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So, there is this new term being thrown around the internet called ‘Trad Wife’.

What is a Trad Wife you may ask? Well, according to ‘Dictionary.com‘ a ‘Trad Wife’ is:

“A married woman who chooses to be a homemaker as a primary occupation and adheres to or embodies traditional femininity and female gender roles.“

What’s the difference between Trad Wife and Housewife?

To my understanding, absolutely nothing! Every generation has their own term of phrase for what they call things, and in the newest generation, Trad Wife (which stands for Traditional Wife) is the new term for a housewife, a mother, a homesteader wife, or anyone who wishes to stay at home and take care of the house and the kids.

What does a Trad Wife do all day?

The ‘duties‘ of a Trad Wife are your normal household chores. Washing the dishes, folding the laundry, making the bed, and your basic cleaning around the house. They also take care of any kids, do most of the cooking, and all the while, they post it on the internet for all to see! Part of being a Trad Wife online, is to make a profession out of staying home. So, most of these famous Trad Wives post about their everyday lives online to gain money and to grow a business so that they can keep staying home and looking after their families, while still making money.

Why is the internet blowing up about Trad Wives?

In the modern world of the internet, everyone feels the need to voice their opinions! The term Trad Wife has gotten a lot of controversy over the last year or two, and it’s based on people’s opinions about that lifestyle, and the fact that people who don’t live that life don’t agree with it.

Many people also think that Trad Wives are just ‘glorifying the Mormon/Amish ways of life’. (As if Mormons/Amish are the only people who have women staying home to cook, clean, and take care of their kids.) Personally, I think it shows a lot of different cultures through this way of life, as it is literally just someone who stays home and takes care of their family!

Many feminist women are also upset about this lifestyle becoming a ‘trend’, because it shows women that their ‘proper place‘ is at home in the kitchen where they need to be taking care of their families 24/7. With more women choosing to step out of this traditional role and focus on their careers and themselves, the term Trad Wife is seen as a threat to modern women who don’t wish to settle down and have a family.

So, why am I writing about this?

Well, in all honesty, I wanted to make people aware of this trend/lifestyle, and remind people that it’s okay to be different, AND it’s okay to be traditional. If people want to make this their lifestyle, more power to them! We are not in control of what people do with their lives. If we don’t like it, we don’t have to live that way!

Me personally, I like that people are hopping on the ‘trend’ of making their own food, taking care of themselves and their families, and glorifying chores and house cleaning! It’s something that I myself have been striving for.. I actually LIKE doing chores around the house. I’m working on growing my own food. Hubby likes cooking from scratch. And someday we’ll have kids that I will stay home and take care of.

An online trend that shows moms and wives taking care of their families, cooking meals from scratch, and starting gardens in their yard so that their families can get some healthy produce and learn gardening skills? That’s not a trend to be feared or looked down upon!

As far as ‘trends’ go, this is probably one of the most wholesome internet trends out there! Compare this to eating tie pods, forcing cinnamon down your throat, or pouring a bucket of ice water over your head, and it makes it seem almost laughable that people are mad at this!

The really sad part is that, while looking for a video about Trad Wives to attach to the bottom of this blog post, it was REALLY hard to find one that wasn’t making fun of the lifestyle.

People have gone WAY out of their ways to make fun of, harass, and belittle the lifestyle choices of women looking to stay at home and take the ‘traditional’ role of getting married, having kids, and staying home to take care of the house.

As someone who wants to live this way of life as well, we have gotten a LOT of opinions from our family, friends, and complete strangers about getting married (because apparently 26 is ‘WAY too young’), having kids (which is a waste of money), and buying a house of our own (in this economy?!)…

So, here’s just a friendly reminder, to live life how YOU want to. ❤

People are going to have their opinions no matter what we do with our lives. We are too young, until we’re too old. We’ve got plenty of time to do things, until we don’t. There is no ‘perfect’ time to do ANYTHING! So, we may as well go on our own timeline!

As always, my beautiful, amazing, and lovely readers.. Smile, have an amazing day, and do something for yourself today. ❤