Becoming a Trad Wife

[rain]

Being a “trad wife” isn’t a TikTok trend. It is a living out your values. She doesn’t have a “traditional” worldview, so it makes sense that she wouldn’t understand it.

[christking]

Interesting way to tell the world you are a selfish, needy, insecure person who has no clue what life is about.

[oldhillbillybuckkowalski]

For some reason I suspect that regardless of what she experienced the article would have been about the same as what she wrote. To write anything else would require her to admit that she, along with the entire feminist narrative has been wrong and that was never going to happen.

[faulty.nickel.]

Sounds like there was absolutely no personal bias involved in her little experiment. Also it sounds like the rest of the time she’s not being a “trad wife” she must just be doing nothing at all 😂 what a joke. I feel sorry for her husband and children.

[BBK_]

But... all of those terribly hard things she did are just basic maintenance... does she have a maid and cook usually or do they just order out 3 meals a day? I'm honestly confused because I'm a "trad wife" who manages to cook 3 meals a day, do essentially all the house work, homeschool two kids, runs a small business from home for extra money, etc. Like... it's not that hard sweetie, it has it's days but that girl is literally doing the bare minimum lol

[robertjensen]

I hate when my wife gets mad at me for being lazy.
It’s not like I did anything.

[bytedrsbabe]

Hubby & i married in 1985. We both went to community college then worked the first 8 years of our married life. The day i found out i was pregnant, i quit working. Over the next almost 15 years, i was a wife, mom, & homeschool teacher. Then the Lord opened the door for our boys to attend the Christian school & that was a good thing. We didnt have new cars, boats, or a $500, 000 still dont & we are fine with that. We are happy, our boys are happy, & we are empty nesters now doing some of the things we couldnt do when we had kids. I make supper for hubby almost every night, and he helps me with the dishes after. He is soooo wonderful!

[amandamckay]

I find my life as a wife and mother absolutely fulfilling there's nothing that makes me happier or brings me more peace and joy than taking care of my family you don't have to do these things as a woman you get to do these things I have a wonderful husband and children and I will never let myself forget how truly blessed I am .

[realDonaldMcElvy]

You heard it right, just 1 week and she's already discerning her PhD Thesis on Trad Wives.

[Brickbybrck-sv]

“Tried to make a TikTok video but my kids kept on interrupting.”
Please correct me if I am wrong, but a “Trad” wife’s first priorities have mainly to do with caring for her kids and not putting her own wants first.

[MollyOKami]

My Mom was more career-driven, but, at least she respected women who loved being stay-at-home mothers. This is why, in college, I learned that Feminism was nothing but lies. If they really cared about women, they'd respect those who wanted to stay at home & care for their kids and had husbands willing to support them, making that dream possible (it's not "oppression" if it really is what you want & you're still contributing to the household & society). Instead, they admit to actively trying to stop women from doing what the MOVEMENT sees as improper, even if it fulfills that woman.

[MrGuitarfreak]

lol I’m a single man and I cook meals all the time. You don’t see me making social media posts wining about it. Sounds like the opposite of what any man wants in a wife.

[FREEDOMREALTYKY]

I like how she spreads the tasks out over a week. Like they only ate one meal the whole week. The real housewife cooks all meals every day. At least supper 6 days a week.

[oshkiv]

"i hate X"
"Let me try X"
"WOW, I hate X"
no way

[Mark-cqnq]

Her priority is herself. She cares nothing about anyone else else.

[vsand]

If you get exhausted cooking one meal and can’t figure out how to fold laundry on a table where your kids can reach it, you got some real issues. How do you even keep a job? 😂

[erikashaw]

I recently became a stay-at-home mom and wife after being in the workforce for over 25 years. It was hard for me to give up the idea of working full-time, but it's opened up a whole new world. I now have the time to cook more, bake more, spend time with the kids and husband as well as pursue entrepreneurial avenues. Stepping back into these traditional roles has been satisfying for all of us and we all feel better supported and happy.

[ChaoticPeace]

so who normally watches the kids or cooks, and if cooking a meal wore her out…i mean has she never actually worked???

[elizabethg]

I learned from my grandmother the real value of taking care of your household as a woman. Having dinner ready when the hubby gets home is an accomplishment when you’ve got kids. Planning and doing a special craft with the kids like tie dying tshirts on top of everything else we do makes me feel accomplished in a way. These “trad wife” things, make me feel like I did something worth doing and took on a small feat (because kids+life+responsibilities is a lot). Taking care of the ones you love can be very fulfilling when it comes from a place of genuine care.

[skoozy]

"Making dinner is just so exhausting." Could you imagine if that were the actual average amount of productivity humans posessed as a species? Not only would we not have advanced society to this point, we would also have gone extinct in the wild. Its actually pathetic