Q&A | Part 1
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
- In today’s video, I will be doing a Q&A, where I will be answering simple questions such like:
- What my husband does for a living
- Whether my aesthetic is inspired by Marilyn Monroe
- If I grew up traditional
- How I deal with hate on the Internet
- And much more!
Thank you so much for all the support you’ve given my channel and I look forward to making more UA-cam-centered videos! Please give me any advice on making UA-cam's because I am new to the format of UA-cam and creating longer videos.
Enjoy your life journey with your husband. Forget the naysayers. Trust in God.
Thank you so much for that kind comment! Have an amazing day and may God bless you!
Gorgeous 😊🥂
I agree. Stick with Him. His path is better than being rich!!!😊
I so agree.
Amen! 🙏
This is awesome! I am a homeschool, homebirthing, homesteading mom of three. I truly appreciate seeing other people living wholesome lives and being willing to share their stories. Disfunction has become so normalized that people feel triggered by a functional situation. Thank you for your content.
Oh my goodness the 3 H’s!!! I love that ❤ I hope to homeschool and for sure home-birth our future children as well! Thank you for your sweet comment ❤
Yes me too homebirth, homeschool and homesteading farm life are the best! We love it too!
As a man, I could watch Estee talk for hours on end. She is so cute and traditional. It is like watching a 50's housewife. Her husband is a very lucky man.
Estee, I am 55 years and have been walking out my role as a traditional wife but really didn’t “know” it. You have truly inspired someone older like myself. I thank you truly. Bottom line, wisdom is wisdom, it doesn’t matter where it comes from. I appreciate your wisdom, I know it comes from God’s word. 💖💝
“In my family we celebrate everyone’s differences.” I don’t know why but this made me tear up 🥲
Aww! Ha we do though! Embracing what makes others happy is what makes the world go round 🌍
Some people are just filled with hate...your response to them comes from a loving place...good for you!
Thank you I appreciate that 🙏🙏
Thank you for having courage to publicize your faith in Christ and your support for traditional values. Don't listen to the haters that will scoff at you claiming you are unsophisticated. Being clever or cunning, like many on the left, does not make up for character deficit. "Virtue before knowledge"
Thank you so much for that! I actually love that quote and I believe it to be true as well😊
2 Peter 1:5-7 NKJV
Mom of 4 here married for 10 years next February. You are such a light in my life, it’s beautiful to see young ladies (I’ll be 35 in December) wanting the big families and having dreams and goals. I love your channel and on Instagram. Keep shining being yourself sister you are inspiring so many regardless of those who don’t get it. Love your heart! 🩵
Thank you so much for that! It’s so great to find other likeminded women here online! I feel a community here that I don’t get in my personal life and it’s so uplifting to hear other women share their story’s and their life. Thank you and God bless 🙏🥰❤️
There's nothing wrong with wanting to be a traditional wife and mother. People who would put you down for that are the ones who should be ashamed of themselves. (Pssst. They're just jealous because they can't cook like you can 🙃)
As a SAHM of 6 beautiful children one grown the rest at home, I love my husband and children and homeschooling them. I get some crap from people but I stay strong, we need more people empowering SAHM. ❤
I am glad you're bringing the Trad wife lifestyle to light. I was called a loser when I told a prospective mate that I wanted to be a housewife. It's hard to find a man out there that respects that.
Aww I’m so sorry you got called such an awful name. That man was definitely not worthy of you and the lifestyle you wanted. I too get called names by others who don’t understand the honor this life holds. Keep your head up and your future husband will not only desire but strive to give you this life just as much as you want it I promise ❤
I wanted to be a mother & wife full time trad wife and my amazing husband has afforded me that career ( yes ladies it is a FULL TIME JOB ) for over 34 years ! We are so blessed and we could even home educate two very successful now grown men !
Yes!! It’s awful that it’s looked down upon!! The governments don’t want people taking charge of their life choice and family.
There are men who do value your thinking. Please don't lose hope.
@@EsteeWilliams what do you mean YT gear. You rotate your phone like 90 degrees and you shoot widescreen.
Love this woman... such a beautiful soul and her husband is a lucky man.
