B!TC# IT OUT!

[Mermaid Annariea]

also, raina, thats awful. insomnia sucks, and the fact that the smoke goes up into your room from theirs is just ridiculous. i think you should say something. they are exposing you to something you dont want to/ shouldnt be exposed to, AND its hazardous for your health.

gintsuki, what an awful thing for a friend to do/ say. people do fundraisers for personal things all the time. as long as you arent putting "DONATE FOR CANCER" or something, and lying about it, then it doesnt matter. if people want to donate, they will, if not then they wont. simple as that. i wish you luck, and i hope that your friend stops being so judgmental.

[Mermaid Margarete]

insomnia. It's driving me bonkers. I am so tired but having a really hard time sleeping. I usually have a bad cycle of insomnia once a year or so. We live so close to a highway that the cars are going all night and keep me awake. The people below me smoke like a chimney IN THEIR ROOM so to stop from waking up with second hand smoke I had to buy an air purifier and put it on EVERY night. If I don't I always wake up in a cloud of smoke. I'm also just a very light sleeper so any noise will wake me up. Feeling tired and run down. I do take meds for it, but I do find that usually once a year they aren't very effective so I think this is it. Going to see about upping the dose if it's cool with the doc. Fins crossed.

That sucks. I've had insomnia before (not fun) and I hate second-hand smoke! For the sleep - have you ever tried a white noise maker?

Im sorry about that Gintsuki I really dont think that's ok, and im mad that she did this. Lot's of people fundraise for hobbies! I can't remember specific names at the moment, but ive seen many mers fundraise for tails and items that they want! Ive come across other hobby kickstarters too! I see nothing wrong with that at all. If people want to be generous, they will! If not, tough cookies, no milk. It's not like you're demanding for money! No, she is the one who doesnt understand. Sorry that im insulting your friend, but she is a huge wuss not to talk to you about this in person, and feels the need to ask online strangers for help about something she believes is a big issue when it's not, and then not being honest with you at all. Big coward.

K, im done.

I'm really mad at her. I told her found the posts online and she hasn't said anything since. You're right, it was very cowardly of her to do that and I actually got the idea to fund raise for this cause I saw mers on her fund raising for their tails! Which I thought was brilliant! Like you said, if someone is feeling generous - so be it - if not, oh well. I'm not forcing anyone to give me any money.

What really gets under my skin about this is she gladly accepts donations from her 5k fans and has told me of instances of when some random fan will insist on buying something for her that she posted on her wall that she wanted - I mean, really? She's saying she has a right to be disappointed and mad at me cause I'm doing a fund raiser that has perks/rewards?! Instead of just going around asking for money??

I just can't wrap my mind around her thought process and her coming to me saying "bestie - don't get mad at me for being honest" and then I just so happen to stumble upon a public post that says -she- is actually mad at -me- ! I'm confused and hurt more than anything.

[Ashe]

Hmmm, im sure someone has already posted this here, but i just hate hate hate it!!! So i really despise the people on youtube who go ahead and comment things like this: Hey, no offense, but your video sucks and your life is a fail.
I mean REALLY?!?! Just putting the words no offense in front of something extremely hurtful and horribly rude does not make it ok! Sure, i say no offense on things every once in a while, but when i do, i actually mean no offense and am probably giving them a touch of constructive critisism. Some people really get on my nerves.

[Ayla of Duluth]

I have sort of a rant that's been building up inside me.
So I'm sure you guys all know about the marriage amendment, vote "no" to allow gays the right to marry and "yes" to keep it between a man and a woman.
I used to be an avid believer in gay rights and equality and all that. But recently, something clicked in my brain, and now I'm more of a traditional kind of person. I have made the decision to vote yes on the ballot in favor of keeping marriage between a man and a woman. Every day on facebook, I see my "transgender" friend telling people to vote yes, posting links to equality websites, and actually bitching people out when he finds out they're voting yes. I've done my best to stay quiet about it, because he is a good person and a good friend, but I think he's taking this whole thing too far.
I don't think its fair for him to be able to spew this LGBT equality stuff at everyone and then get mad at them when they don't believe in the same things he does. I had this issue with another friend of mine, who is also a close family friend. He found out I'm voting yes on the ballot, and he called me ignorant and blocked me. All of this hatred has made me push myself away from the LGBT community I once supported with everything I had. I now feel that many people in the LGBT community are selfish and hateful and even discriminatory, in the sense that they abandon anyone who doesn't believe in the same things they do.
I decided enough was enough. I liked a page on my facebook called "Minnesota For Marriage." they are against gay marriage. Not two minutes after I liked the page, "you know who" popped up and called me out for it, saying I have made the wrong choice and I am hateful [funny how often that word is used] and he actually went so far as to say if I don't change my vote to "no" he will block me and spread the word to everyone around me about how I'm homophobic.
Honestly, all this drama just makes me wonder what the world would be like if gay marriage actually was legalized. I have a feeling that the LGBT community would rub it in our faces, as they are doing now. And something is just not right when you're bullied into keeping quiet about your opinions because you're afraid to be hated. ugh. I'm voting yes because of my personal beliefs, and for many other reasons, but I have also respected your opinion on the subject and not once have I ever called you out on your choice to vote no. You have the right to freedom of speech, but you DO NOT have the right to bully other people into silence. From this day, I will not be afraid to voice my beliefs and anyone who disrespects me for that can go to hell.
all better :3

