SAEDNEWS: Ballerina Farm’s Hannah Neeleman pushed back after a viral profile on her life with eight kids in Utah sparked criticism over her “trad wife” lifestyle.
According to SAEDNEWS, In the wake of a controversial Sunday Times profile, influencer Hannah, widely recognized as Ballerina Farm, publicly addressed the portrayal of her homemaking lifestyle.
“A couple of weeks ago we had a reporter come into our home to learn about our family and business,” she shared in a narration over a morning vlog on her Instagram on July 31. “We thought the interview went really well—very similar to the dozens of interviews we had done in recent memory. We were taken back, however, when we saw the printed article—which shocked us and shocked the world by being an attack on our family and my marriage.”
The 34-year-old mother of eight—Henry, 12, Charles, 10, George, 9, Frances, 7, Lois, 5, Martha, 3, Mabel, 2, and Flora, 6 months—revealed that the July 20 article painted her as “oppressed, with my husband being the culprit.”
In the Sunday Times piece, Hannah, who has cultivated her social media following through videos showcasing her cooking and family life, was labeled as the “most well-known trad wife” — a title she disputes.
“This couldn’t be further from the truth,” she asserted in her response video. “Nothing we said in the interview implied this conclusion, which was made to believe the angle taken was predetermined. For Daniel and I, our priority in life is God and family. Everything else comes second.”
Hannah emphasized the equality and love in her relationship with her husband, Daniel, 35. “The greatest day of my life was when Daniel and I were married 13 years ago,” she reminisced. “Together, we have built a business from scratch, we brought eight children into this world and have prioritized our marriage all along the way.” As a Mrs. American pageant titleholder, she also highlighted her ambitions while being a dedicated mother and wife.
“We are co-parents, co-CEOs, co-diaper changers, kitchen cleaners and decision makers,” Hannah explained about her partnership with Daniel. “We are one. And I love him more today than I did 13 years ago. We have many dreams still to accomplish. We aren’t done having babies, we are excited for our new farm store to open, and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for the rest of it. But for now, I’m doing what I love most: being a mother, wife, a business woman, a farmer.”
