Well, apparently another local business owner near our church cares a great deal. She is trying her darnedest to keep it from opening up. She is going to other businesses near by and she's contacted and visited our church office to rally the troops to get on board with her. There is a City Council meeting about it on the 7th I think. She's bugged one of our pastors about making an appearance and/or writing a letter against it. I'm pretty sure she's going to be disappointed. I just don't think our staff really cares one way or another about it. And I am really glad about that. If we're trying to reach a younger generation like we say we are then we really shouldn't be afraid of tattooed people or the shops that they visit. Anyway, I just think it's amusing that this woman is getting all bent out of shape about this. She even went to Brazoria and took polaroids of this tattoo artist's current shop so she could show that he has skulls in his window. Oh no!! Skulls! How evil and sick! Again, who cares? If it were naked ladies (or men...gross) that would be one thing. Our five year old plays with pirate stuff that has skulls on it.
Our five year old also has fake tattoos. Right now he has four. See below. If tattoos are so immoral and horrible, then why do so many little boys and girls have fake ones all over their bodies? I wonder if that soap box business woman sells kids' fake tattoos in her store. Maybe I'll call and ask.
I could understand her getting upset if it were a strip club or a "toy" shop. Would she be this upset if a Borders or some other book store were opening up nearby? Books in and of themselves are not bad. But there are plenty of "bad" books that I wouldn't want my child exposed to. Anyway, I'm pretty annoyed that she's so adamant about this whole thing. Maybe she'll decide to move her business elsewhere and our church can utilize her business space. That could work out nicely.
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Awesome! So who's the lady protesting? Quit holding out on us!
Come on Maury, let's think about it a minute. Who is the only business who could add to our square footage aside from the Lighthouse Learning Center(A.K.A. Central School)? You are way to smart for me to have to spell it out for you.
An update for you: Your five year old now has 7 tattoos.
Great! I'm surprised Donald went for that.
Ahhhh. When you said church building, I was thinking about the office.
So the school supply lady? What is she, an old battleaxe (never seen her before).
Go Jackson !!!! Express yourself.
Who knows, maybe God will bring in some new church members from the tattoo patrons, to join in with others who may already be there serving The Lord, tattoos and all. I would be willing to bet that some of the most dedicated Christians at our church have tattoos (that is, if I was willing to bet, but God, please don't allow a gambling hall next to our church for the ones who bet!)
Mom, what's a gambling hall? Do you mean a casino?
Yeah Jenny, that's it. A casino!
And why is there always a "trash can-looking icon under my comments?
Marilyn: that just means that you can delete your own comments.
Oh! And maybe I should! Thanks Phillip.
Mom is all taking it personal. Like I put some kind of garbage notice on her comments. If only I could....if only.
Jenny, I didn't know what the icon meant, so I asked. You know I'm not computer savey. I know you wouldn't do anything bad to your mom. (???)
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