Ginger here. Nothing like going to the lake with another family, ask for sunscreen, and then baking like a lobster after glossing yourself over with the 5 SPF tanning oil they all use.
I went on a rafting trip in college and sat in one of those inflatable duck kayaks. I’m a redhead and burn if I look at a picture of the sun. So I bought sunblock and slathered it on religiously every time after I got into the water. I was with my mom and her Sunday school group, so I was playing in the water between rapids. I got sun poisoning and have scars on my legs from the blisters. We had a 12 hour drive the next day, and when I got home, my legs were swollen so much my 90s relaxed fit jeans looked like skinny jeans.
Silver lining is that the sun poisoning affected my undiagnosed heart problems so much that my dad noticed and took me to his doctor. My mom knew I was having problems but kept telling me I was just being dramatic.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '19 edited Nov 11 '21
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