[maryeverett1]

Spiritwings, This was written so well!! I just wanted to add that people need to stop saying they "hope that two people can put their differences aside and work through this" like both people were in the wrong here! There weren't 2 people in the wrong! There was one! And that person needs to own up to her mistake, stop using every excuse in the book to validate her poor choices and straight up apologize for taking advantage of a friend! And I am sorry, to use the excuse that "all dog dresses look the same" is lame! There are many vendors on YT that have found a unique and beautiful style ALL THEIR OWN to sell! Its called being a designer!! You're right these dog dresses do look the same because you stole someone else's designs! Like spiritwings said let's stop taking the focus off of the real issue which is that Connie was trying to be a good friend and someone took her kindness and generosity and fleeced her with it! There is no "working this out" IMO unless a sincere apology is made, the website (with connie's designs) taken down until there are some real, legit and unique designs on it! Last question: is stealing a couple of dog dress designs worth losing a friendship and a friend the caliber of Connie?

Originally Posted by spiritwings1202

This is really sad!!
Connie comes on here to express her hurt and there are people that are trying to turn it around as if this Friend was the victim

All I can say is PLEASE........it makes me sick when someone betrays a person by lying and using a persons compassion and friendship and generosity.
I think people are forgetting the facts.......
Connie..trusted a friends word that she was only going to make clothes for her dogs
So Connie being the generous person........helped a friend with sewing techniques and even her own pattern that she has perfected over the years
Her Friend.......took that and decided to use it for her benefit even if it meant betraying a friends kindness
Connie's website shows many different prints.......her friend even uses some of those prints on her page!!
If you are a friend to someone first you would want to be honest!!
NOT DECIEVE.............You would say.............

I want to sell dresses for dogs can you help me or but now the friend started making dresses and realized that she wanted to start her own site...............
Maybe being a true friend you would go to Connie and say I know that you have helped me and shared your secrets and patterns would you mind if I started my own website........and would you mind if I used the same prints!~!!
That is how it should of happened!!
Her so called friend...........in my opinion is just trying to take the focus off of what she did and point the finger at Connie........Connie is not to Blame for her kindness..She was just expressing in her thread how hurt she was.

Maturity......is when we stop taking our finger and pointing it at everyone else and turn it around on ourself!!~ my Dad says that......... and you know what it is so true...Maybe this so called FRIEND needs to ask herself what could she of done to avoid this and accept the fact that she hurt Connie by her betrayal....

lies+hurt+betrayal+deceit=a broken relationship
To me a relationship is far more important than material things