Lions and tigers and bears....

If dentists represent lions, Christmas costs are tigers and the pains in your tooth (teeth) are bears then I can see the problem. Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!

Perhaps you're right Cath...if it ain't broke, don't try to fix it. But then it isn't my bear. If the lion changes to a private lion, then you will need money to pay it off. Fortunately by then, the tigers would have gone away but it may affect you tiger planning to be thinking about future lion costs. Of course, you would have more money for tigers if you have it done now.... or you could put it off and buy tigers for the minute, then save for lions later. But then you must stick with your bear for the moment, even through Christmas. You don't want an angry bear at Christmas time, unless you wish to pacify it with mulled wine, brandy and mum's Sherry trifle.

To use the lion to kill the bear now might work, but what if the bear has offspring. You could end up with a whole family of bears over Christmas and excessive lion costs when the lion turns private in the new year. Is this a set up? Is your lion really a shark? To answer this question, try some logic. If his arms break when you twist them, he can't be a shark. Sharks have cartilage and fins. If he hasn't got arms he could be a snake. But he sounds pretty spineless, so maybe he's a worm? But if he's a worm, he probably doesn't know anything about teeth.

Does this help? If not, try approaching an accountant instead of a biology teacher! Where do accountants and lawyers rank in this zoological picture?!