Tis the Season

My daughter has a fantasy about living in Antarctica. 
"Because they never have to wear sunblock there.  Right?"

Right.  Because in Antarctica, death comes before sunburn.

Applying this stuff daily is not one of my favorite tasks.
It involves a lot of stiffening and tears and accusations. 
You hurt me!
Done?
Done?
Done?
DONE.
DONE!


Here is where art is so beautiful.  It takes something that makes me cringe and turns it into something that makes me laugh.

"Inspired by seeing his niece resist his brother's attempts to apply sunscreen, the photographer Nolan Conway visited parks in New York City in late April and early May, looking for parents and children who were engaged in similar battles."

I feel your pain, River, and Phoebe, and the hands that are accosting them.