[Northkeep] Running Around At Practice

Tue May 26 20:23:22 PDT 2009

I see Northkeep is still the same. If you are part of a group you can say what you want and nothing is said but if not yours get censored. Could be why I played with Wolfstar and not in Northkeep

Micah

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From: Jennifer Duffee <jennifer.m.duffee at gmail.com>
To: The Barony of Northkeep <northkeep at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 9:35:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Northkeep] Running Around At Practice

SHHHHHH!!! Balvin! You're going to get us all in trouble!!!

Be vewy vewy quiet! The Baron is listening!! He said no more!! SHHHHHH!!!!

Hit me up on private email if you like... ;)

Jen

On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 8:30 PM, Dennis England <sirbalvin at att.net> wrote:

> Mostly well said Jeni. ;) (Hugs to you guys. BTW) As a single Dad who still
> wanted to play SCA I used to pay various teen or preteen girls to keep Alex
> busy while the fighting was going on and then would have him present them
> w/a token to thank them for spending time w/him at the end. It worked out
> well at the time.
>
> Riddari Balvin
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jennifer Duffee" <
> jennifer.m.duffee at gmail.com>
> To: "The Barony of Northkeep" <northkeep at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 9:14 PM
>
> Subject: Re: [Northkeep] Running Around At Practice
>
>
>  Okay...my $0.02 about the recent turn of conversation...
>>
>> Sara: Welcome to the SCA. We have rules. If you don't like them...call the
>> WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHMBULANCE and find another organization. If your child is
>> not
>> under control, bring someone to control them for you, or control them
>> yourself. Johann and I make sure we don't get matched up in tournament for
>> a
>> reason, and that is so one of us can keep control of our toddler. If we
>> ARE
>> matched on the field, we always make sure we have a backup for Nikki who
>> OFFERS to watch her, otherwise, one of us yields the field to the other.
>> We
>> would NEVER just assume someone would automatically watch our kid(s). We
>> understand that there are people in the SCA who don't like kids and those
>> who leave their children with sitters at home so that they can go to an
>> event for some "grown-up time". So what if the village isn't there to
>> raise
>> your kid?
>>
>> Oh and if Lucan doesn't like the way the field rules are, find a different
>> organization. If y'all want to learn to fight actual period combat, Johann
>> and I run the Tulsa School of Defense. We meet Fridays 6pm at the Spirit
>> Room, University of Tulsa, Mabee Gym. We teach grappling, dagger fighting,
>> and use them in our fighting techniques OUTSIDE THE SCA.
>>
>> Lady Dandi: It's not the MOC's job to babysit children at fighter
>> practice.
>> Sure, it's nice when an individual volunteers their time for this, but
>> it's
>> not mandatory. We haven't been able to keep a MOC for a full term because
>> of
>> various reasons; one of those reasons being that an MOC is NOT a
>> babysitter
>> to dump off children under the age of 5.  The MOC is there to provide
>> educational organized adult observation to children and lead them in
>> activities with the parents permission. We have had quite a problem at
>> Castellan with parents assuming that they can take their young child to
>> the
>> MOC and expect that MOC to babysit while they go off and fight a
>> tournament.
>> Well, if any rapier fighter knows full well, the Children's Activities and
>> the Rapier Tournament do NOT coinside with each other. Parents are
>> encouraged to join in children's activities with their child and expected
>> to
>> pick them up at a certain time.
>>
>> Bringing unauthorized boffer equipment is not legal at fighter practice.
>> The
>> barony has tried to get a youth boffer practice started up and get
>> children
>> (of proper age) authorized in this, but there has been problem with
>> parents
>> expecting the boffer marshal to make all equipment themselves and get
>> their
>> child authorized, as well as (same problem with MOC) parents dumping their
>> child with the boffer marshal while they go participate in adult fighter
>> practice. Which is a problem, since one rule of boffer practice is
>> parental
>> supervision.
>>
>> Us adults are not required to watch your kids. I will keep track of my own
