To be reluctant to put sun cream on child in the street?

[BrittaPerry]

5yo little girl in our street, who plays outside our house for about five hours a day at the moment. Very little supervision.

Yesterday she was obviously sunburned - peeling skin on her shoulders. I kind of light heartedly said 'oh dear, looks like you have a bit of sunburn, you'll have to remember to put cream on tomorrow!'

Anyway, so today she was in and out of our house again (sigh) and saw me putting cream on my dds (they are very very pale and blonde so I am always very careful) and asked me to put some on her because her mummy doesn't have any. I refused, and said that she might be allergic.

Wibu, as she might get burned again now and it would be my fault? But she could be allergic or have sensitive skin, or her mum might be offended...

Maybe the OP's be procrastinating since last Summer?

yes, poor child

It's pissing down here today, where are you that requires suncream?

contact this organisation ; www.dailywailcomplainline.co.uk and ask to speak to somebody from the department of slagging off lone working parents who shouldn;t be allowed to have kids and who's children should be cared for by good Christian women who apply suncream - that will sort it all out

alternatively ask her mum

is her name Annie?

she's a ghost, not an orphan gordy

Imagine what would happen if she went to school and said someone was rubbing cream all over her body - whaaa?

I would like to place money on there being no documented case of a concerned neighbour lady being investigated for applying suncream to the arms and neck of a child.

Apart from the allergy aspect, I wouldn't think twice about it.
The OP is not going to get accused of being a pedophile for putting suncream on the exposed body parts of their children's friend.
And any gobbiness on the part of the parents could be swiftly countered with 'she was burning, she asked me to and I haven't seen you for hours'

she may be a ghost orphan - Annie was around in the 1930's

I don't think I would think twice either TBH.

Ha ha you lot are hilarious

Took me ages to write that sensible post

Silly, she is not ginger.

poor little Annie - sent as an annual reminder that all children need protection from the sun

And Annie was a red head was she not?

to be fair I think the fact that Annie was fictional might clinch it

we need Derek Accora ... mary loves dick ... mary loves dick etc etc

annie

coming in for a drink of water

ha! check where that link is from

water and sun cream - and a watch of the TV I'll bet

tv is bad

look into the light carrie annie!

what was that Carl?

now, that's interestingly on topic as Yvette Fielding has vitiligo

you made the right decision.

you could leave some suncream with the sister - ask her to show their mum and see if it is ok to use. you won't get it back but you might get a 'yes'.
or contact your health visitor. she might know the family. if you can get some kind of formal acknowledgement, you'll feel better about going ahead.

My son is allergic to certain sun cream. Check with parents. Child can change clothes to cover up for now.

Maybe a bit off topic- but if this is the sort of situation bordering on neglect, and where there is a risk the parents could get nasty if you apply suncream without their consent, I would have thought there's a risk that they could kick off about something else too. I wouldn't be happy having a child in and out of my house when the parents are liable to turn round and blame you or your children for anything

I think you need to put a swift stop to a young kid wandering in and out when the parents have no idea where she is

Assuming much emmie?!!