tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830276538555084365.post7531099290107392132..comments2023-10-18T00:50:04.924-07:00Comments on La La Land...: A Rant, a long time comingLindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732100851347489982noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830276538555084365.post-84568140212745969622009-06-16T10:25:13.837-07:002009-06-16T10:25:13.837-07:00I'm so sorry you've been suffering through...I'm so sorry you've been suffering through such pain. Thankfully, you may know find some peace!<br /><br />I am sorry for the way you have been judged. My brother has a tattoo that wraps from one shoulder, around his back and stops at the other shoulder. It is amazing and beautiful. He was a tattoo artist for quite a while in L.A. He has one on his low back as well. I am from the South and I understand what you mean about the looks. My brother is the kindest, gentlest soul and never judges anyone, yet he is constantly judged by others. <br /><br />All I can say is that people can be very critical and narrow-minded. Count yourself blessed that you are not that way, that your heart is open and full of love. <br /><br />This upsets me because I am from the South. Those judgmental, ignorant people you are referring to, give us all a bad name. There are many kind, tolerant, open-minded and intelligent people in the South. Unfortunately, the ones who are not so kind shape how others see us. I am often judged by others who think they know me based on limited knowledge. It sucks, and I'm sorry you have felt this in your life.<br /><br />Thinking of you, and wishing you all the best!Snarky Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17893940815826970998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830276538555084365.post-11419016024246508932009-06-16T08:31:08.909-07:002009-06-16T08:31:08.909-07:00P.S. have you seen some of those 'suicide girl...P.S. have you seen some of those 'suicide girls' sounds dark but they have the most amazing tatts...<br />Love Larns<br />XxxLarnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18342466604268902609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830276538555084365.post-42571915237678986832009-06-16T08:28:05.499-07:002009-06-16T08:28:05.499-07:00Hi!
It really upsets me when people judge the book...Hi!<br />It really upsets me when people judge the book by the cover. I only have one tatt on my back-but i am dieing to get heaps more-i dont look at them like self mutilation...trust me i personally know what that is! It's art...i checked out your art site and i wish i'd mentioned how 'hot' you look in that pic! I love tatts! Yours are bright and beautiful and colourful! I love em!!! As for drs...they are so smart yet so dumb arent they??? It's like you have to shop around for a decent one. Sometimes it feels like you have to barter with them just to get the treatment you should've got in the first place like your scan....I hope you can get things sorted-I dont know how you have coped with both physical and soul pain.<br />Sending love!<br />Love Larns<br />XxxLarnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18342466604268902609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830276538555084365.post-52714003598366961302009-06-15T17:52:13.540-07:002009-06-15T17:52:13.540-07:00I do not understand why ANYONE would make a big de...I do not understand why ANYONE would make a big deal out of it??? Its YOUR body, do as you please? Maybe it doesn't seem like a big deal to me because I'm not into controlling every single person I come in contact with? I don't know. If I seen them, I probably would look, and maybe even stare, but not because I thought you were disgusting or whatever but because I would interested in what the tats were of, what the meaning was behind them. At Wal*Mart (of all places) yesterday I seen a woman with a picture of her baby on her back. I probably stared at it for five minutes, because I realized that she too lost a baby. I wanted to just reach out and hug her and tell her she wasn't alone, but my shyness stopped me....and I didn't. Point is, your tats are a tribute to people and things that are important to you, who cares what anyone else thinks?Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457733387836792515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830276538555084365.post-7820332246060439002009-06-15T13:45:06.804-07:002009-06-15T13:45:06.804-07:00your tattoos look amazing, in my opinion. i have a...your tattoos look amazing, in my opinion. i have a tattoo, and i live in suburban philadelphia, where noone looks twice at a tattoo, or a full sleeve, or two. i live on a very normal street with middle class folk, and i can say that of the six houses to the road, three of the women (mothers)have tattoos, and they are church-going pta attending parents. <br /><br />i am so glad you are finally being listened to, and frustrated that you have gone this long without proper medical attention. so frustrating to have such a debilitating injury and the judgment along with it. with much love.still life angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15150141781089602529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830276538555084365.post-11298855696617334912009-06-15T12:11:31.979-07:002009-06-15T12:11:31.979-07:00Lindsay, where I live in Canada, well Canada in ge...Lindsay, where I live in Canada, well Canada in general is a pretty tolerant place. I live in a small city, population around thirty thousand and I believe there are ten tattoo studios here. I'm hoping not to offend with my opinion but I believe the level of intolerance is related to how far south you live. The south in general has been a pretty intolerant place for hundreds of years. I dated a beautiful black man from Florida once, he had been sent by his company to open a business up here and he was amazed by the fact that we could walk down the street holding hands and no one looked twice. He told me if we were in Florida, that people would be making comments, or targeting me as a "ni**er lover"...how awful is that???!!! I have spent time in LA and while I found it beautiful and genteel for the most part, I did see some things that made me feel uncomfortable. It's your geographical area I'm sure of it...But don't worry, you are definitely taking the right approach to it all. You are a beautiful woman, inside and out. Don't let people crush your spirit because they are uncomfortable with the way you express yourself. Hold your head high and make people acknowledge you as a brave, powerful woman. And screw the ones that won't...Love you.margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16494588299838654564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830276538555084365.post-58539783603730948442009-06-15T11:18:34.164-07:002009-06-15T11:18:34.164-07:00Your tatoo's sound amazing and beautiful and w...Your tatoo's sound amazing and beautiful and well though out.