B!TC# IT OUT!

[Princess Pearl]

Went to comic con dressed in my new mermaid walking tail, handing out business cards like a boss. This is my first event in public. I got tagged in a photo on Facebook. SO FAR SO GOOD!

The guy who tagged me's friend proceeded to make jokes about how I should have a bag put over my face because I'm ugly. NOT SO GOOD!

Everything else about this weekend was awesome! But my stupid brain latches onto the one asshole comment I got! Gah!


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[telzey.amberdon]

How would he sound with a bag on his head?

[Merman Chatfish]

Went to comic con dressed in my new mermaid walking tail, handing out business cards like a boss. This is my first event in public. I got tagged in a photo on Facebook. SO FAR SO GOOD!

The guy who tagged me's friend proceeded to make jokes about how I should have a bag put over my face because I'm ugly. NOT SO GOOD!

Everything else about this weekend was awesome! But my stupid brain latches onto the one asshole comment I got! Gah!


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I just looked at your Facebook...I can't tell which one is you...i am looking for an ugly person and I am not finding any.

[Mermaid Mystery]

I have social anxiety and it's driving me crazy because I've just lost the motivation to try to respond to everything. if I don't respond to any of you I'm sorry I'm probably a little bit of a mess

[Raayvhen]

Necro posting and asking the same question (sometimes obviously just copypasta) in multiple threads and a lack of proper sentences, grammar, and punctuation.

[Mermaid Mystery]

Necro posting and asking the same question (sometimes obviously just copypasta) in multiple threads and a lack of proper sentences, grammar, and punctuation.

I'm pissed about this too ugh

[Mermaid Mystery]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/08/efa87d6b3c92b1fb788b52892af65f4e.jpg I hate summer here, San Francisco summers are perfect, San Jose summers not so much. ew.

[Raayvhen]

Even in Olympia we've been up to 90°. So weird for us.

[Mermaid Mystery]

at least it's not 106° like it was last year, still I think this weather is gross.

[Yulia]

Necro posting and asking the same question (sometimes obviously just copypasta) in multiple threads and a lack of proper sentences, grammar, and punctuation.
If we're thinking about the same person they don't have english as first language.

[PearlieMae]

Went to comic con dressed in my new mermaid walking tail, handing out business cards like a boss. This is my first event in public. I got tagged in a photo on Facebook. SO FAR SO GOOD!

The guy who tagged me's friend proceeded to make jokes about how I should have a bag put over my face because I'm ugly. NOT SO GOOD!

Everything else about this weekend was awesome! But my stupid brain latches onto the one asshole comment I got! Gah!


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If it's any consolation, I was crossing a street in Manhattan during rush hour and was walking in front of an SUV who was blocking the sidewalk (so was about a hundred other people). There was a little gap in traffic and the guy could have inched up a foot or two and leans out of his window and yells at ME "Move it, fat ass!"

Of course, he was still stuck in traffic.

I calmly walked over to his car (he had nowhere to go) and screamed right in his face "WHO ARE YOU CALLING FAT ASS, DICKHEAD???" and I proceeded to punch him the face and neck about ten times. I was being cheered on by the crowd, and he finally managed to roll up the window.

I stood in front of his car for five minutes until traffic behind him started honking.

I still sting a little from the 'fat ass' comment, but not so much. :)

Don't let it mess with you. Bag man has a tiny penis and will never be happy.

[Yulia]

In today's news, Mertailor Eric Ducharme continues to be a big jackass

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[Mermaid Mystery]

image is broken but I want to see this

[Mermaid Mystery]

ok I just saw your comment and OOH BURN GODDAMN

[PearlieMae]

BWAHAHAHAHA!

[Yulia]

WOW HE DIDN'T ERASE MY COMMENT


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[Shimmer Mermaid]

What did you comment on? I cant see the images

[Mermaid Mystery]

he edited it OMG

[Yulia]

he edited it OMG
I just saw it, wow.
It would have been so much better if they were honest.
Everyone can se the editing history on facebook.

[Mermaid Mystery]

exactly. I love my tail, I don't love the attitude. they edited it so many times it's ridiculous.

[Yulia]

I'm not even going to bother answering. Mertailor does some great things.
He leads the market, do something great about it!
Excel in the things you're bad at!

[Mermaid Aika]

Birthday came and went. Lots of birthday wishes which was nice but nothing special other than the cookie I bought. Cake would have been nice...having friends even nicer.

Happy belated birthday!

[Rogue Siren]

30407

THIS. This kind of selfish, uncaring and ignorant attitude infuriates me! Dx

[SeaGlass Siren]

... i hope she doesnt breed.

[Merman Arion]

I just saw it, wow.
It would have been so much better if they were honest.
Everyone can se the editing history on facebook.


exactly. I love my tail, I don't love the attitude. they edited it so many times it's ridiculous.


I'm not even going to bother answering. Mertailor does some great things.
He leads the market, do something great about it!
Excel in the things you're bad at!

For what's worth, I think the general public finally understood and seen Mertailor's real personality... :rolleyes:

The guy has 115k of Likes and yet, people barely have commented on his posts lately.

All he has left to stay relevant is the function of buying fakes Likes and also paying for more visibility.

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[Mermaid Mystery]

I know I'm getting waaaaay ahead of myself but I have ideas for boo at the zoo this year, how cool do mermaids and snakes sound? I say snakes because they're the only things that I can't put on the ground lol. wonder what my bosses will think. I'm already thinking about Halloween in June… I'm a mess

[Mermaid Jaffa]

I know I'm getting waaaaay ahead of myself but I have ideas for boo at the zoo this year, how cool do mermaids and snakes sound? I say snakes because they're the only things that I can't put on the ground lol. wonder what my bosses will think. I'm already thinking about Halloween in June… I'm a mess

Fabric tail with snake print... Then they won't know where the snake ends and the mermaid begins!

[MerMaisy]

It's ok. I started thinking of Halloween costumes last November. Of course I never decide on a costume till the week before Halloween...

[Mermaid Mystery]

I was originally thinking a cats the musical sort of thing but that tail would be swinging into all sorts of nasty. maybe I'll do a snake tail or my silicone one (if I don't grow a ton by October) but these ideas should be fun and I have a ton of time to execute everything

[Mermaid Mystery]

I wish I could handle the barn owl because then I'd definitely dress up as the goblin king lol

[Mermaid Muir]

I've got so much anxiety and I don't know what to do! It's like a constant thing and I can't get help and it hurts! I feel so unmotivated and I can't seem to be able to take things on as I used to be able to!

[Merman Dan]

It's ok. I started thinking of Halloween costumes last November. Of course I never decide on a costume till the week before Halloween...

I was thinking of wearing my tail, an evening dress, a nice string of pearls, and a tall red curly wig. I'll be Ethel Merman.

[Mermaid Freyja]

Grrr. So, I'm trying to save up for a silicone tail.
I actually have the money, but the dent in my savings right now wouldn't be a great idea (kinda want to buy a house in the next two years).
So I save, and stew over it.
Anyways, I've begun to ponder selling one of my burlesque costumes :eye twitch:
Now we aren't talking some Victoria's Secret lingerie with a few rhinestones glued to it. No, this is one I made myself and it's pretty epic with the Swarovski crystals and the feathers, a custom made corset, the works.
Thing is I still use it for performances, and while it's not one of my 'go-to' costumes anymore, my conundrum is this;
it would be really weird seeing some other performer wearing what I consider to be one of MY signature costumes on stage, or in photos.
You could even call that reaction a bit self-absorbed, but that's just my initial feeling at the thought of selling one of my 'babies'.
but I want a silicone tail so baaaad!
The actual burlesque is a hobby and doesn't often make me any real money other than to buy more costuming bits.
Making more stuff to sell isn't really in the cards for me right now either, due to time. I'm also eyeballing my vintage wardrobe...that's really bad.
I know for a fact that as soon as I sell something from that, there will be events where I'm like, "Damn it! That 1930s evening gown I just sold would've been perfect!"
*sigh*

[SeaGlass Siren]

senpai, if it makes you feel any better i was stuck in that conundrum too. bought a house 2 years ago, getting it this year, shouldve been saving for furniture. my tail killed half my savings.

but i can make the money again. i just have to not eat out :P

[Mermaid Mystery]

I was thinking of wearing my tail, an evening dress, a nice string of pearls, and a tall red curly wig. I'll be Ethel Merman.

OH MY GOD

[Mermaid Freyja]

senpai, if it makes you feel any better i was stuck in that conundrum too. bought a house 2 years ago, getting it this year, shouldve been saving for furniture. my tail killed half my savings.

but i can make the money again. i just have to not eat out :P

So true! It's crazy how much restaurant dining can suck away the cash.
I'm going to start utilizing my freezer, and my BBQ grill, a lot more this year, lol!
Otherwise, it's taking on gigs in the fabric tail to help save up (which I've already had inquiries about, so that's a good thing).
xoxo

[SeaGlass Siren]

Eggplant is your best friend :P

[PearlieMae]

I was thinking of wearing my tail, an evening dress, a nice string of pearls, and a tall red curly wig. I'll be Ethel Merman.

Why would you do that? I mean, isn't that everyday wear for you?

[Starfrit]

In today's news, Mertailor Eric Ducharme continues to be a big jackass

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::Edit:: I went to Eric's page to see if I could find the video, partly to watch it (I'd read the review a couple of days ago and was HORRIFIED, so I was interested in seeing a vid of it in action) and partly to follow the thread to see how it went... The post itself seems to have been deleted. :T NOT THAT I'M SHOCKED, OF COURSE.

[Merman Dan]

Why would you do that? I mean, isn't that everyday wear for you?Don't judge. ;)I'm sure my wife would prefer my other idea. I'll wear a priest's outfit and a gill-man mask to be the Preacher from the Black Lagoon.

[Raayvhen]

Dan, you're great.

[Mermaid Freyja]

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::Edit:: I went to Eric's page to see if I could find the video, partly to watch it (I'd read the review a couple of days ago and was HORRIFIED, so I was interested in seeing a vid of it in action) and partly to follow the thread to see how it went... The post itself seems to have been deleted. :T NOT THAT I'M SHOCKED, OF COURSE.

Does the review actually exist anymore, or did he delete that too? lol!

[Yulia]

No, the review is here on mernetwork!

[PearlieMae]

Don't judge. ;)I'm sure my wife would prefer my other idea. I'll wear a priest's outfit and a gill-man mask to be the Preacher from the Black Lagoon.


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[Mermaid Tisse]

Dan, you are wonderful. :)

[WaterDragon]

Ugh, we have a Wasp in my work room and a bunch more outside the door... and my husband doesn't get off work until 5 today >_< looks like I'm not getting any sculpting done today.

[WaterDragon]

Anyways, I've begun to ponder selling one of my burlesque costumes :eye twitch:
Now we aren't talking some Victoria's Secret lingerie with a few rhinestones glued to it. No, this is one I made myself and it's pretty epic with the Swarovski crystals and the feathers, a custom made corset, the works.
Thing is I still use it for performances, and while it's not one of my 'go-to' costumes anymore, my conundrum is this;
it would be really weird seeing some other performer wearing what I consider to be one of MY signature costumes on stage, or in photos.
You could even call that reaction a bit self-absorbed, but that's just my initial feeling at the thought of selling one of my 'babies'.


Would it be possible to change the design on one of your costumes so that it isn't your signature look anymore? like changing some of the feather colors or adding a different fabric or painting on the corset or something?

[Mermaid Freyja]

Would it be possible to change the design on one of your costumes so that it isn't your signature look anymore? like changing some of the feather colors or adding a different fabric or painting on the corset or something?

