I surfed. I tanned, my hair got white blond, I made bikinis so skimpy they looked like the ones today! And that was years ago. I don’t think I wanted acceptance though. We basically lived on the beach most of the year. Life happened there by the ocean, in the sun and waves. Even my grandparents grew up on the beach (tho my grandma’s bathing suit covered much more of her body - with wool, no less). It wasn’t a want or a choice, tanning wasn’t even a goal, beach life just was.
Signed,
2 blocks downhill to waves