[nagdu] an update on my friend

[Laurel]

Chantel, I know you have, but what you haven't seen is the private off
list posts that people from there have sent her. And usually, the GDUI
list is great, so please don't judge everybody on the list because of
the actions of a few, but it's almost like the Southeastern guides and
many people from that list are trying to drive her out of the guide
dog community. In private posts that she has read to me and that she's
fowarded to me, people have called her names like "female dog," you
know what I mean, and all other names using cuss words. They have said
that she doesn't ever deserve another dog, that they will report her
to Southeastern, make sure her dog gets taken away from her, make sure
she never gets a dog from another school again etc. It's just cruel.
They said she was flaming Southeastern and etc. It goes on and on. I
understand wanting to protect your school, but attaking somebody
personally?
Let's just let this be a reminder to us. We need to put ourselves in
other people's shoes and think how we would want to be treated, and
then treat people that way. We need to always remember, that even if
we disagree with the person's actions, or things that they are saying,
to treat them with love and respect. We need to realize that when
people get angry, and make comments that they can't sthand a school,
like she said about Southeastern, that they are hurting and angry and
that us reacting out of hurt and anger can only serve to further cause
more hurt.

Please everybody, remember this situation, pray for my friend, and
treat others as you'd wanna be treated. If you are a Christian like
me, then WWJD.

Laurel and Stockard who really appreciates the support here

On 4/11/12, Chantel Cuddemi <jawsgirl87 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I am on the GDUI list and I've seen the posts! That's just plain sad and
> wrong!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Laurel
> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:52 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] an update on my friend
>
> I have an update on my friend.
>
> She's still trying to figure out where to place her guide. I was
> disturbed to get a message on the phone saying that she's unsubscribed
> from the GDUI list, that some of you might be on, and that she doesn't
> wanna join this one anymore. In fact, she's given up on getting a
> guide all together. Some people, namely from another list, not at all
> from here, have said some very cruel and hurtful things to her either
> list wide or privately and just put sault in her wounds. Other
> southeastern grads have ganged up against her too. She's really
> hurting and is really broken hearted, and I hurt for her. I'm sad that
> because of other people's hurtful spiteful comments it's causing her
> to just retreat and give up. I wanna repeat, nothing bad has been said
> to her from anybody on this particular list, it's all another list
> that we're part of. She called GDB and canceled her application. I'm
> just so sad right now, I feel like there's noting I can do to help her
> and I wish I could ease the pain somehow. I wish people would put
> themselves in her shoes and think before they make personal attacks
> and hurtful comments to or about her. I'm just sad, and I had to share
> with somebody. Please pray for my friend.
> Laurel and Stockard
>
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