It kills you to see them grow up.  But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn't.
~ Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams

Mama Bear and her cubs


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Published June 22, 2010 @ 14:02 by Tania in Being Mommy

There is something primal about being a mother. I am feeling that urge to growl and bat someone's head off with a mighty swipe of my paw. Mother bear - I relate completely to acting aggressively to protect my young cubs.

Of course this is all just fantasy. In the real world we don't get to deal with people who are mean or insult our children like that. But it would be nice, wouldn't it?

Yesterday someone insulted my first born - flesh of my body, bone of my bone, etc. I have vicious visions of tearing them limb from limb and loading them into the wood chipper, a la Fargo. But that isn't going to happen. Instead, and I quote my actually response, "I need to go to my purse now." Seriously!

The problem is that there are people in this world. Ignorant, rude, mean, vocal people who are somehow completely lacking in social graces, and mistakenly believe that their "brutally honest" opinions are somehow facts. Didn't anyone ever tell them if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all? Are these the bullies from our childhood is their immature adult forms?

Unfortunately, we, the 80-95% rest of the population (also referred to as "normal people") have to deal daily with these rude jerks who talk but don't listen.

Were they raised by wolves?

See, in the wild that mama bear would kick that wolf's A$$ for raising her cubs with such ill manners. GROWL!


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