Nevertheless, she is a girl who was robbed of her childhood because of the decidedly self-centered lifestyle of her parents. I do not have a problem with career oriented women. Nor do I have a problem with anyone seeking some self-time. It is unquestionably important to one's emotional well-being. But I do have a problem with elevating a desire for self-time to a day of national recognition, particularly when this day is the brainchild of people whose careers seem to be the central driving force in their lives.
Selfish people focus on themselves at the expense of others.
Selfism is about caring for yourself as well as you care for the others in your life. Don't tell me they cannot find time for themselves because of the demands of work and motherhood. I am supremely confident that most of the women who bother to engage in the senseless ritual that is SELF Day, are not working to make ends meet. And I am tired of these elitist Feminine Studies types spending all their time climbing the professional ladder only to complain that they have no time for themselves. Call it a hunch, or male chauvinist intuition, but I'm willing to bet that most of these women's careers have focused on themselves at the expense of others, primarily their families.