I hate summer already, I want winter back. For the 10th time, I have
been asked where my tan is at work. Everybody has tan. Even a guy at
work gets under the tanning bed to burn himself extra crispy, which
means don't touch him.
My skin doesn't tan, it burns. The last sunburn I had a few years ago, I
told everybody that I did not know which was worse; working with a
sunburn or sitting at home with sunburn. Since I prefer not to obtain
skin cancer for the sake of vanity, I started last summer rubbing on
sunless tanner. I know I should tell people to go to hell, but
eventually I become exhausted arguing over my extremely fair skin.
I hate sunless tanners. Sure the new kinds don't streak or make you
orange, but the are botchy and clump into salt grains hard to brush off.
And then there are the stained fingernails. Plus, it stains your clothes
even after fully dried on your skin. Of course, my fair skin doesn't tan
well so there are white spots and areas which refuse to change color.
Yes, I have that skin condition that causes albino white spots in the
center of tanned skin. My niece and Mom have it too. My Mom told me not
to say a word about my niece's white spots when she was a kid, if I do
not make a big deal about them then neither will she. Good advice.
The trouble I go through just to shut people up. Post later. Bye!
1 comment:
Hey - one of my son's has a patch of white skin on his arm near his elbow. It's pretty noticeable because he's half Hispanic and his skin is tan. It's even more noticeable when he plays outside during the summer time. I've also told family members not to mention it to him but he noticed it all by himself. I told him it's where God kissed him. LOL. He's not self concious about it at all even though I had been really worried about it.
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