That's a possibility :) Thanks WaterDragon! Not sure why I didn't think of that before. Chalk it up to a stressful day at work; it does nothing good for the right half of my brain.
There are some things I'd want to add and fix on it anyway before listing it.
I've made the occasional burlesque costume for other performers, and that was different. I was designing for someone else, so I would just keep that in mind when I make changes to this one; it's a new design ;)

[Starfrit]

Does the review actually exist anymore, or did he delete that too? lol!

The review was posted here on MN (http://mernetwork.com/index/showthread.php?1227-Mertailor&p=191017&viewfull=1#post191017), and it's actually horrifying.

When you're a "professional" tailmaker and have to resort to getting your mom to reply to a customer's concerns to defend your mess of a product, you dun fucked up, son.

[Keiris]

Don't judge. ;)I'm sure my wife would prefer my other idea. I'll wear a priest's outfit and a gill-man mask to be the Preacher from the Black Lagoon.

Dan, why do I get the feeling that no one is ever bored at your house?

[WaterDragon]

I've made the occasional burlesque costume for other performers, and that was different. I was designing for someone else, so I would just keep that in mind when I make changes to this one; it's a new design ;)
Its all about tricking your brain into thinking its a new outfit ;)

[Merman Arion]

The review was posted here on MN (http://mernetwork.com/index/showthread.php?1227-Mertailor&p=191017&viewfull=1#post191017), and it's actually horrifying.

When you're a "professional" tailmaker and have to resort to getting your mom to reply to a customer's concerns to defend your mess of a product, you dun fucked up, son.

I love you

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[AniaR]

I'm starting to realize a lot of the good we've seen from him actually wasn't him but was his ex boyfriend. The lobster tail, extravagant paint jobs ( like christomer) unique sculpts...

[Merman Arion]

I'm starting to realize a lot of the good we've seen from him actually wasn't him but was his ex boyfriend. The lobster tail, extravagant paint jobs ( like christomer) unique sculpts...

I thought as much.

[Keiris]

I seem to remember MVD praising Matt's sculpting abilities and reaching out to do a collaboration with him. He talked about it on the FlipTails website awhile back.

[Mermaid Mystery]

matt was the coolest when it came to sculpting and painting

[MerMaisy]

Did he credit him at all? Like if my boyfriend was super good at something I'd be all like "yesh. Dis is my boyfriend. He's amazingful at (whatever the thing is)" I'm not saying that my boyfriend isn't super good at stuff... Cuz he is, but y'all know what I mean.

[PearlieMae]

I'm starting to realize a lot of the good we've seen from him actually wasn't him but was his ex boyfriend. The lobster tail, extravagant paint jobs ( like christomer) unique sculpts...

Agreed. I noticed that right after they broke up. His posts were more...historic...than current work.

Matt is a talented sculptor.

[Mermaid Alea]

Wow that is quite a review! You know he sure has been posting positive sounding things on facebook but it sounds like it is just a façade to lure people in thinking that he will be pleasant to deal with and will work more closely with you to create your dream.

You know something valuable that an artist, or really any person should learn, is how to take critique. Eric isn't the best at making tails, and neither are all the other tail makers. Art is a continuous process of creating something good and then using that experience to create something better and then it keeps going. You should never really feel like you have arrived and you are the best and then give up and not wish to improve. If I were Eric I would take these bad reviews and instead of denying the cruddy work I would work to improve on the things people are complaining about.

Of course I have never met Eric nor do I really know him and I have not bought from him. I don't hate him but I think he needs to sit down and re-evaluate what his goal for his business is and what the basis is for his customer service. On his facebook he likes putting motivational images up so maybe he needs a motivational poster up in his studio that enthusiastically states his *NEW* customer service guidelines. Even if he has a bunch of people working for him to do paint jobs and sculpting, etc he can do like what they do on the show Face Off for the finalists where each finalist is in charge of some of the others who lost that season and they oversee their work and give them help and tips when needed or even take over a bit if the person they are watching is having trouble. So even if he has others doing some things, that still isn't an excuse for bad work.

Okay I will get off of my soap box. My complaint is that our cute dog keeps trying to kill my new bird - which happens to be the chick of an endangered bird species! I wish our dog was good around birds but she isn't. :( Don't worry I keep the bird somewhere safe, but it cries for me soo much that I have to take it out and that is when the dog tries to squeeze in and grab the bird. She is pushing up against me as I type and the bird is hiding in my hair.

[Mermaid Alea]

Ahh crud the dog almost killed my bird!! What the heck that is it I am about to research how to train a dog not to hurt a pet bird because this is obviously a big issue. I thought I was about to see my cute little peachick be killed in front of my eyes but luckily I was able to quickly grab it before the dog got a good hold on it. The bird flew down from my lap and the dog was eagerly waiting for something like that to happen so she quickly made a grab for the peachick and it cried out and I was so worried it got hurt. I don't think it was hurt at all but I think the dog did get a bit of fluffy chick feathers in her mouth. I love our dog but now it is really hard to love her when she wants to kill a bird that I have been waiting years to get.:cry:

[Mermaid Mystery]

I don't mean to sound rude but I work with animals and the only solution that I can offer right now is not letting the two be in the same room together. If your dog really wants to kill that bird then you can't keep them together. It's just not going to work out well.

[Mermaid Alea]

Yep you are right. I just felt bad because the dog was getting jealous of all the attention I was giving the bird so I was trying to give them both attention. Then I was confused because I had two very opposite opinions from my parents. My Mom was saying the dog would be fine around the bird and my Dad was saying to hit the dog with a newspaper anytime she got near the bird. I don't know why I was being so stupid letting the dog be around the bird. I guess I was trying to compare our dog with other bird owner's livestock guardian dogs that look after their birds instead of eat them. Our dog is not a livestock guardian dog so there is no reason why she would be nice to a bird so that was bad reasoning.

Luckily once this bird is a little bigger it will go in the outside peachick pen and I will have less issues. I think I made the mistake of thinking of our dog as a sweet, cute little dog who wouldn't dare hurt a cute little birdie but obviously I was very blind. Safety precautions will definitely be upped here and either the bird and I will go outside when I take it out or the dog will be closed in the other half of the house while I take out the bird. Then once the peachick is a fully grown peacock she will be terrified of it.

[Cerulean]

So I just got my first "actual" job two-three weeks ago. I have to lift and change out full soup .....pot/vat/terrines and make sure they're always full, to do this you have to curl your fingers under the rim of the metal terrine and lift it out, take it to a small back room, lift another full terrine out of a steam table, pour it over a certain fill line then go replace it on the hot bar. Its been really taxing on me, part of the job involved wearing some gloves and reaching into literally boiling vats of water to pull out bags of soup and the gloves had a tear in them the first week of me being there and noone told me, so the first time I tried to use them I burned myself pretty badly. My hands started to be stiff when I woke up and I was sore constantly.

I wouldve been able to make myself continue enduring this, because whenever I complained about something I was just told to 'suck it up' or 'ha ha this is how the working world is' by whoever I happened to say anything to. Last week, after working mon-fri I woke up Saturday unable to move my right hand. What I mean to say is, I can curl my hand into a fist after sometime in the morning especially but my right index finger physically cannot move past ...a small curl. It was swollen, there was a pronounced bump on the side of my knuckle and goes between being oddly numb and painful if I try to manipulate it. When I went back to work on Monday I was dreading my shift - I thought surely noone would believe me or theyd tell me to "take it easy" and make me work anyhow. Lucky for me they just called some line which resulted in being sent home so I could go to an urgent care facility.

I was given some pills for pain and told to take them along with aspirin, and scheduled for two weeks of physical therapy three times a week. My mothers been sarcastic and aggro over the entire thing even though Ive tried to just find the humor in it "24, first job, two weeks in.... already on workmans comp. Doin' good" When my mom called my dad and told him what happened I could hear him making mocking statements and laughing. When we got home and she made me show him the papers he scoffed and dropped them on the table in disgust saying " I cant BELIEVE you filed for workmans comp" and walked away. Well gee sorry, but I dont have full dexterity of my hand ._____. Its not like Im frigging making this up. I dont know, its just been really frustrating to deal with. Like Im the one thats in pain and cant move my right hand properly.... why the hell are you all so angry over it?

[SeaGlass Siren]

... a hand injury does not sound normal... um...

[Naufra]

What swam up his cloaca and died? You were injured on the job, your boss told you to file workman's comp, you filed workman's comp. Done. How is this his problem, anyway? You did exactly what you were told to do. Workman's comp can be a pain because you have to go to specific doctors and blah blah blah, but your company is footing the bill. Don't let him get you down, just get the treatment you need to recover and resume working. ^_^

[Mermaid Momo]

I'm having a hard time deciding whether or not to keep my shop on storenvy or move it to etsy. I like the customized store front that storenvy adds, and that it adds personality to my shop and I also like how listing items are free and I have options for preorders or coming soon. But the one thing storenvy doesn't have is the search features like etsy does. If my shop was on etsy, I would be able to get traffic from searches on etsy and google for items similar to mine and hopefully sell something. What do some of you mers think? should I move to etsy for a bit and see how it works out for me? (here's my shop btw to see what I mean by customized store front (http://forbiddenkingdom.storenvy.com/))

If I do switch over, I can close my storefront on storenvy and redirect to the etsy one but I'm just worried because I've already posted pictures promoting the products with links to the product on storenvy that are making the rounds on tumblr.

[SeaGlass Siren]

why not have both?

edit: also your site is very cute!!

[Mermaid Momo]

why not have both?

edit: also your site is very cute!!
Thanks!
I can't have both because a lot of my items are one of a kind, so If I have the listing up on both sites and it sells on one and I don't get to the other site in time to take it off and it also sells there, I'll be in a bit of a pickle haha.

[SeaGlass Siren]

the banner i think you can customize so that it's cute. i say try out the etsy. if it doesnt work for you, go back to the website.

[Merman Arion]

@MermaidMomo

I love your art on Instagram. Do you take drawing commissions? :)

[WaterDragon]

If you get your own web site you can redirect from it to Etsy and/or Storenvy so you don't have to worry about posting to tumbler and losing views (just link to your site).
I would Keep your Storenvy and get a Etsy, it can take a while to get traffic on Etsy even with the built in search.


your Items are very cute by the way. I personally am more of a punk Lolita then a sweet but that lavender skirt is beautiful.

[Mermaid Momo]

@MermaidMomo

I love your art on Instagram. Do you take drawing commissions? :)
Thanks! I do, the info is right here :) http://miss-momo-tan.tumblr.com/post/112202374909/commissions-are-open-again-there-will-be-3-slots

[WaterDragon]

Thanks!
I can't have both because a lot of my items are one of a kind, so If I have the listing up on both sites and it sells on one and I don't get to the other site in time to take it off and it also sells there, I'll be in a bit of a pickle haha.

Woops, Looks like I missed this.
is it possible for you to make enough product to separate it onto two sites? you could always put smaller items and art stuff on Etsy to start off with.

[Mermaid Momo]

If you get your own web site you can redirect from it to Etsy and/or Storenvy so you don't have to worry about posting to tumbler and losing views (just link to your site).
I would Keep your Storenvy and get a Etsy, it can take a while to get traffic on Etsy even with the built in search.


your Items are very cute by the way. I personally am more of a punk Lolita then a sweet but that lavender skirt is beautiful.

Thanks! I'm going to be adding more stuff eventually (first up is a country lolita dress) I was going to make some punk and gothic lolita things but figured since it's warmer, a lot of lolis will be looking for more light things. I will be switching over to etsy to give it a try out once my shipping scale arrives :)


Woops, Looks like I missed this.
is it possible for you to make enough product to separate it onto two sites? you could always put smaller items and art stuff on Etsy to start off with.

I did think about this too, since I thought about separating lolita and petplay/ lingerie things (like the collars) because I know lolitas are very iffy about lolita being equated to fetish stuff. But I thought managing two different shops would be a hassel, especially with school and such.