[Ayla of Duluth]

also, honestly this is the only place I have ever felt safe saying all that. I haven't even said anything about it to my own family. They're voting no.

[Mermaid Annariea]

I have sort of a rant that's been building up inside me.
So I'm sure you guys all know about the marriage amendment, vote "no" to allow gays the right to marry and "yes" to keep it between a man and a woman.
I used to be an avid believer in gay rights and equality and all that. But recently, something clicked in my brain, and now I'm more of a traditional kind of person. I have made the decision to vote yes on the ballot in favor of keeping marriage between a man and a woman. Every day on facebook, I see my "transgender" friend telling people to vote yes, posting links to equality websites, and actually bitching people out when he finds out they're voting yes. I've done my best to stay quiet about it, because he is a good person and a good friend, but I think he's taking this whole thing too far.
I don't think its fair for him to be able to spew this LGBT equality stuff at everyone and then get mad at them when they don't believe in the same things he does. I had this issue with another friend of mine, who is also a close family friend. He found out I'm voting yes on the ballot, and he called me ignorant and blocked me. All of this hatred has made me push myself away from the LGBT community I once supported with everything I had. I now feel that many people in the LGBT community are selfish and hateful and even discriminatory, in the sense that they abandon anyone who doesn't believe in the same things they do.
I decided enough was enough. I liked a page on my facebook called "Minnesota For Marriage." they are against gay marriage. Not two minutes after I liked the page, "you know who" popped up and called me out for it, saying I have made the wrong choice and I am hateful [funny how often that word is used] and he actually went so far as to say if I don't change my vote to "no" he will block me and spread the word to everyone around me about how I'm homophobic.
Honestly, all this drama just makes me wonder what the world would be like if gay marriage actually was legalized. I have a feeling that the LGBT community would rub it in our faces, as they are doing now. And something is just not right when you're bullied into keeping quiet about your opinions because you're afraid to be hated. ugh. I'm voting yes because of my personal beliefs, and for many other reasons, but I have also respected your opinion on the subject and not once have I ever called you out on your choice to vote no. You have the right to freedom of speech, but you DO NOT have the right to bully other people into silence. From this day, I will not be afraid to voice my beliefs and anyone who disrespects me for that can go to hell.
all better :3

i know how that feels. it was that way with me and religion for a LONG time, it still is really. my mom and grandmom still get onto me sometimes about how "theyre so sad they wont see me in heaven" because i dont believe in christianity or god or jesus or anything, and am instead somewhere between athiesm and paganism (im still forming my beliefs really, leaning towards paganism.)

even though i somewhat disagree (i am mostly neutral about the gay marriage situation), im glad that you are going to vote based on your beliefs and not something that someone else expects you to do.
this goes for everyone: NEVER LET ANYTHING OR ANYONE COMPROMISE YOUR BELIEFS OR MAKE YOU CHANGE HOW YOU FEEL. it is your opinion, your beliefs, your feelings, and NO ONE ELSE has any right to change them, or to make you feel like you are a horrible person for the way you think. <3

[SilverSiren]

nah, he isnt doing anything wrong... id know if i had reasons to be suspicious. been there, done that with him, about 4 years ago haha. hes just a jealous and overprotective person by nature. later that day, he took me out to lunch and said he just wanted to drop it, and asked that i dont do it again, at least without him knowing/being okay with it. and we were fine after that. plus, he wasnt accusing me of cheating or being unfaithful... i think he just got really jealous that i sang for another guy.

my biggest problem now is that... on the 29th, the friend i made the video for... i called him "finland", because he was super finnish. anyways... hed been fighting depression for a really long time... and he killed himself. he almost told me too, over facebook, just hours before he did it. he IM-ed me and said, "hey i have really bad news for you. and i dont think youll understand..." but when i asked what was wrong, he took a few minutes and just replied, "im swedish ^-^". i laughed and figured he was just being goofy like he usually was...
im so mad at him for thinking that was the proper way of dealing with it, i dont understand how he could do this to everyone he loved. he had a 5 year old daughter! he just... left her, even though he had recently gotten back together with the childs mother. he seemed so happy and i just dont understand.

