I always hated the 9's (29,39,49) 'cause I "felt" like people were thinking "29, yeah right, she's really 30" so I looked upon the next year as quite liberating. The jury's still out as to how I will feel when/if I make it to 60 in less than 2 years.
~sip~
It beats dying young.
My problem isn't with getting older, per se, it's just having to grow up that's bothersome! LOL.
My Dad turns sixty this year.
I think for him, it means "only five more years until I don't have to work unless I want to!"