Under the Writer's Oak

Under the Writer's Oak

Table of One: Time to Yourself and its Misinterpretations

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Ashley Gordillo
Jun 02, 2024
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Humans are social beings, and that is a true objective statement. We need each other to not only survive but to build our societies. It is necessary that, on occasion, each person needs time to themself. This is a time where a person spends time away from others and does whatever he or she pleases to do. It is a time of sacred privacy and solitude. Usually, a person will spend time in their hobbies or relaxing, In a way, it is a disconnection from the rest of the world.

Many people have misinterpreted this time as a replacement to time with family and friends. This warped mindset is fueled by the feminist propaganda that promotes people, mainly young women, to be narcissistic and view alone time as the best, maybe the only option, as it encourages that hyper-independence attitude. There are countless of posts that I see on social media about how women are “enjoying themselves”, doing one activity or the other and throw disgust at any other woman who actually is loved and cherished by f…

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