UGH. PERKELE.
IM SO MAD. AND SAD. AND I JUST WISH I COULD HELP HIS FAMILY MORE.
which is another thing. he didnt even tell his family about his daughter because he was afraid theyd look down on him because most of them were super christian.
SO I HAVE TO TRY AND EXPLAIN ALL OF THAT TO THEM. WTF WTF.

i almost wish i could bring him back to life and kill him myself.
but id probably just slap him.
really, really hard.

i just dont know what the proper way of handling this is. im so upset and im trying not to blame myself, but i feel like i couldve done more.

Oh, that's so so sad. I'm sorry you have to deal with that now. There is nothing you could have done sweety. It was his to work out and if he had told you THEN you could have done more but he chose not to. When someone is that depressed they don't think of anyone other than themselves because they are just so consumed by their sadness they don't see anything but that. I've been on that side of the fence, I wanted to die and I came so very close to doing it, but I was to afraid to, so I didn't and I lived with the sadness until I met my now husband. He made me so happy that I felt brave enough to tell him what was going on and what made me sad. I'm a far happier person now and I see that I was being foolish and can't believe my disregard for everyone who cared for me. I just couldn't see it at the time, I was too consumed by my sadness. So, it's not your fault, there is nothing you could have done, trust me. *hugs*

[Mermaid Narina]

I also hate when people say "no offence" and then follow it up with something seriously offensive. lol

now THAT annoys me too!

[Mermaid Narina]

i also hate it when you express your beliefs and people put you down for it.
like the other day, two girls in my class asked "tash, whats your opinion on gay marriage?". now i have heard, almost on a daily basis, their opinions FOR it, and never said anything, so i figured: i will give my honest opinion. All i said was "I dont agree with it", and it launched an entire maths lesson (80 minute) arguement, where they cornered me and attacked me for my religion. I have never said anything about it before, and i would NEVER attack a gay guy/girl at all!
I felt really angry that they couldnt accept it. In the end, someone said to the two girls "leave natasha alone", and they said "no. she cant just say that without justifying it."

and i had a moment where i wanted to be like "gurl, exCUSE me?"
anyway, my rant is OUT!
I really really hope i didnt offend anyone! i have my beliefs, you have yours and i will never force mine onto you! <3

[Dacora]

i also hate it when you express your beliefs and people put you down for it.
like the other day, two girls in my class asked "tash, whats your opinion on gay marriage?". now i have heard, almost on a daily basis, their opinions FOR it, and never said anything, so i figured: i will give my honest opinion. All i said was "I dont agree with it", and it launched an entire maths lesson (80 minute) arguement, where they cornered me and attacked me for my religion. I have never said anything about it before, and i would NEVER attack a gay guy/girl at all!
I felt really angry that they couldnt accept it. In the end, someone said to the two girls "leave natasha alone", and they said "no. she cant just say that without justifying it."

and i had a moment where i wanted to be like "gurl, exCUSE me?"
anyway, my rant is OUT!
I really really hope i didnt offend anyone! i have my beliefs, you have yours and i will never force mine onto you! <3

I really hate when people do that. I support gay marrige but I respect that you have a diffrent opinion than I do. I actually was raised in a family that does not support it and got bashed a lot for supporting it. Eventually I told them its MY beliefs, if you dont like it then kiss my butt. They have not given me issues since.


I really HATE when people look down on you for liking something. Recently I have been getting teased for keeping my fish and having a 110 gallon tank. I get teased more when they find out I keep goldfish in the 110 gallon tank. Then I get it worse when they find out I only have 3 right now. Is it so bad I want my fish to have a good life? Its fine for you to treat your dog or cat when he gets sick but when I treat my fish for something im crazy? Since when did fish become inmune to sickness? GET A LIFE A REALIZE THERE ARE MORE PETS THAN YOUR DOG OR CAT!! Just so you guys know, I love dogs and cats. I have 2 dogs and a cat and I am fostering 3 kittens right now. Im just tired of people looking down on my fish so much.

