Hannah Neeleman, aka Ballerina Farm, is trending online after she gave an exclusive interview with the Times. The interview has gone viral and sparked a heated debate and controversy about the trad wife lifestyle. Trad wives refers to traditional wives. Trad wives are women who embrace the traditional roles of homemaking and motherhood. This lifestyle put Hannah into the spotlight. Hannah's social media persona, Ballerina Farm, comes from her past career as a ballerina at the Juilliard School in New York City. On social media, the trad wife lifestyle might seem relaxed and idyllic; however, Hannah’s interview has provided fans with a glimpse into the reality behind the trad wife content, which is far from idyllic or relaxing. Hannah Neeleman, lives in Utah with her husband, Daniel Neeleman, and their eight children. She has gained 17 million followers on social media platforms, where she shares her daily life. Her content often features her in aprons and gloves while cooking, taking care of the children, handling household responsibilities, managing her Ballerina Farm website and more. Hannah had even made headlines by competing in the Mrs. World pageant just 12 days after giving birth. Hannah's husband, Daniel Neeleman, is the son of David Neeleman, the billionaire founder of many commercial airlines, including JetBlue. TikToker Lilly Gaddis Fired From Job by Rophe of the Carolinas After She Casually Dropped the N-Word in One of Her Cooking Videos (View Post).
Hannah Neeleman 'Trad Wife' Controversy Explained
Hannah Neeleman gave an exclusive interview to The Times, which has gone viral online. The interview has sparked a heated debate, online discussion and a controversy with many claiming that ‘trad wife’ lifestyle may not be as perfect in real as it appears on social media. In the interview, Hannah talks about the traditional lifestyle that she had never talked about before. In the now viral interview, Hannah discusses being a mother of eight children and handling nearly all household responsibilities and taking care of her children on her own, with little outside help. She adds that she cooks every meal from scratch and sometimes gets so exhausted that it is difficult to get out of bed for a week. Hannah also talked about how she had opted out of pain-relievers during nearly all her childbirths, except for her daughter Martha, who was born in a hospital instead of at home. Additionally, Hannah explained that they had initially planned to convert a small barn on their farm into a ballet studio so she could continue dancing. However, due to her responsibilities and other priorities taking over, Hannah gave up dancing altogether. In her videos, Hannah is almost always seen in aprons and gloves, cooking, handling chore and household responsibilities, taking care of the children, attending to the farm and more. Her revelations about the trad wife lifestyle in the interview had netizens sympathising with her. Here’s how netizens are reacting to Hannah Neeleman aka Ballerina Farm’s viral interview on the 'trad wife' lifestyle. TikToker Lilly Gaddis Aka ‘Trad Wife’ Says She Is Unafraid to ‘Speak Up’ in New Interview After She Got Fired From Job for Using N-word in Viral Cooking Videos.
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A Sexist Conquest?
This is fascinating and a great illustration of what I feel is becoming the new patriarchal aspiration: To find a woman who is accomplished and ambitious, convince her to marry you, and then take it all away. It's a form of sexist conquest.https://t.co/lEMkwDm4Zs
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) July 27, 2024
Beyond Depressing!
if you don't want to read the full The Times article on ballerina farm, these are my three key points.
beyond depressing. pic.twitter.com/XsGfn03Dgu
— ⸆⸉ (@taysmoonstone) July 24, 2024
Enraged!
Ballerina farm writes about her Juilliard journey. From one of her old posts. I'm so enraged rn. #ballerinafarm pic.twitter.com/CXJuO5kHbN
— nishi (@nishihasapoint) July 27, 2024
This Is Concerning!
This article that came out about Ballerina Farm (if written in good faith) has me really concerned for Hannah.
Her husband goes on record saying that she’ll become so ill from exhaustion that she can’t get out of bed for a WEEK.
I’ve said this many times - an overwhelming theme… pic.twitter.com/PrGKx12jIk
— Melanie 🌸 (@VitallyMelanie) July 24, 2024
Sad and Depressing!
finally read the ballerina farms article. please can we talk about how this billionaire heir engineered a “first date” with a vulnerable young woman travelling alone, locked her in and then completely isolated her in a foreign country to be his own personal incubator pic.twitter.com/8vrLstcnHb
— mj (@bigdybbukenergy) July 25, 2024
While some people might embrace trad wife roles, they have support from social media or proper backing. It is clear that this lifestyle is not for everyone. It requires substantial backing, support, and help. Without these, the demands can be overwhelming and unsustainable.
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