You are NOT a blast from the past! You are a great hope and a shining light into the future if your generation has any chance to make this country what it was when there were so many women like you. The greatest one in the world! I won't be here to see it. But I pray that what you represent becomes a sweeping epidemic in this country!❤
Except that she is building her social media to make money from …. No problem with any of that, it’s amazing if one chooses both to be a homemaker and make money, it’s all awesome but the narrative is that they share one income and the wife be dependant…
It's not. We're not going back to the past. She represents the subset of women who want to make money off of social media. Most of Gen Z are just trying to survive out here, not make ourselves into some caricature for the culture war.
@@sara-os5yz I have made no money off social media 😊 there are many women who do and that’s amazing and why not if you can? It doesn’t take away from the message
Thank you so much for that kind message! I definitely see a shift in our generation happening where more women are wanting to become homemakers and take care of their families 😊
@@EsteeWilliams Good for you, I never said making money off of social media is bad or wrong 🤷🏼 and no the statistics don’t want to back up more women wanting to be homemakers. most people are just fed up with the awful american work grind.
I’m 59 years old, I’ve seen the struggles woman have went through to be heard. Now we have choices, family? Career? or both but the minute you say that your choice is to be a wife and homemaker you are ridiculed, laughed at, got anger directed at you and more, by other Women!! I’m nearly forty years married and many of the women who ridiculed me are divorced. My choice has worked for me and yes when my husband and I go out for coffee I put the sugar and milk in it for him. It’s a little gesture and a loving one. He touches my hand gently every time I do it and I still get a thrill from head to toe. Stick by your choices and don’t let anyone interfere with them because they think they know what’s good for you because they don’t! You do. ❤❤❤
That's so romantic. What a beautiful story. You're incredibly lucky.
This is so wholesome, I actually found myself smiling while reading this. Many blessings to you and your hubby
God, what a slave. Let him put his own dam sugar in his coffee. He's a big boy.
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I just love how kindly you put everything. Can't get over it. You're probably one of the absolute nicest people on social media right now. You seem so humble and not trying to force things on people. we need more of that in this world. Don't change!
Thank you so much for that kind comment I really appreciate that! I’m all for posting and showcasing a life without telling others to live the way I do but perhaps inspire those seeking a similar marriage. Thank you 😊
YES! That’s the reason I shared my birth on my youtube channel! I had only known ONE other woman in my whole life at that time who had done a homebirth… it was NOT something I was exposed to or really even aware of! I’m excited you’re going for that too:) It was honestly a soul altering moment and I’m so grateful to God I was able to birth my son at home!🥺🙏🏻
I was able to go epidural free with my third baby at 27! I had a tiny bit of pain management but I wanted a home birth so bad… however our insurance sis did ANYTHING went wrong they wouldn’t cover any after care costs due to my “negligence,” in birthing at home. In my opinion that’s basically taking a free right away from a women… how dare u tell me my care doesn’t matter unless I HAVE to be at a hospital… what’s the point of me even having health insurance if that’s the case. I rarely go to the dr when I’m sick.. only if it’s something serious. While I don’t think there’s anything wrong w modern technology bc it saves mothers and babies lives I wish America had more of a birth system modeling European midwives care etc … women don’t want to birth in a hospital when they could rest in their own bed with their baby after the fact at least for me I would have loved too
You also didn’t want to adopt a baby from Thailand because you couldn’t post it on social media. Yikes 😬
Thats very nice❤ i have been thinking of having a home birth for my second child (but thats not at all common here in norway!), if i will ever get a second child🙏
I started being a stay-at-home mom in ‘94 and we homeschooled, and we were pretty counter-cultural at the time. I’m glad to see many of you younger gals taking this path and speaking up about it! ❤
I LOVE that you are sharing that you do not have to marry wealth to be a homemaker! So true! We are not wealthy by monetary standards, but have a rich life.
Estée, could you possibly post a video of your passions, hobbies, or what you do for fun, personally as a housewife? My Mom used to sew, garden, even build us playhouses and little stages. She was amazing! Love your vids!😊
I love this! I also met my husband at the gym and he’s also 2 years younger than me! We followed the same route as you. We were newlyweds for a year and we bought our first home and now I’m 5 months pregnant with a baby girl and our 2 year wedding anniversary is tomorrow! God is good! I’m very happy for you
Hi from France :) first, I wanted to tell you that I admire you, for standing up for your choices, no matter what. Secondly, I'm definitely not familiar with american trad wives movement and even the "gender" narratives, that some of your commenters brought up. I think that people should live the way they want and never be pressured into fitting a certain role.