[WaterDragon]

Thanks! I'm going to be adding more stuff eventually (first up is a country lolita dress) I was going to make some punk and gothic lolita things but figured since it's warmer, a lot of lolis will be looking for more light things. I will be switching over to etsy to give it a try out once my shipping scale arrives :)



I did think about this too, since I thought about separating lolita and petplay/ lingerie things (like the collars) because I know lolitas are very iffy about lolita being equated to fetish stuff. But I thought managing two different shops would be a hassel, especially with school and such.

I don't think managing two shops would be that much harder if they are on different sites but then again I haven't gotten around to opening a 2nd shop anywhere so I don't now for sure >.>

[Mermaid Mystery]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/10/9ade61e64f426180aec57dafb8d3dc74.jpg ladies and gentlemen, my relationship

[Mermaid Mystery]

OH MY GOD if I see ONE MORE THING about bindi Irwin I'm going to scream.
I'm hot
I'm a jr zoologist
I'm only a year younger than her
I DONT sign shit with seaworld
my dad is lame but my mom is cool???? (sorry that's what I'm lacking)
literally we are the same person but im cool as hell and she's… Australian????

[Mermaid Kelda]

literally we are the same person but im cool as hell and she's… Australian????
Hey, what's wrong with being Australian? ;)

[SeaGlass Siren]

Bill c-24 just passed. I AM PISSED OFF. LIKE WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK.

So let me get this straight, anyone who has dual citizenship can get kicked out of canada, same with people who WERE born in canada.
OK SO WHAT THE FUCK ABOUT ME AND EVERY OTHER PEOPLE OF COLOUR WHO WAS BORN AND RAISED IN CANADA WHO DO NOT HAVE ANOTHER NATIONALITY? We basically make up 80% of the population. What about the immigrants who YOOUUU brought in? You're just gonna KICK them out?
Bullshit. What happened to true north, strong and free? FREEDOM MY ASS. This so called "bill" is racist. Plain and simple.
Canada is repeating some wacky mentalities only meant to be in the history books... What's next "Government"? Take away people's rights to their property or jobs, education... or lives? If this is what Canada is becoming, maybe I want to get exiled somewhere else. You know who the real terrorists are, the ones we really should be worried about? The people who thought up this bill, and those who voted it in against the people of Canada - a once great country that is now being ruled by unconstitutional mind-frames intending to inspire fear in us, for our support of their insane ideals... huh. Well, sounds like a propaganda machine, making its way into our lives, taking away the freedom of Canadians; taking away Canadian's rights.



Article is down below if you want to read it. I'm FUMING.
https://bccla.org/2015/06/its-official-second-class-citizenship-goes-into-effect/

[Ashe]

Holy shit, that's messed up. What the hell was going through these peoples' minds? That's just fucking racism

[Mermaid Saila]

So I haven’t made very many post really, but something happened today that just pissed me off so much and I have no one to really talk to about it because if I do I’ll probably break down. So I’m coming to you all, the lovely Mer-community to vent a little. Fair warning this is a long post…..

A little back story about this. For the last nine years of my life I have been a part of an amazing LARP (Live Action Role Play). It was created by my father and the whole family and some friends worked together to make this really cool game for everyone to play. It was great and we all aspired for greatness of course, hoping that one day we would become big enough to run a LARPing Ground, a place that people could come to all year long around to simple escape (basically an all year around renaissance). I knew this would take time, effort and so many tears. So I fought tooth and nail with my family to bring awareness to the LARP. I spent all my free time developing the game, while still being in school. It was hard but I loved the game and wanted it to grow.

Once out of school I gave up all of my time to develop different things, keep the plots running and getting people things they needed to improve the atmosphere of the game. I took a lot onto myself. I would spend days updating peoples character, only to have them bitch at me latter that it was wrong, even though it wasn’t since they forgot to follow the correct rules and I caught them on it. Yet despite all the crap I got and all the sleepless nights I spent trying to improve the game it wasn’t enough. Players would threaten to leave because my parents were being unfair or handled a situation incorrectly, treating the game like a back yard game instead of business that he had developed into, and so I stepped up once again, now acting as buffer between the managers of the game and the players. You know smoothing out ruffled feathers and bring forth logic in an illogical world.

It really wore on me, but I continued and then last year my dad decided he wasn’t to step back after hearing that the players didn’t really like how he was handling them. Now him stepping down would have meant that the game would have been disband. I couldn’t let that happen. I loved the game despite all its many flaws. So once against I stepped up, basically becoming the CEO of the game. I had high hopes for the games. Since I spoke with the players all the time I knew what needed to be fixed and how to fix it to where it kept things fair and made every one content.

But as I started to fix everything my father comes in and puts his foot down, not liking the changes that I was making. Of course I fought against him, telling him that he stepped down so didn’t have any say any more. He resorted back with. “I’m the founder and anything that is game changing must be approved by me still”. At this point I should have quit, I know that, but I didn’t want to. So I accept it and tried my hardest to fix things while appeasing my father, who I though had the same through process as I did and wanted to see the game progress. I quickly learned that the things I knew would fix problems we had would not be accepted so I had to find other band aids that were defiantly not what the players wanted and because my father had stepped down I was the face of the company so I was the one who was bitched at when things were changed.

I’m a pretty strong person I think and I never back down when someone got into my face and never bent on the rules, making the players realise these were now in place and there was no changing it until the next update. Most players accepted this, but some didn’t, so they would go to my father, a bitch at him. Instead of holding his ground of ideals that took months to develop he caved and took back the ruling, saying that he never approved of them to begin with, though I had gone over the rules several times with him and have several different methods to show that they were in fact approved and mainly developed by him. Very few believed me so I became the “bad” guy and well it broke me.

I became so pressured that my Anxiety, which I had successfully handled since I was twelve, spiked. At first I didn’t realizes what it was, since it was so strange and I wasn’t use to have such strong attacks. They were normal small ones that lasted a few minutes and I could talk my self out of. These attacks though were random, appearing from nowhere and I became so terrified I would start crying, shaking have problems breathing and I could never talk my self out of them, I just had to wait them out, which could take hours. Finally I was able to convince myself to go to the hospital during a day long attack to hopefully get something to tide me over until I could get to my doctor.

Thanks to my loving husband I was able to gain the confidence to step down from the game so I could work on my anxiety coping. I promised that one day I would be back on the management team, but for now I just wanted to be a player because I couldn’t handle the stress. It was accepted, a few people were upset and wanted to quit, but didn’t because they knew I would still be there. I should probably mention that the reason more than half the players still go to the game is because I’m there. There’s just a small group of people that hate me because I wouldn’t let them get away with things my father does. Anyways things were looking up for me.

My attacks became less frequent, just as strong when I got them, but they didn’t happen every day. I felt excited to go back to the game to play and started doing things I hadn’t realized I had stopped doing. Such as crafting thing, painting and writing stories. I was happy, but apparently that is allowed.

Today there was a Pink Party in my town. Pretty much everyone dresses up in pink and socializes or something….My mother thought it would be a great place to advertise for the game so she asked who wanted to go. About four other girls’ side they would, me included. However I’m not a pink person, so that meant I would have to make or buy something pink that was fantasy based. However I worked every day leading up to today so I didn’t have time to make the outfit so I decided not to go. A week ago one of the girls side she couldn’t make it because of family obligations. The other two girls, well they got called into to work. So what does my mother do?

She bitches at my dad about how were still a small back yard LARP because no one will ever put the effort into bettering the game and getting the name out there. REALLY! ARE YOU FREAKING KIDING ME! WHAT DID I JUST SPEND THE LAST NINE YEARS OF MY LIFE DOING.
You would think that would be the real kickers, but it’s not. My father decided he was going to make a post on the FB page for the management team. Saying “Today is a prime example why we remain the small yard sized larp. When it comes time outside of the event to do some recruiting/raise awareness of our larp; people just don't show or back out. Also the reason I can never promote anything big for SR, only things I know (Mothers Name) and I can cover. Think it's time to pull the plug after this season.”

ARE YOU KIDDING ME! I HAVE SPENT MORE TIME, EFFOT AND MONEY THEN MY PARENTS EVER DID INTO THIS GAME. I SHATTERED MYSELF TO THE POINT THAT I’M NOT SURE I’LL EVEN BE OKAY AGAIN! AND YOU UP AND DECIDE THAT YOU WANT TO END THE GAME THAT HAD BEEN HAVING AN AMAZING START BECAUSE OF ONE STUPID LAST MINTUE ADVERTISMENT STUNT THAT ONLY FIVE PEOPLE WOULD HAVE GONE TO!

I was and still am shaking so much and want to throw a tantrum, I want to scream and strangle my father for this crap! How can you deem this to be a good thing to post to even say! How can he consider up as back yard LARP when we get around 65 players an event where last year we had maybe 30 and we are still growing because I get questions daily about the game and from people who will be at the next event. I love this game, I love the people and it had done a lot for me, but this…this just breaks my heart and makes me believe that I should have been stronger, that I should have never broken so that way I could prevent this from happening. And I know I should think that, that I shouldn’t put that much on my shoulders, I couldn’t predict this happening and I can’t always be strong, somethings have to break so that way it can come back stronger. I know all this, but I can’t stop the panic, the anger that I’m feeling about this and if I talked to anyone of my friends (who all LARP with me) it would only make things worse because rumors would start to spread and then there would be no hope for the game…..I just…UGH! I HATE THIS SO MUCH!

[Naufra]

Naida, it sounds like your parents are overwhelmed and burned out just like you are. They're just not handling it as gracefully as you are. I'm guessing the other women who were supposed to do the pink event with you are volunteers. Volunteers are wonderful, but they have to take care of themselves and their paying jobs, too. Maybe they should have put in time off requests if they didn't, I don't know. In any case, it sounds like your parents need to take a chill-pill and a vacation. It would probably do them a lot of good to spend a few days at a B&B at least three towns away. I'd recommend the same for you, in fact, just not at the same B&B at the same time. Find a quaint little city with a historic district and not think about the LARP for a few days. Sleep in. Eat out. Take a stroll. Look in art galleries. Admire gardens. Go for a swim. Go antiqueing. Get your chillax on. Then go back in, refreshed and with a clear head, and kick some ass.

[SeaGlass Siren]

Holy shit, that's messed up. What the hell was going through these peoples' minds? That's just fucking racism
Harper happened. ARRGH.

[SummerRogue]

Hey guys :) I just thought I'd let you all know that I quit my summer job at camp in Iowa. I just couldn't do it anymore. They advertised it as the best summer of your life. Yeah right . All I asked for was not to be put on one to one care with a specific camper who is too strong for me to redirect, he grabbed a dog and nearly crushed it to death yesterday and i couldn't stop him because he is so strong, I didn't ask for a shower longer than 3mins or a proper bed that wasn't in the same room as 42 other girls. I'm so exhausted, I arrived in Iowa at 11:30 on the 31st of May and woke up at four, I went to work at 7 and went to bed that night at 11 since then I've had to get up at 6 and I still have jet lag 2 weeks later. We worked 15 hours a day and got paid a dollar an hour. I honestly didn't go for the money, I agreed to the pay before I left home but I didn't know then that the days would be 15 hours or that I wouldn't get any food on the weekends, Friday night no dinner, no meals Saturday and no breakfast on Sunday or Monday I get that Saturday is our day off but it's fracking ridiculous. Sorry to rant a little but I just wanted to tell you I'm heading to Jacksonville for a few days before flying home. I hope you guys have a better summer than I have so far :)


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[SummerRogue]

Camp America also won't pay for my flights home they want to charge me $600 and they can't get me a flight for a week so I'd be in a hotel that would cost gods knows how much. They called me and wouldn't really listen to why I wanted to leave the camp they just wanted me to go to a different camp. They then emailed my mum and told her I wasn't asked to leave, I was. The second I said that beaned to begin the process of leaving to go home they said I'd have to leave straight away, Camp America said I couldn't leave until the next day because it was getting dark so they let me stay the night but at 6:30 this morning the director asked if I had booked a cab because I needed to leave asap. I'm not really comfortable travelling alone but I have to even though one of the rules of CA is that I can't travel alone or at night, it's 10:22 at night right next w and I'm stuck in Atlanta waiting for my flight to Jacksonville. I'm just so exhausted my hand has been scratched open by a camper and my hair has been pulled out in chunks. This really is the worst summer of my life. The director said I had to do one on one care with the camper because, quite 'this isn't the hardest thing you'll ever do, you just need to learn how to handle (the camper)' that wasn't even remotely helpful. She put me on two one on ones the next day.


