Time to oneself is an essential part of life. In these moments, one can process thoughts and emotions, calm one’s heart and mind, pray, envision, dream, study, and rest. These aren’t trivial.
It’s one thing to carve out time for oneself as a young adult when one is mainly responsible for oneself, but when one becomes a parent, it can feel like a luxury that seems elusive, if not impossible. Even in moments in one’s day that used to be mostly private, somehow, the ability to be alone seems hard to come by when little ones come along.
