Living past infancy was about a 50/50 proposition. Then, for women, childbirth was very iffy (for men, hunting and maybe fighting were dangerous). If you made it past “young adult” you became one of the elders, who kept the tribal knowledge, and presumably the intelligence to decide on tough issues. And yeah, 25 was about the tip-over age: By then your oldest kid was probably 10 or 12, plenty old enough to be apprenticing.
e.groves about 5 years ago
My wife is a Cherokee Tribal Elder.
WCraft Premium Member about 5 years ago
Does that mean they can get a small coffee for .50 at McDonalds, too?
Lablubber about 5 years ago
Members of the SAARN. The Stone Age Association of Retired Neanderthals.
russef about 5 years ago
PS: We’re talking 25 days here in case you were wondering.
Concretionist about 5 years ago
Living past infancy was about a 50/50 proposition. Then, for women, childbirth was very iffy (for men, hunting and maybe fighting were dangerous). If you made it past “young adult” you became one of the elders, who kept the tribal knowledge, and presumably the intelligence to decide on tough issues. And yeah, 25 was about the tip-over age: By then your oldest kid was probably 10 or 12, plenty old enough to be apprenticing.