Could anyone help me find the meaning of this dream? The dream is in BOLD.

I dreamed of bears again. Bears have become a very common object in my dreams lately. (4 or 5 instances in the past two weeks) Specifically a mother bear and her one cub. Sometimes grizzly, other times polar.

I haven't quite figured it out. Some dreams I'm being chased, some I'm trying to help them get away from humans, some I'm just watching them from a distance. The bears never seem to be hateful or angry, but just aggressively curious. The cubs are always playful, innocent, and harmless.

I saw a grizzly bear cub acting all playful in the living room of my childhood home. I walked out in the backyard. I saw toys littering the grass, a beach ball, plastic bats, a sandbox with plastic shovels and molds, a swing set, all toys I had as a child. I saw the mother bear by the fence's gate. It had spotted me and began running after me. I darted inside the house and closed the sliding glass door just in time.

My mother appeared. She told me maybe I should just try to be friendly to the bear that was chasing after me. I reluctantly agreed, knowing in the back of my mind that the bear meant no harm to me, but that I was just afraid. I went back out into the backyard. The mother bear was sniffing something along the edge of the fence. I held out my hand towards it as if I would to a dog, palm side up.

The bear approached me and sniffed my hand, nuzzling it with its wet nose. Then it proceeded to headbutt me, and climb on top of me. I toppled to the ground under its immense weight. The bear affectionately laid on top of me, but it was too much. I felt smothered and crushed. I began struggling, pushing back, trying to turn myself so I could breathe. The bear got up and let me go, and there was no more aggression between us.

I can give you guys the details of my other dreams of bears as well if it will give any clues.

My best guess with this symbol: I have a deeply seeded anger/hatred for someone from my childhood that I've been working on letting go but haven't quite gotten there yet. But these bears don't feel angry.

Personal info: I'm 22. Just had a child. Live independently. Work a relatively stress free job. I'm not sure what else would be useful information regarding this. I'm normally really great at decoding my own dreams as well as others; in fact, I've wanted to start helping others out on Dreamviews with interpretations but I haven't had the time.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thankyou, guys.