<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:39:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/hn-wk43/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Independence is something you earn.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, everyone. I welcome you to my blog. As kids, we all longed for independence, just so we could be free from our parents directing and detecting our every move. Little did we know a lot of sacrifices]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@offia66/independence-is-something-you-earn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@offia66/independence-is-something-you-earn</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[offia66]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2024 17:54:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBNvuVEtB8SNtsEcpKt3VfwQKCgPu277W2Jg7ztWox64UqgigSWpcsQdF4H6BEmuCAWgZ7Seut3MdCuxoNHqS4PfhcRiBaZf6T3zfdgGQQ8F9HZeTWQhDg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independence; My journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source My independence journey happened in stages. The first stage was the independence of budgeting and spending money given to me while the second stage was the independence of making the money myself.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@lightpen/independence-my-journey</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@lightpen/independence-my-journey</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lightpen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2024 09:11:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4NMUTB9g9bYASziQxs3abfWeJjRcJAtqY9Y3uEEXVJtmEDnnJNZayWtXLeAK8arY6yuJjaMqFLkuzagjPtjfsAKk6nbRBRuEGdAHiQLtMqnV2Kx4rA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY IN THE FAMILY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family is a crucial aspect for growth and development in the community. According Developmental psychology, it is the first agent of socialization where a child learns most of the traits he or she has]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@nwothini335/delegation-of-authority-in-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@nwothini335/delegation-of-authority-in-the</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nwothini335]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2024 22:05:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kx949aDJ3YMzVLdPdgysaSmkB2s8achWLeGcMXntxiX1Sa4KRTh1Lwf8gvd2TMnFDtACZokD3uZtQ2tgLJDGzjeNZag1fkBTABNdrZ7MAhKidP1aDkvcYgsTZ8kFVp45ThUCfrE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Journey to Independence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello members of Hivenaija community, it's a privilege to participate in this week’s prompt again. The prompt for this week really hit home as independence has become my reality right now. So the prompt]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@fredaa/my-journey-to-independence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@fredaa/my-journey-to-independence</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fredaa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2024 20:53:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCU3yBGsyTExSnx4AUMqL4gGo4qkwagZBFUmuz18HbiofXF5vk8bAjp1JkiJwAhDgcyzSirQss6XEC4HjZ6pFbje7qUEUhzHp8tg2vgzXmXb9aW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gender roles: Then I wish my family had allowed it, but now I am grateful they did not. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, everyone. I welcome you to my blog. Growing up in the northern part of Nigeria, I saw in so many families how specific tasks are only carried out by a specific gender, and on no account should the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@offia66/gender-roles-then-i-wish-my-family-had-allowed-it-but-now-i-am-grateful-they-did-not</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@offia66/gender-roles-then-i-wish-my-family-had-allowed-it-but-now-i-am-grateful-they-did-not</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[offia66]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2024 14:21:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g7293LJ3Vg8LGMxSXJbQHxtovyJAqw2j9RsivpZ42YcyswxuTZ9PTFseGHhMKZAKbyLpiEY4nY5NG5BjRpCVXVC2AkpMLBfZs7waMtPd2P8sPpoRNKre94WyvGQBFmJdWxWX23BMhZX1MrSTRzzz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starting The Independent Lifestyle ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome To My Blog Happy weekend buddies. 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They should be]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@sammiex/a-male-child-should-also-be-domesticated</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@sammiex/a-male-child-should-also-be-domesticated</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sammiex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 18:33:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdToSwHy2z6mpChRdBPNqWsupkGHogtgry4YenXeM4YbpQ7wyLMZKnNeqjBLmvCGiVj6j7LkrGF3M3AeE3FVYe3kkHCmpfhE28Uuen?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sweet Taste of Independence: How Financial Responsibility Gave Me a Sense of Freedom]]></title><description><![CDATA[...Can one actually become truly independent without being financially mature... What is independence to me? 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