Matriarchs
There are only two kinds of mammals where the females go through menopause and live several decades beyond that. Studies have shown that these grandmothers are crucial to the survival of the species because of their knowledge and experience. The families rely on the matriarchs for leadership and direction, to find the best feeding grounds and to raise the young. These animals are regarded as highly evolved and intelligent for the same reason. Originally, there were three kinds of mammals that revered their post-menopausal females, but humans kept putting old, overweight, albino males in charge and hence went extinct.
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Regitze Ladekarl has re-emerged as a raconteur after a long, successful career in finance. She crafts universal tales from everyday lives with an honest, sharp and witty pen. Besides working on a forthcoming novel, she flexes her voice with personal essays, flash fiction, and method writing here on Medium.
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