Today, my dad refused to believe that the Animal Planet's mermaid mockumentaries were faked. Instead he got into a huge argument with me, claiming the government is covering up the existence of mermaids and must've threatened the producers to keep it quiet. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, two of my friends condemned me for being "narrow-minded", because I couldn't help but laugh at the thought that someone would believe mermaids actually exist. FML
Today, I spotted my dad watching a wildlife/nature video. I pointed out to him that the animal on the screen was critically endangered; he rebutted by telling me that it's impossible for the animal on the screen to go extinct because people keep hunting it. FML
Today, my dad lost his mind over the meteorite incident in Russia. He's convinced that it's part of some big government conspiracy to cover up a UFO crash-landing, and now he won't stop dismissively calling us "sheep" and telling us "do the research" just because we don't agree with him. FML
Today, my family went to Seaworld. When we got there, my dad sarcastically told me not to get lost, because I might get mistaken for Shamu. FML
Today, after a long discussion, my dad still doesn't understand how evolution works, and thinks it's a myth that was debunked a long time ago. FML
Today, my dad forced the whole family to sit through a two-hour lecture, with supporting research, on how the "Mayan prophecy" is actually a load of shit fabricated by conmen. Nice to know he thinks we're all borderline brain-dead, gullible fuckwits who believed it to begin with. Thanks, dad. FML
Today, I had an argument with my dad about how Alpo dog food is trash and is why his dog keeps having terrible farts and diarrhea. My dad refuses to believe me, so now I'm always scrubbing vile, smelly, mucous-laden dog diarrhea out of the carpet. I'm a pet nutritionist. FML
Today, my dad insisted on having a family movie night. He chose the movies Jaws and Mayday. I'm going on a diving expedition tomorrow. FML
Today, at the Mommy and Me dance class that I take my four year old daughter to, the instructor had us do a stretch, telling us to pretend we're mermaids. My daughter said to me, "But you're not a mermaid, you're a whale!" FML
Today, I babysat for two little girls, who wanted to play 'mermaids'. I smiled, and said that I would love to play with them. The older girl laughed, saying "You can't be a mermaid. Mermaids are pretty." FML
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FireFlie07 20
Eh, who said mermaids aren't real? They could be.
challan 19
What?! Are you telling me that mermaids don't exist? Next you'll tell me that Santa is imaginary as well!
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Comments (121)
camiftw 1
hey you never know.......mermaids could be real and his dad could be right
tj5810 21
Can you prove that mermaids DON'T exist?
thatisfuckedup 6
Hey... Ya never know. The sea has birthed wierder things.
wanderingshopper 13
You're allowed to believe its fake. He's allowed to believe its real. WHY would you insist on arguing with your parent over a tv program?? Is your father any less a person than you?? I don't think so.
tweetybird_xo 1
Actually the government does pay off scientist/researchers not to publish their work... Same with genetically modified foods. You don't know what it does to you because they don't want it getting out! Every country bans bans & is informed about genetically modified foods. It's not banned here & nobody is educated about it? That's the government. There many things they don't want us to know. Especially with the navy and their sonar testing.. What do you think they are testing for? Why would they go into all of that for no reason on& on about mermaids? No. There most likely is a creature out there that resembles a mermaid. Get educated...
xgetxbentx 13
Ehh, despite whether or not the evidence they showed was "fake", their theories about the evolution do make sense (if you believe in evolution or at least have an open mind about it). Then besides all that, the majority of all the oceans is unexplored. There's probably billions of creatures that haven't been discovered yet. Who's to say mermaid like creature isn't one of them? Your father is definitely being a bit extreme, but the possibility is out there. I just wouldn't expect anything like Ariel lol.
LyraAlluse 25
I believe in all 'mythological' creatures because of things I have personally witnessed. But I don't expect other people to believe in them just because I do. People are entitled to their own opinions and beliefs.
ChloeNeko1 6
Personally, I don't know if the documentaries are real or fake. I won't rule out the possibility of them being real though because the government is full of shady individuals who hide things.
ihainecross 4
I agree with your father. The government hides alot of shit and I believe that alot of what they said was true. You have the right to decide what to believe in but so does your father.
AsianBomb_xo 10
A lot of people don't know this..but, mermaids are real. & they do exist. I saw it on the HISTORY Channel & watched it with my bf. Lol & trust me, I was shocked at first!! :)))