(Phone Rings)
Camp Manager: Hello How can I help you?
Father: Yes I believe you called and said my daughter forgot her lunch?
Camp Manager: Yes that's correct, would someone be available to come by and bring one to her?
Father: I am not sure... We are still deciding if we want to bring her one or teach her a lesson. We are trying to teach her to be independent. She's 9. She should remember these things.
Camp Manager: Um... (appalled and taken aback) Can you hold please? (Puts phone on hold. Turns to me.) Can we not allow a student to eat?
Me: WHAT?
CM: The parent said he wants to teach her a lesson and not bring food.
Me; UM... NO!
CM: Thats what I thought too. (Picks back up Phone) Hello? Hello? (the father has hung up.)
SCENE 2
(I pick up phone and dial Father)
Me: Hello. I was just checking back in. My Camp Manager said you were not sure if you were going to bring your daughter a lunch to "teach her a lesson"
Father; That's correct.
Me: I cannot allow a student to go 7 hours in camp with out food. We can buy her a lunch and then have you reimburse us or you can bring her a lunch.
Father:....
Me: Have you decided what you would like to do?
Father: Still deciding.
Me; Thanks (hangs up phone)
SCENE 3
(Phone rings)
Me: Hello, How can I help you?
Mother: I just wanted say thank you... You had spoke with my husband and he said that you would buy my daughter a lunch.
Me: Yes. He said something to effect that he wasn't going to bring her lunch to teach her a lesson and we cannot have students without food for all day.
Mother: Yes and she is the girl who forgets everything, so this might really be a good life lesson for her.
Me;......
Mother: But I will bring you cash for the food this afternoon...
Me:.... Thanks.
Mother: Ok Thanks BYE!
PARENTING TICKETS ALL AROUND!
