You know, when some person or some situation ignites that primal protection instinct and your inner Mama Bear leaps into action ready to defend & destroy!
Has it ever been a real Bear?
An excerpt from Wikipedia explains the concept of the Mama Bear!
“…however, when a mother feels her cubs are threatened, she will behave ferociously. It is recommended to give all bears a wide berth because they are behaviorally unpredictable.”
Or perhaps it explains me?
However, when Kathy feels her children are threatened, she will behave ferociously. It is recommended to give all Kathy’s a wide berth because they are behaviorally unpredictable.
Urban Homemaker / Mama Bear: One in the Same….
We recently went camping in the mountains. The Cimarron range encompasses so much beauty it makes you stop in your tracks, smell the great outdoors, and wish you never had to go back to civilization. This is our “cabin” escape that we love to come to year after year.
Flashback to Saturday Evening
3 kids, 2 parents, 2 dogs decide to take an evening walk and enjoy the mountains. Dad says, “Hey kids, run up to that stump and see who wins”. We are about 30 yard from the tree stump and the tree stump is about 30 yards from the tree line of the forest.
As the kids reach the stump, mom and dad see a cow coming out of the tree line. Oh, wait that’s not a cow, it’s an Elk. Umm… that’s not an Elk. THAT’S A BEAR!
Yes, our family walk ended with an unexpected meeting of a large, 375lb bear. This bear (probably on a mission to get water from the nearby stream and not really intending to eat my kids), came face to face with us.
In a split second I went from Urban Homemaker Kathy: calm, cool, collected to a crazed Mama Bear Kathy! Yep, suffice it to say that I now fully understand the sow and her ways! I went behaviorally unpredictable and nothing was going to threaten my children even if the threat was perceived (or real).
In an instant I was after that bear to save my children with a determined energy that made me too fierce and scary, cause that big ol’ Bear turned and burned right back into those woods! Now, I admit, Wayne was my wing man, or maybe I was his, but we scared that Bear away nonetheless.
As the pendulum swings… so did Kathy
Urban Homemaker Kathy to Crazed Mama Bear Kathy…. now “freaked out, let’s get outta here” Kathy… Best day ever! to WORST day, ever! Let’s GO!
My digression lasted moments as we soon were faced with thankfulness and thrilled elation! We all realized we received a blessing. We were privileged. I had one of my wish list items (safely) checked (i.e. I wanted to see a bear in the wild). So I feel completely blessed to have that gift. Truly, truly it was a gift. The wild complement their Creator. The bear simply made it plain!
Just a bit of warning… I had no idea I could be a Mama Bear in that split second and not even have fear associated with getting after a bear to bring my kids to safety- all the while both Wayne and I were applying bear safety instructions to our kids (so they wouldn’t run and look like prey) and managing the best we knew how. So if you’re a mama, the same can happen to you…
Urban Homemaker / Fierce Mama Bear:
“When a mother (insert your name) feels her cubs are threatened, she (insert your name) will behave ferociously. It is recommended to give all bears (insert your name) a wide berth because they are behaviorally unpredictable.”
Love the secret camp spot, want to go camping.