to think my mum should know that feet can burn too?

[CantEvenKeepAnOrchidAlive]

DS, 3, spent yesterday and last night with my mum and step-dad. Lovely day out at the beach, took him out for a meal then kept him at hers to spend the night. Picked him up this morning, happy, excited and a little bit knackered, I'm glad he had such a nice time.

However, he went there wearing his Clark's doodles with the canvas strap across the foot. At no point yesterday did my mum think to put suncream on the open space in the shoe so he's come home with sunburn on his feet. He also has slight sunburn on the bottom of his legs where mum missed bits in reapplication but that's not severe, just slightly pink.

Mum did feel guilty but having had 3 extremely pale children (I wear factor 50 like DS), surely she should have known better?! Think I'm going to have to rib her forever in light of this grandparenting fail!

But when you were a child it wasn't the done thing to slather your child in sun cream at all. She probably isn't used to it.

She is used to it, I recall being covered in cream as a child, all 3 of us were. I'm not that old

Use it as a stick to beat the feckless idiot with. Or just forget about it, because it doesn't really matter and she'll probably never make the same mistake again.

Yanbu

But a few of my friends think I'm really odd for putting suncream on my feet so I don't think the idea has caught caught on with everyone. My friends and I are all mid 20's so no excuse!

I bet she feels awful

I have burned feet, ears, and a few other painful spots over the years so I'm always conscious to cover them. I honestly think that unless you know how painful it is, you wouldn't think about it!

My mum learnt the hard way.

She put on loads of sun cream, then took her shoes off... Her feet swelled to twice the size and she could barely walk.

Yes, feet can burn. But it's not on grandma-radar.

I don't think many people think to put suncream on feet. IMO the most important areas are face, shoulders, ears.

The skin on the feet and the nose is thiner so more at risk. However it's your mum and she attempted to cover him. Times changed from when she was a mum. Gently mention it next time and get some aloe Vera after sun on him. Glad he had a good time.

Oh come on. She made a mistake. I'm sure she won't do it again.

Don't go on about it! Your good natured 'grand parent fail' belies a shitty nit picking attitude.

Yes she should know that feet can burn too.

You had better never let her take care of your child ever again as having missed this vital part of him with the sun cream she applied to all other parts of his body she obviously cant be trusted to be as sensible as you.

I hope his 3rd degree burns dont leave scars.

I know Shatners but we have outdoor plans for the next few days so I'm having to make sure his feet and legs are covered. DS doesn't cope well with being hot so I know he will ask to remove trousers and/or socks. I expect we will limit the time he is in the sun which he will probably appreciate as he is tired from all the activity these past couple of days.

Admittedly Alis, I don't need cream on my legs - they are impenetrable. But always cream my feet, far too sensitive to avoid! I'm in my mid 20's too.

A shitty nit picking attitude?! Not really, my family are great for not letting each other forget 'the time when..' and now I have one for my mum :)

Oh KillMe, at any point have I said I can never forgive her, can't trust her with my DS ever again? Did I say 3rd degree burns?

No? Stop being so dramatic.

Christ, some of these replies!

The op hasn't said she's cutting contact over it. I read the post as - mild to moderate irritation coupled with a good dose of good humour!