A Bear of a Week Ahead
Okay, it's Sunday night and many of us are looking at the week's schedule, making certain that our challenging children are properly active, engaged, instructed, cared for, or at least have their basic needs met. OR you may be bracing yourself for another hard week with your "bear" of a child.
So, from all of us at A Wild Ride, we hope that this week, if your child is indeed a bear to deal with, he/she is a black bear as opposed to a grizzly bear, and that you SURVIVE!
Wishing Mothers of Challenging Children everywhere a week of serenity or at least a few moments of calm!
WARNING!
Due to the frequency of human-bear encounters, the British Columbia Fish and Wildlife Branch is advising hikers, hunters, fishermen, and any persons that use the out-of-doors in a recreational or work related function to take extra precautions while in the field.
We advise the outdoorsman to wear little noisy bells on clothing so as to give advance warning to any bears that might be close by so you don't take them by surprise.
We also advise anyone using the out-of-doors to carry "pepper spray with him/her in case of an encounter with a bear.
Outdoorsmen should also be on the watch for fresh bear activity, and be able to tell the difference betweek black bear faces and grizzy bear feces. Black bear feces is smaller and contains lots of berries and squirrel fur. Grizzly bear shit has bells in it and smells like pepper.
Photo by Mary Pohlmann
