What I feel Adam(the dad) is saying in these quotes (as far as I can tell) is "If my kids can't safely swim with these mermaid tails, then it isn't safe for ANYONE to use" and that seems really counterproductive, it's almost like he's blaming the product and not the use, circumstances, or lack of preparation and research on his part... You would think he'd research more on these tails after an incident so that his daughters can learn to use them safely instead of deeming them dangerous and un-usable

@sirengita3535

4 жыл бұрын

He wants emotional vindication to excuse his neglectful mistake. There is no other reason to word his statement that way.

@zoeykimmet2575

4 жыл бұрын

He also should have bought a tail from a safe, reputable place instead of a knock off tail

Adam- "My son cut his finger while making guacamole and had to get stitches and a tetanus shot. Guacamole is DANGEROUS and no one should make guacamole! Ever!"

@mermaidasuna4640

4 жыл бұрын

Omg lol. Sooo good. I just died laughing

One person acts stupid, everyone else suffers. Don’t be stupid.

@natashav3442

4 жыл бұрын

Being this was a kid that’s what the parent are for

@sirengita3535

4 жыл бұрын

@@natashav3442 you mean the parent who decided not to supervise?

@natashav3442

4 жыл бұрын

@@sirengita3535 that was his mistake

@iflykaya

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah they mean the dad

Have held off on getting my mermaid obsessed niece a monofin or tail until she had completed all her swimming lessons and demonstrated she understands water safety. That being said, our family would never leave her unattended in a pool while wearing a tail skin. And chose to purchase one from the company you highlighted in your video because of their extensive safety info geared for children. Thank you Courtney for being passionate, but calm and sensible about this subject.

This is a parent who's child begged him for a mermaid tail her friends have one so its fine right? Assumed it was a regular toy and left it at that. Kiddie pool or not don't leave your kids unattended near gathered water. Blaming the tail is pointing fingers and not owning up to the mistake made. Thanks for this video Courtney I feel like this needs to be brought into the spotlight. Mermaid tails are as safe as the proper habits you have while in one.

I feel bad for him but I looked through the thread and he is blaming it on the product and never mentions that his child didn't follow safety precautions and he left children alone in a pool like this makes us look bad because his neglect

This drives me crazy. I know my kids swimming abilities. The FIRST THING I DID was teach them how to get out of the monofin... then let them swim with the mono only. Theyre still stuck on step two because they havent proven to be quite strong enough to go long periods of time with just the mono. Until they do they dont get to wear the skin. It should really really be common sense. I HATE these parents that buy these, their kids have an accident because of THEIR lack of vigilance and due diligence and blame everyone but themselves!

@kristien2010

4 жыл бұрын

My good friend's daughter only had a monofin for the longest time. She only recently was proven strong enough to get a child Fantasea fin and tail skin. Now they swim together and it's adorable, but it took a long time for her to prove she could do it.

I just dont get how many times a child has to drown for people to realize that water is not something to just joke around with! Swimmimg safety is such a high misconception, and parents and people need to start paying attention to it. Ughhh its so frustrating, bc we can't control the actions of others

I used to think i hated kids. I found out i hate bad parents. This is so damn frustrating... and the gall to fear monger instead of accept responsibility is utterly disgusting Ps love you courtney

As soon as I heard he left his children in water, unattended, my stomach dropped. I wonder if maybe safety in mermaid tails isn't taken as seriously as, for example, safety on skateboards because mermaiding is seen as an inherently more "feminine" sport?

@khaxjc1

4 жыл бұрын

TheDarkenedElf I saw the F and was expecting you to say More Frivolous. When I read feminine instead I kind of glitched cause thats not where my little gender neutral brain leans at all when thinking of mermaiding lol. I think either way it works. People are thinking "dress up" while ignoring its very much a physical thing and not just a look.

Been mermaiding for a good 5 years 0 accidents so far. It really upsets me when people brush it off as "oh well it's easy". It's not at all. Safety is always first

"No nice way to put it" Proceeds to have civil discussion without name calling or shaming.

As a younger teen I would never swim alone I have taken years of swimming lessons and I still would feel uncomfortable swimming alone please watch your children no matter how much swimming experience they have and please only get tails from companies you can trust thank you for shedding light on the situation 💙💚

I'm not trying to be mean or suggest the father in question is a bad parent, but I feel it needs to be said: this entire situation was preventable, and it's not mermaiding that's at fault. He should have a) bought a tail from a good, safe company like FinFun, b) made sure his daughter wasn't going to act irresponsibly, because she's a child who may not know better, and c) watched his daughter. I don't care how shallow the water is, you watch your child so they don't get hurt. It is not fair to us adult mermaids and parents who keep their children safe while wearing mermaid tails to condemn it, because he was irresponsible.

