grow up and live the dream. Then you blink and you’re in your twenties living like you’re invincible, when suddenly… you’re 30-something. How did we get here? At this point, you’re not counting the years anymore. In fact, you’ve been celebrating 29 for a suspiciously long time.

Being in your thirties is like being in a strange limbo. Everyone’s in wildly different life stages. Your middle school bestie is married with four kids. Your college roommate is running a Fortune 500 company. And you’re still looking around for an adult to help you out of this mess, only to realize you are the adult. Yikes. Growing up isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Speaking of cracking, why is it that our joints make us feel like we’re 85? Mentally, we’re 17. So, here’s to staying 30-something forever—may no one ever learn your real age.