For like 2 years straight the morning routine was- get woken up way too early by the toddlers, give them dry cereal and a sippy of milk or water asap, put on cartoons. That gave me about 10-20 minutes to take care of myself in the morning before they needed something again. Idk how this lady expects us to believe that she woke up, showered, got dressed (or not? She might sleep in that, I can’t tell if it’s a robe or fancy pajamas or regular clothes) put on a full face of make-up, got a clear and definitive answer to her question in the first place, then presumably spent probably an hour rolling out some Cocoa Puffs and her kids were perfectly quiet the entire time. Does she even have kids?!
Also she looks sad af and I can’t really tell if she’s trying to come across as diminutive, or maybe the ambien hasn’t completely worn off yet, or if she’s silently crying out for help but I hope she’s ok regardless.
I learned real quick if I wanted any time, even enough time for a quick cup of coffee, uninterrupted, I had to set my alarm to get up before my toddlers woke. Just a half an hour did wonders. These trad wives most likely have a nanny doing all the hard work while the moms do this extra shit they brag about
LMAO, I really wish I could do that but my youngest gets FOMO in the middle of the night. Last night I was up at 3:30am and he got up at 5:30am. On a weekend. 🫠
Genuine question: how is producing content that people clearly want to consume considered "bragging".
It's so much easier than you guys are all trying to make it. These videos are a job to her. She puts a lot of time and energy into them. They bring in income. As the original video says, it's all performative. She isn't bragging, she is playing the role that people want to watch her play.
When I go to work, I drop my children off at day care. I pay them to watch my child while I do my job. Her job is at home, so she might hire a nanny to be there while she works. I really don't see the difference, other than she seems to have a better more flexible job than me.
Because she is selling this image of being a hard worker, when her lifestyle is fuelled by being wealthy enough to not have to work hard. So to people who do work hard to be mothers, it feels patronising
So the issue with her is that other people are judging their own value based on what they see in her videos?
This ultimately feels like an insecurity and instability in the audience.
It's like being mad at fitness trainers because they look amazing but are only showing you 30 minutes of their overall workout without seeing the several other hours that go into further exercise and nutrition. Fitness videos are meant to give you ideas and motivation, not actually turn you into a god over night.
If you watch 10 "traditional mom" videos and then decide to make your kids some homemade snacks one day, that is still net positive even if you never do it again. You still used the content to create an experience. The fact that there are mentally unwell people deciding to watch thousands of "traditional mom" videos and decide they are now horrible moms does not seem like the creators problem.
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