@natashav3442

4 жыл бұрын

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 You said it

@khaxjc1

4 жыл бұрын

Caspian Odinsson I feel that I have to add, as an unsupervised kid she could have just as easily brought a makeshift tail such as a towel into the water to pretend and gotten tangled up or run into trouble in another way. If you take a step back the tail was there but the tail wasn't the real problem here. Now if the tail had gone up her torso and fit poorly, being to tight and causing breathing distress or something? I could see blaming the tail BUT that would be a problem of that knock off specifically and parent not checking fit which would bring us back around to everything Courtney talks about in this video. I think the desire to blame the tail stems from the dread that could come from admitting this could have just happened without special any special circumstances. Its the same as conspiracy theories. There can be comfort in setting sights on something specific rather than admitting that sometimes things can just go wrong in horrible ways. Sometimes one small act like leaving one kid to watch another turns out to be the mistake that leads to the unthinkable. Its a lot easier to blame the tail you bought the kid then to worry about the fact something just as bad could easily happen again and is it safe ever leaving them alone? The worry could crush you, but if its the tails dault you have control. Just keep it away from the kid and hell you can even feel good by "helping" others to know of the danger.

@jolly.rancherrrrrrrrrrr3499

4 жыл бұрын

If I would be in a mermaid tail I would obviously want someone to watch me to see if I'm okay and to watch me practice swim and get better

This could have happened even if she had been wearing a one peice bathing suit. Adam's just deflecting his parental neglect and the responsibility for the near death of his child onto the tails.

He keeps saying that parents should be scared and that parents should always be scared about everything. What kind of life is that to live with your child? Cautious and safe, maybe concerned, but never scared.

@khaxjc1

4 жыл бұрын

Raven Bourdon Im thinking its him not dealing with things properly? Placing the blame and fear on the item rather than processing that life is dangerous and yeah, sometimes you walk away and things are fine but other times you walk away and that turns out to be a grave mistake?

Yeeessss Courtney speak the truth. Who leaves their child unsupervised. I am 16 and my mom never lets me go near a large body of water by myself. How many times must we say safety is always first!!! Am I the only one who sees that people don't learn their lesson unless something fiscally goes wrong? I am happy you made a video on this topic again. Thank you!!!🙏

@sirengita3535

4 жыл бұрын

In all seriousness, thank your mom for caring that you don't down :)

Thanks Courtney for speaking out about this topic in a way that is WELL EDUCATED and as kindly as possible. I appreciate that you maintained your composure and spoke eloquently, while driving home the gravity of the situation and the huge impact that one person's negligence can have on an entire community. It is unacceptable for children (and also sometimes adults) to swim unsupervised. It really breaks my heart that pools don't allow the use of tails and even just monofins in some cases near me because it means that these people will just find somewhere else to swim, even if it means no lifeguard is watching out for them. All because someone didn't do their research and take swimming safety seriously.

I'm from new Zealand, in my city they have banned mermaid tails in all council pools since 2014 because of a vidoe that came from America of a young girl getting stuck under water in a tail. It upset me because the council explained how it was safer to use tails in home pools and not public ones, which is so incorrect, but I've basically been saying the same thing you are saying here. Mermaiding is a risk aware hobby meaning you must be aware of any and all risks involved and understand how to safely prevent them or what to do if they happen.

And with Naya Rivera's recent passing, feels more important now than ever to discuss water safety like this

Great reminder! Every now and then, people who ask me where to borrow a tail just for a one time use, and when I go through the questions of “can you swim well? Are you comfortable using a monofin? Or would you be keen to take a course or get some coaching in the pool before even attempting an underwater photoshoot or video?” Most just back out and get overwhelmed after realising it takes effort, practice and investment to be safe and have fun in one

I do think he saw these little kids with them on and thought, ‘oh, this is a fun toy! It seems safe since these kids are using it!’ And didn’t think about how it could be dangerous. And then he’s saying that because his child got stuck in it, it must be super unsafe for everyone. I got my first tail when I was 9, and I had no problems. But that’s because I had supervision, I had done swimming lessons, I was responsible. And I didn’t even have a good tail. I had a fairly cheap, nockoff tail with a fin fun monofin. It is almost entirely his own fault.

