As a parent, you've undoubtedly experienced helplessness when at least one child was clinging to you all day long, and you couldn't even take a shower, or when you tried to put the little one to sleep amidst the continuous whining of the older one. These are times in our lives when we often feel lost and our situation seems hopeless, when despite our love for being parents, we still long for a little solitude. Later, as the children grow up, this undeniable need for solitude somehow fades away, disappears. Over the years, we become convinced that as parents, we won't have time for our own hobbies, to go to the movies, or socialize, or even withdraw for a couple of hours in silence, let alone travel for a few days with our partner. We often overlook the otherwise obvious fact that building and maintaining healthy relationships, as well as the ability to connect, requires us to step back from each other from time to time and focus solely on our own needs. This is true for all our relationships, so why would it be any different with our families?

Although shared experiences and togetherness bring many happy moments into our relationships, we still need personal space. And giving space doesn't mean we don't care about the other person; quite the opposite is true. It means that the bond between us is so strong that we can allow the other person to live their own life. It's also important and worth considering that we need to give ourselves permission for personal space because otherwise, even if we agree with the family, we may eventually become the barrier to our own freedom.

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