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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So you don’t have a dad?[/quote]
This was kind of my thought too. Blame the mom always. [/quote]

OP here and actually I didn't have a present dad. But also, in my family, DH doesn't do the sunscreen because he's Italian and tans easily and doesn't know how to do it (if he applies it, he misses spots or puts it on top thin). But my mom was fair and knew how to do it. [/quote]

This is bizarre. You blame your mom because you claim she knew how to prevent sunburn in kids in an era when most people didn’t know how, and didn’t think of it as a goal, and the technology wasn’t there to make it easy.

But your husband shouldn’t be blamed because he is Italian?[/quote]

You misunderstand. My mom clearly knew how to prevent sunburns because she didn't get burned constantly and she has the same skin. I don't know if she was wearing sunscreen or covering up more or what. I do remember she almost always wore a hat. So it's not like she just didn't know how to prevent burns, she just wasn't doing any of that for me for some reason.

And I didn't say my DH wasn't responsible for my kids getting sunburns, I just said I'm better at applying sunscreen than he is so I do usually. Most families divide certain tasks based on who does it better. In our family, I'm particular about sunscreen application and know how to do it to make sure we don't miss a spot and get good coverage. I'm sure my DH could learn it, but since I already know how to do it and I'm picky about it, I do it. He always washes the dishes because he's picky about that and has "a system." Y'all are reading too much into this.[/quote]

Does your DH never get your kid ready for camp in the morning, or take your kids to the pool, or parent in other ways?

Dishes can wait until you get home.  Kid sunscreen can't, so this is absolutely bizarre.  [/quote]

Also, “better at applying sunscreen” what?? It doesn’t take a special skill. [/quote]

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