sarae, 
reflecting on the bear-or-man discourse
and thinking about how my good dog protected me, over the years, from both bears and men
she faced down my violent ex-husband when he tried to kick in the door of my house
and a bear that tried to walk through our camp one night, up the Skok
and this makes me think that really what women need isn't an array of bad choices
it's to be supported so that we have the freedom and resources to be out in the world safely
also, dogs are pretty great
