Who's Cursed By Color?

As I’ve gotten older I’ve realized that everything in life has a yin to its yang and having a roasty tan is no exception. It seems during summer everyone becomes obsessed with getting a tan and who wouldn’t be, we’ve been taught they look healthy and sexy. Personally, I’m a little mixed about the whole thing and here’s why. This past week both my husband and I went to see the dermatologist, luckily I had nothing to complain about except acne breakouts and fine lines (I stay out of the sun), but my leather faced celestial sex partner had to have several items burned and biopsied. However, I must note he enjoyed it because the doctor and nurse are both beautiful women and he said it was like a porno to be sitting on a table in nothing but a hospital gown and to have them probing around his skin—his description, not mine.

Presently I’m considering a spray tan before our vacation, but I’m not sure I want to bare my sagging breasts to some teenager wielding a spray gun, well, unless they can paint my boobs to look they aren’t resting on my stomach and a few abs would be nice. Another alternative that a friend has confessed to using is melatone injections which turn your skin darker…um, yeah, a little too scary and non-FDA approved for me. This highlights how obsessed people can get with being tan.

So, this summer I’ll be unfashionable by slathering on the sunblock---oh, wait! I just read a study that said a majority of sunblocks don’t work and are full of toxic chemicals. When I looked up the spray SPF 70 that I’d just bought for my children, I found it was rated one of the worst on the market. Find yours here: http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/special/sunscreens2008/findyoursunscreen.php

It seems that when it comes to the sun I’m damned if I do, damned if I don’t. I think the scriptures have it all wrong, it’s not those with dark skin that were cursed, it’s those of us who are “white and delightsome.”