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[Mermaid Mystery]

one on ones suck (I have more to say but pizza)

[Echidna]

So let me get this straight, anyone who has dual citizenship can get kicked out of canada, same with people who WERE born in canada.
OK SO WHAT THE FUCK ABOUT ME AND EVERY OTHER PEOPLE OF COLOUR WHO WAS BORN AND RAISED IN CANADA WHO DO NOT HAVE ANOTHER NATIONALITY?

erm...you can never be stripped of citizenship, because you have only one?

The bill concerns people who have double passports.
Those born in Canada won't be affected unless they have double citizenships.
(Correct me if I misunderstand, it's really late here.)

Currently, there is stuff going on in Europe you wouldn't believe, and it revolves around illegal immigrants and terrorists going leisurely back and forth between western countries and the IS.
Possible because they have several citizenships.
Unless one sticks their head really deep into the ground, it's clear if nothing is done about it, there will be civil war over here.

My guess is, Overseas isn't quite as dumb and blind about this issue as Europeans are, and are taking preemptive measures.

[SeaGlass Siren]

Nope it includes us too.
so basically any immigrant who came into canada will be kicked out because they can easily claim "terrorist threat" without going through a judge :/

[SeaGlass Siren]

It's basically really discriminatory and Harper LOVES fear mongering against the muslims. Basically saying what bush said yet ago "if you're not with us you're against us" and then fucking lumps us in with the terrorists.

[Mermaid Kelda]

So I haven’t made very many post really, but something happened today that just pissed me off so much and I have no one to really talk to about it because if I do I’ll probably break down. So I’m coming to you all, the lovely Mer-community to vent a little. Fair warning this is a long post…..
That's awful Naida :( would it be possible to re-start the group, under a different name but still essentially the same, and manage it yourself? Then your dad wouldn't be able to claim any ownership.

[Carolina Mermaid]

So I started this new part time job at a very fancy horse stable two weeks ago, it's not turning out how I thought it would and I'm stressed going to it everyday. Reason why? The horses I am taking care of each have some type of health issue and I feel like I am constently messing up and not learning fast enough. I'm worried that I'm going to make a horse more sick or miss something or get one killed, I wasn't aware all of the medical things that I would have to do and I have no experience with animal medicine and I have already angered my boss. The way they run the barn is a way that I am not okay with. My grandmother tells me that I should look for employment elsewhere so that this place can get some one who knows what they are doing. I'm conflicted at what I should do, stay at this barn where I panic and my brain seems to just shut down (and it's an hour away) or try to find a job at a barn where I know I can do a good job and build up my confidence because it is shattered right now. I probably sound like I'm whining, I'm lucky to even have a job, but I'm trying to think about what is best for the horses and my mental health right now.

[Sabrina the Selkie]

Tough situation. I'd say apply for other barns, but keep this job until you're hired at barn you feel more comfortable working at. Just hang in there until that materializes. Might not mean much, but as the weeks progress, you will get better at the medical piece.
Good luck!

[Carolina Mermaid]

Thanks

[Sabrina the Selkie]

You're welcome. Sounds tricky. Good luck!

[Mermaid Mystery]

favorite ride at great america was shut down today because of an accident.

[Mermaid Momo]

I thought my mom was finally accepting the fact that I have a mental illness, but today I learned that she isn't, she's just in denial and chooses to ignore it. We were filling out the paperwork for an eye exam I have tomorrow and my dad says " Don't forget to check the box next to psychiatric " (this was the health history section and you had to check the yes or no box next to health problems are currently have" and my mom quickly says " She doesn't have to, she only has anxiety nothing big."

But the thing is I don't only have anxiety, I have depression, PTSD, and anxiety and she knows this. My dad was even holding my anti-depressants in his hand because he got them refilled for me since I had to work (which after she says this, he looks down at the bottle, shakes the bottle, looks back at my mom, looks at me, shakes the bottle again, and puts it down in front of her for her to see) and she starts to ignore us and looks at the t.v like she was watching it.

And I think my dad saw the expression on my face because he offered to make me some tea (he rarely ever offers to share his tea, he had them imported and loves to collect them)

[AniaR]

Aww momo :( PTSD freaking sucks. I'm sorry. My folks don't much pay attention to what I struggle with mentally or physically. Just focus on the fact your dad does.

Your mom sounds like she's having trouble coming to terms with it. Most our generations parents were brought up to just not acknowledge this stuff :(

[Mermaid Riia]

Sorry, rage post alert... I am so so so dissatisfied at the moment with MERTAILOR! I feel like sending some anthrax to him in a letter. My tail was made by him and there's been SO MANY problems with it. It's been super 2nd quality from day one. The seams are hideous inside and out (they cause awful bruises), paint comes off, cast silicone is different color from the paint itself (silicone is blue... Friking blue!!! In a pink-gold-violet tail? Yes. And the best thing is that the belly part is green and back side blue.. Lovely), the mono strap sh*t itself, there is extra silicone in footpockets (discomfort), it gets a hole everytime when you just look at it, footpockets are loose. What a piece of...!!! So far I've been like "it's okay it's fine I can fix it". I just noticed today my thing he calls a monofin is snapped it two places making the fluke all floppy with minimal propulsion.. My. Monofin. Is. Broken. And the best thing with this is that is some kind of plexi glass. GREAT! After re-painting multiple times, re-seaming, fixing etc. I have to switch the monofin now too?!? YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME ERIC?

[Merman Arion]

Sorry, rage post alert... I am so so so dissatisfied at the moment with MERTAILOR! I feel like sending some anthrax to him in a letter. My tail was made by him and there's been SO MANY problems with it. It's been super 2nd quality from day one. The seams are hideous inside and out (they cause awful bruises), paint comes off, cast silicone is different color from the paint itself (silicone is blue... Friking blue!!! In a pink-gold-violet tail? Yes. And the best thing is that the belly part is green and back side blue.. Lovely), the mono strap sh*t itself, there is extra silicone in footpockets (discomfort), it gets a hole everytime when you just look at it, footpockets are loose. What a piece of...!!! So far I've been like "it's okay it's fine I can fix it". I just noticed today my thing he calls a monofin is snapped it two places making the fluke all floppy with minimal propulsion.. My. Monofin. Is. Broken. And the best thing with this is that is some kind of plexi glass. GREAT! After re-painting multiple times, re-seaming, fixing etc. I have to switch the monofin now too?!? YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME ERIC?

Monofin in plexiglass?! Seems like déjà vu (right, Yulia?) :(
I'm sorry to hear this, Riiarin.

Is there a way to fix it? Maybe ask Pearlie.

[Mermaid Riia]

Monofin in plexiglass?! Seems like déjà vu (right, Yulia?) :(
I'm sorry to hear this, Riiarin.

Is there a way to fix it? Maybe ask Pearlie.

Yes, some sort of thick plexi glass like material. He is SO cheap! And doesn't pay any attention to the quality of his tails.. He uses the cheapest materials he can get his hands on. I'm suprised my monofin isn't made of his plastic garden table..
I have done so much to it by this point I believe I can pull this off too. Have to cut it open, find a monofin that fits, make it stick, close it, re-paint UGGGHHHHDMSÖAÄÄADBNS!!!!
I have used it 1-4 times a week for only 1 year :D think about that! I have been super caring, always!

Dear Pearlie, any wise words to share?

[CowgirlMermaid]

How can he possibly still be in buniness after all those complaints and bad reviews?!?!?!?!?!:mad:
Is there nothing that can be done to get him out of buniness? (or at least make him massivly improve his quality?)

[SeaMonkey]

speaking as an animal expert, you best keep them in separate rooms or that will be a dead bird. some dogs' hunting.catching instinct is , well, "the force is strong in this one". id cry if i saw you post a bad ending.

[MerMel]

Damn, with constant instances like that, i'm surprised he hasn't been red flagged like fishbutts in the reviews section. That really sucks Riiarin. Makes me feel ashamed he's even in the same state as myself.

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[Yulia]

Yeah, totally Arion. Wow.
It could be polycarbonate though, but it shouldn't snap like that. I feel so sorry for you Riiarin, I know how horrible it feels to have to almost give up on a tail.
I hope you can give it enough first aid till your Finfolk arrives.

[PearlieMae]

Yes, some sort of thick plexi glass like material. He is SO cheap! And doesn't pay any attention to the quality of his tails.. He uses the cheapest materials he can get his hands on. I'm suprised my monofin isn't made of his plastic garden table..
I have done so much to it by this point I believe I can pull this off too. Have to cut it open, find a monofin that fits, make it stick, close it, re-paint UGGGHHHHDMSÖAÄÄADBNS!!!!
I have used it 1-4 times a week for only 1 year :D think about that! I have been super caring, always!

Dear Pearlie, any wise words to share?

Well, it can probably be salvaged. I don't know if you want to spend any more money on it, though. If you like, I can take a stab at replacing the fin and do what I can to refurbish it, but you might want to wait until winter as I'm pretty jammed with tails right now. :)

As for advice on doing it yourself, I'd need lots of photos. Let me know what you'd like to do! :mermaid kiss:

[Raayvhen]

So pissed off from work last night. Rant incoming.

Okay so I work at JcPenney and when I started in October I was hired in the Sephora. I fucking loved it. Best job ever. January rolled around and they wanted to keep us all but didn't have enough room so they moved me into the women's department until they needed me again. I've been waiting since then. I walked in yesterday to return something and there were five fucking new girls.
Are you fucking kidding me?! If you weren't going to move me back, don't tell me you were and don't fucking keep my hopes up. Everyone in the fucking store from the store manager down to the LP guys know that was the only reason I stuck around. I'm looking for a new job and when I get one you can fucking bet I'm going to give those little shits a piece of my mind.

Also, I'm down to being scheduled once a week because we hired like 20 new people. Like the girl I closed with last night. She was moving so fucking slow, I had to tell her what to do like six separate times (basic stuff like clear out your fitting room, make sure you call out for breaks, fold messy tables, etc) and then I had to go over everything that she had "recovered" and do all of it again. When you're the only two people in a department that takes up one quarter of the floor that is so fucked up!

AAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!

[Naufra]

Sounds like typical retail, Raayvhen.

[Raayvhen]

I've worked retail for over four years at three different places. Thanks for coming on here and trying to completely invalidate a rant I posted in a thread specifically for ranting. Your comment was so helpful.

[Mermaid Kelda]

That's a bit harsh. I agree, it does sound like typical retail. That doesn't mean you don't have every right to complain about it.

[Aysun_the_Mermaid]

I am so angry and the only phrase I can think of to concisely explain how I feel is the incredibly crass euphemism:

Shit or get off the pot

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[Mermaid Lunette]

I am so angry and the only phrase I can think of to concisely explain how I feel is the incredibly crass euphemism:

Shit or get off the pot

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i know i don't know the reasoning behind your statement but i just feel this so hard right now. 100% relate

[Mermaid Pickles]

Genius me managed to break my foot! AND THERE'S SCUBA THIS WEEKEND UUUGH.
I have never broken anything before. Cracked bones don't count.

