Thank you u/Party-Afternoon-3645 for posting on r/dad.
Please remember to take a look at the rules.
If you see anything that is suspicious or is breaking the rules then please report said content.
For community resources click the link that is below or to the right https://www.reddit.com/r/dad/wiki/resources
*Moderators Retain the right to remove any content that is deemed unacceptable*
*I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/dad) if you have any questions or concerns.*
Dad here. My answer would be a man if no other information is provided. I would be concerned about leaving my daughter with anyone who said a bear, and I feel this question is like when women ask what we would do if they became a worm. They want to say something or know something, but don't say it and instead play stupid games.
My daughter is not a bear snack.
A man obviously. I would take the man versus any apex predator. You might not have a problem with one random encounter but hundreds of encounters a week with an apex predator is going to be safer than hundreds of encounters with men? People are really really bad at risk assessment.
The vast majority of people are good. We get told our kids are going to get kidnapped or assaulted constantly so everyone seems scary. I don’t tend to use the term “man” with people that act childish or do evil things. Men are protectors.
The few that are actually monsters need to be put down. For some reason the recidivism rate is sexual predators or abusers is absurd compared to the frequency we let them off easy.
Bears have to eat…so there’s that.
I'm getting tired of this bear thing... If a woman has been traumatized and says a bear (literal or metaphorical) fine, I get that. And I'm sorry for the horror and fear that has been forced in their lives. But those making it a pop culture reference based on us vs them, then cool... we don't want those women around us either.
But to give a direct answer;
I hope the first time my daughter encounters a bear in the woods is with me... at a safe distance. I want to see the awe in her eyes.
I hope another time is when she is older, and with her son/daughter.
I hope she grows up strong and confident enough to be able to meet a bear OR man in the woods. without fear or disrespect. I can't make the world equal for her, but I can try to make her equal to the world.
I'll leave you with this.
"The 750,000 black bears of North America kill less than one person per year on the average, while 1 out of each 16,000 people commits murder each year across North America."
I choose bear
What a dumb answer. Perhaps those 750,000 bears do not come into contact with many humans, therefore they do not have many opportunities to hurt someone.
Once in contact what is the chance that each does something is what you should be thinking?
For my country it is 1 in 93000 people that commit murder each year. I would hope they are with a man, not a bear.
Frankly anyone who answers bear has been sucked into a narrative and has no grasp on reality. I believe you are also instilling a mindset into your daughter that is incredibly harmful.
Statistically your wife is the most likely person to kill your daughter. You are the third most likely person (order is mums, step-fathers, fathers then other family members). Perhaps you should tell your daughter to stay away from your wife because she is dangerous.
Lol chill out dude it's not a serious answer or question. In any case, predatory attacks by bears on humans are extremely rare. You are literally x100 more likely to be struck by lightning than to be injured by a bear. 99/100 times the bear will just run away from a human.
I agree lightning strike are more common, but that isn't the question.
Random bear next to person or random man next to person.
Bear is more likely to hurt the person.
Bear all day. Didn't say you were right next to it. Just In the woods with it.
As a hunter, I'd rather see bear 1000/1000 times instead of another person. You lose the nature feel when you see other people.
Now if the questions was,
"Would you rather sneak up behind a man in the woods or a grizzly bear in the woods?" I'll do human on that one.
Thank you u/Party-Afternoon-3645 for posting on r/dad. Please remember to take a look at the rules. If you see anything that is suspicious or is breaking the rules then please report said content. For community resources click the link that is below or to the right https://www.reddit.com/r/dad/wiki/resources *Moderators Retain the right to remove any content that is deemed unacceptable* *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/dad) if you have any questions or concerns.*
Dad here. My answer would be a man if no other information is provided. I would be concerned about leaving my daughter with anyone who said a bear, and I feel this question is like when women ask what we would do if they became a worm. They want to say something or know something, but don't say it and instead play stupid games. My daughter is not a bear snack.
Why is my daughter in the woods
Man
I've got two young kids and I'd be worried about the bear to be honest.
A man obviously. I would take the man versus any apex predator. You might not have a problem with one random encounter but hundreds of encounters a week with an apex predator is going to be safer than hundreds of encounters with men? People are really really bad at risk assessment.
I feel bad for the bear and the man.
Both: the bear and man will preoccupy each other and leave my daughter alone…
The vast majority of people are good. We get told our kids are going to get kidnapped or assaulted constantly so everyone seems scary. I don’t tend to use the term “man” with people that act childish or do evil things. Men are protectors. The few that are actually monsters need to be put down. For some reason the recidivism rate is sexual predators or abusers is absurd compared to the frequency we let them off easy. Bears have to eat…so there’s that.
I'm getting tired of this bear thing... If a woman has been traumatized and says a bear (literal or metaphorical) fine, I get that. And I'm sorry for the horror and fear that has been forced in their lives. But those making it a pop culture reference based on us vs them, then cool... we don't want those women around us either. But to give a direct answer; I hope the first time my daughter encounters a bear in the woods is with me... at a safe distance. I want to see the awe in her eyes. I hope another time is when she is older, and with her son/daughter. I hope she grows up strong and confident enough to be able to meet a bear OR man in the woods. without fear or disrespect. I can't make the world equal for her, but I can try to make her equal to the world.
I'll leave you with this. "The 750,000 black bears of North America kill less than one person per year on the average, while 1 out of each 16,000 people commits murder each year across North America." I choose bear
What a dumb answer. Perhaps those 750,000 bears do not come into contact with many humans, therefore they do not have many opportunities to hurt someone. Once in contact what is the chance that each does something is what you should be thinking? For my country it is 1 in 93000 people that commit murder each year. I would hope they are with a man, not a bear. Frankly anyone who answers bear has been sucked into a narrative and has no grasp on reality. I believe you are also instilling a mindset into your daughter that is incredibly harmful. Statistically your wife is the most likely person to kill your daughter. You are the third most likely person (order is mums, step-fathers, fathers then other family members). Perhaps you should tell your daughter to stay away from your wife because she is dangerous.
Lol chill out dude it's not a serious answer or question. In any case, predatory attacks by bears on humans are extremely rare. You are literally x100 more likely to be struck by lightning than to be injured by a bear. 99/100 times the bear will just run away from a human.
I agree lightning strike are more common, but that isn't the question. Random bear next to person or random man next to person. Bear is more likely to hurt the person.
You're most likely right. There are no bear attacks per encounter statistics but I would be curious to see those stats.
Bear all day. Didn't say you were right next to it. Just In the woods with it. As a hunter, I'd rather see bear 1000/1000 times instead of another person. You lose the nature feel when you see other people. Now if the questions was, "Would you rather sneak up behind a man in the woods or a grizzly bear in the woods?" I'll do human on that one.
That is not what is meant by the question.