Meredyth is warning young women to be weary of the pitfalls of being a 'trad wife' (traditional wife), like she once was. "They're not getting the whole view," she told The Feed. On TikTok, she warns her audience, "I, being 51, I am one of the first or second generations of women being traditional, stay-at-home wives, who are coming out saying, 'Don't do this to yourself'.
" 'Trad wives' (short for traditional wives or traditional women) believe in traditional gender roles, and prioritise homemaking and motherhood over careers. "We've proved that we can have the kids, we can have the career – we can do it all," Australian trad wife, Kelsey Thom, told . "And a lot of women [have decided], 'I'm just as fulfilled being at home, having a beautiful husband and a couple of children and taking care of them .
.. and being a homemaker.
" Trad wife influencers have now emerged on TikTok. They share insights into their daily lives, including a priority of "submitting" to their husbands and dedicating life to motherhood and homemaking. While many are American, Australian trad wife influencer Jasmine Dinis has nearly 200,000 followers across her social media profiles.
But Meredyth is one of several women on TikTok trying to warn young women that the life of a traditional wife is not all baking bread and gardening – as it can appear on social media. And that it could leave them destitute. "People my age — women that are in their 40s or 50s — that have raised their children, who have b.