B!TC# IT OUT!

[Merman Arion]

I got tagged 5 times & emailed 7 on ONE account, then it got posted 3 times on my wall, tagged 6 and emailed 3 more on my other account. GAH.

Another reason why I WILL NOT make a merman page.
If this means to go through this, I'd rather share my love for mermaiding through my personal FB account. Besides, Raina keeps saying that nowadays it's kind of pointless to run a Facebook page with the spams/fake likes bullshit and the 1-2% of posts-showing-to-the-fans bullshit so why bother??
Sooo yup... Not gonna happen with me. I'm fine sharing here.

[Vixy]

With the mermaid academy it's only once for me and that was on skype. I responded that I know people and apparently I'm part of the mermaid mafia now.

[Echidna]

Another reason why I WILL NOT make a merman page.
If this means to go through this, I'd rather share my love for mermaiding through my personal FB account. Besides, Raina keeps saying that nowadays it's kind of pointless to run a Facebook page with the spams/fake likes bullshit and the 1-2% of posts-showing-to-the-fans bullshit so why bother??
Sooo yup... Not gonna happen with me. I'm fine sharing here.

agreed.
It's not like a page that is artificially blocking fans to see what they subscribed for ("11 people reached, pay if you want the rest to see it LOL") is very useful in keeping customers and friends up to date.

Probably better to just tweet the news.
As long as twitterz don't pull the same trick, of course...

[Seraphina Suds]

Same here with the mermaid school!! I'm running out of polite ways to say "yes, I've known about it for years, stop spamming me with it". >~<

[MarkF]

In Asia there are hackers who collect user names and passwords that they uncover. Generally they use the false ID's for voting on contests, user only gets one vote and to promote their candidate they use other peoples names to give an advantage. The School sounds like they are purchasing usernames from on of these hackers and spamming with it.

[Blaze]

Another reason why I WILL NOT make a merman page.
If this means to go through this, I'd rather share my love for mermaiding through my personal FB account. Besides, Raina keeps saying that nowadays it's kind of pointless to run a Facebook page with the spams/fake likes bullshit and the 1-2% of posts-showing-to-the-fans bullshit so why bother??
Sooo yup... Not gonna happen with me. I'm fine sharing here.

LOL it wasn't even on my mermaid page (which I've shut down for the moment) rather my burlesque (which is a personal account rather than a page & have to keep separate for advertising and privacy reasons) & personal (real name)accounts!

[AniaR]

I knnnnow. anyone else get annoyed too when they send you stuff that is years old??? lol and you know they mean well but you're like, I have known about that for a decade. LOL

[Merman Dan]

Another reason why I WILL NOT make a merman page.

Just do what I do... make a Merman Page but then never promote it

[Fun123joker]

here we go again
i feel ya

[AniaR]

Lmao

[PearlieMae]

Mine are all with the suggestion that I should start one.

Teaching is NOT my forté.

[Mermaid Saoirse]

First time using this thread, but this month hasn't exactly been fun for me despite being creative.
Warning, this is a long rant!
My mom started criticizing me in front of one of my best friends about how it's stupid that I plan on taking a break after I get my associates so I can get my life together to marry my boyfriend. She's been getting meaner to me as time runs on so I'm pretty sure she's mad that I'm getting closer to leaving the house. Luckily my dad's very supportive and is really proud of me, but he's not trying to stop my mom from being the completely rude butt that she seems to desire to be. If she becomes more toxic than this then she very well might never spend a lot of time with my kids in the future. I don't want her to influence them to become anxiety-ridden like I am due to how I grew up. I've barely been able to function right now without wanting to pull my hair out, snap at someone, or cry. I've only been able to find the will to craft things because focusing on the small details helps distract me.
I've been working at a computer repair store on commission, so I get paid as I do jobs. The problem is the stupid customers haven't come to pick up their stuff so I still don't have all of the money for my monofin yet! I'm halfway there and I'm still waiting on 70 more dollars to come in for me. This month we've barely gotten customers and the ones that do come in are rude and it takes weeks for them to pick up their computers once they're fixed! I'm also trying to save up to build a drafting table for my sister who majors in Architecture, which means buying one already made is hella expensive. We did however find a site that sells what she needs to put on the table so we'll be making the table and attaching the parallel straightedge ourselves.
My words can't even form properly right now, so I think I'll end my rant here while it's mildly coherent.

[deepblue]

I have a terrrible coping mechanism of retreating from everything when life gets really stressful. Mernetwork was always such a source of comfort, but when I feel like I'm emotionally vomiting all over a place, I want to rein that in. So I've taken a long break from a lot of places.

My health issues are mostly figured out, and though it's required life-altering changes, I have high hopes to stop feeling like crap all the time soon.

But I've just learned that my daughter, who just turned five, has to have surgery- kindergarten is around the corner, and she's so excited. But this surgery, for hip dysplasia, will mean 4-6 months recovery, and she will be in a cast that immobiles her from the waist down.

My child stands on her head to watch videos. She never stops bouncing off the walls. She's not going to be able to go to kindergarten. Somehow I have to move to a ground floor place, so that I can get her in and out in a wheelchair. I have to homeschool her- and I'm very low income, so I can't purchase a curriculum, nor can I pay for distance education memberships.

