Ok, so my name is James, (but I sometimes go by my nickname, Jamie), and I'm 14 years old. Ever since I was a little boy, I've wanted to be a merman. When I was probably around 10, I came across videos of professional merfolk online, but I can't remember how. I saw people wearing these gorgeous tails, and I thought it looked like one of the most fun things ever, and I'd wanted to do something like this since I was very young. I'm worried, though, because throughout my life, I've been teased for not liking sports, or anything that the other boys liked, and wanting to do whatever the girls were doing. Playing with dolls, designing fashion, playing pretend, you name it. Because I was so naive when I was younger, I barely cared what other people thought. People constantly called me gay, and a woman, much to my parents' horror. My mother, the closest person to me in the world, however, passed away in October of 2016, after just over a year with Pancreatic Cancer. I think that she always supported my interests, but because she was such an intelligent and strong willed woman, she just wanted what she thought was best for me socially. I don't want people to call me gay, or say that I'm like a little girl. I know people can try to twist the wording of the insult into something positive, but for me, it's not the wording that hurts, it's the intention. If they have such negative feelings toward me that they want to bully me, it hurts. I'm not even sure what my sexuality is now, but if people care enough to go out of their way to insult me, it feels bad. I'm really scared of asking my family for a tail, because I'm worried that they'll scold me or laugh at me as well. My dad loves sports and stuff, but he loves me too. I guess he might come around after a while, but the real issue is my nanny. She's a very religious Christian, who basically just says that the reason I've done girly stuff in the past is because of immaturity. She said if I did something like that now, she'd be incredibly disappointed in me. She already acts that way toward my sister, who has a girlfriend, even though she's gotten more used to it. Throughout my life, I've been a sweet, pure, polite and well-behaved child. Since she says I'm the last "good kid" out of 3, I'm really scared about talking to her. I poked around on YouTube, asking for advice not using my real name, but instead Unicorn Bro (I love unicorns!), and someone finally read my comment and directed me to this site. She said professional merfolk might be able to give me advice. I'm not sure if anyone can give me anything more than "Don't worry what other people think, be yourself", because that's pretty much everything else I got on YouTube, but it doesn't really help all that much. Can anyone give me advice?
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