My grandsons, 12 and 9, stayed with me this week end. We had a great time until their Father came to pick them up. The 12 year had a slightly pink face. My son asked if they had used sunscreen while in the pool. They had but they hadn’t reapplied it every 45 minutes. I didn’t know they had to. My son left the house still criticizing me and telling me I could never watch the kids again. That’s all I can think about, did I hurt my grandchild because I was stupid?
Send your son some info on how good the sun is...my (renowned) MD/ND would tell your son he is a fool...There is less skin cancer at the equator than in northern climes. And what is wrong with a “ little pink?”
No. Sounds like your son can be as stupid as mine.
It seems it was likely for the best. As another posting suggests, science is often more tentative than we tend to think. Poor Mark Steyn has to go through a legal ordeal to prove it.
Your “son” is that huffy because a 12 year old (not an infant, but a 12 year old) had a slightly pink face? That’s irrational. You did nothing wrong at all. He’s being an ass.
did I hurt my grandchild because I was stupid?....No, he did because he IS. Period.
Well, that was mean... sheesh.
The short answer is “no”. The long answer is that your son was being a jerk and owes you an apology.
The short answer is “no”. The slightly longer answer is that I’d be more concerned if I raised a son gullible enough to believe everything he reads. Some day, he may get over that. You can aways hope.
It's all about the timing! (And your son is a dweeb!)
One episode of a little pinkness is not harmful. A severe sunburn would have been different.Don't feel guilty.
No your son is over reacting. My guess is your DIL has his balls in a jar on her nightstand or he has no brain. Hopefully he was just having a bad day.