ANST - Children

[Bella]

I cannot speak for what happened later because my children left the hall
partway through the movie, but I do know that at least some of us were
seated very close by keeping visual contact and at least for the time that I
was present there were other adults (I'm not sure if they were parents or
not)watching the movie, as well as one of the older children of our group
(age 13) who was aiding with the kids. As I said, I really can't say what
happened at the end, but I know she wasn't alone the whole time.

I do feel sorry for the sitter if that is the state in which things ended.
Sincerest apologies for the trouble you had to endure and our thanks for
making the offer to let them watch the movie. With all the confusion and
fear the children (and adults) had just faced it was very kind of you to
give them an outlet to get calmed down.

I realize it's no defense, but I'm sure there were some of the parents who
were surveying the damage done by the wind and rain, and for those who had
losses I'm sure they were not thinking as clear as they might have.

Again, apologies and heartfelt thanks.

Lady Sibeal


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ansteorra at ansteorra.org
[mailto:owner-ansteorra at ansteorra.org]On Behalf Of Ches
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 4:34 PM
To: ansteorra at ansteorra.org
Subject: ANST - Children


I have written this letter over and over until I could write one without
anger.

With all the happenings of this weekend I feel compelled to bring up a sore
subject. Yes it was a great event and I loved it. However, I hired a sitter
to watch my children for the event because I would not have the time to
spend with them that I wanted and no one would be home to watch them either.
During the evening court I offered to parents and children to sit and watch
a movie from my portable vcr/tv. What I found two hours later was 20 plus
children with no parents and all with my very tired and over worked sitter.
She was not hired to watch 20 plus children, she was hired to watch 2. When
it came time to find the children's parents it was an adventure. All but one
child was matched with a parent, none of which were happy to receive their
child back. The lone child had to be taken to court to find her parent.

If you want a sitter for your child so that you can work an event, find your
own. Also note that a single 14 year old watching 20 plus children is
unacceptable. I did ask her why the parents were not there and she said she
did not know because she was doing her job, watching my children. I do not
fault her entirely.

I would like to see more responsibility out of the parents in our group.
Finding a sitter for the event costs sometimes just entrance to the site. My
daughter is a special case, so I paid my sitter the market rate to focus on
my daughter and my son. I do not expect any SCA parent to shell out what I
did, just that you find someone to watch yours while you play/work.

Sincerely,
Franchesca Havas
McKinney, Texas


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