I am soooo sorry to hear about your experience. Look at it this way:
once you have untangled the mess and finished the lace, it will
represent even more than a memorial to your late husband. It will also
represent your ability to rise above the obstacles that you meet in a
gracious and successful way - you are a true lady!
I, on the other hand, know that I would have responded differently. I
would have immediately gone over to the pillow and told the brat not to
touch. If her mother didn't "get it", I would have stopped the girl and
moved the pillow away from her. I would have asked them both to leave
if they couldn't respect the property of others. And, in so doing, I
would have given lacemakers a black eye, perhaps.
When I demo, if I take a "nice" project (and I have been known to do
that), I put it on a display table slightly out of reach to the public,
but within my own reach and eyesight (just so my bobbins don't become
souvenirs!).
I was demonstrating once with a large pillow filled with beautiful
bobbins (although the project was quite simple), and a woman came over
with two brats who were eating dripping ice cream cones. The little
girl reached into my pillow with a grubby hand and tried to pick up a
bobbin. I caught her by the wrist (gently) and moved her hand away.
She started screaming and throwing a tantrum, and her mother said, "Oh
why can't she have one? You have so many!". I asked the woman to
please take the children out of the display area until they had finished
their ice cream and had had a good wash of hands and face. She looked
stunned, but did as I asked and left. They did not come back.
Clay
On 2/12/2011 5:12 AM, Carol wrote:
As I said
- what woud you do?
Carol - in Suffolk UK
'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day.'
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