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[Koral]

I'm in a panic, I really have something to B!TC# about...

So, I was driving home from swimming last night, and I've been noticing my car having more problems after my dad and BF fixed radiator. The day of fixing, BF and I noticed an oil leak and pointed it out to my dad, he said it was fine and he put some anti-leak in there but it would take 200 miles to "work." It was not fine. Last night, my car ran out of oil and right before my BFs exit my car finally started losing power. I hit 20 MPH and pulled off. I called my mom a bit startled mainly so I could calm down. She started yelling and screaming at me. She called me things I really don't think are true. Obsessive compulsive, bipolar, putting mermaiding before everyone and everything, and said I am living in a fantasy. Forgive me for living MY fantasy, my dreams and desires. I'm obviously not putting everyone and everything (college) before mermaiding, because I make sure to attend classes, do my work, love on my BF. Yeah, I don't spend every free moment talking to mom or dad but I do hang out with them just not ALL THE TIME. I can go to school and still do other things on the side!!! I TOLD her I was trying to move out, and I'm going to get a job so I can better afford school and now so I could get a better car. So, I called BF to get me and the tow company, and she called again and gave me two choices.

Move out and do whatever with my life.
Come back home and never, ever do anything BUT school. No boyfriend. No mermaiding. No friends. Nothing but school and being a robot about it, having my father drive me to and from. I have 3 years before I graduate, only 1 year in.

I don't want to stop the things in life that keep me going, keep me alive and sane. Boyfriend. Friends. Mermaiding. It's what I do.
I've been trying to move in with boyfriend but his apartment complex won't let me because they are low income and it's supposedly a huge hassle to get put on the lease. I don't know what to do. I don't want to stop... everything...

[Mermaid Annariea]

Oh, that's so so sad. I'm sorry you have to deal with that now. There is nothing you could have done sweety. It was his to work out and if he had told you THEN you could have done more but he chose not to. When someone is that depressed they don't think of anyone other than themselves because they are just so consumed by their sadness they don't see anything but that. I've been on that side of the fence, I wanted to die and I came so very close to doing it, but I was to afraid to, so I didn't and I lived with the sadness until I met my now husband. He made me so happy that I felt brave enough to tell him what was going on and what made me sad. I'm a far happier person now and I see that I was being foolish and can't believe my disregard for everyone who cared for me. I just couldn't see it at the time, I was too consumed by my sadness. So, it's not your fault, there is nothing you could have done, trust me. *hugs*

yeah, i know. it really sucks. i keep waiting for his IMs on facebook. i just keep telling myself that i couldnt have known he was feeling that way, since he seemed to make it a point to come off as perfectly happy.
and im glad you didnt and are happy now

i also hate it when you express your beliefs and people put you down for it.

haha, i know that feeling all too well. there was one time in my senior year of high school, my english teacher (she was from the philippines and had such a thick accent that it was hard to understand her, WHY WAS SHE TEACHING ENGLISH?!) asked the class who was christian. guess who was the ONLY ONE IN THE ENTIRE CLASS that didnt raise her hand? yep, me.
she then gave me a dirty look as other students exclaimed, "OH MY GOD, YOURE A SATANIST?" and i had to explain to them that since i dont believe in anything about christianity, i therefore dont believe satan exists either. they didnt seem to understand that. anyways, my teacher then proceeded to tell us how we were going to be learning about the anglo saxons, and how they were "pagan but christian".
when i tried to explain to her that you sort of couldnt be pagan AND christian, since they contradict each other, she got mad at me and said that i was only upset about it because i wasnt christian.

no im upset because YOURE A FACKING IDIOT.
i hated that class, she was a bxtch to me all year. and she would only call me by my last name. "SHOEMAKE! STOP TALKING!"
"but... i wasnt talking..."
"yes you were, i watched you."
"BUT I WASNT TALKING."

i shouldve gotten her fired.

long story short, good for you on voicing your beliefs, and dont ever let anyone tell you youre wrong. unless its actually harming others.

anyways im done with my rant now.

[Mermaid Annariea]

I'm in a panic, I really have something to B!TC# about...

