[Ansteorra] Children and the SCA

[Harris Mark.S-rsve60]

Lady Simone Maurian ui' Dunlaingh said:
> It was great hearing my niece talk about war it gives me a different
> perspective on how to look at it.

And sometimes the child's perspective can be rather bewildering
to those, such as teachers, who have no real knowledge of the
SCA. There have been rather concerned teachers calling home to
inquire about a child's father being killed over weekend or to
suggest that maybe a child that insists that their mother is
Queen might need some therapy...

For more interesting stories, and perhaps a warning of things
to be aware of when the teacher calls, see this file in the
SCA-STORIES section of the Florilegium:
child-stories-msg (44K)  9/ 7/01    Stories of SCA children.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/STORIES/child-stories-msg.html

THLord Stefan li Rous
stefan at texas.net

A few examples from the file:
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...when your 4th grader writes an essay in school about a time when she "felt
special" and writes about the time Daddy carried her favor in a tourney and how
great it was when he won his first 2 bouts and how disappointed she was when he
got killed in the semi-finals and then the teacher calls you and wants to know
if your husband has died...

Lady Jacquetta de Mehun, mother of Rhian ferch
Malcom - an excellent writer, if not a discreet one...
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Or the school calls you up to discuss why your 6 year old is singing
about death and destruction during recess (BORN ON THE LISTFIELD)

Or they complement your child on their active imagination after your
child tells them that they will be spending the weekend with the
king

Alan G.
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SANTA: "Well, little girl, what would you like for Christmas?"
GIRL:(in the enthused kiddy voice) "I would like a Sword and some
Armour!"
SANTA:(looking around, a bit surprised, not quite sure he had heard
correctly)"A Sword and Armour?
What would a good girl like you do with a sword and Armour??"
GIRL:(beaming at the poor man)"I want it so I can practice hard and be
Queen like Mommy one day!!"
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As many of you know I grew up in the SCA, as so many of our young ones do...
I was in 7th or 8 grade when Rowan won crown in her own right.. Well we had
an assignment to right about, and since Rowan was one of many people that
took great care in "raising me" I chose her as my story.. Well low and
behold I got an F on the assignment because it was suppose to be a true
story... Now my school knew about the sca; we had done many demos there many
a time.... but they just didn't believe that a lady could when crown in her
own right...
I actually ended bring a black star in to prove my point and get my grade
reversed!!!!...

Lady Kyrstyn of Greenwood,
kimi
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etc.