In her youth and prime everyone knew that Pearl was all wound up. Her ego pushed to to be all things to all people and to be some kind of super woman. Alas this is not a rare disorder to suffer from. In fact it seems to have been a legacy of the second wave of feminism put forward by women like Germaine Greer.
Then she reached that wonderful age when she could hang up her super woman outfit and not give a toss about what anyone thought or needed. She now knew she didn’t need to prove anything to anyone and could sit on her throne and calmly dispense sage advice to those younger souls scrambling to break down solid glass barriers. Now she was happy to just be.
Waltzing With Matilda's 