So, I was driving home from swimming last night, and I've been noticing my car having more problems after my dad and BF fixed radiator. The day of fixing, BF and I noticed an oil leak and pointed it out to my dad, he said it was fine and he put some anti-leak in there but it would take 200 miles to "work." It was not fine. Last night, my car ran out of oil and right before my BFs exit my car finally started losing power. I hit 20 MPH and pulled off. I called my mom a bit startled mainly so I could calm down. She started yelling and screaming at me. She called me things I really don't think are true. Obsessive compulsive, bipolar, putting mermaiding before everyone and everything, and said I am living in a fantasy. Forgive me for living MY fantasy, my dreams and desires. I'm obviously not putting everyone and everything (college) before mermaiding, because I make sure to attend classes, do my work, love on my BF. Yeah, I don't spend every free moment talking to mom or dad but I do hang out with them just not ALL THE TIME. I can go to school and still do other things on the side!!! I TOLD her I was trying to move out, and I'm going to get a job so I can better afford school and now so I could get a better car. So, I called BF to get me and the tow company, and she called again and gave me two choices.

Move out and do whatever with my life.
Come back home and never, ever do anything BUT school. No boyfriend. No mermaiding. No friends. Nothing but school and being a robot about it, having my father drive me to and from. I have 3 years before I graduate, only 1 year in.

I don't want to stop the things in life that keep me going, keep me alive and sane. Boyfriend. Friends. Mermaiding. It's what I do.
I've been trying to move in with boyfriend but his apartment complex won't let me because they are low income and it's supposedly a huge hassle to get put on the lease. I don't know what to do. I don't want to stop... everything...

i wish i lived close to you. my boyfriend and i want an apartment so we can move out of his dads place, and i would totally help you.
your mom is completely in the wrong. if youre juggling everything you have to do with everything you want to to, and are getting it all done, then what does she have to complain about? she has no right to do that to you, and honestly, i dont know why she snapped on you like that...
honestly, what i would do is, just stay with your boyfriend. you dont have to "move in", just say youre staying the night there... every night... xD you can help him with groceries or rent or whatever he needs, and if someone complains, then ask them to put you on the lease. but mostly keep it a secret haha. thats what i would do, anyways.

[Mermaid Lei Loni]

Just keep swimming Koral! I know we just talked about this over the phone, so I'm not going to repeat myself here too. But I wanted to support you here. And don't worry, we'll figure everything out. Worst case scenario is you crash on my couch until we figure things out further. But I won't let you live on the street. And I won't let you let go of your dreams. I've been down this road before, and you will make it out, just hang on sister! We'll talk more soon. Love ya!

[Mermaid Margarete]

I'm in a panic, I really have something to B!TC# about...

So, I was driving home from swimming last night, and I've been noticing my car having more problems after my dad and BF fixed radiator. The day of fixing, BF and I noticed an oil leak and pointed it out to my dad, he said it was fine and he put some anti-leak in there but it would take 200 miles to "work." It was not fine. Last night, my car ran out of oil and right before my BFs exit my car finally started losing power. I hit 20 MPH and pulled off. I called my mom a bit startled mainly so I could calm down. She started yelling and screaming at me. She called me things I really don't think are true. Obsessive compulsive, bipolar, putting mermaiding before everyone and everything, and said I am living in a fantasy. Forgive me for living MY fantasy, my dreams and desires. I'm obviously not putting everyone and everything (college) before mermaiding, because I make sure to attend classes, do my work, love on my BF. Yeah, I don't spend every free moment talking to mom or dad but I do hang out with them just not ALL THE TIME. I can go to school and still do other things on the side!!! I TOLD her I was trying to move out, and I'm going to get a job so I can better afford school and now so I could get a better car. So, I called BF to get me and the tow company, and she called again and gave me two choices.

Move out and do whatever with my life.
Come back home and never, ever do anything BUT school. No boyfriend. No mermaiding. No friends. Nothing but school and being a robot about it, having my father drive me to and from. I have 3 years before I graduate, only 1 year in.

I don't want to stop the things in life that keep me going, keep me alive and sane. Boyfriend. Friends. Mermaiding. It's what I do.
I've been trying to move in with boyfriend but his apartment complex won't let me because they are low income and it's supposedly a huge hassle to get put on the lease. I don't know what to do. I don't want to stop... everything...

Your mom totally overreacted. I'm not trying to judge here, but it sounds like there might be something else she's taking out on you - something you might not even be aware of. Give her a chance to calm down first - I know my mother has kicked me out a few times, yeeeet I'm stilling living at home XD

[Koral]

Again I can't thank you enough for how wonderful you are, Loni.

I agree with you guys, she really is overreacting. Over a car. I don't know what her problem with me is, why she snapped so hard like this. I already planned on moving out.