Hello Courtney 👋, I have been training to be a Merman for over 3 years, and have only been using monofins. So I do not have the experience of a full tail, but either way; Adam's daughter should have used the tail as it was supposed to be used. But I'm also very grateful that she survived. I am so happy that Fin Fun has all the safety rules, It's so concerning to see people using tails as toys, because they are not. Thank you so much for sharing all of this information to help new Merpeople to be the safest they can. Sincerely, Merman Topaz 😄😃🐠 I wish you a very happy and amazing day! 🎉

Yesss preach, always be safe!!! Safe is number 1 rule, aesthetics and looks and stuff can come after. I am a 14 year old whos been doing swim for 9 ish years now and I recently got my first monofin and tailskin [I got the luna btw because u and everyone else seems to have so much praise for it I needed it] and I only got them after I did 3 years of research, yeah. 3! Whole! Years! And I still havent swum with my tailskin on yet! Even though I've swam from 9 years and I've done read all about safety I still havent swam with the tailskin in case something happens. So if someone like me didn't put their tail on immediately and just hop into the water. No little kid should, especially without an adult! Everything is dangerous if done incorrectly! Mermaiding can be super fun and safe if done correctly!

@sirengita3535

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for being a safe mer ^_^ that's being a good ambassador for an amazing hobby!

Beautiful said. As a parent this story made me angry. I couldn't make a video about this, because I wouldn't have been as calm as you. I'm crying now because my little girls are both mermaid swimmers just like me and the panic this article gives me is real. They also horseback ride, skate, and ride bikes. I would NEVER leave my children in the bath alone, let alone in any pool. That poor family. I'm just so happy that little girl is alive.

@sirengita3535

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for being a good parent! Seriously! I watched somebody once drag a toddler into a rip and almost get swept away but as its not my kid i could just stand there and hope they got lucky... people drowned the week before in that exact spot of the beach. Take a moment and be proud that isn't you. Its easy to take yourself for granted

@mermaidjacy

4 жыл бұрын

@@sirengita3535 children are precious gems. Ty for your compliments. People in the merworld are just a little more aware. Stay safe.

Yesterday I just got my first Monofin tail! My sister has trained me with 1. a toddler mermaid tail by FinFun and a normal monofin by another company! And my first tail is a FinFun! I have swum like a mermaid without a monofin but I am going to make sure I watch all of the safety videos on the FinFun page!

Thank you! As someone who does a lot with tail safety education this made me sooo mad. He bought a child (who wasn’t ready for a tail) an unsafe tail and left her unattended. For Any sport proper equipment is absolutely necessary.

I felt bad for this guy at first, because I can absolutely see how someone could let their guard down around two feet of water, thinking it's so shallow their kid couldn't possibly drown. Then I got mad when his takeaway was 'these mermaid tails are dangerous', because that made it clear to me that for everything that happened, this guy learned absolutely nothing. No 'I should have watched them closer' or 'I should have made sure they understood basic water safety, like the fact that you should probably not completely bind your arms while in water', just 'this product that she was clearly using completely incorrectly is far too dangerous'. You could kill yourself with a string bikini if you use the top half to tie up your arms and the bottom to tie up your ankles, then jump in water, but you wouldn't say that anyone with a string bikini shouldn't get near water if such an incident were to happen, because everyone would acknowledge that the person using the product was clearly using it incorrectly.

THANK YOU!!!! ✨🙏🏼✨ For being a voice for our community and industry. Safety is SUPER important, every mermaid, old and new, should know this and spread this awareness.

I'm not trying to be an ass but it seems Everytime one of these kids almost drowns in a tail it's cause the parents didn't properly watch them or cause the parents didn't know what they gave their child. Or a mix of both. Tails are not toys! And they don't make swimming easier!

@kaitlynroberts5027

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! That's exactly how I feel.

@mystic29355

4 жыл бұрын

@@kaitlynroberts5027 just really annoying that we lose the ability to do what we live cause parents are being irrisponsible

A brilliant, well put together video. Couldn't have said it better. Anything treated recklessly will end up being dangerous. Thank you for speaking out

Alfie scared me so bad at 1:56 I thought the shark moved on its own.

This is why I always turn to you or Nerdmaid faith for tail or monofin advice. I go and do my research on stuff I really love or the stuff that gets recommended, the monofin you use everyday I bought because you said it was great and fits well and performs well and I now have and used it in a lake and pool I’d prefer a pool over lake in that thing due to the strength of the waves that push me and such. I always put my safety first as well. Thanks for this information Courtney I will share it so others will know to watch it.

