It is summertime and you're at the pool with your family. You can't be more than ten, maybe eleven years old. You've always felt most at home in the water, to a point where you wonder if it's normal.

Back in the day, I mostly associated swimming pools with playing Marco Polo, doing handstands, and, most importantly, pretending to be a mermaid. Nowadays, I mostly associate them with lap swim, which ...

With summer on the horizon, I'm dreaming of pools, parties, and being a part of the fun. Just like Ariel was wishing to be a part of our world, I'm forever dreaming I could be where the mermaids are.

Darling, it's better down where it's wetter. But even with Sebastian's wisdom in mind, sometimes you want to stay above water. So how do you indulge your inner mermaid while keeping your head dry?

The US government has assured us that there is no such thing as a mermaid, but that doesn’t mean you can’t play mermaid or merman at your local pool. These custom ...