I turned 30 some days ago! As excited as I was to hit this milestone (I\u2019ve been waiting for it for some time), I feel it comes with some kind of responsibility. I don\u2019t exactly know why.. maybe because thirty feels like I\u2019m more adult than I was in my twenties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At some point in my life, I had been made to feel so young to be a mom by those around me. They always wondered how I became a mom at 18 and constantly made it a point that I am yet to mature. They had it that motherhood at thirty, for instance, is so much different than at eighteen or even the early twenties; you get to see things differently or even become somewhat more responsible and mature. That is what they said, creating a longing in me to experience life (as well as motherhood) at 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since I was in high school, I\u2019ve always looked at thirty as a big \u2018milestone\u2019. I thought of it as a special checkpoint at which I should have accomplished major things in my life, mainly academic or career-related achievements. Little did I know then that my biggest accomplishment would be being a mother. It\u2019s truly amazing how life unfolds for each one of us and how utterly different the scenario we had created in our minds is from the reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Growing up, in general, is a scary concept for me and it becomes more so the more I grow up. However, it also means that Allah is giving us a golden chance every extra day we spend on this Earth. I am ever so grateful to Allah for blessing me with 30 years on this Earth, in spite of my shortcomings. I\u2019m looking forward to forty as well inshaAllah (God Willing).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They say \u201cAge is just a number\u201d and that one may feel young at heart (or wild at heart) regardless of one\u2019s true age. I believe thirty best describes me as I\u2019ve come a long way in this journey called Life \u2013 by the Grace of Allah \u2013 and can\u2019t be more thankful for that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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