“Please put on more sunscreen” - that comment alone seems to suggest an upgrade to modern times for this strip! Back then, I’m sure most people weren’t as worried about the effects of the sun on our skin. We might have applied sunscreen once at the start of the day and that was pretty much it. Sadly, some people are sure paying for all that unprotected fun-in-the-sun now!
Some of us did use a lot of sunscreen even then. Having a family with red heads was a bit of an incentive, it only takes one young child with a bad sunburn to make you remember to re-apply! Now the sunscreen is better formulated, so less rashes from it which is nice! We didn’t have specially formulated for babies back when the original stip had the children at this age (about the same as mine!)
The trouble is that melanoma appears later. My good friends often have bits of skin removed from their faces routinely as a result. So today’s suntan/burn can be tomorrow’s serious skin problems.
On a brighter note, which is why we really all come here: MOTHER’S ARE MAGIC!! (otherwise, how did mine ever deal with me). :-D
They never talked about this stuff in the sixties. We were all trying to get a suntan so we wanted to be in the sun and we didn’t use sunscreen but Coppertone to get a nice tan.
Over the past 25-30 years, awareness of a variety of health and safety risks (skin cancers, car and bike accidents, asthma from pollution, etc) has led to the development of simple, effective tools to combat the problems (better sunscreens, seat belts, helmets, greener technology).
I think the newest generation of parents are simply embracing these solutions as part of their normal lives.
Well, my parents spent most of their lives outdoors with no sunscreen (they are farmers), and now every year they have several pre-cancerous spots removed by the dermatologist… Of course, I’m so pale and burn so quickly that I’d wear sunscreen regularly even without the skin cancer risk ;)
Anyways, cute strip, growing up my mom was always the mom who had everything you could ever need in her purse, even my friends asked her for stuff! :)
fishstix, that comment reminded me ot the dana garvey character in the 80’s SNLs—the grumpy old man
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I’ve thought the same thing, though— what perilous times there were; that we managed to escape with our very lives by the slimmest of margins
(don’t know if that use of the semicolon is correct, but it sure is fun throw one in there for once that’s NOT a typo!)
Moms always knew how to weave their magic on us kids. Whether it was mine baking cookies, help me feel better, or when some discipline was needed just wave her finger at me. LOL!
For safety staying helps as for seatbelts. I am a victim of this. When I was small there was no seatbelts my dad was involved with a car wreck I remember bits of it, years later I had never, muscel, and headaches from this. No one treated necks never heard of whiplash back then. Chriopractor made me worse finally had sugery this year and a lot of symtems have stoped. My mom was not a mircale worker. I learned from mistakes as growing older.
I used to wear a hat outdoors all the time in the summer, because otherwise I got a headache from the heat of the sun (I could feel the top of my head getting hot), because I had very dark brown hair, almost black. Now I don’t need a hat so much - could it be because my hair is mostly white and light grey? and reflects away the sun?
OpenWings over 15 years ago
“Please put on more sunscreen” - that comment alone seems to suggest an upgrade to modern times for this strip! Back then, I’m sure most people weren’t as worried about the effects of the sun on our skin. We might have applied sunscreen once at the start of the day and that was pretty much it. Sadly, some people are sure paying for all that unprotected fun-in-the-sun now!
awktopus over 15 years ago
moms are magic, and the children are like the pixie dust!
Allison Nunn Premium Member over 15 years ago
Some of us did use a lot of sunscreen even then. Having a family with red heads was a bit of an incentive, it only takes one young child with a bad sunburn to make you remember to re-apply! Now the sunscreen is better formulated, so less rashes from it which is nice! We didn’t have specially formulated for babies back when the original stip had the children at this age (about the same as mine!)
pdeason2 over 15 years ago
I mow yards in 90 degree heat and I don’t wear sunscreen or a hat so phth.
Charles Brobst Premium Member over 15 years ago
Never used any lotion as a kid in the sixties. Got burned, but I healed. We can’t do that with kids now.
coffeeturtle over 15 years ago
The trouble is that melanoma appears later. My good friends often have bits of skin removed from their faces routinely as a result. So today’s suntan/burn can be tomorrow’s serious skin problems.
On a brighter note, which is why we really all come here: MOTHER’S ARE MAGIC!! (otherwise, how did mine ever deal with me). :-D
alondra over 15 years ago
They never talked about this stuff in the sixties. We were all trying to get a suntan so we wanted to be in the sun and we didn’t use sunscreen but Coppertone to get a nice tan.
cleokaya over 15 years ago
I never could figure out how my mother could see what I was up to when her back was turned. Mother’s are magic.
vpdasgupta over 15 years ago
Over the past 25-30 years, awareness of a variety of health and safety risks (skin cancers, car and bike accidents, asthma from pollution, etc) has led to the development of simple, effective tools to combat the problems (better sunscreens, seat belts, helmets, greener technology).
I think the newest generation of parents are simply embracing these solutions as part of their normal lives.
PS: Moms are MAGIC!
girl_geek over 15 years ago
Well, my parents spent most of their lives outdoors with no sunscreen (they are farmers), and now every year they have several pre-cancerous spots removed by the dermatologist… Of course, I’m so pale and burn so quickly that I’d wear sunscreen regularly even without the skin cancer risk ;)
Anyways, cute strip, growing up my mom was always the mom who had everything you could ever need in her purse, even my friends asked her for stuff! :)
Nighthawks Premium Member over 15 years ago
fishstix, that comment reminded me ot the dana garvey character in the 80’s SNLs—the grumpy old man .. I’ve thought the same thing, though— what perilous times there were; that we managed to escape with our very lives by the slimmest of margins
(don’t know if that use of the semicolon is correct, but it sure is fun throw one in there for once that’s NOT a typo!)
Comic-Nut over 15 years ago
Moms always knew how to weave their magic on us kids. Whether it was mine baking cookies, help me feel better, or when some discipline was needed just wave her finger at me. LOL!
jmworacle over 15 years ago
“Mom’s are like that, yes they are.”*
*From one of the bext commercials ever.
kab2rb over 15 years ago
For safety staying helps as for seatbelts. I am a victim of this. When I was small there was no seatbelts my dad was involved with a car wreck I remember bits of it, years later I had never, muscel, and headaches from this. No one treated necks never heard of whiplash back then. Chriopractor made me worse finally had sugery this year and a lot of symtems have stoped. My mom was not a mircale worker. I learned from mistakes as growing older.
yyyguy over 15 years ago
i don’t use sunscreen often enough (i’m a recreational golfer) but you never find me outside for any length of time without my hat
RinaFarina over 15 years ago
I used to wear a hat outdoors all the time in the summer, because otherwise I got a headache from the heat of the sun (I could feel the top of my head getting hot), because I had very dark brown hair, almost black. Now I don’t need a hat so much - could it be because my hair is mostly white and light grey? and reflects away the sun?