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how can i convince my mom to let me go tannning?
f/15 my friend who is 17 goes tanning at this place and when I went they said I could only do it if my mom came in to sign for me and show ID because you have to be 17 without parental consent. my friend would take me whenever we wanted to go. but I just need my mom to come in and sign for me the first time. I know my older sister when she was about my age started going into tanning beds at this place actually. and my mom let her do it. but the only this is that my mom would probably say something about me getting burned or something because I am light skinned but when I lay outside in the sun I tan fine but It takes a long time to even get a little bit of a tan so that's why I want to go to the tanning salon. that's the only thing I could think of her saying no to me going because of my skin color and how you can get skin cancer but its not fair because my sister went but then again she is darker than me but still. any advice?
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You can look up on line the side effects to tanning beds. one piece of info from online article:
The really bad news is that tanning beds emit more UV radiation than the sun. So the UV rays are more damaging to the body in a shorter span of time
Plus it mentions skin cancer too. Here's one of the articles if you care to read.
Whether your mom's decision is based on this knowledge or not, you need to know so you can make the best decision for yourself once you turn 17.
Your mom may have had 2nd thoughts since allowing your sister to go tanning. I know it doesnt sound fair to you but mom has the option to change her view on anything regarding whats best for her children. I laid out in the sun alot at your age. Now that I am older the sun damage shows up delayed. Didnt show until I was in my mid thirtes on. Darker brown splotches on my face and forearms. And thats just from the sun. With tanning beds, I likely would have got cancer too. You may be upset cus you want to look pretty. Well, when you hit 35 and older, you'll wish you left your skin alone because you'll have to wear tons of makeup the rest of your life to make your skin look even in tone or go for expensive dermabrasion treatments which may or may not help. Or like me, just live with it, splotch skin.
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