I'm so stressed and overwhelmed that I think I've looped around into numbness.

The bitch of it all.

[H-SAMA]

I hate when people White and BLACK look funny to my boyfriend and me because according to them we are not the same race.

[Lostariel Telrunya]

Okay, so first I have a comment that I wanted to make for a while now, then I'll go on my rant.

Can I just say how much this page helps? To me, it seems like every mer's personal psychiatrist, WHICH IS AWESOME. I just love how supportive everyone on this thread is of other peoples' issues. Quite frankly, joining Mernetwork was a bit weird for me. I wasn't sure if this was all for people who did this for a living, or, well, a bunch of preverts. Now is the point where I do apologize, because now that I have gotten to communicate with many of you, I can see that is definitely NOT the case at all. My first impressions were COMPLETELY off the mark, and I realize just how great of a community this really is. Mernetwork is a really special thing, to successfully get people from around the world to share their knowledge and experiences with each other. (Mostly) Everyone is respective of each other's opinions, and yet are not afraid to speak their opinion. And, with the highest respect and privacy for everyone, I almost think of everyone as friends. This website is so much more than just a place for people to talk about about one general topic. It stretches over so much more than that. Seeing this thread in particular just makes me smile all the time. NOT for the stories people write here, but because of the sheer amount of support and help others bring to comfort, give advice, and be a friend right when they may need one. Although I know none of you personally, talking to people on Mernetwork feels like going to someone's house that I have known for a long time. I get excited when a new member joins because I know they are joining a community where they will feel welcome and safe here. I feel safe here, and that is an amazing feeling that one can only get from a group like you guys.

[Lostariel Telrunya]

Okay, now that I've gotten that out of the way, time for a list of pet peeves and other mini rants:

-people who slurp really loudly when they are drinking something
-people (not pointing anyone out, *cough-brother-chough*) who, no matter how bad their cold is, refuse to get a tissue
-when someone says they're fat JUST to get attention
-when you ask someone a simple question, and they wait five minutes before answering you with a one-word answer
-when someone is criticized for not wearing makeup/shaving their legs/not styling their hair/dressing 'too modestly'
-when someone eats all the stinking marshmallows in the Lucky Charms (we only get them, like, once every three years, so LET ME HAVE MY SUGAR)
-people who get mad because I 'don't have enough selfies on my phone' (that's right, I get that way too often)
-people who decide to sacrifice all sense and grammatical correctness JUST to leave out a few letters in a word
-when people call something/someone 'bae' (which, by the way, means 'poop' in Turkish)
-when someone yells at me for doing something wrong while I'm driving, and then gets mad at me for getting scared while driving (I'm talking to you, grandma)
-when someone is texting while talking to me
-when someone is texting while watching a movie with me
-when someone is texting while eating with me
-when someone is texting pretty much anytime they are not communicating with their parent, or if it is an emergency
-girls who wear shorts that freaking SHORTER THAN THEIR UNDERWEAR. LIKE SERIOUSLY, WHAT'S THE POINT???
-when people smear toothpaste on the side of the tube (I know, it's not a HUGE deal, but I bugs me)
-when people are asking their friend/partner questions/other snooty remarks in the movie theatre (e.i. "Who is that girl?", "Is he important?", "Bae, he just died!", "Dragons aren't real", "My 3D glasses keep falling off my head, can I use yours?") <---- ALL of which I have previously heard while in a movie theatre, if not multiple times


Last little thing, not really a pet peeve, but just a comment. My grandma just now asked me to show her the crocheted skirt I've been working on, and proceeded to comment with "You know, you're never going to get a boyfriend if you don't start wearing shorter skirts!". She's 72. She's Dutch. That's my grandma for you.

P.S.

Please do not take any of this personally. I do not mean to upset or otherwise disgruntle anyone on this thread, just need to vent.

[AmbrGlows]

Mother just got fired today for a totally bogus reason but this is Texas so they really don't have to have a reason to fire you. Anyways, the worse part about this is that she's thinking about moving to the south...she would be 8+ hours away from me...she's never been further than an hour and a half away. This is really going to suck if she moves. My mother is the only friend I have left in the area that I hang out with. This means I have to find new people to hang with on the weekends.

[spottedcatfish]

Another reason why I WILL NOT make a merman page.
If this means to go through this, I'd rather share my love for mermaiding through my personal FB account. Besides, Raina keeps saying that nowadays it's kind of pointless to run a Facebook page with the spams/fake likes bullshit and the 1-2% of posts-showing-to-the-fans bullshit so why bother??
Sooo yup... Not gonna happen with me. I'm fine sharing here.

Yeah my page is practically non-existent!

[MarkF]

MermaidAmbrGlow, help her find a job in your area through your local acquaintances. Your probably a lot more connected than you realize. You are your best chance of keeping her local. She's gunna need help to keep motivated.
Besides you've got Mermaid powers.

[Seatan]

Unfortunately, MarkF, jobs in Texas are virtually nonexistent right now. I am really sorry about your mom, Ambr. Does she have a college degree by any chance? She can substitute teach for between $80 to $120 a day. Schools are desperate for subs these days. A crappy job but it pays okay.