[Northkeep] Running Around At Practice

Marc Carlson marccarlson20 at hotmail.com
Tue May 26 20:40:44 PDT 2009 

Actually, your message was not censored - just delayed because the system didn't like the subject heading (it didn't like it when I sent the first one).

M/D

> Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 20:23:22 -0700
> From: fezz396707 at yahoo.com
> To: northkeep at lists.ansteorra.org
> Subject: Re: [Northkeep] Running Around At Practice
> 
> 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
> 
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> 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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