[Naufra]

I've worked retail for over four years at three different places. Thanks for coming on here and trying to completely invalidate a rant I posted in a thread specifically for ranting. Your comment was so helpful.

My intent with the comment was to commiserate, not invalidate. Sorry it came across the wrong way. I've worked retail for over a decade, so I know what you're going through.

[Mermaid Clara]

So I have this young girl following me on my Instagram. She thinks that she could sell silicone tails for $200.
One, that isn't even the cost of one set of silicone.
Two, you can't even make a profit off that
Three, children shouldn't get silicone tails until they have for sure stopped growing.



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[Talia]

So I have this young girl following me on my Instagram. She thinks that she could sell silicone tails for $200.
One, that isn't even the cost of one set of silicone.
Two, you can't even make a profit off that
Three, children shouldn't get silicone tails until they have for sure stopped growing.

I have observed that young kids saying those kind of things just want to engage in conversation. From my experience, they cannot grasp the difference between $200 and $2000. If it is more than their weekly allowance, it's just a lot.

I had a girl of about 7 years old asked me how much my tail cost. Because she knew it was a costume, you see. I told her the truth (about $200) and she gasped and said "Wow, you must be RICH!!!!".

Don't let it get to you. She just doesn't know what she is talking about - cost materials? Profit? What are those??

[PearlieMae]

So I have this young girl following me on my Instagram. She thinks that she could sell silicone tails for $200.
One, that isn't even the cost of one set of silicone.
Two, you can't even make a profit off that
Three, children shouldn't get silicone tails until they have for sure stopped growing.



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You too? I keep getting one on my Etsy shop who is begging me for a tail for $280. And insists on telling me she's 13 years old OVER AND OVER. Like that's some sort of incentive. I was nice the first few times, then I had to lay down the law and tell her (nicely) to stop bugging me and write back when she's done growing.

[Princess Pearl]

You too? I keep getting one on my Etsy shop who is begging me for a tail for $280. And insists on telling me she's 13 years old OVER AND OVER. Like that's some sort of incentive. I was nice the first few times, then I had to lay down the law and tell her (nicely) to stop bugging me and write back when she's done growing.
$280 is such a specific amount.

[PearlieMae]

Yeah, she recently went up to $300, so she must have mowed the lawn or something.

[Mermaid Mystery]

I can't stand kids that do that, it drives me crazy.

[Mermaid Clara]

Yeah, she recently went up to $300, so she must have mowed the lawn or something.
i wonder if its the same girl?

[Talia]

I can't stand kids that do that, it drives me crazy.

Same here. I guess most of them are kids who get handed over by their parents everything they ask for, so they figure if they ask a stranger it will work as well. What bothers me most is when they can't take "No" for an answer.

[Shimmer Mermaid]

I had $440 saved up to start my tail. Thats a big accomplishment for me, seeing as how, no matter how hard i try, i dont even get a second glance at job interviews.

Anyway, i covered my friends crap that shouldnt have even friggin happened, setting me back 300. -_-

And last night, we were on our way back from picking up our pizza, and the tire to his car exploded. >.< we were not even a mile away from home. On our rural road. Where no one drives. Walked home, got my truck and a jack, and tried to put on the spare. The jack broke so we couldnt put on the spare, so we left it, on the side of the road, by a hayfield over night. Again, on a rural road, where very few people drive.

Shouldnt have been a problem.
Cars get left here all of the time, and are safe for several days.

Not us. We get up this morning, to find that his damn car was towed last night. $350 tow fee.
He got the money and got the car out of impound, and git the tire replaced but he then needed money for gas. So i give him even more money, because he refuses to be responsible with his own money. So im back down to $100.
WHY?!?!
Should i just give up?!?
He said he will pay me back, with interest, but i have a feeling that ill be 90 before i get it.

GARAHGARGARHH

[Raayvhen]

Do you mind if I ask why you felt like you needed to help him?

[Mer-Crazy]

Gonna have a small, little rant, just on the topic of money real quick :)

Okay so it seems in my life, everyone around me is having expensive shit paid for them by someone close to them, often for no reason at all, my friend just got a new Iphone from her BF, another has a trip paid for her, all that jazz. And I'm just sitting here like "WHY CAN'T SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN TO ME!" I was in a serious relationship for 3 years that I got out of about a year ago and I supported his sorry ass the entire time until he got a super good paying job and dumped me.

My own mother is in about $2000 of debt because she's currently unemployed and we live together so I help her out.

And, yeah, I wanna have a little sook going 'it's not fair!' I work hard, I save as much as I can. I support the people around me. I don't hate the people who get things paid for them, I'm just envious.

Thank you ^_^

[Shimmer Mermaid]

Because im a caring idiot who doesnt know how to say "no".

[SeaGlass Siren]

note to every single happy couple here: after marriage, never go through the hassle of changing your last name. it is a freaking waste of time and money. and very very troublesome.

[Mermaid Alea]

That is interesting that you say that SeaGlass Siren because I will probably end up marrying my boyfriend, but I don't like the way my name sounds with his last name at all.
Alea Brown. It doesn't have a ring to it. My plan is to just keep my maiden name.

Mer-Crazy I hope someone does something nice for you soon. While helping others can feel rewarding, after a while you feel drained and need someone to help you for once!

[Mermaid Mystery]

okay there is someone in our neighborhood using LOUD EXPLOSIVES (I'm pretty sure it's explosives but it doesn't Echo and it's way too loud to be gunshots) which makes two crazy explosive people in our neighborhood. the police don't care because we don't have enough police to come out and investigate or do literally anything unless someone was brutally murdered. it scares the shit out of me and I think it's the same neighbors who were under police investigation a few years ago (the police had a stakeout in our backyard) and I'm just so worried.

[Mermaid Alea]

That is so lame. We have had a similar issue with police not showing up when there was a problem. A few months ago my parents were on the front porch talking and relaxing when a neighbor started practice shooting his gun. Well we live in a neighborhood so that was a stupid idea because the bullets came flying by my Mom. :jawdrop: My parents started yelling at him and then he came over for like 30min talking to them about random stuff. Crazyyyy! Be careful mermaidofthelabyrinth and be especially careful if you go outside. I hope the police look into the situation.

[Mermaid Clara]

my clay roller just broke and I've only had it for two days! i was going to remake all my scales so they are thinner but now i can't. i'm afraid to buy a new one because i don't want it to break and not be able to return it. Plus i don't want to spend lots of money on something that i will hardly use.

[SeaGlass Siren]

WHAT ABOUT A BEER OR WINEBOTTLE oops capslock..

[Mermaid Clara]

WHAT ABOUT A BEER OR WINEBOTTLE oops capslock..
too bad i don't have any, when i go back to michales tomorrow to return it, i'm going to pick up one of those polymer clay rolling pins

[WaterDragon]

note to every single happy couple here: after marriage, never go through the hassle of changing your last name. it is a freaking waste of time and money. and very very troublesome.

Ugh, yes it is so annoying >_< I have been married 11 months now and still have a bunch of important stuff to change over.

[WaterDragon]

too bad i don't have any, when i go back to michales tomorrow to return it, i'm going to pick up one of those polymer clay rolling pins

if you are going to get a rolling pin from Michaels head over to the cake decorating section and get one from there, I work with polymer clay and get a lot of my tools from the baking section because they are cheaper for the same tool... most people have the same problem with the pasta machine from the craft stores by the way, it seems like they are made to break after a few uses.

[Vrindavana Starfish]

if you are going to get a rolling pin from Michaels head over to the cake decorating section and get one from there, I work with polymer clay and get a lot of my tools from the baking section because they are cheaper for the same tool... most people have the same problem with the pasta machine from the craft stores by the way, it seems like they are made to break after a few uses.
I wish I'd read this an hour ago. I just got back from Michaels with clay tools. Oh well. I did look in the baking section for molds though.

[mermaid_ashes]

note to every single happy couple here: after marriage, never go through the hassle of changing your last name. it is a freaking waste of time and money. and very very troublesome.

AND that is why I still have my maiden name. Me = lazy. No other reason than that.

[SeaGlass Siren]

Ashes I wish I did that lol

[Rinoa Opaltide]

I was finally able to order a Mahina Merfin (from an ebay seller since the shipping was better and they had the color/size I wanted in stock) last night. And have been excited all day. Only to find an email from the seller saying that they are actually out of stock and will have more in within 10 days, and that I can either wait or they can substitute another color... When I first saw the listing it said there were 3 available. When I ordered mine it said there were 2 available. If there weren't actually any in stock it should never have been listed at all! I know this isn't really something I should be getting worked up about, after all it's not so long to wait. But when I ordered I was told that with the expedited shipping it would be here on Monday and I've been practically counting down with excitement only to have it crushed.
I'm not sure if I should just go with another color and get it on time (maybe) or wait probably 2 weeks for it to come...
Either way I'm highly disappointed...
Is it bad that part of me is highly tempted to see if I can cancel the order because of this?

[Lotus the Mermaid]

Shimmer Mermaid, you're not an idiot! It's really sweet that you care about others, and that's a quality to be revered and cherished. I'll be sure to keep you in my prayers that you'll be rewarded with your tail really soon for being so kind to others. :)

[Mermaid Freyja]

I was finally able to order a Mahina Merfin (from an ebay seller since the shipping was better and they had the color/size I wanted in stock) last night. And have been excited all day. Only to find an email from the seller saying that they are actually out of stock and will have more in within 10 days, and that I can either wait or they can substitute another color... When I first saw the listing it said there were 3 available. When I ordered mine it said there were 2 available. If there weren't actually any in stock it should never have been listed at all! I know this isn't really something I should be getting worked up about, after all it's not so long to wait. But when I ordered I was told that with the expedited shipping it would be here on Monday and I've been practically counting down with excitement only to have it crushed.
I'm not sure if I should just go with another color and get it on time (maybe) or wait probably 2 weeks for it to come...
Either way I'm highly disappointed...
Is it bad that part of me is highly tempted to see if I can cancel the order because of this?

Rinoa, the same thing happened to me with my Mahina fin when I ordered it off Ebay!
I wonder if it's the same seller? I had originally purchased the Aqua blue fin out of multiple listings of different sizes and colors they had.
They were one of the few places that had my size in the color I wanted (or so I thought), so I grabbed it. The listing showed that there were 2 available.
Then I too, received a message from them about a week later stating they were out of that color but had the same one in Sunset Orange.
I was crestfallen, but took the orange fin since I wanted a Mahina so badly. Plus, I planned to cover it in a fabric tail 99% of the time anyway. Still, that's no less annoying. Sorry that happened to you, too :thumbdown:

[Rinoa Opaltide]

Rinoa, the same thing happened to me with my Mahina fin when I ordered it off Ebay!
I wonder if it's the same seller? I had originally purchased the Aqua blue fin out of multiple listings of different sizes and colors they had.
They were one of the few places that had my size in the color I wanted (or so I thought), so I grabbed it. The listing showed that there were 2 available.
Then I too, received a message from them about a week later stating they were out of that color but had the same one in Sunset Orange.
I was crestfallen, but took the orange fin since I wanted a Mahina so badly. Plus, I planned to cover it in a fabric tail 99% of the time anyway. Still, that's no less annoying. Sorry that happened to you, too :thumbdown:

The even more vexing part is that the listing (which ended soon after I bought my fin) is back up again - listing 6 available. But if it's not in stock (going from last night's email) then it shouldn't even be listed...
I'm also really worried that the one I wanted won't even be right after all even if I wait... I know that the only current colors for adults are turquoise and orange but that there used to be a child large/adult small in coral pink. That was the one I wanted and he supposedly had it. I was thrilled to have actually found it and then paid for expedited shipping since it was only $4 more than regular and I'd have it Monday. Now I'm not even sure what to do...
I did email the seller to express my concern over the whole situation.
If it doesn't go through and I still want to get the Merfin I'll have to decide between turquoise and orange... neither of which I'm too fond of (especially since I was going to have it show out of my fabric tail).
(The ebay seller is southfl2010. Is that who you had trouble with?)

