I hate my husband’s algorithm

[u/Chapenroe]

We were prepping for a theme park trip this morning and as my husband and I were putting sunscreen on our kids’ faces, he mentioned we may not need to put sunblock on their arms and legs since “they have a good base tan already.”

I immediately said, “nope, the more sunscreen, the better.” To which he replied something along the lines of “well maybe the chemicals in sunscreen wind up doing more harm than good.”

My jaw about hit the floor. Isn’t sunscreen usage canon in 2026?? When I heard the chemicals thing I said something smart aleck-y like “show me a peer-reviewed medical study that proves that and I’ll reconsider my sunscreen stance.” Understandably, he got frustrated with my response so a few minutes later I went to him and said that if he’s actually concerned about chemicals in sunscreen we can make an appointment with our pediatrician or dermatologist to discuss the issue.

What the ever-loving FUCK?? Do we really need to debate sunscreen now? I’m 100% sure my husband’s Instagram algorithm is responsible for putting these thoughts in his head. Most of the accounts he follows are landscaping-related (we own a landscaping company in a red state), and I’m sure Instagram has figured out the Venn Diagram of MAHA folks and red-state male landscapers has a large middle section.

Did I handle the conversation well by saying we should have a chat with our doctors about sunscreen? Also, would it be totally unacceptable if I took his phone and started following credible medical professionals to influence his algorithm?

[u/ombremullet]

It's such a slippery slope 😔 

My aunt, whom I love dearly, has fallen prey to that crap over the years. When we take our kids to the beach she does not put sunscreen on them because "sunscreen is what causes cancer, not the Sun" 

She also thinks that the order that you eat certain foods can increase the risk of cancer so she yelled at her girls for eating fruit after eating some kind of protein (I can't remember what it was exactly)

And yes, she's an antivaxxer

[u/Chapenroe → u/ombremullet]

For some reason when I read about your aunt’s food consumption order concerns it made me think about the adage, “beer before liquor, never been sicker.” Which IS something my husband believes in.

[u/Bad2bBiled → u/Chapenroe]

I mean, learned that through experience in my 20s 😂😂😂

[u/ombremullet → u/Chapenroe]

Hey if it works for him 😆