[MR] Sick kids, dogs...

[mathilde at mathildegirlgenius.com]

> My personal feeling is that the SCA is about honour and courtesy. A Scadian
> should have enough courtesy and be honourable enough to make sure their pet
> is vaccinated and healthy before bringing them to an event, just like they
> would for their other, human children. One wouldn't bring a child to an event
> with pink eye or the flu,

If only all parents were that responsible... At Twelfth Night, I spent the day
walking around with my then six month old slung on my front. A 9(?) year old
boy spent quite a bit of the day approaching us and sticking his hands in my
babies face and mouth. The first time took me quite by surprise, and happened
before I realized what was going on, but after that I was on the lookout for
this kid. It seemed that whenever he wasn't right in my son's face, he was
sitting around playing with his gameboy (that's another thread entirely...).

Four or five days later, my baby came down with his first cold.

Dog owners need to take responsibility for their dogs, and parents need to take
responsibility for thier kids. I know that sometimes accidents happen, but if
your kid isn't old enough to not go around feeling people, he's not old enough
to be out of your sight.

Sorry... it's a rant I've been wanting to rant since Twelfth Night. If you
recognize this as your kid, keep an eye on him and teach him to not touch
people's babies!

-Mathilde

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