[Mermaid Freyja]

...
(The ebay seller is southfl2010. Is that who you had trouble with?)

I just went to check; Yep, same seller!! Wow :(
Well now I definitely know to not buy from them again, if I ever try to get another Mahina fin.
My case wasn't a random incident, and it seems they have a bad habit of this.

[Shimmer Mermaid]

This made me tear up! Thank you Lotus! <3

[MerMel]

If enough complaints are filed directly to ebay, that user can be suspended or banned. Thats what i'd do since these accounts do not expect a whole community talking about them.

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[Mermaid Saila]

Thank you Naufra, I talked with my husband about taking a small trip and going somewhere to relax since we haven't ever done that in the six years we've been together and we both agree it's time to take a small brake from people. ^^ As for my parents, I can under stand them being a little overwhelmed, but they just got back from a week long vacation in Jamaica not even a month ago, I just think they need to take a chill-pill, lol.


That's awful Naida :( would it be possible to re-start the group, under a different name but still essentially the same, and manage it yourself? Then your dad wouldn't be able to claim any ownership.

Thank you too Kelda. Me and my husband decided after our little getaway that we are going to start working on our own game so that way if the current game does end there will be something to take it's place that is similar, but if the game doesn't end there will be another one on the lands we use that is different enough to attract new people.

*Fingers crossed* hopefully I didn't bite off more then I can chew and things look up from here.

[Mermaid Mystery]

I really want to get in on this new zookeeper meme but I don't work till Saturday
also my department already did onehttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/18/09229be488fe286a39db2d5d0bcc0eb8.jpg
GET IT BECAUSE TURKEY VULTURES ARE RAPTORS HAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHA

[Mermaid Mystery]

ok so remember the cat we're taking care of that still has no name? she might just be pregnant, which yay kittens, but oh god. we have no idea how to take care of kittens, but they're my kittens I won't let someone else foster them I'm keeping them forever and ever and ever. (no but really I want to keep her or one of her kittens)

[Merman Dan]

I really want to get in on this new zookeeper meme but I don't work till Saturday

Our local Science Center posted one today!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHueX4rVEAEGr01.jpg

[Mermaid Mystery]

THEY STOLE MY IDEA I WAS GONNA DO ONE WITH TORTOISES BUT THEY BEAT ME TO IT

[Merman Dan]

I'm surprised no one has done one with mermaids, yet.

[telzey.amberdon]

I think herding mermaids is like herding cats.

[Starfrit]

I'm surprised no one has done one with mermaids, yet.

RAINA, GET YOUR HALIFAX GIRLS ON THIS. Sean can be Chris Pratt!

[Lotus the Mermaid]

This made me tear up! Thank you Lotus! <3
Aww, anytime!!! :D <3

[Raayvhen]

I can't believe I'm doing this to myself. I'm taking 24-26 credits this summer.

[Merman Arion]

I can't believe I'm doing this to myself. I'm taking 24-26 credits this summer.

What does that mean?

[Raayvhen]

What does that mean?
It means I'm taking 2.5 times the normal course load for summer quarter at my college.

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[Mermaid Mystery]

oh dear god I'm only taking ASL this summer, I can't imagine that.

[Mermaid Clara]

I can't believe I'm doing this to myself. I'm taking 24-26 credits this summer.
Wow thats a lot of credits to take in the summer! i'm only taking a math class this summer. Good luck :)

[Raayvhen]

Wow thats a lot of credits to take in the summer! i'm only taking a math class this summer. Good luck :)
I'm taking statistics, producing and sequencing music, east west psychology, and a dream theory class.

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[Mermaid Clara]

I'm taking statistics, producing and sequencing music, east west psychology, and a dream theory class.

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What's your major?

[Raayvhen]

What's your major?
Where I go we don't really have majors, we have emphases, but Counselling/Climical Psychology.

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[Merman Dan]

On days I don't check FB... ugh.

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[Mermaid Mystery]

I'm surprised no one has done one with mermaids, yet.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/19/e63e4fc449b1ff89543467d65e6dfe8e.jpg

[Mermaid Clara]

My dad just insulted my beloved orange spandex tail! He said it doesn't look good because the Rays on the fluke are bleeding and not all the same size. One fabric paint is hard to paint with and I'm using the fabric spray paint so it bleeds and soaks into the spandex. And two my tail wasn't perfect to begin with. But I love it because of its imperfections and because it's orange(which whenever I say I love the color orange he replies that I should be a "Cals Tran" worker because they wear orange).


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[Sabrina the Selkie]

Ouch. That sucks, Kelly.

[deepblue]

My dad just insulted my beloved orange spandex tail! He said it doesn't look good because the Rays on the fluke are bleeding and not all the same size. One fabric paint is hard to paint with and I'm using the fabric spray paint so it bleeds and soaks into the spandex. And two my tail wasn't perfect to begin with. But I love it because of its imperfections and because it's orange

Animals have their imperfections, even humans :p, so your tail having imperfections sounds nice. Anyway, yes, it's your tail. I just think it's great you have a tail that you clearly love and are making your own in creative ways. :)


(which whenever I say I love the color orange he replies that I should be a "Cals Tran" worker because they wear orange).

That's such a dad joke. When you say, "I'm hungry" does he answer, "Hi hungry, I'm dad!"? :)

[WaterDragon]

My dad just insulted my beloved orange spandex tail! He said it doesn't look good because the Rays on the fluke are bleeding and not all the same size. One fabric paint is hard to paint with and I'm using the fabric spray paint so it bleeds and soaks into the spandex. And two my tail wasn't perfect to begin with. But I love it because of its imperfections and because it's orange(which whenever I say I love the color orange he replies that I should be a "Cals Tran" worker because they wear orange).


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:confused:
If your dad is a sports fan you can tell him that the San Francisco Giants wear Orange and the are 5 time world series champions? :eyebrows:

Orange is a great color that not everyone can pull off,

[Mermaid Clara]

That's such a dad joke. When you say, "I'm hungry" does he answer, "Hi hungry, I'm dad!"? :)
yea and he'll say "Hi Hungry, I thought your name was Kelly?"

[Shimmer Mermaid]

Kittens are honestly SO easy! So much easier than dogs, or horses.
The mama cat will literally take care of everything honey. Make sure the mama cat is taken care of, and the kittens shouldnt have a problem.

Ive also had a lot of controversy concerning shots for kittens, and ive had FAR more success with kittens that arent vaccinated. All of our 5 current cats except 1, weren't vaccinated. All adults. The one that was vaccinated is more sickly, and has a much lower immune system than the rest.

Im completely against cat vaccinations, and a lot are, because cats are built to function without it, especially "mutt" cats because theyve adapted. Just do your research, and decide what you want to do.

[Mermaid Mystery]

I'm about done with shit. I want a damn lizard so bad but my mom won't let me so I'm trying to start drivers ed so I can go and buy myself a damn lizard when I'm 16 but it's $50 and my mom isn't answering her phone. I'm so angry.

[Merman Dan]

That's such a dad joke. When you say, "I'm hungry" does he answer, "Hi hungry, I'm dad!"?

Bonus points when a kid says "I feel like crap" if dad answers "but crap has no nerve endings"

[Sabrina the Selkie]

Hahaha!

[deepblue]

I finally decide, ok- I shall share some tail designs, since it looks like I won't be making them. I can't even find time to swim right now, and looking at life coming down the pipeline, I don't see water from closer than yards away. That makes me want to cry, esp considering I live three blocks from the beach. If I could just get there for a visit... it would probably greatly improve my mood, but it is as it is. But, oh, I thought, I shall color the tails first.

And my Photoshop has stopped working. Of course, it is Photoshop 7. heh. I can't seem to make the free graphics program, GIMP, do what I need, because I cannot figure out, even in the manual, to make the damn thing give me a way to increase the area airbrushed. Or a million other things that were super easy in Photoshop.

I'll try reinstalling it, but it was an update that killed it, so I have a feeling my PS7 is done for.

Eh, maybe I will share the b/w line drawings, as long as they're scanned.

[-Annwyn-]

OH MY GOD if I see ONE MORE THING about bindi Irwin I'm going to scream.
I'm hot
I'm a jr zoologist
I'm only a year younger than her
I DONT sign shit with seaworld
my dad is lame but my mom is cool???? (sorry that's what I'm lacking)
literally we are the same person but im cool as hell and she's… Australian????

*Arches a brow*

I'm Australian. Is there something you would like to discuss?

[Mermaid Mystery]

I have no problem with Australians yet

[Lotus the Mermaid]

Australians are people just like Americans are people - most are good, but some aren't. :)

I've personally never met a mean or rude Australian. Sorry to get off topic, though. On the subject of Bindi Irwin, I personally haven't even seen anything about her pop up in my FB newsfeed or show up on tv or anything, so I haven't been irritated by her constant appearances. Sorry you have. I know the feeling.

[Merman Arion]

Probably off-topic but me likes very mucho the autralians. Especially the men. I have met some very fine specimen in France while they were visiting.

Never had a problem with them. On the contrary :p ;)

[Lotus the Mermaid]

Probably off-topic but me likes very mucho the autralians. Especially the men. I have met some very fine specimen in France while they were visiting.

Never had a problem with them. On the contrary :p ;)

And Aussie women are always so stunning! :'D

They got some great genes in the land down under.

[-Annwyn-]

And Aussie women are always so stunning! :'D

They got some great genes in the land down under.


Bindi Irwin is 16, and trying to find herself whilst still being in her fathers' spotlight. She's extroverted and always has been, but she's not a bad kid at all. Like I said before, she's just at that stage were she's a young adult figuring herself out.

[Lotus the Mermaid]

Bindi Irwin is 16, and trying to find herself whilst still being in her fathers' spotlight. She's extroverted and always has been, but she's not a bad kid at all. Like I said before, she's just at that stage were she's a young adult figuring herself out.

I bet she is! Her parents were both really caring people. It's rare for two people like that NOT to have a child turn out well. It's probably extra difficult being the widow and child of a beloved celebrity.

[Mermaid Mystery]

Bindi Irwin is 16, and trying to find herself whilst still being in her fathers' spotlight. She's extroverted and always has been, but she's not a bad kid at all. Like I said before, she's just at that stage were she's a young adult figuring herself out.

I still want to fight her

[Mermaid Mystery]

bindi has one advantage over me: I'm so terrified to cut up the meat at work and I hope I don't have to today because I might cry. I bet she can do that. ugh I'm so terrified.

[Sabrina the Selkie]

It'll be okay, Labrynth. Just try to objectify the meat in your brain. Or thank the animal for it's life. Just think about how it'll get everyone fed. I'm a vegetarian and I love disections.
And everyone else: Keep in mind that Labyrinth (and myself too, actually) is going through the same young adult struggle of figuring herself out, and she's feeling jealous of the recognition Bindi gets because she does the same things. She then feels that she MUST be substandard, even though she isn't substandard at all. (Think about the super amazing musicians who aren't famous simply because of the luck of the draw) The Australian thing doesn't come from having anything against Australians, it's coming from a place where she's an American, in America hearing nothing but chatter and praise about an Australian girl who is similar to herself. So she wonders why SHE, who is actually American, couldn't be American zoology's little darling. It's a perfectly normal sentiment.
And was that accurate Labrynthe?

[Mermaid Mystery]

you're absolutely correct. and I did it! I only cried once.

[Mermaid Mystery]

I also just fed the giraffes which aren't even in my department

[Sabrina the Selkie]

Good job! Never easy to deal with meat. (Despite being able to do disections, I want to cry whenever I find meat in food I'm eating)

[Mermaid Mystery]

I still eat meat which I might want to change after that but I'm not sure.