Even as an adult I don't swim alone. I can't imagine leaving my kids alone in a pool even with no tail on. I think when parents make mistakes and feel shame, they can end up trying to place blame elsewhere. He made a mistake, and to cope with the trauma of that endangering his child, he blamed the tail.

Even as a relatively strong swimmer, I made sure to practice with my first monofin before I put on the tailskin. To put a child in a tailskin without proper education or supervision...

swimming, full stop, is dangerous, and people are far too casual about it. Mermaid-ing (not sure of the proper verb) requires the same level of safety that swimming should, because the water can be fun but it can be dangerous.

What I don't like is that, when something like this happens, it's the tails fault, not the parent's fault...they are too embarrassed to take accountability, and, for that, it is leaving uneducated and misinformed sources for the world to see. Puts a bad name on mermaiding in general, and it ruins it for all of us.

Was this a new intro!? I love it! I'm really glad you've addressed this article/situation. I was horrified when I read it.

All hobbies have safety actions that need to be taken, no different form being told to not walk behind your horse or pony lol. ❤️🧜🏻‍♀️

It did not take me long to realize that mermaiding is not something you do all willy-nilly. If you do ANY kind of research it comes up! My pity goes to the father who almost lost a child... but... I'm sorry but I don't understand how this father can blame the product when clearly the child was left unsupervised, misused the product, and did not understand safety. Misuse ANYTHING and the chances of getting hurt SKYROCKET.

@natashav3442

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly I mean did the cheap tail help I worry about the crap Monofin that came with it the tail would just rip and she be sad but the dad was the Irresponsible one here but again teach your children proper ways to be in a tail if you can’t then neither should be anywhere near one until you do

@khaxjc1

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for having the words I couldn't quite find. Misuse can be hazardous with anything seems like the perfect summary here.

@vickyk.9413

4 жыл бұрын

Natasha Vazquez but even if you teach them to be safe... kids are kids. Some kids can be responsible but at the end of the day, they’re just too young to know any better and it’s up to an adult to intervene. I don’t blame the father for the accident (accidents happen) I blame him for his ignorance and his complete incapacity to accept responsibility for the accident.

It's been awhile since I have swam because of covid. I'm supposed to go swimming tomorrow and even though I have been mermaiding for three years I know that my stamina may have declined during quarantine. While I may end up swimming in my tail tomorrow that's not even an option until I can make sure my stamina is still up to par and I get practice in with just the monofin and even without it. I wish all other mermaids had the same sort of safety awareness. Thank you so much for making this video. I'm sure this video will save lives and educate both parents and fellow merfolk alike.

Most of the time parents who are grieving blame anything but themselves. The child is ultimately their responsibility, and when their lack of it ended up in having their child die, they dont admit it. And instead of them trying to reflect and even consider the fact it could be their fault, they get angry at anything other than themselves. That doesnt mean that they can blame everyone else for their shortcomings and mistakes though, and it also hurts themselves in the long run,too. Even just, being AROUND water is dangerous. Anything that requires experience and practice in the water? Even more so.

As always you brought up a serious topic to the surface and tackled that explaining it beautifully👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I’ve been mermaid using for 5 years almost and not ONCE have I had struggles or any incidents because I followed all the rules. They do help and they are worth reading, stay safe and take the time 😇

@sirengita3535

4 жыл бұрын

Same, and i used to be terrified of swimming AND I'm disabled which causes a lot of atrophy. Its not a strength thing...its a paying attention and swimming skills thing :)

@enderthewolf7989

4 жыл бұрын

Siren Gita aww I hope everything gets better and that’s so amazing how you faced a fear ❤️

@sirengita3535

4 жыл бұрын

@@enderthewolf7989 aw thanks :)

@enderthewolf7989

4 жыл бұрын

Siren Gita no problem, everyone needs to stick together in life ❤️

Ps. I asked my 7 year old what potato game was. And she gave me a description of putting your arms into your shirt, crouching, and hopping around. it's a school yard game. I don't know if that's what the girl in the article meant but it sounds similar.

@lizevanderaa9758

4 жыл бұрын

That sounds dangerous even out of the water

@mermaidjacy

4 жыл бұрын

@@lizevanderaa9758 they could fall over I guess. But kids do school yard games like that and they develop gross motor, coordination, and cardio health. I highly encourage gross motor play.

