The similar life of a Lioness

M: "Bronson, tell me something you learned at school that you didn't know." B: " I learned about the lions in the African Savanna. And GUESS WHAT?! ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?! M: "Yep, let me have it" B: "If you think the daddy lion goes hunting for food, put your hand on your head."

(I put my hand on my head)

B: "Nope. The mommy lion goes hunting for food. Oh, Oh.... Who do you think eats first?"

M: "The babies."

B: "Nope, the daddy!!! (with disgust in his tone)

Bronson just could not understand why the "Lazy Daddy" would get to eat first!

B: "I don't think you would want to be a mommy lion!"

M: "Mmmm, NO WAY!"

Then I got to thinking....

the mommy

goes through the labor of carrying and giving birth to the babies,

takes care of the babies,

runs around all afternoon to hunt prey,

kills the prey,

drags it back to the rest of the lions,

then waits for 1st her husband to eat,

who by the way has just been laying around all day,

then her starving babies.

Then finally, exhausted, sits down to eat whatever leftover morsels she can scrape up,

all the while most likely being tugged on by her cubs,

who are already full & on to the next activity.

DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR TO ANYONE?

At least she doesn't have to clean up!

(I'm totally NOT ragging on Billy- he works very hard! And I appreciate it EACH & EVERY DAY! And I love being able to be at home with MY babies.)

I'm just saying that some days the life of a HUMAN mom and a LION mom don't seem so different!