13 Problems Only People With Freckles Understand

1. When someone says, "I have freckles too!" but they really just have an adorable smattering on their nose. Do children ask you why you're spotted? No? Stop trying to bond with me. We can't relate.

2. You don't get a tan, you get a fran. A freckle tan. You know, when you get so many freckles they just merge and make you look darker.

3. You're on a first-name basis with your dermatologist. "Hey Susan! How's it hangin'? Can I call you Sue? Cool. OK, so this freckle used to be brown, but now it's more reddish, and this one looks more pear-shaped than it did before? What gives? Oh, sure, I'll let you get back to shopping with your kids. See you Tuesday!

4. You spend about 20 minutes a week inspecting your freckles for cancer. That one looks different! Does this look different to you? *texts Sue*

5. You have to wear the sunscreen that barely even rubs in, it's so powerful. SPF 75 FTW!

6. Your "friends" play Connect the Dots on your back when you're wearing a tank top. Oh, I have a tiger on my back? What fun! LOL, no.

7. People push up your sleeves or pull down your neckline to check if you're freckled everywhere. Guess what's under my shirt? More freckles! Also a sexual harassment lawsuit.

8. When someone asks if you've counted them. Why would I do that and also no.

9. Foundation and even tinted moisturizer look super obvious because they mute your freckles. So much for that "natural makeup" tutorial.

10. Being forever classified as "cute." I am no longer a tomboyish child who spent too much time in the sun playing baseball with the dudes. I am a sultry sex kitten whose beauty astounds. Stop treating me like a child.

11. When you can't tell if you have a blackhead or a new freckle. To squeeze or not to squeeze ...

12. No amount of lipstick will cover a lip freckle. "Shine bright like a diamond!" — your lip freckle

13. "I think you have something on your face ... Oh wait, never mind." Rude.

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