>> children as a responsible parent, and I will occasionally watch after
>> certain children of choice friends. But they understand that if I am not
>> well enough to watch their child, I will not watch their child. And they
>> know that they are not obligated to watch mine.
>>
>> As far as finding a different venue...why should the Barony cater to the
>> few
>> who are butthurt over this issue? Let them pay for evening care at
>> Playtime
>> Plus, Tot Spot, or hire their own babysitter at home. Yes, the children
>> are
>> the future, but it is not the past nor present's responsibility because
>> you
>> don't feel like keeping a tighter hold on your spawn.
>>
>> Proud Parent,
>>
>> Lady GG/Jeni
>>
>> PS: Wonder why Johann and I haven't been at SCA fighter practice lately?
>> Nikki is two, and we have enough respect for our friends and for the VFW
>> hall to subject y'all to her being very tired after a long day. It's
>> better
>> for our sanity and yours.
>>
>> On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 7:28 PM, Lady Dandi <ladydandi1967 at yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  Hey gang. Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday.
>>>  I usually do my reading silent, since we are just getting back in the
>>> swing of things, but seems this is a real important subject.  I thought
>>> at
>>> one time Northkeep had a MOC? Has this changed? If so maybe Northkeep is
>>> growing in smalls and maybe we need to reinstate one if  it hasn't been
>>> in
>>> play in awhile.  If this isn't poss... then maybe the parents of the
>>> smalls
>>> can off set this by taken turns in hosting children's activity/fighter
>>> night
>>> along with Adult fighter practices too. a DVD and a  Medieval movie goes
>>> along ways.... and usually keeps most sitting and not running for a
>>> little
>>> bit anyways... also Card board Shields and weapons or Boffer, for them to
>>> pant and tape all so was another thing i found  that kept a wide range of
>>> ages of smalls interested for some time.  Just  a few idea maybe they
>>> will
>>> help.  My smalls are no longer smalls, but raised in SCA  so I understand
>>> both sides here in this matter.  Good luck
>>>  everyone...
>>>
>>> "Be concentrated and leonine in the hunt for what is your true
>>> nourishment...."
>>>
>>> Lady Verdandi Gormsdottir
>>> House WolfStar
>>> Kingdom of Ansteorra
>>> Barony of Northkeep
>>>
>>> --- On Mon, 5/25/09, Sarah Goss <sarcrain at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Sarah Goss <sarcrain at hotmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Northkeep] Running Around At Practice
>>> To: "'The Barony of Northkeep'" <northkeep at lists.ansteorra.org>
>>> Date: Monday, May 25, 2009, 2:11 PM
>>>
>>>
>>> OK.  So it has been brought to my attention that we never had an MOC at
>>> fighter practice.  I must have been remembering back when we were at the
>>> park and I mistakenly thought that we did have an MOC present.  Sorry for
>>> the confusion.
>>>
>>> Ellette
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: northkeep-bounces+sarcrain=hotmail.com at lists.ansteorra.org
>>> [mailto:northkeep-bounces+sarcrain <northkeep-bounces%2Bsarcrain><northkeep-bounces%2Bsarcrain>=
>>> hotmail.com at lists.ansteorra.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Kathryn Helstrom
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 4:36 PM
>>> To: Miles Grey; The Barony of Northkeep
>>> Subject: Re: [Northkeep] Running Around At Practice
>>>
>>> The park is nice, but there are some creepy people who frequent it at
>>> night..
>>> I would only send them over there with close adult supervision.
>>> Franziska
>>>
>>> On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 2:44 PM, Miles Grey <Kahn at west-point.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> > jennifer stoops wrote:
>>> > > Perhaps a good solution to this problem would be to have children's
>>> > > activities as a part of the activities at fighter practice again. > >
>>> When
>>> > we
>>> > > practiced at McClure they had a park atmosphere to run around in that
>>> was
>>> > > safe, since we've moved to the VFW hall it would be nice if we could
>>> all
>>> > > come up with activities that would better occupy their time.
>>> >
>>> > There *is* a park right across the street from the VFW, if my memory is
>>> > correct.  Nice looking place.  Distinctive park atmosphere, and plenty
>>> > of
>>> > room for running around.
>>> >
>>> >  Miles Grey
>>> >
>>> >
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