At what age did you stop wanting to get older?

16.

I wish I could have stayed 25 forever

Honestly from the time I was about seven I realized that it was only going to be downhill from there and I wanted to stop getting older.
i.e. no more naps in school, more homework, more responsibilities, etc

NOW! ! ! I do not want to grow up, I can vote and drive and I don’t care to have any other leagal privlages. I’m trying to cling to my youth but its just going to get more pathetic from here on out. More and more people seem to be younger than me, but at one time I was the youngest person on the planet and I miss that millisecond.

I don’t know that I’m there, yet. I’m turning 38 this year and I guess I feel that I’m really coming into my own. I’m comfortable with myself, my life, my family. I’ve met a lot of my goals and still have a lot more to go – enough for a lifetime! I’m not sure I’m finished growing up!

I’m not there yet, but 25 seems like a good age to me. I’ve known who I am and what I believe for quite a while now.

32. I dunno, I just felt like the 30’s are when things really started to stabilize, I knew what I wanted to do, was happy with the experiences I had, and had become an expert in a few things. I look a little younger than my age, so, I felt like I looked old enough for people to still take me seriously in a professional environment that has ‘older’ leaders. Socially, it just felt like a great age too.

Except for 18 and 21, I stopped looking forward to birthdays once I hit 13. This year (25) is the first year I’ve dreaded it, though.

I think 27 was perfect and if I could go back and do it again, I may appreciate it a bit more.

I would love to stop the clock here at 39.

ummm… a year and a half from…...... right about…......

now.

I’d have to agree with 25… although i’m not there yet either…soon though! :(

The only age I really dreaded turning was 30. As it turned out though, I loved it. Now, at 41, I really don’t give it a second thought. I’m certainly not jumping up and down at the prospect of being 42, but it doesn’t bother me either.

I’m 28. For some reason, I’m excited to be 31. It seems mature without being old, although I’m well aware that makes little sense outside of my head.

After 31, I may go back to 28 for a while.

I guess I thought about 41 or 42 was old enough. Everything was still in good shape and good working order, but I was a bit seasoned and had more confidence than I’d had when I was younger. Even now I wouldn’t go back to 17 unless I’d be allowed to fast-forward from there.

31 was absolutely excellent. I looked forward to it for at least a decade and wasn’t disappointed.

I think 42,308 would be good.

<- Six. And my wish has come true.

29
Nowadays I don’t even keep track of it, which can be funny when someone unexpectedly asks how old I am and I have to figure it out… it’s 37 BTW

@cak I just turned 38 and it felt like any other day for me.

It was 30 for me. That seemed to be a big milestone. Since then my birthday has just been an excuse to drink good beer and order take out.

21!

22

I think 27 was my breaking point. Three years to 30. Shit.

18

I’d say about 25…26 now and don’t look forward to hitting 27.

27. I will be 40 in 8 days and I keep thinking about 27.

hmmmmm, I never really thought about not wanting to get older—(though I have thought about wanting to live forever). I like getting older and growing & learning, and I’d never want to be a teenager or early 20-something again. And I’m still at a stage where I feel I’m getting stronger & stronger, wiser & more intelligent each year. In fact, it wasn’t until my early 30s that I finally felt I was becoming a man, but I’m not 40 yet and I still feel like I’ve got some growing and learning to do. I suppose when I feel myself begin to weaken physically or lose some cognitive abilities, my tune might change. (already I would love to have my 18 yr. old knees back!) But I do look about 10 yrs younger than I am, and it’s only been in the last few years that I’ve come to like that. In fact, I’ve stopped correcting people when they guess my age wrong (b/c they always guess too young!!) I just say “28? Yup, that sounds good!” :)

About the time I turned 47 or 48, my doctor said I needed to start taking anti-cholesterol and blood pressure controlling drugs. He also said I could no longer afford to put on five pounds a year. Since then, I’ve been unable to take the weight off, and it is hurting me. I like to dive off the diving board, and now I can’t do it much because my ankles and heels really take a pounding. Also, I tried a fifty mile bike ride, and bonked after 35 miles. The last 15 were pure torture. This never happened to me when I was 17. 100 miles, then, was doable, although pretty hard.

Also, it was a stage of my life where I could still pretend my life wasn’t half over. Now I’m into my sixth decade, and I can no longer pretend that. Still, it’s not as if life stops. Even at 50, I learned a new dive: the gainer, and I learned three or four new jumps in figure skating. Yeah, it’s hard to get off the ice, but I do it! In some ways, I figure I’m not getting too old if I can still learn new skills.

I’m 25 now… I’m willing to go as far as 28 but that’s where I draw the line!

Hehehe Good one Poof!

I never stop wanting to grow up, but I never stop wishing I could go back or stay in my present moment. I just want to take some time to be a wallflower for every stage of my life.

thanks hehe

Im still waiting on that one.. maybe it’ll be when im 25

I’m 25 i want to stop now thank you :D

Until I was about 55, my looks were pretty stable from year to year. That fooled me – I thought I was immune. Ha! But aside from the physical changes, I like getting older.
I’m not at all afraid of dying. It’s all interesting.

I’ve never stopped wanting to get older since the alternative is highly unappealing!

i wud say 25. thats the age where yu have yur carreer set for most people. yur still young. yu look good.

At 25 I was still a child.

Well, despite what many here believe, with 30 comes some great insights that 25 will never show you. so I would have liked to have stopped aging at 30. Fifty is just around the corner, and after that, comes the things I’d rather not think about.

I never minded growing up, but I refuse to grow old!

40. My ex was telling me I was getting old and I believed the idiot.
I was so depressed on that birthday.