@lizevanderaa9758

4 жыл бұрын

Don't think falling on your face because you cannot catch your fall because your arms are in your shirt helps in any way your gross motor skills. But then again i just have a pedagogy degree so what do i know ;)

@sirengita3535

4 жыл бұрын

@@mermaidjacy there are a myriad of games that accomplish that goal but I've seen enough falls that end in stitches that this particular game shouldn't be encouraged.

@mermaidjacy

4 жыл бұрын

@@sirengita3535 not in water. I agree. Terrible.

Just told my mom about this and she literally was thinking that its fine to have a knock off tail and not dangerous or thinks the dad was lying ; ; I wish people would just do research. I told my mom why the knock off tails are dangerous and she still thinks theyre fine even if the pool was very shallow.

Too often I think people, but especially parents dont put themselves in the place of others. They don't think of themselves in say a fin and give thought to what that might actually be like and what risks come with it. Same with situations or activities or events. The number of times Ive seen a parent but there little toddler in the cart at the store still completely bundled for the cold outside then stripe their own coat and hat while leaving the little one to bake. Half way through the store the kid starts really fussing and Im thinking no wonder while the parents acts like they are the one being difficult. Too often the reason seems to be "I didnt think" but instead of accepting that they still go on. Ot really thinking about it. But kids are "kids" and there for other and so some reason this creates a detachment. Im pretty sure if dad had thought about what it might be like to be a kid and be in a fin he would have seen problems pretty quick.

You explained that situation really well, gotta pull my hat to that! I'm just about to start mermaiding and for me, safety is the most important thing and I am thankful that you make so much content on this topic because, as always in every sport, there are some people out there, that have the security aspect not in mind (to take on of your examples in the video: horse riding, maybe even without helmet). Thank you for being such a good example and role model for how to approach this hobby safely! Btw: without your video I wouldn't even have known about this specific incident (maybe bc I live in germany and I am just getting into the mermaiding bubble at the moment)

I heard about this story. It broke my heart to hear that annbelle also pass away. Thank god she pulled through

Thank you for being who you are and notifying all of us merfoke of the information

I recently got myself a mermaid tail, and whenever I talk to my family and friends about it I make sure to mention safety and the safety features of the tail. I also always mention the fact that if somebody wants to use a tail, they must first be able to confidently swim unassisted without using any tail or monofin. I think safety is super important, but banning tails doesn't make it safe. You make things safe by creating rules and providing necessary training. Driving a car can be very dangerous but we made safety features like seatbelts, and rules about staying on a certain side of the road, as well as ensure that new drivers receive the proper training and pass a test before being able to drive. I really agree with the things you are saying in this video, safety is very important, and it is often the wrong usage of the product that is dangerous, not the product itself.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for this video. I am feeling your fire. My fin-fun classes I only teach my class the monofin. Tails are a level two or three. Safety safety safety!!! Bravo Courtney!! Fish kisses to ya.

Safety first!!! Please be careful. ❤️

My first tail was a cheap knockoff from amazon, but the moment I first put it on it was clear to me that it wasn’t swimmable, since it didn’t have a Monofin, so I just used it to play dress up for a few months until I got the FinFun “Neon Skeletail” for Christmas.

@iflykaya

3 жыл бұрын

And when I bought my older brother tail I still read the instructions (even though I already know how to swim in a tail and he was on swim team for several years) just in case there was anything he couldn’t do, or that I missed at some point.

Preach it !! I am right there with you Sister! Safety First!!

Thank you so much this is so important! I'll immediately share this on my Facebook!

I've been wanted a silicone tail for a while, but now I've been thinking it's much harder to get out of the silicone tail, if somethings happen. Fabric tails are also very beautiful. But safety is always so important.

I knew this was going to be good!! I am so happy you educated and got passionate about it! Thank you 😊

I absolutely love how honest this video is!!!!!!! Keep up the amazing videos Courtney!!!!! I literally felt myself tear up when you started talking about the little girls almost drowning!! 😭

Love this video! Very important!❤️ When friends come mermaiding with me for the first time the absolute first thing i explain is how to get out of the monofin safely. How to swim with just monofin before they get to put on the full tail. Safety first!❤️

Thank you so much for posting this vid some people just dont really prioritize the matter of the safty percussion

It's always like that, someone gets hurt due to low/non-existing safety precations, and it's the product that gets the blame, not the user of the product. It doesn't matter if it's a monofin/mermaid tail, fireworks, sport equipment or what have you... I have confidence in my swimmingabilities and I know my own limitations, but even I dont swim unsupervised or for extended periods of time in my Mahina and I'm 33! Yes, mistanke happen but YOU NEVER LEAVE A CHILD UNSUPERVISED NEAR WATER! He could have told the son to wait to make the guacamole until the girls were done bathing, or gotten another adult to help the son or watch the girls... I'm the mother of a 4-year old boy and I'm not a helicopter-parent by any means (he gets to experience cuts and bruices by climbing and biking and whatnot) but near water I'm like a hawk...

