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Rex

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65. You had huge boils and painful pockets of liquid on your back?
Wed Jul 29, 2015, 06:54 PM
Jul 2015

I have to say, I've never seen sunburn like that...almost looks like they held those kids over a spit.

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Damn! Liberal Veteran Jul 2015 #1
I know! They are red heads! Day care should have kept them out of the sun after running out Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #2
I thought you wrote "sunscream" and I was going to say, "They got a full dose of that". -nt Liberal Veteran Jul 2015 #6
I did. Then edited it. Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #7
"Both boys were airlifted to Shriners Hospital for Children in Galveston, Texas." herding cats Jul 2015 #3
I can't relate, what is the yellow bubbles? tia uponit7771 Jul 2015 #4
blisters filled with liquid. like when you burn yourself. Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #5
whoa!!!, that sucks...poor kids!!! uponit7771 Jul 2015 #8
Blisters. nt enlightenment Jul 2015 #9
I know ballabosh Jul 2015 #17
I had one very similar as a small boy. Codeine Jul 2015 #35
mine didn't believe in car seats......nt msanthrope Jul 2015 #57
Awful... SidDithers Jul 2015 #10
oh, that's a good idea... cover them up Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #13
This is unacceptable and criminal. These children could likely face serious future skin cancers. YOHABLO Jul 2015 #11
Fuck sunscreen those kids should have been in giftedgirl77 Jul 2015 #12
they were in Tshirts - the boys took them off nt nadine_mn Jul 2015 #46
Years ago our regular group took one of the moms to the beach malaise Jul 2015 #14
Fair skin, especially red heads and blondes Aerows Jul 2015 #22
She was fair yes but she is a mixed up West Indian malaise Jul 2015 #23
All true. I'm one of 4 sibs, and only 1 is capable of tanning at all. We can make jokes.... Hekate Jul 2015 #24
Oh yah, those are melanoma deaths waiting to happen..... a kennedy Jul 2015 #41
Can "anyone" run a daycare in Oklahoma? lpbk2713 Jul 2015 #15
Scary, but nice info to have for that lawsuit. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2015 #27
That's more than "ran out of sunscreen" REP Jul 2015 #16
that was my thought... Blue_Tires Jul 2015 #53
right shanti Jul 2015 #63
Looks like a sunburn I had about 65 years ago. HubertHeaver Jul 2015 #18
Ozone layer depletion... SidDithers Jul 2015 #19
Meaning what? Sid. HubertHeaver Jul 2015 #21
I'll spell it out: your innate risk of melanoma is greatly increased by what you do. Good luck. Nt Hekate Jul 2015 #25
Ok, let's recap. HubertHeaver Jul 2015 #28
You said: "I've had many more since," which I take to mean many similar burns with blisters. Hekate Jul 2015 #42
It has been a while since I sunburned. HubertHeaver Jul 2015 #43
Gotcha Hekate Jul 2015 #44
We're exposed to higher intensity UvA and UvB now, compared to 65 years ago... SidDithers Jul 2015 #29
I think I see now. HubertHeaver Jul 2015 #33
That's exactly what I thought... SidDithers Jul 2015 #37
Thank you, Sid. HubertHeaver Jul 2015 #39
Blue Lizard sunscreen is the best I've ever used. tammywammy Jul 2015 #38
Yeah, I completely agree about the lotions.... SidDithers Jul 2015 #40
You had huge boils and painful pockets of liquid on your back? Rex Jul 2015 #65
Yes. The last time was March, 1969. HubertHeaver Jul 2015 #66
As a red head when I was little I burned twice bad enough for blisters tammywammy Jul 2015 #20
I would get an injury attorney asap! n/t udbcrzy2 Jul 2015 #26
she started gofundme account for help with bills. Will have to take time off from New job Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #30
Words fail... onecaliberal Jul 2015 #31
omg that's horrible, poor kids AtomicKitten Jul 2015 #32
That is criminal neglect of a minor times at least 2 irisblue Jul 2015 #34
Fucking madness. Codeine Jul 2015 #36
Wow! B Calm Jul 2015 #45
Those poor kids. That's the worst sunburn I've ever seen. Vinca Jul 2015 #47
:( gollygee Jul 2015 #48
Oh My God! Telcontar Jul 2015 #49
internet is blaming mom also. saying she should have provided sunscreen Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #50
Many public schools have zero tolerance policies that forbid the use of sunscreen at school pnwmom Jul 2015 #51
This OP almost caused me to get myself in trouble at work stevenleser Jul 2015 #52
you would have slathered your kids with sunscreen before they left, I am sure of that. KittyWampus Jul 2015 #55
I'm going to need to hear the full story on this. Problem with these outings is, you often stevenleser Jul 2015 #56
so weirdly, file this one away as "lesson learned" to all parents and guardians of children. KittyWampus Jul 2015 #58
the mother is JUST as culpable. Sorry, but who sends two children to a water park KittyWampus Jul 2015 #54
When I was a kid I used to kid bubbles like that anytime I went to the pool justiceischeap Jul 2015 #59
When I was fifteen I burned the tops of my ears Codeine Jul 2015 #61
Here in Oklahoma you have to be really careful about what daycare redstatebluegirl Jul 2015 #60
poor little guys shanti Jul 2015 #62
That was almost a case of homicide, the place is lucky the kids are alive. Rex Jul 2015 #64
OMG!!! I've never seen anything like this! n/t FourScore Jul 2015 #67
i never knew how painful the sun can be on fair skin JI7 Jul 2015 #68
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