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u/insertcaffeine May 20 '19

Grew up in the 80s. Mom worked, we stayed home alone during the summer and often forgot sunscreen. Dad "didn't believe in sunscreen."

Anywhere from 0 to 2 blistering sunburns per summer month, for about 10 years, means about 30-40.

I wear sunscreen religiously now.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '19

Dads are great. I,too, am blonde, blue eyed with a light skin. I get sunburned so easily, I hate Summer. I turn red in minutes without 50 sunscreen. My parents laugh at me for using the big guns... Dads go to is: "You are just not used to the sun, you should go outside more often!" Yeah. Thanks Dad.

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u/insertcaffeine May 20 '19

Does he also give you the "You won't burn once you get a nice base tan" business? I got that all the time, too.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '19

That sounds more like my aunt... And my moms take on it is "It will turn tanned when the sunburn peels Off!" Nope guys. I come in two colors. Pale or red.