And finally, I wanted to share my own experience with you : I chose the carreer path until I had my baby and realized I was missing so many things, like her first word, her first steps and stuffs. After a year and a half, I gathered my courage and quit my job to be a full time mom at home. It lasted until she was old enough to go to school and then, I decided to become a part-timer, to still have free time for my loved ones while supporting them a bit financially. Things are perfect right now and I have the most caring husband who agreed with every single one of my choices. Good luck to you, hope you will get your big big family!!
It's kind of interesting how our experiences with our spouses are almost the same. Met my wife on Dec. 31 2019 and got engaged about a year and a half later. Got married on Jan. 7 2023. She is currently staying at home and we are currently trying to get pregnant. Way to keep the traditional families going. Stay blessed!
Married for almost 10 years here.
The way you do marriage is spot on Estee👏🏼 People scoff because you’re a 25 yr old newly wed, but time will prove that you were on the money. Don’t worry about them ❤
Thanks for the little peak into your life, Estee. An electrician is a great job. You husband will always have work, and on bigger jobs he may get to work with family. As a topic for a future video, I think that many people would like suggestions on finding a good partner. Finding the right person can seem like an impossible task at times. Don't listen to any of the haters. Lots of unhappy people on the Internet, and the best way to help them is to just be yourself. You can only live your life. I look forward to future topics on your channel. Cheers.
I agree trade work is amazing! There will always be work available for them and hey no college debt! That’s a plus! I love the video idea on finding a good partner I have started making notes on that video idea so I can give tips! Thank you so much for that comment 😊
It's "peek," peak is like Pike's. Maga!
@@eohippusone My spelling has always been bad, especially when writing on the fly. Spellcheckers are my best friend.
Yay for more UA-cam! I don’t have any other social media so this is the only place I see your videos 😁
I love that you shared about the influence from the Indian culture. Many Americans feel like traditional wives are a novel or an outdated concept, when in reality, most of the world has continued operating in this way because they have learned over hundreds, if not thousands of years that it *works*!
I’ve been married over 13 years and we have 3 children now. Keep doing what you’re doing! You are on the right track!
I know you probably won’t see this, but I just wanted to say you’re so inspiring and such an incredible woman! I started watching your videos a couple months ago. I’m 15 years old and trying to figure some things out. Ever since I was a little girl I’ve always wanted to be a traditional wife, but so many horrible people around me brought me down to this level of thinking that I was less than a man and being a wife was all I was good for. It hurt me, and I went through this deep manipulation for years. I recently became free from all of these negative voices in my life. But, certain parts of traditional marriages scare me. My fear is that I will be thought less of, become oppressed, or be mistreated. Traditional marriages are beautiful and a dream of mine. It’s just hard to have a dream like this when you have a messed up mindset. I keep praying and asking for God to help me, and to heal my unhealthy mindsets. Watching your videos has helped a lot, I realize that a good man would not think of you as less but his equal in marriage 😊. Praying blessings over you and your husband! ❤️ Thank you for posting these amazing videos.
Thank you Estee for normalizing what to me has been normal for 24 years now. Being a wife of nearly 26 years and a mother of two almost 24 years now. I wouldn’t have it any other way. This to me is the most IMPORTANT job there is. Take care of your hubby ( it comes back ten fold) and put great kids out into society. Thank you for your content.❤
Watching from Michigan…Kim
I would love to see vlogs! Or like more of this sit down chats.
I would love to start vlogs here on youtube! Thank you so much for your feedback 😊
You and your messages are validating to women like me who have no other choice but to stay home. I struggle with Lyme disease which isolates me, and due to the severity of it keeps me from working. That being said, it brings me such joy every day that I can in the least provide a good home cooked meal for my hard working husband who is a house painter by trade, and to focus on making our home a welcoming sanctuary. Unlike so many, I do not have the choice of going to work. But God gives me the strength every day to attend to whatever needs doing around our home, and I am forever thankful for that!🙂💕
You are such a beautiful woman, inside and out. Keep doing what you're doing - you are an inspiration!
Wow thank you so much for your kindness ❤
Greetings from a homeschooling mom to 4 😁 from Poland!❤
Love your content, keep going😊
I told my wife the other day I wanted a time machine to go back to the 50s. Dead serious. TRAD society. Take care, love what you're doing here.
