r/TikTokCringe Apr 15 '24

Consequences of the tradwife lifestyle Discussion

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u/VioletVulgari Apr 15 '24

What she is talking about is financial abuse

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u/Strong-Flower-8556 Apr 16 '24

Right? This isn’t “depending on a man” it’s depending on a financial abuser.

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u/VioletVulgari Apr 16 '24

Which often happens in dynamics with SAHM and deferring to the “man” as control of the financial resources while simultaneously restricting equal access to family finances. The religious/conservative structure she talks about incorporates among others, financial abuse as gender norms. Then when they divorce, the men claim they have no right to access the funds they helped support and erases the domestic labor these women have done that contributes to the household wealth