Today, I got sunburnt to a crisp on the first day of my holidays away. Only 5 more days to go now, spent inside, trying not to burn more. FML
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Today, I went to the beach. After applying sunscreen liberally and doing my best to stay out of the sun, I came home with the worst sunburn I have ever had. I almost needed to go to the hospital. I am officially too pale to be allowed outside in summer. FML
Today, I went on a camping trip with my friends, but forgot to bring sunscreen. I spent the entire day outside and ended up with a severe sunburn all over my body. The pain is unbearable and I can't even move without yelping as if I was slowly being cooked in an air fryer. FML
Today, I went to an amusement park with my family. I was the only one who put on sunblock, and the only one who got a sunburn. FML
Today, I'm so pale that I managed to get a sunburn while sitting in a bus. FML
Today, I was badly sunburnt even after making it a point to apply a lot of sunscreen. My coworkers thought it amusing to slap me every chance they get. FML
Today I got sunburned on my cheeks. This wouldn't be too bad if they were the ones on my face. FML
Today, after applying sunscreen to myself every two hours, I still got sunburned. Through my clothes. FML
Today, I was called a wimp for getting a sunburn. FML
Today, I'm on vacation and stupidly bought the cheapest sunblock I could find. Instead of protecting my skin, the sunblock acted as a damn lightning rod for the sun, and I now look like I just spent a few hours on a spit-roast. FML
Today, it was lovely outside so I decided to tan outside. I burn pretty easily, so I put on sunscreen. I fell asleep on my side, so when I woke up, I had a massive burn on only one side of my body, with sunglass lines. Tomorrow, I have a job interview. I'm going to go in looking like a racoon. FML
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writergirl1029 17
I did that when I went to Spain. Drink lots of water and lounge in the shade.
VictoriaT519 18
OP, I'm gonna say YDI. Sunscreen is a thing.
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writergirl1029 17
I did that when I went to Spain. Drink lots of water and lounge in the shade.
dragonsaphire 2
try using Noxzema it pulls the burn out and will make your skin a little bit less sensitive
Silvershield 14
Put some aloe Vera on to take out the heat. your burn should turn to a tan sooner. after use some sunscreen if you are prone to burn
Spify23 3
Get into a lukewarm bath with baking soda (bicarbonate of soda) in it. It will drawout the burn and soothe your skin.
itsCUZimBLACK 6
Rule #1 of being white: If you're going to be out in the sun for hours at a time without normal clothes on, wear sunscreen.
AnthraxPrincess 18
Coming from someone with porcelain white skin, I can say from experince there's this really wonderful thing called "sunscreen" and if you apply it to any visible parts of your body every couple hours while out in the sun you can avoid being burnt to a crisp and ruining your vacation with your own stupidity. YDI.
the_real_dvd 21
I live in Hawaii and I can't even begin to tell you how often this happens. Everyone is in such a rush to get a tan that they throw common sense out the window. I even warn them... we're closer to the equator, the sun's rays are stronger. And I'm always told, I don't burn. Yep, 8 hours later I'm outside breaking some aloe off and cutting it up for them. I know the sun is far away people. But it's still dangerous. Lather up. Protect your skin and your health.
domolovesyoshi 33
Yeah it's like they've never heard of sunscreen
chosha_fml 27
#18 I went to a social event in Queensland (where OP is) in my 20s and all the locals had brought fresh aloe with them just in case. I did put sunscreen on, but forgot to reapply and got very burnt on my shoulders. So grateful for their kindness and foresight. That goopy stuff made all the difference.
jvanevery 19
this is why there are tanning beds you need to pregame your skin don't get any more burnt bad burns are the worst thing for your skin it's the thing that's most likely to cause skin cancer eventually
chosha_fml 27
So do tanning beds over time. You don't have to burn to get the skin cancer later.
novdestiny 23
Sorry mate, but you're in Australia answer should have known better. I hope by now you've discovered the soothing benefits of Aloe Vera.
mattyiscool123 26
I thought this was going to say Florida
thefmlman2011 37
I know how hot it is in Florida aswell, dad got the worse of it, and complained for the whole time we were there. We were only there for a week. He was all like "next year, we're going to iceland etc etc"