@@britox.6216 What? You think Mad Men held women to high standards or abused them? You don't want to go back to the 50's attitudes. Women couldn't even get credit cards etc. Pretty sad when you study the history.
@@keithwiebe1787on’t believe the lies. even if some of those putative horrors occurred, that system of human life worked better than this one by leaps and bounds.
The 60s are when it all went downhill!
@@shannonmaria22 No.The dark underbelly came out. It was always there.
@@JustDefensewell... you could be graped by your husband then too.
Women were oppressed.
Saying you want to go back to that.. its insane.
I'm a traditional wife and so was my mum. No better job. It's fullfilling, has purpose and you are your own boss. 😎 At the end of your life, you will remember the cherished memories of being at home and taking care of your family. No one remembers their soulless corporate job where you are a number.
Love your content!! The haters online are cowards, they would never say anything to your face in real life. They are jealous so they have to be negative.
Let's be happy and grateful while serving the Lord and family. ❤
You have a great outlook on life. Women need to hear your message that they don't need to feel pressured by society to have a career if they want to be a stay-at-home mom and wife, but they can certainly work if they want to. Blessings to you and your family.
I'm pretty sure she said it's fine to have a career as long as you can also take on all of the responsibilities of being a homemaker. Personally I think this is putting more pressure on women not less.
A 25 year old Newlywed is exactly what we need Estee!! ❤Your point of view is valuable and it’s often overlooked. You “stir up our faith.” 😊
This is wonderful. A positive , wholesome woman on social media. SOOO many men would LOVE to lead, protect and provide for a family and a woman who embraces her feminine energy and manages a home and raises children and supports her husband. BRAVO!!!
Hello from France. I'm a traditional husband, dealing with career/life expectations of my wife and kids. So, your video gaves me an interesting point of view. Thank you.
Amen 🙏 tight budget to save money. Marry a provider man not a wealthy one ❤ when I had my daughter I knew I needed to stay home and God wanted me to be there. I quit and God provided the increase in my husbands pay. Follow God and he will provide!
We love all things traditional and simple. From gardening to finance. There is a lot of us out here who support you
My wife is a tradwife and she loves it and I like it too. Keep doing what you're doing and don't let anyone say otherwise.
Same here as well! I now make enough to cover all the bills so my wife has shifted to a mostly tradwife with our 2 young kiddos. She is going to try the homeschooling route with them as well. She is still getting used to it because her life was work work work and now her priorities shifted to take care of our kiddos and give them the best life possible while I work. It's still a bit tough on her some days because she feels guilty for not working and that she's not helping bringing in income, etc. I don't mind at all. I encourage her and I support her being a stay at home mom because I think it's awesome. I am so happy that I am able to do this for our family and I never thought in a million years I'd be able to. So you bet we are going to keep on moving forward with the tradhome life.
Love these comments. You guys are great husbands!
Home births are absolutely amazing and empowering! Both of my kids I've had at home. To me, it feels like the more comfortable, natural decision. Good luck in future pregnancies and home births 💛
Thank you so much for your voice on here! I cannot wait for more videos. I would love to see more about your daily life, your faith and recipes!
Aww thank you so much! I look forward to making longer videos here on UA-cam and diving more into my daily routine and cooking! I really appreciate your sweet comment thank you! 😊
You are doing what makes you happy today and what's most likely to make you happy later in life. Nothing could ever be better than that!
Love your Videos, Shorts, Etc. My degrees are in history and sociology, and I have so much to say in terms of how meaningful these are, but I’ll keep it short. I believe in the Lord and in what you’re portraying here. May He bless your creative pieces to influence people in a happier direction!❤️❤️❤️
The cooking videos you've been making recently are awesome. If you're looking for inspiration for other types of videos to make going forward, Mrs. Midwest or Courtney Ryan's channels might give you some ideas. A collab with you and Mrs. Midwest someday would be amazing.
My husband is a surveyer and utilities locator. (DPS) I'm a stay at home mother and homemaker. It's the joy of my life to fill these rolls for my family and we too make it work on a budget! It's totally possible to live on one income if you're committed to the lifestyle and willing to be industrious.
Indian here... Am so warmed to hear and so torn too ! .. yes, we are who we are because of our parents doing what they did. They sacrificed and provided, and I am forever greatful! But, I do wonder how many women's vocation or calling it is to be a housewife.
Not all, but more often than not, women are not entirely happy. They dont have healthy communication from their husbands, and they don't get the dose of love they need.