[Mermaid Mystery]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/22/02a3a85338bfff4604605a895f2d264b.jpg someone hit a nerve ending

[Mermaid Mystery]

I work with birds smarter than this woman

[Mermaid Alea]

I always wanted to work at the zoo but I don't live close enough to the local zoo. So I think you are cool ;)
Zoos have come a looong way since the days of keeping animals in concrete cages. What some people complaining might not realize is there are exhibits that guests never get to see where the zoo might be keeping and breeding really endangered animals. Also a lot of research is put into making an appropriate environment for the animals. Although I will say some zoos are lacking in nice space or care for animals and some really are all about exploiting the animals to make a proffit. Most are good but some do exploit animals such as tiger cubs and then somehow when the tiger cubs get older they "disappear".

[Lotus the Mermaid]

I agree with Mermaid Alea. There are good zoos and there are bad zoos. So I understand her concern, but she should have researched which one yours was before speaking out of ignorance.

[Mermaid Mystery]

she literally told me that zoos will be banned in 50 years, um ok, I doubt you've ever been to a zoological park. they're not for entertainment, visitors bring in money.

[PearlieMae]

This argument went on on MY facebook timeline. Your defense of zoos turned into a personal attack and was completely unwarranted. SOME zoos are trying to do a lot for conservation of species, but for the most part, zoos are income generators, and the vast majority of zoos outside the US are horrible prisons for wild animals.

I seriously doubt that Gabi is talking out of her ass, and to get insulting and tell her she's not as smart os some birds you worked with was totally uncalled for. Your defense of zoos devolved into a 'yeah, whatever' response from you, which hardly a valid argument. She posted this link and you went straight for her throat. http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/10-reasons-to-skip-your-next-zoo-visit/

So not cool, kiddo.

And, I happen to know she's a very smart person.
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[Mermaid Mystery]

I'm just going to calmly approach this because otherwise this is gonna turn into a bigger mess.
1. I've honestly had enough of people, so I admittedly get out of control a lot.
2. out of the U.S., I agree that a lot of zoos are horrible. and the reason they are "income generators" is because we don't have enough money for everything.
3. while the link has valid points, some of it isn't true, but I'm not gonna go into that right now.
I can work the rest out later but I have a class soon

[PearlieMae]

I look forward to your well researched and rational rebuttal.

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[Seatan]

I think you have to approach zoos one at a time and measure what they do that is negative (keeping large, free roaming animals in captivity that are in no way endangered for the entertainment of humans) with that which is positive (saving endangered species, educating people about the beauty of and importance of animals, helping repopulate the wild, researching the habits of animals so that we can better protect them, offering therapy for people in need) and decide whether that particular zoo leans toward being a money maker or an institution attempting to educate people and help animals--because almost all zoos are a combination of both.

For example, I am no fan of Sea World, like many here. They are a cash cow who enclose animals that swim hundreds of miles a day in small, white pools. However, there is an ocean pen dolphin park in Roatan. Downside: They contain several dolphins inside an ocean pen in their cove and teach those dolphins to do tricks for humans. Upside: They are one of the main centers where American universities send their marine biology students to study dolphins, they use the dolphins for children's therapy, and they actually take the dolphins outside of the ocean pen at least once a week to SCUBA dive with people along the coral reef--and if the dolphin swims away they make no attempt to retrieve it and return it to the ocean pen. Also, they have had dolphins jump out of the pen before and made no attempt to find those dolphins (how "Free Willy", right?.) Honestly, you don't get much better when it comes to keeping marine mammals than that, and their program does a lot of good. Those half a dozen dolphins may have a different life from their wild cousins, but it is not a BAD life, and it is also not a life that they would be incapable of escaping if they wished. Plus they provide students who will go on to help promote the safety and sanctity of dolphins a chance to study dolphins up close and they provide therapy to special needs children whose lives are often changed by the amazing experience. So while keeping such an animal in an ocean pen is a negative, in this case I feel that the positives out weigh them. I do not feel the same way about Sea World.

I feel like all animal facilities should be evaluated in the same manner. If the negatives out weigh the positives and their main purpose is money making and entertainment, not study and the re-population and preservation of endangered species, then they are "bad zoos." If it is the other way around they are "good zoos." You have to find a medium balance, because, unfortunately, the way we humans treat the planet it is not possible to have all the positives that zoos provide AND leave all animals free. The sharks would all be finned, the rhinos would be killed for their horns, and many species would be pressed to extinction by urban development. We are not a world that cares much for nature in its natural state, so we have to do something to preserve it as we will NOT be able to change the mind of every elephant and whale hunter out there. But we don't have to keep animals who should be free roaming for miles penned up in small areas or any animals in unnatural habitats simply for our own enjoyment and the ability to sell a Pepsi for $8, either.

[Seatan]

I CANNOT FIND

my toothbrush
my backup SCUBA mask
my crochet hook
my tank top
my rash guard
my extra contacts
my glasses

HOW COULD I HAVE POSSIBLY LEFT ALL THIS IN HONDURAS? THE ROOM WAS FREAKING EMPTY I SWEAR!

[Lotus the Mermaid]

I'm gonna just say, I'm really proud of mermaidofthelabyrinth for your passion. I agree with Pearlie that the aggression seemed unwarranted, but I have confidence that, if you learn to control that passion and channel it into making a difference (as it seems you're already starting to), you're going to do great things in the world. You'll just have to have patience with those who don't yet understand where you're coming from. It's a learning process. I hope that's encouraging for you. <3

[Mermaid Cascada]

Welp, I was diagnosed with depression recently and I'm trying to convince myself to take the medicine the doctor prescribed but at the same time I don't want to. I don't know if I'm in denial (like Cleopatra... AHAHAHAhaha.. Ha..) or if I just feel like I'm not depressed on that level that requires medicine. I know I'm depressed because I haven't been able to get to the level of happiness and joy that I was at before, but I am a generally happy person. I lack the motivation I had before and Im not as active as much, but if something intrests me that changes, which I feel is normal. I only feel depressed when things depress me, if that makes sense. I don't know what to do...

[Fun123joker]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/22/02a3a85338bfff4604605a895f2d264b.jpg someone hit a nerve ending

lol im sorry but when i read the part about "almost fainted by cutting meat for the raptors" for a second i thought you were talking about the dinosaur and i was so confused yet flipped my shit at the same time.
then i remember raptors are birds

[Mermaid Mystery]

thanks for the support, I'm going to work on the whole thing when I get home because I'm at school and only have my phone so it's hard to alternate between links and such. also on a completely unrelated note, sign language is hard thanks to boobs

[Ciriun]

Welp, I was diagnosed with depression recently and I'm trying to convince myself to take the medicine the doctor prescribed but at the same time I don't want to. I don't know if I'm in denial (like Cleopatra... AHAHAHAhaha.. Ha..) or if I just feel like I'm not depressed on that level that requires medicine. I know I'm depressed because I haven't been able to get to the level of happiness and joy that I was at before, but I am a generally happy person. I lack the motivation I had before and Im not as active as much, but if something intrests me that changes, which I feel is normal. I only feel depressed when things depress me, if that makes sense. I don't know what to do...

Okay, so first of all I am in no way qualified to give medical advice, I can only share my experiences. I was on meds for depression for most of my teenage years, but I had it pretty bad. It took a good deal of trial and error to find the right medication and some of them actually made it worse or made it even harder to feel happy. Eventually I found one that worked and it was extremely helpful at the time, but when I felt like I no longer needed it I gradually stopped taking it and am very reluctant to go down that path again unless I absolutely need to. These days I only have very mild depression and I try to favor alternatives to medication, but that is my personal choice.

If you do choose to take medicine for it, the best advice I can give is to have a trustworthy friend or family member keep an eye on your condition. I would have been an emotionless lump for years if my parents hadn't caught that one of my prescriptions had made me incapable of any strong emotions, good or bad. Having someone who knows you observing for changes and telling you honestly if they think there is a problem can save you a lot of trouble. And if taking it doesn't help, do not hesitate to let your doctor know. They might want you to try a different one or adjust the dosage. It is common that the first try won't be the right fit for you.

[Mermaid Clara]

Work changed my hours to working at 10pm to 12am and I've been working 4 hours a week but they cut me back to 2hours a week.[emoji35] hopefully I can get a new job where they will give me more hours!


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[Mermaid Cascada]

Okay, so first of all I am in no way qualified to give medical advice, I can only share my experiences. I was on meds for depression for most of my teenage years, but I had it pretty bad. It took a good deal of trial and error to find the right medication and some of them actually made it worse or made it even harder to feel happy. Eventually I found one that worked and it was extremely helpful at the time, but when I felt like I no longer needed it I gradually stopped taking it and am very reluctant to go down that path again unless I absolutely need to. These days I only have very mild depression and I try to favor alternatives to medication, but that is my personal choice.

If you do choose to take medicine for it, the best advice I can give is to have a trustworthy friend or family member keep an eye on your condition. I would have been an emotionless lump for years if my parents hadn't caught that one of my prescriptions had made me incapable of any strong emotions, good or bad. Having someone who knows you observing for changes and telling you honestly if they think there is a problem can save you a lot of trouble. And if taking it doesn't help, do not hesitate to let your doctor know. They might want you to try a different one or adjust the dosage. It is common that the first try won't be the right fit for you.

I don't want the medicine to have negative affects. That's my main concern but, I think I'll try the medicine and at least see if there is a difference in the way I feel. Thankyou for sharing your experiences!

[Ciriun]

I don't want the medicine to have negative affects. That's my main concern but, I think I'll try the medicine and at least see if there is a difference in the way I feel. Thankyou for sharing your experiences!

Finding one with absolutely no side affects is difficult, but you might be able to find one with minimal affects. In contrast to my experience, I have a friend who on the first try ended up with a medication that works wonderfully and makes significant improvements to her mood and anxiety levels and the only downside is it makes her a bit more sleepy, especially around the middle of the day. It all comes down to individual body chemistry. Best of luck to you!

[Mermaid Cascada]

Finding one with absolutely no side affects is difficult, but you might be able to find one with minimal affects. In contrast to my experience, I have a friend who on the first try ended up with a medication that works wonderfully and makes significant improvements to her mood and anxiety levels and the only downside is it makes her a bit more sleepy, especially around the middle of the day. It all comes down to individual body chemistry. Best of luck to you!

Thank-you so much!

[Mermaid Momo]

Finding one with absolutely no side affects is difficult, but you might be able to find one with minimal affects. In contrast to my experience, I have a friend who on the first try ended up with a medication that works wonderfully and makes significant improvements to her mood and anxiety levels and the only downside is it makes her a bit more sleepy, especially around the middle of the day. It all comes down to individual body chemistry. Best of luck to you!
I second this, the only side effects mine have on me is that I get a bit sleepy (usually in the middle of the day too) or if I take it and don't eat anything the whole day I get upset stomach until I eat something.

[MermaidCelesteFL]

Okay, so now I'm really between a rock and a hard place.

My FMLA at work allowed me to be late and call in without any repurcussions so that I can take care of myself and my parents without getting fired for attendance. However, it expired last March and nobody told me. So since then, all of my call ins to take care of myself and my parents have counted against me. I have a ton of "points" on my record card at work that triggered a "reprimand". Four reprimands and I get fired. But here's the catch. My department is special. Instead of how every other department works, after your first reprimand, each additional point after your first reprimand counts as another reprimand for the first 120 days after the first reprimand. In other words, you aren't allowed to be sick EVER.

At this point, I am at three reprimands from the amount of points I've gotten from my migraine attacks. My work has also scheduled me a sixth day on a day they weren't supposed to schedule me (on my day off). I've tried to give away this shift, but all of my co-workers are already working, and my department is STILL understaffed. To make matters worse, I have been booked for a kid's birthday party for several weeks for this day and the client already put a deposit down. I'm contractually obligated to attend.

