Uh, Mom?

My mother, generally known more for her concern about the pope's health and her ongoing quest to make sure we all eat balanced meals, forwarded me this little gem with the subject line “Seen these? Cute!”

Mixed in with pictures like this:


And this calendar-worthy entry:


Was this:


If you're unclear what that is, it's a wolf biting — possibly eating — another wolf's face. I don’t think she’s taking this whole empty nest thing well. I’m pretty sure she didn’t find it adorable when my brother and I scrapped over the remote, or my family’s one and only Christmas mancala tournament that culminated with me pinning my sister down by stepping on her ponytail.

How would you feel, Mom, if there was a wolf mother (ha!) sending out email forwards of these golden moments? Wolf on wolf violence? Not cute, Mom, not cute.