It has been a long day here on the Phillips homestead. It has taken me until now to get the first tray of Cabbage Bread into the oven. There is leftover filling so I will add some rice, add some tomato soup, and more shredded cabbage tomorrow and make some Lazy Cabbage Roll Casserole. I plan on doing that first thing so as to be able to make bread and buns for the remainder of the week.
I also found two more items to donate, cleaned the corner where I keep my various hobby items, and even did a bit of tidying in the sewing/craft room.
This along with my regular Tuesday to do list. Staying home enables me to get much more done around the house.
I did fall down a bit of a rabbit hole as one of my daily watched YouTube channels talked about "Traditional Wives" and decided to find out a bit more. Any blogs I found on the subject ended in 2019, and really aren't very informative at all. Mostly they talk about staying home, the husband is the bread winner and boss, and one should always be subservient to their husbands wishes. Meals should always be home cooked, women should always wear feminine clothing, makeup and pretty much stay at home.... Not really conducive to a great marriage in my eyes. In fact many of them decorate their homes in a 50's fashion and say we should go back to that time.
As frugal people we already do many of the ideas posted. Cooking meals at home, thrifting, using up and making do. However when I look at photos and images of what these women are wearing I am pretty sure they spend way more on clothing than any of us do. I doubt very much that any one of them can sew a straight line, make a quilt, knit, or mend. Or at least I never saw a post on any of those things.
Not going to spend any more time, hopefully, reading about what I find a kind of cult. My husband and I share tasks, and discuss big expenses which is what I always thought marriage was
Traditional wives? Weird. Is this some new trend?
ReplyDeleteMy mom stayed home with us while we grew up and so I did have an idyllic childhood but then every single house on the block had the stay at home mom. She did all the traditional things and dad ran a busy contracting business. But she was not what I’d call submission. Quite the opposite. She was a pistol and very sassy. Once my sister married and moved out she went back to work at the phone company and dad retired early, stayed home and the roles switched. In fact he later became a better cook than my mom!
I think many women believe in the Proverbs 31 ways of being a wife. Much of is wonderful - but I could not go back to wearing the 50's clothes or some of the other things.
ReplyDeleteI have always had a home that is basic and simple and take care of my own. My husband and I were equal partners - we both worked hard in our ways.
I do think some folks today could stand to learn more about working together - instead it all being me, me, me.
Trad wives are a trend, though I think a lot of it is made-up for the Tiktok world and a way to monetize their lives.
ReplyDeleteI've never been traditional or married, but I can't imagine a life with a partner where my views and ideas weren't considered.
all that glitters is not gold. Usually within about 5 min of watching these I get the vibe. not for me. It is for those who follow trend, and want others to be a follower.
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