If I call in, I lose my day job. If I cancel my gig, I get sued.

I'm screwed.

[Mermaid Lunette]

Okay, so now I'm really between a rock and a hard place.

My FMLA at work allowed me to be late and call in without any repurcussions so that I can take care of myself and my parents without getting fired for attendance. However, it expired last March and nobody told me. So since then, all of my call ins to take care of myself and my parents have counted against me. I have a ton of "points" on my record card at work that triggered a "reprimand". Four reprimands and I get fired. But here's the catch. My department is special. Instead of how every other department works, after your first reprimand, each additional point after your first reprimand counts as another reprimand for the first 120 days after the first reprimand. In other words, you aren't allowed to be sick EVER.

At this point, I am at three reprimands from the amount of points I've gotten from my migraine attacks. My work has also scheduled me a sixth day on a day they weren't supposed to schedule me (on my day off). I've tried to give away this shift, but all of my co-workers are already working, and my department is STILL understaffed. To make matters worse, I have been booked for a kid's birthday party for several weeks for this day and the client already put a deposit down. I'm contractually obligated to attend.

If I call in, I lose my day job. If I cancel my gig, I get sued.

I'm screwed.


oh no! is there anyway you could call the person throwing the party and see if they will be willing to let you make up for it differently? maybe if u still have the deposit you could offer it back and that can cancel it out? maybe they are reasonable and will let it go?

or call your work and tell them how you have a legal matter that you HAVE to attend? maybe knowing it is a legal issue technically they might change the schedule?

[Mermaid Mystery]

oh dear god, my cat isn't pregnant but he tested positive for FIV.

[Echidna]

So, Facebook.

Yes, I'm obviously a social media nub, but why is it that anyone can add me to a random group, and if I don't want to be in it, I have to manually look it up and leave?
And if it strikes the fancy of a dozen guys to add me to some lewd adult groups, I have to manually select and do stuff just to leave again?
(I only found out about this now LOL.)

[Mermaid Wesley]

Yeah thtats the worst.


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[Mermaid Jaffa]

So, Facebook.

Yes, I'm obviously a social media nub, but why is it that anyone can add me to a random group, and if I don't want to be in it, I have to manually look it up and leave?
And if it strikes the fancy of a dozen guys to add me to some lewd adult groups, I have to manually select and do stuff just to leave again?
(I only found out about this now LOL.)
There is an option to not be invited to groups. I forgot what its called exactly, but that's what I have. And am invisible on fb.

[Merman Arion]

Gotta love when you share an honest opinion on a facebook group and it takes only ONE person to twiste your words and make you look like an asshole to the members...

I explained myself twice and they still missed my point.

I will be moving on to avoid drama but before that, I'm just gonna...

:headwall::anger explode::soap box::shark:


There. I feel better now.

[Echidna]

There is an option to not be invited to groups. I forgot what its called exactly, but that's what I have. And am invisible on fb.

thanks!
as I said, FB nub here. I didn't poke around looking for such an option because I didn't know it worked this way in the first place lol.




I explained myself twice and they still missed my point.

I will be moving on to avoid drama but before that, I'm just gonna...



hehe.
Some people just don't want to understand.
Even if you explain in very simple, easy-to-grasp-words.
:fallover:

[Naufra]

Money. That is all.

[Seatan]

Welp, I was diagnosed with depression recently and I'm trying to convince myself to take the medicine the doctor prescribed but at the same time I don't want to. I don't know if I'm in denial (like Cleopatra... AHAHAHAhaha.. Ha..) or if I just feel like I'm not depressed on that level that requires medicine. I know I'm depressed because I haven't been able to get to the level of happiness and joy that I was at before, but I am a generally happy person. I lack the motivation I had before and Im not as active as much, but if something intrests me that changes, which I feel is normal. I only feel depressed when things depress me, if that makes sense. I don't know what to do...

Try them for a month or two and see if you feel different. As long as they are not something you get hooked to quickly then you can stop them if they do not feel better. When I was at my most depressed I had no idea that I was so depressed until I took antideoressants. Just don't feel like trying one means that you are stuck with it forever. Psychiatric medicines are basically trial and error so if it doesn't work then no harm no foul! And if you get side effects that are worse than the depression then tell your doc and stop taking them.

[Naufra]

Cascada, one thing to keep in mind with psychiatric meds is that they can sometimes take weeks to work fully. It's not unheard of for them to reach full therapeutic effect within days, but it's uncommon. It really depends on the medicine. Like Seavanna said, tell your doctor right away if things go badly, but don't just drop psychiatric meds cold-turkey unless your doctor says that's what you should do. Sudden withdrawls of any maintenance medication can make the condition you're being treated for much worse temporarily as a simple matter of backlash. Your doctor will probably walk you off the drug in lower and lower doses, even if you're going straight into a different drug of the same kind right after. Seavanna's right, there's a lot of trial and error in psych meds because everyone's brain is different, even within the same family. Expect lots of meds changes at first, but know that things will be much, much better for you once you find the right combination. ^_^

[Lotus the Mermaid]

Cascada, I've been on Celexa for depression/anxiety for about two years now. I'm on the lowest dose, but I did need it. My symptoms had gotten so bad that I wasn't just depressed, I was angry. And that's just not me. I was snapping at the slightest offenses, and that was my wake-up call. I refused to let my boyfriend at the time (husband now!) suffer, so I made the choice to take meds and see if it would help. Turns out, it did! It wasn't easy. A lot of psychiatric issues run through both sides of my family, so just about everyone I'm related to is on meds. I never wanted that to be me. I'm a very independent person. My man talked me through the first time I took the medication, and I was crying the whole time. But it really was worth it, and I don't regret it one bit. I'm myself again. Everyone's story is different, but that one's mine and I hope it helps.

There are a few side-effects, but I will say that you have to remember that depression often couples with anxiety. And when you treat one, the symptoms of the other increases. That's why doctors will usually advise treating depression first and foremost, if you have to choose between the two. I'd rather be jittery than suicidal (which I was on and off for years). I'm a little fidgety, but that's a small price to pay.

Praying that, if you decide to start meds, you find the medication that works for you without having to go through a whole bunch of different medications. I was blessed that I had my mom tell me which one worked best for her and since we're related, it makes sense that it works for me, too. Hope that your journey is just as quickly rewarding. :)

[Ciriun]

I know this is supposed to be a ranting thread, but can I off-topic for a sec just to say how awesome you guys are all? I've been on a fair number of forums, and I have never before seen this much helpful advice, support, and honest sharing regarding a mental health issue. :group hug: To keep this at least slightly on topic, where the heck was this place back when I had severe depression instead of just persistent ennui? :p

[Gabriel]

It's good to see people well , hope you find happiness here as I found

[Raayvhen]

I'm pissed at usps. They haven't updated my tracking on my tail since 2:19 am June 22.

Fuck you USPS.

[Sabrina the Selkie]

Ouch.

[Ciriun]

Got a rant this time, sort of. I feel a bit silly getting so worked up over this, but since my local pool banned all toys including swim fins, I haven't been able to shake this feeling that I'm not a proper mermaid and never will be one.

[Sabrina the Selkie]

Again, ouch!
Well. Tail or no, you're a mermaid. Maybe you could beg the life guard?

[Lotus the Mermaid]

Got a rant this time, sort of. I feel a bit silly getting so worked up over this, but since my local pool banned all toys including swim fins, I haven't been able to shake this feeling that I'm not a proper mermaid and never will be one.
What Sabrina said, you don't need a tail to be a mermaid. I'm sorry about that, though. You will definitely have your dreams come true! They just may take time, but don't let anyone get you down! :) <3

[Gabriel]

Lotus_Blooming is right. Patience and perseverance, find a way out, maybe you 'll need some time until make it, but make it. Life is too short to give up your dreams.

[PearlieMae]

Got a rant this time, sort of. I feel a bit silly getting so worked up over this, but since my local pool banned all toys including swim fins, I haven't been able to shake this feeling that I'm not a proper mermaid and never will be one.

Being a mermaid is a state of mind. There's more water in the world than your local pool! Gabriel is right, life is too short not to make your dreams come true!

[Ciriun]

Thanks everyone. I am still trying and looking into alternatives. And it really helps to know that regardless of fins or tails, I'm still a mermaid on the internet!

[Sabrina the Selkie]

Yeah. Your desire for mermaid-ness is more than enough to make you a mermaid.

And really, try asking the life
guard. They can be more lenient than pool policy dictates, and truly it is up to them.

[Ciriun]

:hug:
I can try, but I wouldn't blame them if they don't want to risk their job over it. Maybe if there aren't many people they'll let it slide, but I don't think our lifeguards have much authority.

[Sabrina the Selkie]

They don't, but people can be railroaded. Try letter writing?

[Ciriun]

I talked to someone at the office who said she would ask her boss. I followed up a couple of days ago and will do so again if after another week I haven't heard anything. If that fails I think I have the contact info for the person in charge of the whole place. And worst case scenario, I am looking into other pools in the area. There is a very promising one currently under construction, but since it is indoors it doesn't matter if it isn't done this summer. The only issue there is the membership fee for the place where it is.

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Wriggle your booty and shake your tail at them. Might change their minds after that.

[Sabrina the Selkie]

Lol. So true, Jaffa.
And membership fees can actually wind up being less expensive than daily admission if you swim frequently enough.

[Merman Dan]

Wriggle your booty and shake your tail at them. Might change their minds after that.

Disclaimer: May not work for mermen. ;)

[Ciriun]

Lol, I don't think that would work on most of the gals we've got lifeguarding, but you never know.:mermaid kiss: And any fees for my current pool are included in rent, so I'm paying for it whether or not I use it. That's a big part of why I really don't want to have to look elsewhere. Having it just down the street is a nice perk, too. (On the downside it is right outside of the main office, which is why I suspect lifeguards would be hesitant to break a brand new rule.)

[PhaylennMurúch]

Disclaimer: May not work for mermen. ;)

You have obviously not seen DAT ASS on Arion.

[Seatan]

You have obviously not seen DAT ASS on Arion.

Yeah, we just need to fly Arion in to shake it for ya! I bet all the lady lifeguards will do as he pleases. ;)

[Ciriun]

:lol: I like that plan! Heck, with a bod like his he could probably get them to revoke the rule entirely since the office is basically all women, too.

[SeaGlass Siren]

say isn't he flying to florida?

[Merman Dan]

say isn't he flying to florida?

Mermen with twelve-pack abs get no respect at all.... ;)

[Merman Arion]

You have obviously not seen DAT ASS on Arion.


Yeah, we just need to fly Arion in to shake it for ya! I bet all the lady lifeguards will do as he pleases. ;)

OMG :blush:

http://www.afrizap.com/file/2014/11/blushing.gif

[Kishiko]

Mermen with twelve-pack abs get no respect at all.... ;)

Hey get Dan AND Arion down there, Pretty sure you could get them to change any rule


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[Ciriun]

Hey get Dan AND Arion down there, Pretty sure you could get them to change any rule


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Oh sure, but I'd be worried about the inevitable riots having both of them working (it) together would cause. Or does that just cause some sort of sexy implosion?

[Kishiko]

Oh sure, but I'd be worried about the inevitable riots having both of them working (it) together would cause. Or does that just cause some sort of sexy implosion?

Then again, they'd be too busy rioting to care about you swimming in a tail


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[Seatan]

OMG :blush:

http://www.afrizap.com/file/2014/11/blushing.gif
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Arion is handsome cutely-abashed guy. I am creepy smirking brow-wag guy. This is the way of the world.

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Shake shake shake, shake yo booty!

[Sabrina the Selkie]

Hahaha!!!

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Disclaimer: May not work for mermen. ;)
Well in that case, beat your chest and flex your muscles.