Once I found out that mermaiding was a hobby, it instantly clicked, and I'm in love with my finfun tail and want to get a silicone tail sometime in 2017 once I know this is what I want/ have the money saved. But since it's such an unusual hobby, there's a lot of "why would you want to do this?" "I don't get it." "It seems...interesting." and it's hard to let myself enjoy it as a hobby when a lot of people in my life don't get the appeal. I care a lot about what other people think of me in general (working on that, though), so being a mermaid is up for some judgment, and it's hard to adjust too. Especially when/ if it comes time to buy my tail, I know I'm going to be judged for spending that much on it, when in other people's eyes it doesn't make sense. I don't want to feel guilty for buying a tail and enjoying something that makes me happy (one of the only things recently that does, too). It feels freeing to be a mermaid, but also it's hard to accept the fact that this is what I enjoy as a hobby since it's not very common. Has anyone felt similar to this?
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