I'd like to try to be hush hush about living with my boyfriend. I will ask him what he thinks about it, but he's already gone to his complex managers about it and they said no. This is the first time I've seen an apartment like this. The last low income place I was at didn't even need MY information, yet they're making a huge deal about it here. But, since he already asked them, if they find out about me "spending so many nights here" then they'd throw a fit. My beau's brother comes over a lot, and they ALREADY have said something to my beau about THAT! So I know they'd find out about me.

Then, a small part of me wonders, "Is he making all this up? He says he's excited to have me move in - is he lying? Does he not really want me here? Should I ask the complex about their procedure to add people to existing leases, myself?" I wonder if I am burdening him too much. He says he cares about me, he's slipped the L word here and there and for once outright said it (though I froze up at that moment due to past relationship complications, I do love him). But I wonder how far he would go to help me until I am on my feet. I want to help him, but I need his help first. If I could just move in with him, that would make my life so much easier. He's practically neighbors with the Tracks transportation here, and I could either walk, get a ride, or take the bus from wherever the Tracks land me close to my school in the next town over. Driving, I'm only 10 minutes from my college at his place!!! *sigh*

I have another option I am considering (school housing), but it would put me into debt or cost me $600 a month which I can't do yet. But how things are going right now, that debt is looking pretty acceptable, and I'm assuming financial aid would pay for most or all of the rent until I can make it on my own. I hope they don't have a lease agreement.

Gaahhh sorry I am saying so much, but it is really helping to get all this chaos off my chest. I am so stressed, but trying my hardest not to be.

[Mermaid Annariea]

koral, the best thing to do is to talk to him about it seriously. ask him to be serious, and that if he isnt comfortable with you living with him, to tell you so you know for sure.
my boyfriend and i have been together for 5 years, and i moved in with him a few months ago, but he was really iffy about it. he wanted me to be near him again, since i moved to new jersey a year before, but he also didnt want it to pull us apart, being together so much. so far its been wonderful, it really has.

and honestly, try talking to your mom too. a lot of people arent even going to college right now because of the economy and personal things. she should be OVERJOYED that you are focused on your education and still are able to make time for the things you love. if you dont do something you enjoy, youll end up becoming sad and depressed, and NO ONE wants that. she should understand that.

[happyguava]

My bitch for the day: I'm sick of everything costing so much money. At the moment it's looking like we can't afford the right insurance, which closes the door to working at several pools and events. *headdesk*

[Mermaid Allie]

Ok first of all i have no idea if this is in the right place.... so someone tell me and ill move it lolol! Ok so I was wondering if anyone else has this problem and can sympathize with me about it. So my friends and I all got into H2O just add water at the same time and then I decided we should all make tails. We did and we all have them. There are two major problems that have come up. First of all and most importantly, BOTH MY OTHER MER-FRIENDS WONT SWIM IN PUBLIC WITH THEM. Like not even at the super close hotel pool that usually has a population of 1 old lady and a lifeguard or less. they want to wait until MAY when my friend opens her pool. Seriously? May? And they have this weird fettish about getting our tails together and only swimming together and shit. (scuse my language) (is there like a policy about that or something? lemme know) And they got all pissed when i finished my tail first. Sorry that my mom wanted to make it for me and you weren't home when you said you were. ok. HELPPPP!! Any mers have suggestions? Oh and one more thing. I have the money and I want a fish butts realistic tail. i'm more serious about mermaids then them and i really have a passion for them. I just don't get that they don't think the realistic tails are worth 250 dollars. So she told me I couldn't get one. Because then I wouldn't match them. Seriously? I mean maybe i'm just being a jerk but personally, I think that's out of line to tell me I can't get a tail. She also told me that I can't have a blue tail. I mean thats just not fair.... right?

[Merman_Shawn]

Your friends sound pretty selfish and it sounds like they have a bunch of insecurities about attracting attention. The only reason I can see for them saying you can't get a Fishbutt is because they feel the need to conform, because conformity is comfortable. The key is to somehow get them out of their comfort zones and maybe the rest will follow. As for you friends telling you what you can and can't do;That is unacceptable. Does one of your friends already have a blue tail and doesn't want to share the color? Tell your friends that there are lots of merfolk out there with blue tails(myself included), so if that is the case, their argument is invalid. As for having matching types of tails, that is just plain ridiculous, there are plenty of merfolk pods with different types of tails.
Basically it sounds like you know what you want, and they resent you for being more motivated about it. Buy your Fishbutt, and be a happy mermaid. They have no say as what you spend your money on.

*Although I should mention that I'm not sure if Stevi(Fishbutts) is accepting any orders right now, she's pretty swamped at the moment.*