Author Topic: still tan from this summer (Read 442 times)

texasmom · « **on:** October 31, 2007, 11:42:42 AM »

My son still has his suntan from swimming in August. He'll peel next month.

Curval · « **Reply #1 on:** October 31, 2007, 11:52:35 AM »

Why will he peel?

My kids are all still pretty dark too (despite all the sunscreen put on them) but they just fade after a while. Peeling only occurs if they get burned.

texasmom · « **Reply #2 on:** October 31, 2007, 11:54:20 AM »

I don't know why he peels when he tans. I do too. I peeled last week from my tan from August. His always lasts a little bit more than mine, then he peels. But there's no burn. We both think it's disgusting.

Curval · « **Reply #3 on:** October 31, 2007, 12:15:14 PM »

Probably a humidity thing...it is humid here all the time, maybe that is why my kids don't peel.

I was just on a trip to Europe and looked in the mirror before going out to dinner one night and my face looked like a lizard half-way through changing its skin.

I had to use my wife's moisturiser...very embarrasing.

LePaul · « **Reply #4 on:** October 31, 2007, 12:35:24 PM »

Curval, has she shut you off again? That lotion is for other parts, ya know

BiGBMAW · « **Reply #5 on:** October 31, 2007, 12:58:44 PM »

will you show us your tan lines?

Curval · « **Reply #6 on:** October 31, 2007, 01:00:31 PM »

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Originally posted by BiGBMAW
will you show us your tan lines?

No. I'm too shy.

Curval · « **Reply #7 on:** October 31, 2007, 01:01:25 PM »

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Originally posted by LePaul
Curval, has she shut you off again? That lotion is for other parts, ya know

hehe

"It puts the lotion on or it gets the hose again"

Phaser11 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 31, 2007, 02:09:30 PM »

My kids don't peel, they shed there skins, the reptiles that they are..

Ripsnort · « **Reply #9 on:** October 31, 2007, 04:25:20 PM »

Sun=Radiation
Radiation= Melanoma
Melonoma, if detected in its later stages, = Death.

So, IMO, prolonged exposure to the sun=Death.

Sunscreen yourself or go through months of Chemo like my brother-in-law just has at age 40. He's still not out of the proverbial woods yet.

texasmom · « **Reply #10 on:** October 31, 2007, 04:40:12 PM »

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Originally posted by Curval
Probably a humidity thing...it is humid here all the time, maybe that is why my kids don't peel.
I was just on a trip to Europe and looked in the mirror before going out to dinner one night and my face looked like a lizard half-way through changing its skin.

Actually, that's something to ponder on. I don't know why we peel. Two of my kids are white (well, they take after their dad... and have ghost white skin), so they don't even tan ~ they immediately burn if they're not slathered with sunscreen. Then right away they peel. In fact, one blisters. He usually doesn't go outside in the summer without a hat (he's the redhead below).

I guess the other son & I just take longer? I don't know why. We're freaks of nature I guess?

Curval · « **Reply #11 on:** October 31, 2007, 06:43:15 PM »

Judging by that last picture the son on the left REALLY tans. Even puts my daughter to shame and she is half asian.

Amazing difference....and given that you're husband is so light...ummm...yea...well...e rrrr

xbrit · « **Reply #12 on:** October 31, 2007, 09:02:45 PM »

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Originally posted by Curval

......my face looked like a lizard half-way through changing its skin.

I knew I meant to tell you something back in 2003 Curval !!!

JBA · « **Reply #13 on:** October 31, 2007, 09:04:03 PM »

I hear they molt when they grow.

texasmom · « **Reply #14 on:** October 31, 2007, 09:55:47 PM »

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Originally posted by Curval
Judging by that last picture the son on the left REALLY tans. Even puts my daughter to shame and she is half asian.

Amazing difference....and given that you're husband is so light...ummm...yea...well...e rrrr

LMAO ~ the redhead is my son. The boy he's with isn't my son ~ that's his best friend.

LOLOLOL

The 'other' son that I was talking about is the kid in the picture in the very first post ~ the one with the lollipop. LOLOLOL