"I know I'm going to get some haters."....................................................... 0 dislikes and over 100 likes. YAS GIRLS (and guys, we aren't sexist)

I do the hobby also since a longer time and I would not know how I would get my hands in my tail while correctly wearing it that I would not get them out anymore. I could only guess that the tail in question was non fitting (too large) so it could go over the chest (usually the end at the waist). I swim even in open water alone but I am very experienced in that and I would not recommend that to people who are new to the hobby. I am not doing any risky stuff without a buddy - for example maybe down to -5m. Beginners should start in a shallow pool until they are safe in floating, dolphin kick etc. and when they are ready, they should go to a deeper pool before open water. I don't care if the intermediate step just with the monofin is done or not. You can just start with how to get out of your tail and monofin. In my case the easiest way is pulling the tail down with the thumbs and then open the heel straps.

This video was really interesting to watch, you’re absolutely right about everything.

bruh. "should never get near water" is this man dumb? im sorry but this was 10000000% his fault. YOU are supposed to WATCH YOUR CHILD in the pool, mermaid tail or not. Deep or shallow. Im sorry but he cant blame a piece of fabric when it was his bad parenting and ignorance. He left two little kids in the pool completely alone. in a POOL.

@shotomacaroni3910

4 жыл бұрын

I know right, you really should be watching your child in every risky environment. This comment was a little severe, but thank you for sharing your opinion. You are very right, unlike many people; you understand the importance of water safety! Keep it up buddy! 😄🙂🐠💙 -Merman Topaz

I hate it when people get kids tails and it ruins things for those who know how to swim in a tail. The nicest pool where I live banned tails after a girl jumped straight into wearing a tail without safety and learning to swim with it and she almost drowned. Her parents were watching her too without showing her safety.

The problem isn't the product itself it's the misuses of the product that's the problem she shouldn't have ever put her arms in the tail like that it's not safe to have ur arms inside ur tail like that, it's dangerous so please follow safety instructions when using ur mermaid tail and make sure ur a strong swimmer listen to what Courtney says, also don't ever buy knockoff tails

You are spot on! I agree with you Courtney!

I got my first mermaid tail and it’s not very fancy but I plan to get a more realistic one next time. Your videos are entertaining to watch! Thank you!

Thank you

Courtney, I totally agree with you. Children should never be left alone no matter what.

I am loving the new intro ❤

Mermaid tail or otherwise, you never, NEVER leave your children in/near water (be it a 6 inch deep kiddie pool or a 300 foot deep lake) unsupervised. That is how tragedy happens. I've lived on a lake in a tourist town for 21 years now and people are just stupid around water, whether it involves mermaid tails or not. For instance we get a lot of boat traffic in the summer and guaranteed, 99% of those boaters don't wear life jackets. I basically just sit on my dock on Saturday afternoons watching boats passing, thinking "well someone's going to die today and won't likely be me". I'm going to be honest here (and I'm not hating on anybody by saying this), but in my opinion it was entirely that father's fault for leaving the kids in the pool unsupervised. I mean they were what? 5 and 7? Who leaves kids that young unsupervised in a pool? I was raised on a lake and my parents taught us from a very young age that we DO NOT go to the dock or the beach or near the water without them, EVER. People just need to realize that water is dangerous to us air-breathers whether it involves mermaid tails or not.

Very well said!!

I am a Mermaid as well... I am 20 years old. I have told different locations that I am a PROFESSIONAL mermaid. I needed somewhere to train with my tail... everywhere over an hour radius does not allow me to swim.. I do have to swim in a lake near my home since no where let's me in.. its so beyond sad...

Thank you for this video!!

I’m literally 19 years old, and I do not swim I unattended while I’m wearing my tail. I’m a very strong swimmer, been on a swim team since I was six years old, but still, you need to know how to get out of your tail quickly, never swim when you’re tired, and frankly, you should be a strong swimmer before you ever try mermaiding.

thank you for posting i know realize that putting on a mermaid tail makes you have responsibility and if you do something dumb you can ruin the fun for every one

me myself I love swimming I have been swimming or a long time and I'm still reconsidering getting a tail but after I saw this even though I can swim perfectly fine i still need super vision no matter what your age is you still need it because if you don't your life could end. that's why I always have super vision and sit down and think before I do. so basically the quote today is" think before you do" that's why when your parents might say maybe but not actually get it for you its for safety.

