<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Sithy Things]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://aggiesprite.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[LC Aggie Sith]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://aggiesprite.wordpress.com/author/aggiesprite/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[In My Next&nbsp;Life]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Y&#8217;all have read that cute little email or post about how women want to be a bear in their next life, right?</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t.</p>
<p>Sure, you get to sleep through your pregnancy and eat whatever you want, and never have to shave, and kill whatever threatens your cubs, and hey, even fish all day.</p>
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<p>I&#8217;m a &#8220;glass empty&#8221; kind of gal. I don&#8217;t want to come back as a mama bear. That just means I will end up as someone else&#8217;s fur rug or trophy. The only upside to being a bear is being able to terrorize campers in Yellowstone. And even then you run the risk of being shot with thorazine, or worse, shot with <em>bullets.</em> No thanks. I&#8217;ll pass on being a bear.</p>
<p>No, in my next life I want to be an American Bald Eagle. Awesome eyesight, sharp talons, great nesting, and totally protected. Even my <em>feathers</em> are protected.</p>
<p>I just hope I come back in the US side, and not Canada 😀</p>
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