it has taken me
a lifetime
of butting my head
against walls
to finally
grow
my egg tooth
which erupts now
in all it’s glory
a narwhal
tusk
miracle
jutting from my
smile
as i plot
my escape
my
own
rescue.
okay. i really like this idea.
however i needed to argue with fidgit about whether or not mermaids have gills.
he says because they have boobs (indicating mammal-hood) they must not have gills.
i say that there is no way they could live in underground kingdoms without having gills and that maybe the boobs are ornamental. i do not remember ever seeing a mermaid breastfeed…but maybe their culture is as stupid about that as ours is and mermaids are forced to breastfeed in secret….
nevertheless!
i really like my words.
the picture might need work.
in other precocious kids news, poppy (who is a bit of an ass man) was shouting into my bottom while i was doing dishes, then assuring me the sound would come out my nose.
i thought it was hysterical.
i apologize to future romantic partners of my children.
and now misha is asking for a picture of her as a mermaid. i should have seen that coming.
Mermaids have to have gills. It allows the filtration of oxygen from the water. The boobs are for recirculation of the water.
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my brain is all like, “surely mike is not mansplaining gills to me. surely not….”
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that was not the intent. Hahaha. Just my thought on mermaids. I tend to be mansplained to.
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It’s oxygum. They all chew on oxygum. (I’ll have you know that ‘Marine Boy’ is a find documentary, and all my understanding of sea life comes from that.) 😛
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i did google the question to support my argument. that might be an abuse of my position as a homeschooling parent.
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I hope you don’t feel too bad about that. I totally would have done the same. 😛
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i will tell him about the oxygum, but i suspect he will just scowl & walk away.
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Narwhals for the win! (Yes, of course I love this. Because I love underwater creatures.) While I understand figet’s point of view… when I spoke with Oceana, she indeed had something like gills. Though not where you’d think.
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doing this illustration made me want to do more narwhal inkings–so that will be happening ❤
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Yes!! 💕
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Sweet. The painting is beautiful, and I wish I had a man shouting into my bottom.
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haha! (thank you)
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