Thank you for this!!!

I think I taken a wrong turn somewhere. I was watching H2O and got here.

Love your dog 💕🐶

Love the intro😍

And a last point I didnt hear never leave ur kid or kids alone in a mermaid tail

I definitely wouldn't buy my 5yr old a snowboard cause it "wasn't that much snow" and then leave them unattended to "figure it out". This accident could've 100% happened WITHOUT a mermaid tail. My son is 17yrs old. I had my son when I was 19 and I managed to supervise him and keep him alive this long. Parents nowadays seem to stick their kid with something fun so they don't need to be bothered. If I can do it alone.. other parents can too. This is sporting equipment, not a toy. Just my 2 cents.

I see this video just now. I have a 3 years old daughter who wants her own mermaid tail. I told her she won't until she's able to swim. And then I will teach her how to remove the monofin before teaching her how to swim with it. Safety first...

You’re fabulous!!!!🧜🏼‍♀️ # couldn’t have said BETTER !!!

This is sooooo true...

LOve the new intro!!!

Poor girl. But Adam should've been watching her. Shouldn't he be watching his children if the tails are so dangerous? Why wasn't he watching her in the first place. He's blaming the fabric when that's not the issue.

My niece wants a mermaid tail so badly. She is 11 years old as of June. And I wanted to get her a finfun tail in the worst way. But last year while swimming in my tail she stood on my fluke and almost drowned me. She only just started dipping her head under water. She cannot swim, uses floaty noodles, and is not aware of those noodles as she hits people going by. So I get to be the fuddy-duddy saying no, you can't be safe in a tail, so I'm not getting you one. And thankfully her mom and other aunt agree. Hopefully seeing us in my tails will get her discipline in line and she will learn! 💚

@fabianfranz1696

4 жыл бұрын

Tell her differently. She will get it if she masters swimming first so she has an opportunity to learn. Swimming courses are no option?

@sirengita3535

4 жыл бұрын

Kids do better with positive reinforcement, shutting her down cold gives her nothing to work for. Also this isnt a discipline issue... shaming her isn't going to help her become engaged or confident enough to improve

@mdeville5851

4 жыл бұрын

Guys I'm not just shutting her down outright, she has asked repeatedly for a tail or to use my fin and I've told her, when she learns to exhibit water safety and learns to actually swim then of course I'll teach her the next steps to get in a tail. She refuses to learn and insists that she can swim even though she can't. I finally had to put my foot down when she almost drowned me. I promise I'm not just being mean, this has been ongoing for about 3 years now.

@mdeville5851

4 жыл бұрын

@@fabianfranz1696 Her mom and I are good to teach her where the school swim classes are lacking (ie dolphin kick) but unfortunately she doesn't wanna learn, she just wants to do. She doesn't realize how dangerous the water can be.

@sirengita3535

4 жыл бұрын

@@mdeville5851 ah that makes sense. Glad you're being responsible ;) sorry i misinterpreted

That parent is the one to blame. There is reasons there are instructions and warnings - there are things you MUSTN'T do when wearing a tail... sry but blaming tails is like if he bumped into a wall with his car and blames the car company for it Edit: people buy those knock offs because they're cheap- and they are actually quite often dangerous. That is what happens when parents don't take 4 minutes in their life to first research before buying their children whatever they wish for. Edit 2: I'll never forget a story my brother told me. As I wanted to start to swim in a tail I really was impatient until he sat down with me and told me a story that branded into my head. His best friend was at the beach, I don't know where exactly but it didn't matter. there was a family who broughttheir daughter to the beach and she had a mermaid tail made of fabric. She put it on, bounced over to the water and then went for a swim. She only at deep water dared to take a dive and the friend of my brother was luckily in that moment also diving again as he saw the little girl. She didn't have the strength to pull herself up and use her legs to swim upwards in the ocean. He noticed she was struggling and she began to freak out. Quickly he pulled her up and helped her to the coast since she got dragged quite a significant amount away from the coast. Turns out that was her very first swim. That girl was so lucky he was nearby or who knows how that could've ended. As I heard that I first made sure that I can actually swim and can swim in the ocean and before I even thought of getting into a tail, I'd only put on the monofin and never go without supervision.

