Nara Smith and Hannah Neeleman have been called “trad wives” by social media users to their mutual chagrin. Late last month, Nara, 23, and husband Lucky Blue Smith even brought their three children to visit the Neelemans’ Ballerina Farm . (Hannah, 34, runs the homestead with her spouse, Daniel Neeleman , with whom she shares eight kids.
) “We were visiting my husband’s family in Utah and thought it would be fun to hang out,” Nara told The Times of London in a Saturday, October 5, profile. “Hannah and I always get looped in together for some reason. We share similarities, like being mums and having a passion for cooking, but really we are quite different.
” Nara and Hannah both make social media videos documenting their domestic lives, leading critics to call them “trad wives.” The label, short for “traditional wife,” refers to modern women who take on stay-at-home roles while their husbands act as breadwinners. The “trad wife” term seemingly glorifies the more old-fashioned lifestyle of a housewife.
Both Nara and Hannah have denounced being referred to as a “trad wife,” asserting that they split all responsibilities with their respective spouses. “I’m not a trad wife. I’m a working mum,” Nara stressed to The Times .
“I’ve addressed it several times, but people still want to run with that narrative. I wanted kids, but I did not want to compromise my career. I do work that allows me also to be home with the kids.
I know that’s a privi.
