dogdangling
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Oct 17, 2014
I'm here to stay, love the team and how honest they are.
"I don't care if I lose half my audience!" Don't worry Pete, you will not lose us!! My daughter and I enjoy listening and watching your Podcasts, unconditionally, the good, the bad, the ugly, and we will continue to do so!
We have a lot of friends who have "followed their heart" and we commend you and your crew for speaking about this horrific tragedy.
My deepest condolences to you all. #loveislove #followyourheart #prayforlando #weareorlando
Pete, I have some bad news for you:
You can’t get rid of us that easily. We know we can be annoying and that you were probably hoping that some of us would just go away, but nope. Not gonna happen.
You are going to have to work a lot harder than that.
Seriously.
One of the greatest, most beautiful things about this community that you have created here on the DIS is how very welcoming, open and caring it is. Yes, there are exceptions - I’m willing to bet that everyone here knows at least a few folks who seem to thrive off of creating drama on the forums.
But for the most part, this is the most supportive, positive Disney-oriented community that I have found online. That’s why I have stuck around. That’s why I’m not leaving.
Honestly, until recently I didn’t know for sure who was gay and who wasn’t - and didn’t give a tiny rats patootie. And I still don’t. It doesn’t matter to me. What matters is what is in your heart. All I care about is if someone is a good and kind person, someone who is honest and caring. It seems to me that everyone associated with the DIS meets those standards.
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I’ve been lurking around the DISboards for years. Finally created a profile a couple of years ago… mostly I hang out over in the DISabilites forum. Send them a sympathy card if you get the chance… I probably drive them crazy LOL.
Couple of months ago, I started trying to catch the video replays for the weekly show, and began to get to “know” you all. I like the Daily DIS, but I especially enjoy the format of the weekly shows, and I look forward every week now to the next edition
I knew that this weeks edition would be tough for everyone. I cried along with you; I had friends in the Murrah building in OKC in 1995. And while I can tell you that this *will* change Orlando forever, I can also tell you from experience that in time, it will get easier. There will always be grief and sadness, but in time you will find your way back to the light. You will feel safe again. You will be able to laugh and have fun again. Right now it’s all too recent.
Everyone here in my home state of Oklahoma is standing with you, the DIS team, and everyone in Orlando. We have stood in the rubble, and buried our dead, and tended our wounded, and tried to understand the hatred and stupidity. We know how this feels, we know it takes time. We understand the pain, the fear, and the anger.
If you remember nothing else I ever say, I hope you will remember this: Grief is love with no place to go. In time, all of Orlando will begin to find a way to channel all that love in to concrete, permanent, meaningful responses to this tragedy. It takes time, but it will happen. In the meantime, just know that you will never stand alone. We are all right here with you.