I always wanted to be a mermaid as well. I think it had to do with the admiration the Disneyland mermaids got.

Yes. Admiration. We'll go with that word.

Wow. I didn't think anyone outside the state of Florida even knew about Weeki Wachee. Oddly, even having lived here all my life, I've never been there.

During my 6 months in Florida, that was a place on the list we never got to either

Me, too. I used to play mermaid in my grandparent's pool. My parents would make fun of me.

This was last year.

I kid. My gramps sold that house when I was still a kid. But many a summer, I played mermaid. By myself. No way was my brother playing mermaid with me.