And more of then than not, things get brushed under carpet and they just live through without bettering anything.
Its a longer narrative here
I'll stop. But, those who get it it get it.
I agree with you. I think what is lacking is respect and equality. I care for a number of patients who are depressed because they are unable to work due to childcare duties and were much happier in their previous lives. We know that employment provides satisfaction and improves wellbeing.
If you embrace love within yourself, then you will attract love; therefore, these concerns are unwarranted. Be blessed!
Good for you Estee! Nice to see an authentic young lady, quite rare these days! My wife always wanted to be a Mother more than anything else. Most fulfilling time of our lives was raising our three children. Wishing you & your husband all the very best with your life journey! Hugs from Australia!
You’re hope to the new generation, Estee! A generation that is being destroyed by feminism needs more women like you and men like your husband who want to be the provider.
I totally feel you when you said about letting go of society’s norms. It recently happened to me too. I was kind of tied to people’s opinions on needing to go to university, have a successful career, etc., but at each obstacle I felt like giving up because that wasn’t what I really wanted. I’m not married yet, but I’m already a homemaker and waiting on God for a good husband.
May God bless you and your husband 🙏🏻
Actually real feminism was never what it is now. It’s actually about supporting ALL women choosing whatever THEY want in life whether that’s a traditional wife or a woman who works outside the home. Whatever she chooses is supported by a true feminism.
@@MoonBeamLight Hum, it isn't really. If you you go deeper into the history of feminism, you'll see the true dark side of it. The main feminist writers already had perverted minds and cruel intentions in pushing their agenda forward.
few days ago, a woman told me "I feel so bad for you, why would you want to be a servant for the rest of your life?". Feminism has truly destroyed this world ! I don't know why they feel the need to put another woman down tho lol, alhamdulillah I am at peace and don't care, but it could really affect someone very negatvively.
Also I understand you, I went to uni, got a diploma, went to another program but did not finish, got married instead. May Allah (just means God in arabic) grant you a pious husband, ameen
@@LinorMilan Amen, thank you! I totally agree with you! Feminists only respect women’s choices when they agree with those choices, when they fit their agenda. If they don’t, they put those women down for being who they’re meant to be. I also believe that it can affect some women negatively, like they may feel pressured to do things that they don’t want to and can even get mentally sick because of that pressure. It used to affect me very much in the past, but now I’ve learned to listen to what God wants for me, not people, and I believe that that’s what you’ve done too! May God bless you and your husband abundantly! Amen 🙏🏻
@@CassiaMdB Those are not real feminist and don’t fit what the actual definition of what that word started as.
Bless you! It's so refreshing to see young women celebrating being a stay at home mum. My children are grown up now. We have 8 children of our own and 2 young adopted children, and I have been a stay at home for the whole of our 30 year marriage. It's been lovely to watch them grow up without the pressure of having to work. I'm very appreciative of the fact that I was able to do that, and had a husband that was very supportive in this choice. I don't think you can offer children anything better than a stable home and marriage, with a mum that is happy and not stressed. ❤
I love this, Estee! Thanks for helping inspire the type of behavior that we need more of to build the framework of a healthy society! You hit the nail on the head: it's not wrong for a woman to not go the route we do, but it's also such a high calling and a noble challenge to choose to pursue it, especially when it's looked down on by modern culture! Wish you lived in Texas so we could be friends! I'm 25 and about to have my first baby, and I definitely consider myself a traditional wife. I don't have any friends who feel quite as passionate as I do about this lifestlye. Keep up the good work, and I hope we can get in touch and at least be friends virtually! ❤️🥰
I just found your channel and resonate so much with you and the things you say. I always wanted to be a SAHM and housewife, I never wanted a career life. My parents both worked full time and I do not want that life for my children. I was also a nanny in my late teens through early 20s.
I really appreciate you willing to share about being a tradwife, I've always been ashamed of not wanting a career.
Thank you for speaking up!
These values are so very needed in the world today, where today’s women have grown up without feminine mothers for three generations now 😬
Congratulations for standing up against the current and being a TRUE social revolutionary!
Also, there is a large Indian community in my country and I agree
There is NOTHING like Indian spices when it comes to food
And there is NOTHING like Indian rhythms when it comes to music
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Your story is so similar to mine! Met my husband in middle school but lost track until our early 20s. I’m 14 months older and had to deal with confusion over my traditional decisions for ME. No problem with anyone else living their life their way. So 20 years in here’s my advice thank each other, love each other, and listen to each other NOT those outside of your relationship. You know you! Keep it up, you got this.
