LMS

If you were alive as well as walking & talking in 1989 - 1990, you might have seen this phenomenon!

Little children as well as some teenagers, even a few adults, walking around singing the famous chorus. 
Synonymous with the song.
Not quite words, exactly, not quite singing. Vocalizing?

Most of it was hideous, a very small number were actually cute.

Mm Hm.

There is a whole slew of little girls named "Ariel", even a few boys, dogs, cats, cars, because of this charming movie.
Some people refer to this fascination as 
LMS - The Little Mermaid Syndrome

When the character of Ariel's personality, is picked apart, some psychological studies have even dubbed a lack of impulse control as "The Little Mermaid Syndrome."
Frightening!

If you think about it not happening irl, as, I'm sorry to say, it does!

The syndrome is described as this:
Usually a girl (can also be a guy), lays eyes on someone, becomes immediately fascinated with them. They leave their job or school, their family & friends, everything, behind, to be with the object of their desire. The smitten one is overly trusting, willing to change their hair, their clothing style, anything they think the other person would like, just to be with them. Totally reshaping themselves for the other person's approval.

You may have heard the stories or even were the star of the show!

It rarely turns out as hoped for as the one changing themselves for someone else, as planned. Sometimes, it leads to an unhappy, even dangerous situation. It rarely turns out well, sometimes it does.
Priscilla Presley is a prime example. She fell for Elvis, HARD.

He wanted her to dye her hair black, wear heavy black eye makeup, mini skirts, sky high heels, so, she did. She was only a teenager when she met him. 
She was 14!
He was 24, already a star, serving in the US Army.


https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-joint-adventures-well-educated-couples/201304/impulsivity-and-the-little-mermaid-syndrome

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It's important to teach children as early as they can understand, to have self confidence. To feel secure enough to be able to resist this sort of scenario.

Specifically, little girls NEED their daddy's. This is where they learn how they should be treated by guys.

Good, healthy relationships with daddy's are oh so crucial for both girls as well as boys. Mommy's too! 

If you must be a mermaid, be a strong, secure one!