Tradwives. A Mashup of Traditional Wives
Tradwives. A Mashup of Traditional Wives
(Adapted from a newspaper article)
A bevy of women want to return to the 1950's
And have dinner on the table at 6.30 for their husbands
They want to don aprons
Spend afternoons baking
And be the only ones
Who get to scrub the toilet
The dream of hoovering in heels
Putting on a pretty pinafore
Putting their husbands and children first
And learning how
To elegantly blow their nose
They call themselves 'tradwives'
They are not like today's stay-at-home housewives
Or those on maternity leave
Or those because it's cheaper than childcare
These women actively embrace subservience
UK Alena is the made-up face of the movement
'Husbands must always come first'
Their mantra
Think back to the 1950's
Women had bugger all options for contraception
They were allowed to get raped
In marriage domestic violence
(More hidden than it is today)
And it was much trickier getting a divorce
Yet these women are putting on
Rose-coloured nostalgia glasses
And wishing they could go back
Don Matthews February 2020
M.C. Newberry
Wed 1st Apr 2020 16:59
I can offer a view from the perspective of a WW2 baby whose
mother was hardly "subservient" to anyone ! But we should also
recognise that the time-honoured position of women - and NOT
primarily in western countries - was their role as homemakers,
mothers and supporters/comforters to both husband and offspring...
beyond value in terms of social reference despite the strident metoo
utterances today. Behind many successful men is a happy woman.
And happiness is more likely if the essential nature of either sex
is properly understood: woman to nurture and men to provide the
source and the reasons. The exceptions have always been around
and can be found down the centuries of human existence.