That awkward moment when an eleven year old sees you training with a monofin sans tail and proceeds to try to get you to convince her dad to let her get a finfun.
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That awkward moment when an eleven year old sees you training with a monofin sans tail and proceeds to try to get you to convince her dad to let her get a finfun.
That awkward moment when I'm calmly doing my job at a hotel in Orlando, when the subject of Boynton Beach comes up in discussion with a guest. I mentioned that I was there last year for the Pirate and Mermaid festival last year, and her 7-year-old daughter lost her sh*t over her excitement that there were real mermaids in their city.
They were in supreme disbelief, so I had to show them a picture of me in tail.
Her daughter seemed to die of excitement, and said that she doesn't need to see the mermaids anymore, because she just met one in person. I feel special now. :)
Not even an awkward moment. More like magical! You just made her so happy!
The awkward part about it is that I normally don't talk about my "other job" at my day job, especially with guests. This was the only time I made an exception.
Ah, gotcha 😉
Congrats, though!
Update: The family came back, brought the father and grandmother, and the little girl introduced me as the real mermaid to the rest of the family, and begged me to show them the picture I showed her. They all know my (actual) name very well now. The grandmother told me that she is a mermaid in her dreams.
Oh, and they all bought tickets from me, giving me roughly $20 in commission.
tamw one is happily swimming in the pool and everything is going really well until one faceplants the pool bottom....
Hahaha!! Sorry for laughing I've totally done this too!Quote:
Originally Posted by peripheral mermaid
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So I haven't been on here a while, so I'll share an awkward moment from a few months ago.
I'm sure quite a few of you remember the guy I go to college with who had a photo of me on his door with #datethemermaid right? (if not see previous posts on this thread)
WELL. On Valentine's weekend I get a text from him saying
"Hey I just really wanted to let you know how much I appreciated your crush-gram you put on my door on Valentine's day! Sorry I wasn't there to personally receive it, but it was totally unexpected and really awesome"
... I didn't send a crush-gram.. Some idiot in his dorm pretended to give him one from me as a way to make fun of him..
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Oh wow.
That is so awkward. Ouch.
Perhaps he just SAID that to initiate a conversation?
Oh no, I got a photo of the gram, it's on my old phone but I'll see if I out it on my computer or not hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by PearlieMae
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That awkward moment when people say you can't be a mermaid if you have short hair. -_-
Clearly they haven't seen the little mermaid, several of ariels sisters have short hair;)Quote:
Originally Posted by MermaidRiku
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Hey! You are so right!! I'll say that next time :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mermaid Sirenia
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TAWM when you are on the set of a TV-show as a mermaid (had to pretend to be a candidate at a talent-show as a mermaid) and 1 of the main actors asked if he can take a pic with you together.
Oooh what TV show??
A show for a Dutch TV-channel here in Belgium.
Attachment 38102 <= a pic of me with one of the many other extra's on set ;)
Happened to me today:
That Awkward moment when The client comes to check in on you to make sure you are almost ready to get to the party and your mertender has his lubed up arm in your tail trying to get those darn monofin straps on your heel. Priceless reaction Lmao she took it all in good humor she said
"it looks like he was trying to deliver a baby.. Me on the other hand thinking covering my face will help my situation*Dies of embarrassment*
That's awesome Mermaid Fenicia! ^.^ and your tail looks so pretty
Thank you mermaid Ava :)
I'm going to have to make you a rubber newborn merbaby to hide in there so he can pull it out once you get your feet in!Quote:
Originally Posted by New York Mermaid
LOL OMG that would be hilarious!Quote:
Originally Posted by PearlieMae
That awkward moment when you have to explain to the guy in the Apple Store why you have silicone in your phone speaker and then have to explain why you can't simply just "wipe it out"
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OMG this is the funniest thread.
Sirena, your story hands down was the best. I can't wait for more :rotfl:
TAMW you tell your friends you're going to be a mermaid and they go along with it cause they want to be supportive, then start asking you how much a tail costs cause you keep showing them Finfolk silicon tails and they freak out xD
TAMW When you are at your day job and the CEO of the company walks through with a very big client and points to you struggling through a mountain of paperwork and announces "And this is our resident mermaid, go ahead show them the pictures!" I didn't even know he knew about it.
Haha that is awesome!
That awkward moment when...
Them: So, what do you do for a living?
Me: I'm a mermaid.
Them: ......what?
Tamw your sons pediatrician introduces himself, then goes "heeeyy, aren't you the mermaid girl?"
😅mayyybeee
Akward Moment:
Screeching at the top of my lungs when a tail maker posts a new photo of a recently completed tail.
(*cough* FinFolk Productions)
And my mom and grandma thinking I'm being murdered.
This happens at least 2 times a day.
Anyone else? 😂😂
That awkward moment when you are swimming with friends... then a friend of their father just randomly drops by to swim as well without warning. I literally froze not sure what to think and held still. Got away with it for a bit until they noticed my tail. XD
That awkward moment when you and your mertender have to figure out how to flop you from one huge bank of snow to another in order to get a good selection of mermaid-in-snow photos... >.<
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^^now imagining you kind of holding the tips of your fluke and sledding down one bank towards another
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That awkward moment when you are buying this awesome life saver to hang on your door that says "Mermaids Welcome" and the cashier smiles and says to me "We just got these in recently." so I said "Yeah I am a mermaid." He just looked at me. :doh:
I should have thought of a mermaid pun to say...
That awkward moment when you're trying to buy Finfolk leggings and your cat decides to push your laptop off your lap and buys them without letting you check the order first. Then proceeds to curl up on your lap where your laptop is supposed to go....
:rollover:
The furball -___-
Good news is they're the right size at least.
LOL! Now I totally have to draw that, it's too perfect! ♥Quote:
Originally Posted by polyhymnia113
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The awqward moment when your daughter (yes, the same one using a dinglehopper "Ariel style" when she was two) states she wants a mermaid costume. And when your wife points to the walkable Ariel costume from last Halloween she states "No, not that one, I want one I can swim in" :lol:
(Side note: She is three-and-a-half and can't really swim yet, although she already begged for a dive-ring at the swiming pool's shop ("what on earth does she want a dive ring for? She can't even swim and just fools around in the children's section. Well, if it makes her happy...") and started picking it up out of waist- to chest-deep water, using daddy's hand to pull herself down, but that's another story...).
P.S.: We really, really didn't urge her to do it, she honestly came up with that idea all by herself! Came quite as a shock when she tried it the first time, I can tell you. But she likes it and has so much fun. :p
Ever since my niece has seen me swim in a tail, she's wanted a tail of her own for a while. So this year, for her birthday present I got her a SwimFin and told her it was a Mermaid Fin! She loves it!Quote:
Originally Posted by MermanOliver
http://www.swimfin.com.au/products/s...mming-aid.html
Not exactly mermaid related but sort of. I was working at the aquarium, next to the stingrays to answer any questions people had. This little girl comes up to me, pulls on my sleeve and asks me, "so where do you keep the mermaids?" I sort of sputtered a bit, then made a story up about having a rescue mermaid in the big tank, but that she was very shy and she'd have to look reeeeaaaally hard, and that she'd have to come tell me if she found her.