Everyone who has ever turned thirty knows it’s just a number, but it still feels pretty significant. It often seems like you should mourn your twenties , since the clock can never be turned back, and this new stage of life brings so many changes and experiences.

To mark this huge life shift, Peter and Chloe, co-founders of AF Media, started a page called ‘ iamthirtyaf ’ in 2018 that makes sense of getting older in such a chaotic world. You can find many of their relatable and crazy posts below, so scroll on to enjoy these heavily millennial photos.

Every generation gets a new name that says something about them; Millennials, born between 1981 and 1996, got the name because their oldest members reached adulthood around the turn of the millennium. According to Britannica , this generation is unique because they came of age during major technological developments.

They’re also the first young adults to integrate the Internet and social media into their daily lives. Unfortunately, the Great Recession of 2007–09 greatly impacted millennials, as many were just entering the workforce then. Despite that, they have built strong careers, but inflation has made it a struggle to buy homes.

Turning 30 can be a wonderful experience for some people, but for many it can bring about feelings of overwhelm. According to ReachLink , which exists to connect people with mental health support, this stage of life can trigger anxiety, identity panic, and make people feel pressured to change themselves.

Psychologists have noted that people tend to experience heightened meaning-seeking emotions just before a new decade, as round numbers can act as mental finish lines. That’s why folks might feel like they have a lot to prove before this big birthday, which can fill them with worry.

Anyone who’s just turned thirty knows society’s expectations seem to flare up right about then. This could be because of the ‘Social Clock Theory’ by sociologist Bernice Neugarten, which explains that society maintains an unspoken timetable for life events. That’s why many millennials were told to get a job, marry someone, and have kids in their late twenties or early thirties.

These arbitrary dates might not fit everyone’s timeline, but when loved ones pressure people to follow them, they can start to feel overwhelmed. It also doesn’t help that the median age for marriage in the United States is 28 for women and 30 for men, which might lead folks to feel like they’re falling behind their peers.