I love your positivity and willingness to share and help others . God bless you. 😊
I would looove if you posted regular daily vlogs! As boring as it might seem to some, to me, given all the chaos of the world, watching a traditional lifestyle is SO interesting and relaxing to watch.
Ahhh I needed to hear this haha I get so nervous posting which is why I withheld posting this 18 minute video for over a month 😅 thank you so much for that uplifting comment and I would looove to get into more regular vlogs ❤
I'm with the tradwives. My wife and I have lived this way for 16 years now (13 with a son) and we're both very glad we did.
I 100% admire your lifestyle choices! The illustrations that you post are the illustrations I grew up with. So growing up, that was my ideal for my future. Unfortunately, I was discontent with certain aspects of my life and started chasing a way to support myself. I regret throwing away those years with my kids and supporting my husband. Now at 57, I find myself longing for that lifestyle… soon…
I absolutely love your page. I always wanted to be a traditional wife and we thought we couldn’t afford it so I worked. We finally made the decision for me to be a stay at home mom and wife and it’s been the best decision of our lives. I can’t explain it, but there is just a peace/less stress in the house that wasn’t there before. Thank you and I love your content!
I retired two years ago, so a bit late coming into the traditional wife thing, also married very very late for the first time (50 yo). I loved being a homemaker, cooking, cleaning, baking, needlework, etc. Such a pity it took me this long
Love the traditional wife lifestyle!! ❤❤ Thanks for bringing it to light!
My wife is a traditional trad mom. She honestly works more than me. She is an amazing mom, teacher, cook, and best of all wife. This family dynamic works so well. The kids are doing so much better being homeschooled. She is happier. No real negatives.
And yes I can attest that being a SAHM and homeschooling is the best! I also recommend off grid farming. Haha
God. Family. Honor. Country. The American Way!
Haha I love your username and pic USA!! 🇺🇸
Thank you! No better way to represent. Thank you for making a stand. May we all be so brave! We need more like you! We need men to repent and turn back to God! We need women to do the same. Stay strong!
❤found your channel by chance and have been loving your content. Looking forward to part 2 and the husband storytime video, also would love a closet or housetour video
If you are honest you are inspired a lot by Marilyn in hairstyle, dresses, makeup and facial expressions... you even own a dress that looks like one of hers and I ask myself if you found it somewhere or if it's especially tailored that way... the light blue one with the white dots... I love Marilyn very much and I've never seen anyone who comes that close to her in such a natural way... the combination of fragility and power and style and aura. I'm very surprised and impressed that this is possible... and it also gives me smiles because she always does... And of course you are a personality on your own. But also you are living something she has always dreamt of.
Nine years older and learning so so much from you, beautiful lady. Keep it up; I love seeing my own lifestyle reflected back to me through the next generation's eyes, it makes me braver.
Love your content. I have been a housewife for over 10 years, and it is highly underappreciated.
10 years? That’s amazing ❤🙌🏻 I agree it’s highly under appreciated especially in todays world but I’m so happy to see other women embracing this lifestyle here online 🥰
@Estee Williams Agreed...we decided as a couple that our kids needed the stability that a stay at home mom provides. It's especially important as they navigate middle and high school.
Estee, you are such a living doll! From one trad gal to another, I applaud you and your goodness. There is no other nobler calling than that of being a wife and a mother. Truly, you are an inspiration and I love all your content.
I'd say all those doctors and nurses who battled to save people during covid would disagree. Lots of ways to be "noble" in the world.
I wish this movement had been a thing when I was in my 20s. In the 80s & 90s, relationships were routinely treated as trivial and disposable. College was a romantic blur characterized by end of semester break ups. Later, as a military professional it was very difficult to establish any deep commitment and several breakups occured whenever I received orders to new duty stations among other reasons. Most of my relationships were based on fleeting attractions and couldn't withstand even minor challenges. I think that I had a lot to offer and many people have told me that I'd have been a great dad. Yet, here I am pushing into my 60s and retired with no lifelong romantic partner nor any children. I keep myself busy with hobbies, intellectual pursuits, working out, and travel. If not for that stuff, I might go mad from the isolation, loneliness, and regret. It's really all just busy work in order to fill my days while trying to ignore the fact that my presence on this planet is now largely irrelevant and devoid of significance for anyone but me and perhaps the IRS.
