AFTER abandoning her dream life as a ballerina to move to a farm with her husband, Hannah Neeleman quickly adapted to rural life.
But the mother of eight recently hit back when people flooded the comments section of her viral videos, claiming she was oppressed.
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Hannah lives and works at Ballerina Farm with her husband Daniel, son of Jet Blue founder David Neeleman, and their abundant brood.
Despite their seemingly idyllic life, the family faced a wave of controversy when an interview was published that didn’t turn out the way they had hoped.
The mother posted a clip on her social media promoting the article about her and her family, noting that she was shocked by the final product.
The in-depth article, published by The Sunday Times, revealed what life at Ballerina Farm is really like and also showed Hannah’s dedication to her family and country life.
But as far as Hannah is concerned, she is not a business wife.
“For me to have the label of a traditional woman, I don’t know if I identify with that,” she said in a video response she shared about the story.
Hannah is a former pageant queen and former ballerina who trained at the prestigious Juilliard School before marrying her husband and leaving her life in busy New York City to work on the farm.
But the mom’s social media content has garnered her levels of fame she couldn’t have predicted — she now has more than 9.7 million followers on Instagram and 9.4 on TikTok.
The clips generally show what her life is like as a housewife on her 328-acre farm in Utah, but it was one clip in particular that left a sour taste in some viewers’ mouths.
In the viral video, Hannah expressed that she wanted a trip to Greece for her birthday, but instead got an apron with pockets for collecting eggs at the farm.
“He can definitely afford to take her to Greece, I would divorce him for this gift,” one person commented on the clip.
Despite the controversy, Hannah insisted that she loved the gift and resents the way she is portrayed “as oppressed, with my husband being to blame”.
“That couldn’t be further from the truth,” she said.
Speaking about their 13-year union, Hannah continued: “Together we built a business from scratch.
“We brought eight children into this world and we prioritized our marriage along the way.”
In fact, the former dancer said that she and Daniel plan to grow their farm, which offers a variety of products like dairy, meat, kitchenware and even more in the coming months and years.
The couple also plans to have more children, as Hannah said in the response video, “We’re not done having kids yet.”
Despite being happy with her lifestyle, people were still convinced that she wasn’t being completely honest.
“It wasn’t even the article that convinced me, it was the video of the light coming out of her eyes with the egg apron on and her condescending ‘you’re welcome’ at the end,” one person commented on the video.
“It’s your life and no one else can have an opinion on it, but I hope you get a break from constantly taking care of the kids and cooking to go to Greece,” another person added.
Meanwhile, others came to Hannah’s defense, praising her “beautiful family” and “dream life.”
“You have a beautiful family and are a huge inspiration to so many people so who cares what people think,” one wrote.
“If you’re happy, Hannah, then I’m happy for you,” said another.
What is a trad wife?
A trad wife (short for traditional wife) is a woman who chooses to take on an ultra-traditional role in her marriage, meaning she cooks dinner and looks pretty while her husband goes to work.
The trend is inspired by the idea of a 1950s housewife.
Many ‘traditional wives’ choose to dress in the style of clothing popular during this period (think floral dresses and slouchy cardigans).
Furthermore, the values considered important for business wives are similar to strict Christian values.
Traditional wives believed that they were not forced into this way of life and that their purpose was to be a homemaker.
The trend, which has drawn attention on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram, celebrates a time that has passed, with little recognition of the economic challenges families and mothers face today.
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