It has been a childhood endeavor for many girls to be princesses but being a mermaid princess would be the best. Thanks to the help of the Disney classic, The Little Mermaid and other cartoons exhibiting the fascinating underwater lifestyle that a mermaid has, more and more little girls are wanting to be mermaids. According to The University Star campus newspaper, there is a Texas State student who wants to become a professional mermaid once she graduates. Talk about going after your dreams!
I myself have always wanted to be a mermaid. I mean, I wouldn't consider it as my career path but many times I have wished I could live under water. Here are 11 reasons why being a mermaid wouldn't be such a bad idea.
1. Free seashell bra.
Bras are expensive! But I can just imagine getting to go out and collecting seashells to make all kinds of free seashell bras. I would never have to worry about spending money on clothes or having to do laundry.
2. NO PANTS!
Jeans are the worst possible article of clothing to ever exist. They restrain your legs, there is no in between when it comes to jeans. But if I were a mermaid, I would never have to go out and buy another pair in my life. I mean sure, the giant fin at the end of your body is also restraining your legs BUT a fin looks so much cooler than jeans.
3. Which leads me to my third point, no need to shave your legs!
This would also cut back on the shaving products you have to buy. Can I get an AMEN? Razors are expensive. I'm sorry but I didn't sign up to be a girl and then be forced to have to shave the hairs on my legs every other day.
4. Perfect hair. Have you seen the locks on mermaids?
#Perfect. I know, it is just a cartoon, but even in other movies that have mermaids, they always have such perfect hair. Say goodbye to hair products and hair tools to tame your mane, and hello to the perfect hair flip.
5. Getting to live UNDER THE SEA in a castle or a sunken ship would be a pretty sweet pad.
I'm sure finding a home under water would be easier and cheaper than on land.
6. Swimming would be your form of travel and exercise, killing two birds with one stone.
Want to explore the Atlantic Ocean? Cool, let's swim there, because swimming is so much cooler than running on a treadmill.
7. You get to become best friends with the fish, or a lobster or even a few dolphins and sharks.
Ever wondered what it's like to swim with fish? You'll get it to experience it first hand if you were a mermaid.
8. It's okay to be a little mysterious -- it's pretty much expected.
And you wonder why mermaids are such a wonder. No one really knows if they exist.
9. You get to swim away from your problems.
A boy break your heart? Swim away. Your parents are being unfair? Swim away. Don't want to go to school? Swim away. Are you being hunted? Swim away to the darkest parts of the ocean.
10. Taking a nap underwater and taking showers under waterfalls.
You could nap and not drown. Water keeps us hydrated and imagine sleeping and getting hydrated at the same time; it's like going to the spa, but for life.
11. Having perfect vocals.
If you're like me, I can't sing to save my life. But Ariel gave up her voice to become human, so mermaids must have angelic voices, which means if I were a mermaid, I'd be able to harmonize and not sound like a dying cat.
Ariel was probably not the best example, she was a hoarder that wanted more, she ran away from home, fell in love too fast and then trades her voice for legs. Are you insane? But she did have fins and I would probably do some crazy stuff for fins too. I guess Sebastian was right, "The seaweed is always greener in somebody else's lake."