Like Estee implies, if you think you'll want a devoted partner and loving family then make that your #1 priority early in life or will be unlikely to happen.
Indian food is the best food on the planet. And yes, the music!
Ugh yessss! I couldn’t agree more!
If you worked as a nanny for a mom who "made it all work" but still needed a nanny, then she didn't make it all work!
Yes and no 😊 You definitely made a good point though she needed help therefore she didn’t do it all herself. I took her kids to school in the morning and picked them up but she was a very active parent because she only worked 25 hours a week which is what I was more so emphasizing.
It’s great to hear your story and the traditional side of things. I grew up with non traditional but always craved it. My generation and younger are always told to be independent and have a job that doesn’t require you to depend on a man financially. If I continued that thought process my marriage would have failed. Luckily, I turned things around and I’m a SAHM of three, housewife, and I start homeschooling this year. Keep sharing your story! Also, for baby prep, I really recommend takingcarababies. Worth every penny. Didn’t with my first but did with my second and third. The difference in sleep habits is real.
Don’t let the haters keep you from posting about traditional womanhood/wifehood/and femininity! There’s many women God is rising up to remind society of Biblical roles and how God designed the family. It’s inspiring and refreshing. There are so many women and young girls who are desperate for this teaching.
I love you. We all need to speak up about the joys of being a traditional wife. Wow, you shared so much, you certainly should not feel obligated to answer or say anything about any subject if you don't want to, I know you didn't say that, but I'm just reminding you, you are in charge and not let anyone make you feel bullied. ❤
As far as being a UA-camr: turning your camera/phone the other way is what most other creators do who film themselves. You obviously have a beautiful presence and are already great at being in front of the camera. It's the tedious editing of videos which take a long time making everything perfect before we hit publish. 😊
Even though I am more of a career focused woman I'm still interested in your life and find it super interesting to learn about other womens lives. Best to you and your family. 😊
I'm a divorced man with two teenage daughters. I've had discussions with them about determining what their priorities in life are and then focusing their energy toward their priorities. Are they career oriented and don't want a family? Would they like a family? Do they want both? When I bring up the FACT that the window for women having children is relatively short, they roll their eyes due to the programming society is giving them. Women today are programmed to think they can start their families later in life but are disappointed when they can't meet the right person and the wall hits. Absolutely nobody can have it all. Good relationships are like a teeter totter. There are ups and downs but as long as it's balanced, it can keep moving. Even though I feel I got raked over the coals when my ex decided to leave (she hasn't been able to find anyone other than Chads in the last 12 years), I wouldn't have changed anything. My priorities were always family and my job/career was a way to provide for them. I can see my daughters are well adjusted and happy. I spent many hours shuttling my eldest daughter to soccer and we bonded a lot. She was one best goalies in her rep and OPDL league but decided to leave her club after some cub politics and she wanted to focus more in high school. She is starting a biomedical engineering program in the fall and I could not be more proud of her because her program is elite and she needed to maintain a 95 average to get in. The time I've spent with my children have been the happiest in my life.
Wow! This is a movement. I thought traditional women were extinct. I’m extremely interested in hearing more. Men like myself thought that women being women was a thing of the past. Keep doing what you’re doing. Good job!
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My husband and I love your videos and we are almost the same in our relationship. I stay at home and raise our newborn and keep the house. He provides and protects. We love this and since I’ve stopped work and given birth I am a totally different person. I now have the time and energy to put into my family and not a job. Keep making your videos! It’s beautiful to see traditional housewives speaking out. I believe this relationship is the key to a happy marriage and life. Everyone gets what they need then 😊
You are so much more together than I was in my 20s. I have a different life than yours but relate to your enthusiasm for family and living. You're speaking the truth about dating with marriage in mind (if that's what one wants). Otherwise, we set ourselves up to settle. Been there, done that. Got the T-shirt, got the divorce. It doesn't guarantee a perfect marriage but dating someone who already has the qualities you want is a big step in the right direction as is making sure to be the kind of person we'd want to date.
Though I am not religious, I respect you and your lifestyle so much! I share almost all of the same values, you are definitely an inspiration!!
I was so excited to land on your channel. You have inspired me to embrace being a stay at home mom. And I love how much joy you have in your videos.
