Not on my radar unless they are profuse/incredibly distracting like dark freckles on light skin.

My sister used to be teased by a boy about her freckles which we all found so strange. She talked back/told him "and you can KISS EVERY ONE of them!!" so naturally our parents were called by the school as if SHE was the problem.

When I was in college, I was temping in an office and a man at least twice my age who worked there told me that "a woman without freckles is like a night without stars." It had never even occurred to me that freckles were something I should feel self-conscious about or think about either way until that moment. I'd always been pretty and freckles were just part of my face. I will say that they were an indicator of the potential for major sun damage later, and even after wearing SPF sunscreen lotion every day starting when I was 15, my distinct freckles on my nose have sort of disappeared as my skin has become more freckly over all.

My advice would be don't make her think about the freckles either way - but do encourage her to wear sunscreen.

My kids have them and I love them. They look like little chocolate chips. They get compliments all the time. I have some too and hated them as a kid. I like them now. It gives my face some character so I don’t look like every other thin, blonde suburban mom.

I have a lot of freckles and moles on my olive skin and have always been self conscious about them. Thanks for making me feel like shit.

FWIW men don’t seem to mind them at all, never had problems in that regard.

Teach her (and yourself) that being pretty isn't the most important thing ever. Maybe this is karma for your being shallow.

WTF is wrong with you, OP?

Just like everything else. Beautiful on a beautiful woman.

I hate freckles. I did have some, IPL and laser took care of them.

I am Irish and have lots of freckles. Nobody has ever said anything bad about them to me. (well, one doctor got worried I might have a predilection for skin cancer and sent me to a dermatologist, but that is a health issue, not an aesthetic issue.)

I am biracial and have a light smattering of freckles (similar to Meghan Markle) and have only gotten compliments on them my entire adulthood. Everyone thinks they're "cute".

Weirdly it wasn't until I was in my late teens that anyone ever commented on them so I never thought anything about them growing up.

Nobody but my grandmother has complimented mine. The freckles and my otherwise pale skin have bought me twice yearly trips to the high risk dermatologist however. I'd really be focusing on sun protection since the exposure the kid is getting now will show up in yet more freckles and damage much much later.

I'm a redhead who had freckles growing up. Most faded away as I grew up.

I was never insecure about them growing up, I was always told they were cute so I'm sure that's why my self esteem was never impacted.

Do practice good sun protection though. My parents weren't into sunscreen/hats for me - I got into that in my twenties.

Freckles are cute or even beautiful on someone who is otherwise attractive. Since most young people are attractive, they are attractive on most young people. In older people they are just a distinctive feature. If you have an otherwise beautiful or attractive face, freckles probably enhance that. If you are average looking, they are probably a positive. If you are unattractive, the freckles aren't helping.

Still, like another poster said, teach your child to embrace their looks, freckles and all!!

Anonymous wrote:I’ve always had many, many freckles. Never got anything but compliments on them. They’re distinctive and beautiful. Make sure she wears sunscreen 365 days a year because she is susceptible to skin cancer and premature skin aging.

+1

I didn’t always love them though. I remember trying lemon juice to remove them ala Jan Brady😀 And the first time I put on foundation and they disappeared was miraculous. But as I’ve gotten older I’ve come to embrace them with the very big caveat that while they make me look ore youthful, the sun damage I have sustained has resulted in more wrinkles than I would like.

Ha. Today fake freckles are all the rage with the young uns.