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21 Times The Growing Up Pale Hashtag Was Too Real

"Why don't you just get some sun?"

1. Sometimes you just don't want to invest time in slathering SPF 892 on every inch of your body.

#GrowingUpPale not going outside because i was too lazy to put sunscreen on

2. You do try not to be jealous of your shimmering bronze friends, but...

#GrowingUpPale everyone's posting pics of their summer tans and I'm over here like

3. Your pale-osity can be... alarming to some.

"You look sick" "are you feeling ok?" "you look like you're about to pass out" ....uhh this is the tannest I've been in weeks #growinguppale

4. Even thinking about the sun results in a burn.

#GrowingUpPale looking outside and just ending up like

5. And being a pale Latina? Comes with its own set of issues.

#growinguppale #GrowingUpMexican being called güera by people that know you and gringa by people that don't

6. ...Seriously.

#growinguppale "you're not Puerto Rican"

7. People just loooove to bask in the glow of your shining white skin.

#growinguppale having people stand beside you to make themselves look more tan 😅

8. ...Sometimes it's enough to blind innocent bystanders.

#GrowingUpPale when the sun just bounces off you as though your some type of mirror because your too white 😁

9. Wearing shorts or a short skirt means looking like you have a GIANT mosquito bite after sitting.

#GrowingUpPale you always get that red spot on your legs when you sit with them crossed for too long

10. Wearing white is a cool way to do some low-key Casper cosplay.

#growinguppale not being able to wear a white shirt at any time of the year bc your skin literally blends in with it

11. But it's not like being super pale doesn't have its benefits...

#growinguppale in elementary school my classmates would ask if I was a vampire and I would say yes to scare them

12. You have often been compared to things like paper, powder, snow, Wite-Out, mayonnaise...

#growinguppale when people compare you to a sheet of paper

13. You know the challenge of finding makeup that doesn't make you look like you fell into a pile of Cheetos.

#Growinguppale when even the lightest foundation is 10 nuances too dark for you

14. You have to be vigilant when it comes to covering up. Missing one spot means a week of burnt earlobes or bright red pinky toes.

#GrowingUpPale When I go on vacation and burn the first day, I have to spend the rest of the week like

15. This image speaks to you on a deep, spiritual level.

16. "Why don't you just tan?" is a question best answered by running away, screaming.

17. Because, believe us: WE'VE TRIED.

"When I try to get tan but just burn #growinguppale" #SMACK

18. The seflie struggle is so real.

#GrowingUpPale u open your camera to take a selfie and it always looks like this

19. You find that so many tan people complain about being pale to you as you stand there, sparkling like a Twilight vampire.

When your tan friends talk about how pale they are #GrowingUpPale

20. And if you give in and try self-tanner? Ha. Prepare for streaks and blotches.

The struggle of using self- tanner... #growinguppale

21. For some reason, people LOVE to compare their skin tone to yours.

#GrowingUpPale "lemme see your arm"

Whyyyyyyy.

But, hey. At least we can vent to each other, right?

The tag #Growinguppale is making me v happy because they understand my struggles😅

Those who glow together, grow together. Or something!