<br /><br />Glad to hear someone is FINALLY listening to you! I had a slipped disk in my neck years ago and although a little different than your diagnosis.... it was extremely painful!! I think I have a little bit of an idea of what you are experiencing. Just what you need!<br /><br />Sending you love.Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05569964047627902570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830276538555084365.post-52072644271331585752009-06-15T10:40:30.463-07:002009-06-15T10:40:30.463-07:00I think the doctors must feel pretty stupid about ...I think the doctors must feel pretty stupid about not looking further into your pain. That would almost put a smile on my face, because it makes them look very ignorant and judgmental!<br /><br />As for tatoos, I have a huge sunshine on my right sholder blade. It has five colors in it. The outside of the sun looks like flames. One time I had a shirt on that covered everything up but the flames. A guy thought it was a dragon, which I took offense to, because I wouldn't put anything "bad" on my body. I was seventeen when I got it, and I was not living a real wholesome life. I do feel judged for it now, but I am what I am. I have done bad things in my younger years, and I also grew up. To answer your question, I do believe that I am looked down upon when my tattoo is showing, but that's the person's problem. <br /><br />Love,<br />JennyJennifer Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619769165667422761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830276538555084365.post-67417797329105522712009-06-15T10:33:42.135-07:002009-06-15T10:33:42.135-07:00I emailed you this morning not knowing what you ha...I emailed you this morning not knowing what you had already blogged today!!!! WELL I have no tattoos BUT MY brother & Hubby do!!! I DO NOT BELIEVE IN JUDGING PEOPLE FOR THEIR CHOICES!! I SAID I IN YOUR EMAIL & I WILL PAST IT HERE " I KNOW JESUS LOVES YOU, Tattoos & All"<br />Remember the Bible says God looks at the heart, only He can judge you.<br />I am so sorry you are in so much pain & then on top of that for the doctors to take it so lightly, all the while you & your family are the ones dealing with the pain.<br /><br />If it is okay I can ask our ladies group to pray for you. :)<br />email me @ stv.mre@gmail.comSteve+Marie Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378292220832148883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830276538555084365.post-15921664501417864912009-06-15T10:27:51.057-07:002009-06-15T10:27:51.057-07:00First, I am so glad to hear that they believed you...First, I am so glad to hear that they believed you and you have some course of action to relieve yourself of your physical pain. As for tatoos and how people in my corner of the world view them . . .. I don't know. I'm sorry. But, for what it's worth I love that you chose images that express your love. Beautiful. Peace.caitsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526920268165723942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830276538555084365.post-15793635349040221382009-06-15T09:42:25.762-07:002009-06-15T09:42:25.762-07:00I'm not "heavily" tattooed but have ...I'm not "heavily" tattooed but have 3 - the one most recent of Sam's footprints and name on my left upper arm. I can't say I've ever noticed but we live in a mid-sized city and they're pretty acceptable here. Plus, people where I live as a rule are fairly polite and most wouldn't dream of saying/doing anything derogatory - they may think it but I haven't had any stares or different treatment. I do however hide mine @ work and for occasions where I feel needed. <br /><br />I'm sorry people are such idiots but happy they've taken your pain seriously. I can only hope it gets better for you. <br /><br />PS - Penny above - I know this sounds crazy but has your daughter considered covering up some of the tattooos she deoesn't like with better art? It's a cheaper way of getting rid of bad ink.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830276538555084365.post-63825398537844109292009-06-15T08:25:45.460-07:002009-06-15T08:25:45.460-07:00I don't know how everyone here views the tatto...I don't know how everyone here views the tattoo issue. Where I live is deep in the heart of the conservative Bible belt, so it's hard not to notice when someone is heavily tattooed (sp?). I know I'm guilty of staring, because tattoos are so intricate, just glancing isn't enough to figure out the design. I've never been rude to anyone with them. (Lord, I hope not.) <br />Except maybe with my own kid, because while you said yours weren't evil or ugly... hers are! She was going through an awful period when she got hers. We were battling depression and self-multilation. (I say we, because I was right there fighting with her.) She was 18 and still living at home when the first two tattoos appeared, and I freaked out when I saw them. The first was a gothic fairy in B&W, pretty for a poster, but on your shoulder and with nipples?!!! The second was the word "psycho" in Chinese symbols on her lower stomach! After two hospitalizations for suicide attempts, and as her MOTHER, I did NOT want a permanent reminder of that time. To me, it was if she "branded" herself and, in a way, she did. The next tattoo was a hummingbird on the top of her foot. (I didn't have a big problem with that one.) The worst was yet to come. A HUGE green gargoyle monster on her other shoulder with horns and a halo?! Now, everywhere we go it's like people can just take one look and she's "labeled." I know EXACTLY how your mom felt! I still see my beautiful daughter, mother to my beautiful grandson, but the world sees a troubled girl. Including doctors, employers, and a lot of others. And yes, she was on drugs and was living a really messed up life when she got the tattoos (Thank God! that part has changed!) Now she regrets getting hers, but will probably never be able to afford to have them removed. She is probably always going to be discriminated against, by some, because of some really impulsive behavior three years ago. I try not to judge others with tattoos, because I hate it when others judge her. That was one of the reasons I reached out to you to begin with-- your comment on the Riggs' blog about being discriminated against at church.<br />I am really glad you found a doctor that took you seriously--- and diagnosed you. I pray that everything goes fine and you'll get to a place very soon where you won't need any pills to make it through the day! God bless!<br />PS I'm sorry this is SO long! =)Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00571947128036699544noreply@blogger.com