Thanks so much for your Content! It truly is encouraging to me. I’m also a house wife and I get lot pressure to go back to work. But honestly being a wife and full time mother has been such a blessing to my faith in Jesus and to my family. Keep up the videos. It great to see young ladies such as your self embracing Christian values. 🎊 🎉
Keep on the path Estee! Im so blessed with a Trad Woman- been married since 1987. 3 kids. 8 grandkids. She makes me and our kids and family and home her priority and has a gentle, genuine, loving spirit like you
I can't find enough kind words in the English language to say about you.
Women like you give me hope for humanity.
God Bless you and your Husband
Burlington is another great place for dresses and skirts. My sis got an H&M dress for $5. I got a Calvin Klein $15. Most dresses are under $20. Fancy dresses are typicallt under $50. ❤
I'm really happy you are focusing more on UA-cam. This is where I spend most of my time. Its nice to get to know you better. I can already get a feeling of your journey through answering these questions. Have a blessed day.
Hello Estee! Cooking tips please! Love food making tips, home made DIY cleaning materials is awesome!
The USA is a free country and you’re free to live your life in a way that makes you happy. Stay blessed!
I was so excited to see this come out! I love to hear about your life. You are such a light. The world needs more inspiration for loving happy homes, so thank you❤
I loved watching this. It's so interesting to see how different people gravitate towards and embrace traditional family roles. I especially like how a lot of the assumptions you get (like that you're emulating 50s western culture, or that you're sheltered and don't have a concept of familial hardship) are just blown away by your actual experiences and motivations. We all do it slightly differently as "traditional wives" and it's so exciting to see different experiences
I'm really happy that I've found you. Your content is realy warm and nice to watch, and seeing you standing up for traditional values is really great. Love your videos and can't wait for more. Blessing from Brazil!
PLEASE DO A HOUSE TOUR! i would love to see your garden, kitchen, home.
I am a transitional wife like your yourself. I have been a SAHW for 8 years now. My dreams have to always be a stay at home, wife and a stay at home mom, sadly our journey to parenthood has been rocky and we suffered from loss. We are now going through Ivf and excitingly going to be transferring one of our babies this next coming week in hopes, this is the full road to parenthood for us.💕 I definitely still am learning a lot day by day, and what it means to be a housewife and futuristically how I’m going to be as a human mom. For the moment being, I am a fur baby mom to my three giant dogs and three pet parrots. Love your videos!! Also, my husband is Indian, so I loved the part where you talked about going up in the Indian culture:)
Good luck transferring your embryo's
She is going to raise the most beautiful and well adjusted children ever. Such a sweet and lovely woman 😊
I would do anything to be at home with my daughter and focus on my family. Thank you so much for sharing your life! It's an inspiration to see such a beautiful and feminine woman- inside and out - who is embracing a traditional female role. Society needs Moms back with their families. ❤
Hi Estée, I am so interested in your story. I live a very different life as the higher earner in my home. But my career is always second to my wonderful family and my husband does a lot around the house to ensure I am not having to 'do it all'. I just love learning about your life. I believe everyone should be free to choose to live their own unique dream. I would love a video on how you guys manage your finances. How do budget, account and plan for the curve balls life migth throw at you in the future? Keep up the good work.
I really respect that you convey the wholesome, open-minded, humble aspects of the tradwife community, and show the internet that "trad-wives" aren't inherently a bunch of raving bigots (some are, but bigots exist in every sort of community). Thank you. Subscriber earned.
I know EXACTLY what you mean when you say you took to a specific part of your upbringing more strongly than your siblings did. I grew up homeschooled by mennonite schoolbooks, and we regularly visited a Mennonite farm. Though I wasn't raised in a Mennonite church (I was raised off grid and apostolic Pentecostal, so still very similar), it still had a huge impact on my life, beliefs, and decisions. My sisters, for some reason, were not affected the same way I was, but it had such a strong impact on me, that it's a large part of who I am today.
Welcome to UA-cam. As someone who doesn't have TikTok. I am glad that now I can watch your content directly through my own eyes:)
I’m so excited you will be on here! This is my personal favorite platform. I look forward to watching your upcoming videos ❤
I believe that you are gorgeous no matter how you wear your hair. I love that you support your husband, and that he supports you! You both seem level headed, I am glad that you have this channel. Don't forget to be spontaneous!!!