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"Have a ??? Sunburned!"
 Posted by BMiller on Jul-19-05 at 07:49 PM (Eastern)
Posted on Jul-19-05 at 07:49 PM (Eastern) by 63.232.105.20

I'm not sure if this is the board to share this but..... My son went on a picnic with a school
friend on Saturday. It was a water park the weather here was warm and overcast..Well my son came home
BURNT!!! I mean burnt. Will he's very fair skined and 9 years old so he's not to up on the sunburm thing as far as to put sun screen on or that fact a shirt. Will Monday I took him to the doctors and he has 2nd and third degree burns on his back, shoulders, alittle on his face. A friend of mine says that I should call this mother up, not in a rude way but to let her know what he's been dealing with and what he looks like with the blisters on his skin, So my question do I just let it go or do I say something. Thanks for input. Betty

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1 . "I would make his dad make the call..."
 Posted by Sara_s_Mom on Jul-19-05 at 07:59 PM (Eastern)
Posted on Jul-19-05 at 07:59 PM (Eastern) by 162.84.124.28

if you aren't friendly with the ex ;) As a parent, I would want to know.

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4 . "I think I totally read this wrong ;) Sorry!"
 Posted by Sara_s_Mom on Jul-19-05 at 08:33 PM (Eastern)
Posted on Jul-19-05 at 08:33 PM (Eastern) by 162.84.124.28

Yes, I would gently approach the subject such that you could say that next time you would appreciate her help in making sure your son is protected from the sun. I am fairskinned myself and my twin isn't, so she tans and I burn. Maybe her sun is more of a tanner than a burner and it didn't occur to her.

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2 . "Make tea and let it cool but not cold and soak an old towel in the tea and put it on the burn.(M)"
 Posted by AChickennugget32 on Jul-19-05 at 08:00 PM (Eastern)
Posted on Jul-19-05 at 08:00 PM (Eastern) by 207.119.159.232


That is supposed to take the burn out. Good luck and HTH

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3 . "You should say something, but..."
 Posted by sheliar on Jul-19-05 at 08:00 PM (Eastern)
Posted on Jul-19-05 at 08:00 PM (Eastern) by 4.252.11.215

in my opinion it was not ALL her fault. When my kids go somewhere I always send sunscreen with them. If you didn't send any, the mom may have thought that you'd already applied it prior or that you weren't concerned. If it were me and we were going to a waterpark, I'd have asked the guest child and applied my own sunscreen if he'd said he didn't have any. Not all moms are as concerned about others' kids as they are their own. However, I think I would have noticed the child getting red, and told him to put on a shirt and applied sunscreen anyway to prevent further damage. The child would probably have burned anyway since by the time you can see the red the damage is already done, but maybe not as bad as it was. I mean, did she apply it to her own child, or was he fried too? If he got it too, then obviously the mom wasn't being responsible, and probably is learning a lesson from her own miserable son.
I've had blistering sunburn before and it's no fun. Hope your son feels better soon, and take this opportunity to teach a lesson about sunscreen. Make sure he never goes without it.

Shelia

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5 . "Won't let my son go without me on outing like again....... "
 Posted by BMiller on Jul-19-05 at 09:51 PM (Eastern)
Posted on Jul-19-05 at 09:51 PM (Eastern) by 63.232.109.24

Never assasume, your right I don't even think she realize it until it was too late. Thanks for all the input. Betty

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6 . "For bad sunburns, I use aloe vera morning & night...."
 Posted by Sharon on Jul-19-05 at 10:57 PM (Eastern)
Posted on Jul-19-05 at 10:57 PM (Eastern) by 68.37.120.206

this stuff really works and is very soothing to the skin. If this was my child, I would've put on sunblock before going on this trip. Hope he feels better soon. HTH, Sharon:)

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7 . "my opinion"
 Posted by mykoanne on Jul-19-05 at 11:06 PM (Eastern)
Posted on Jul-19-05 at 11:06 PM (Eastern) by 216.119.145.137

I think you should call up the parent and ask if her son got a burn. And talk about your sons burn. My son got burnt like that one time and it's not fun for parent or child. As far as sunscreen. I think even if you applied it before he left the parent should have made sure it was applied again. Not sure how the sun is there but here in Texas it's every 3 hours or you burn. We go to the waterpark 3 days a week and if we are there more then 3 hours I make everyone reapply. We took my daughters friend today and the first thing I asked when we she got in the car is if she had sunscreen on. She said she did. We were only there for 2 hours so I didn't reapply but I would have got her to do it too if we were there longer. Regardless of what she would have said.