It would kinda make sense if he blamed the product itself for not having safety instructions, being unsafe materials or not enough information being out there or something. But also all these are avoidable by looking up info and doing some research before letting your kid use something that literally binds their legs in water. It should be common knowledge to never leave a kid alone in any amount of water, because kids do stupid things. This could have been a pair of slippers or shoes that the kid got her hands stuck in! So blaming mermaiding as a whole for not doing what a responsible adult should do is just stupid. You wouldn't let your kid go rollerskate alone without safety equipment like a helmet on right?

This needed to be said. Thank you! (And did you see my Instagram messages/questions? Sorry if you already did! >_

Before even watching the whole video I'm already like... Stuff like that is the exact reason why I am currently writing a... book/blog/don't know yet how I'll publish it... in German (a language that is lacking trustworthy mermaiding content despite like... 2 books addressed mostly to children or young teens) on what people who want to become mermaids, ESPECIALLY including parents of children who want to become mermaids, should keep in mind/be aware of before even getting started with this hobby. (I actually would love to include interviews with pros at some point for this project, but since I only am doing this on my own without planning to gain loads of money, if anything, with it, therefore probably having nothing but shout-outs/recommendations to my future readers to offer in exchange, I... never knew how to properly reach out to people like you who are making their living with mermaiding... ... okay, indirectly I just did, and to be honest, it is making me really nervous, but yeah. Hahaha...! ...sweats nervously) Edit: Wow, what happened there is incredibly sad... I hope it won't affect our community in the worst kind of ways (as you mentioned: getting kicked out of pools, etc.)... :( I really appreciate how strict you are on safety matters, and how polite you are explaining all of this despite being angry. Hope many people who need to will see this. Thank you for this important video. ♥

@aribellepetkovich8583

4 жыл бұрын

I think a blog would probably be a super useful way to get that info out! and then you can add more blog post whenever you want to share more info! I don't speak multiple languages but I love the idea of sharing mermaid info (both about safety and fun) to as many people as possible!

My question is how did she get it over her shoulders the fabric shouldnt go that far up and with a monofin getting it up there would be next to impossible

Are used to do free diving myself never very deep because the lake we have is not exactly a safe place because he’s had seaweed that is literally close to the surface by about a foot if not less I had one spot did I used to go diving at that literally was a circle of empty space in the lake it was like 40 feet are so deep and I used to dive all the way down there and do my free diving there I just wish I would’ve had some weights that I could’ve stayed at the bottom longer to test myself and try and get myself to do more deep water diving for holding my breath longer underwater I could hold my breath for more than my friends could and I found it exhilarating being in the water it was my favorite element and still is I would love to have a mermaid tale besides I also used to be able to at swimming pools stay down at the bottom for long periods of time by just skimming along the bottom and not coming out for a fairly long time and I took a swimming test to be a lifeguard I passed every bit of it except for the fact my site was the only thing preventing me and I did all the stuff in the sky in the lifeguard test better than most people could ever do I tread for a lot longer than most people could I’ve done a rescue poll of somebody that was drowned in the water back to the side of the pool and a lot of other stuff that I did perfect and I wish it were my site that kept me from being a lifeguard so that’s it for that and yeah safety always comes first never free dive alone never go swimming alone and whatever you do don’t ever dive in a lake that has a lot of seaweed or the chance that you could get ground or in the case of the lake back home they were two sides of the lake that basically had extremely powerful currents that goes straight down to the very bottom which is over 120 feet down many people have drowned because they got too far away from the edge of the beach water area and got pulled down and drown nowadays from what I know there are even more strict on where the edge of the beach water is and getting back to my test for being a lifeguard it was a professional lifeguard that actually gave me the test and she said that I did so well nobody could come close to beating my test standard

Hello my name is danielle I just turned 20 so I decided it was time to buy myself a mermaid tail I'm a good swimmer I'm going to swim with my tail for the first time at a fresh water lake and I'm bringing a small group of people I trust, goggles and an emergency flotation device just in case I get tired and can't make it back to the shallow in time al though I think mostly I'll stick to the shallows for safety I hate deep water it gives me anxiety

@sirengita3535

4 жыл бұрын

Have you swum with just the monofin yet? It sounds like your skipping steps based on this description which is dangerous. How "good" is good at swimming? You shouldn't have to use a floatation device, you should be able to easily kick off the tail and swim or walk. Mermaiding is fun... becoming a statistic is not

How many mermaids do you need to start a pod