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Ballerina Farm: Why Everyone Is Obsessed With Hannah and Daniel Neeleman
Following a controversial interview, the life of Ballerina Farm — the original trad wife influencer, former Juilliard dancer Hannah Neeleman — is being hotly debated
She cooks, she cleans, she rears multiple animals and she homeschools and cares for all those kids: Henry, 12, Charles, 10, George, 9, Frances, 7, Lois, 5, Martha, 3, Mabel, 2, and baby Flora, 6 months. For instance, their kids aren’t allowed screens, but their lives are all over social media, and Hannah makes a point about being a simple, stay-at-home mom but is also earning a fortune from it, as well as mostly just showing the good parts. Even if Hannah is genuinely blissfully happy through her tiredness, the problem for her many critics is that most “trad wives” aren’t quite so naturally glamorous and Insta-ready, so the family are promoting a lifestyle that might not be much fun for women without the Neelemans’ many advantages: namely, looks, wealth and reach.
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