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8 . "Spent a week in a towel . . . (M)"
 Posted by angel_tulip on Jul-20-05 at 09:23 AM (Eastern)
Posted on Jul-20-05 at 09:23 AM (Eastern) by 63.233.31.252

Because the same thing happened to me when I was younger. Sis-in-law took me to a waterpark to basically watch her kids (shes an ex now) I put sunscreen on before we left, but had no idea that we would be there that long or that she didn't pack any extra. Needless to say I had huge bubbles and blisters the next day. Mom was so po-ed she couldn't see straight. I would definetly say something to the other mom, that was just being irresponsible.
As for you son, poor fellow, Aloe Vera and lots of it, is the only thing I know. Hope he gets better soon.

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9 . "I have a child that burns too, and at 9, I would......"
 Posted by Quietwaters on Jul-20-05 at 10:17 AM (Eastern)
Posted on Jul-20-05 at 10:17 AM (Eastern) by 4.159.119.232

have put the sun screen, (long lasting waterproof) on him before he went. I also would have talked to him before he went or the mom about him putting on a shirt if he looks like he is burning. In fact my child went to a water park with others, he was older but I still went through the drill. Her child might not burn and so that might not be an issue for her. I have another child that can be out all day and just brown not burn. Even so, I would tell her about it, being careful not to lay blaim.

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10 . "I had this happen to me when I was pregnant with my first son, only it was on my legs (M)"
 Posted by tammytwo on Jul-20-05 at 11:48 AM (Eastern)
Posted on Jul-20-05 at 11:48 AM (Eastern) by 12.219.193.211

We lived in Oklahoma and I was just sitting by the pool for an hour. My daughter burns too so I always make sure she has sunscreen with her. I think I would just call and ask her if her son got burnt, like others mentioned. But not be rude about it, she may feel that it was your responsibility to make sure your son had sunscreen.

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11 . "I am not sure why you would call her. It won't change anything and"
 Posted by suezz on Jul-20-05 at 12:04 PM (Eastern)
Posted on Jul-20-05 at 12:04 PM (Eastern) by 66.31.129.87

really your child's well being is your responsibility. I mean if she had put sun screen on at home and didn't have any with her for your son, would she have to buy some to make sure he is OK in the sun?

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14 . "I respectfully disagree..."
 Posted by Sara_s_Mom on Jul-20-05 at 01:15 PM (Eastern)
Posted on Jul-20-05 at 01:15 PM (Eastern) by 162.84.124.28

If that woman took her son with her, she took responsibility for the child.

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15 . "I somewhat agree but the op failed to mention if she even sent her son out with any sb to begin with tho like I said in my re below I would make sure the parent"
 Posted by teener on Jul-20-05 at 01:35 PM (Eastern)
Posted on Jul-20-05 at 01:35 PM (Eastern) by 69.34.62.47

I sent my child off with was a responceible one I'd also make sure I was doing my job it is not the total responcibilty of the other parent to make sure this child had sb

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12 . "I don't let my son go anywhere with a parent who does not have the same views and thoughts on things like this I also send my son out with a spray on "
 Posted by teener on Jul-20-05 at 12:35 PM (Eastern)
Posted on Jul-20-05 at 12:35 PM (Eastern) by 69.34.62.47

blocker when he is going to be exposed like this it's more so my responcibilty to care for my son and to make sure he is in the care of someone who care for him noless than I would jmo

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13 . "My $.02 and advise on burns"
 Posted by kntrichik on Jul-20-05 at 12:51 PM (Eastern)
Posted on Jul-20-05 at 12:51 PM (Eastern) by 152.163.100.203

I would talk to the other mom and not be at all accussatory or judgemental, but just say that next time they go out you are going to be sending sunscreen and to please make sure that he re-applies it liberally during the day. I wouldn't make it sound like her job, at 9 he should be able to do it but he needs someone to make sure he has covered everywhere. She may not have thought about sunscreen if it was overcast because some people don't realize how badly you can burn in cloudy conditions. I would not hesitate to let he know how bad the burn is in case her son got burned that bad. If he did, she might want to have him checked by a doc also. Severe burns in childhood can lead to skin cancer later in life. This is from personal family experience.

You can put vinegar on burns to take away the sting also.

I always apply aloe very generously on my burns and even after the burn part of the burn is gone I use lotion very liberally. Make sure the lotion has vitamin E


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