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Jessica Furiosi's avatar

I only heard of Ballerina Farm through this podcast episode and I think I am happier to not spend countless hours watching someone else live their life on social media. I really liked the balance you presented here with the trade wife podcast episodes, especially how you addressed that just because she farms or wears dresses, it doesn't mean she is an "oppressed trad wife."

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Tiffany Thornton's avatar

Made my earlier comment at the beginning of the podcast… fabulous discussion as always, great listen, and I’m so happy you are back! I don’t know anything about Ballerina Farm, but I’m with you Emily. It’s just sad to see everyone so riled up over a couple that we don’t know’s marriage. And the anti-children sentiment in that article (I just scanned it, that was enough for me) is so sad, and it is just everywhere. Your post about your pilgrimage and all the blessings being on a trip with children brought was just lovely (it’s now my goal to convince my husband we all need to join you on your next pilgrimage! If it’s 2026…God willing Leo will be done with chemotherapy by then, so that seems like reason enough for pilgrimage to me!)

Also the little discussion about not being able to have a conversation during the day with little children around…so. True. It’s been a source of frustration at our dinner time especially!

Looking forward to the next episode!

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Anna Sutton's avatar

Yeeesssss! I have missed this podcast. So glad you’re back in the attic :)

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Tiffany Thornton's avatar

Send me a sourdough starter in the mail, Kate! With instructions…I want to learn! 😄

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Helen R's avatar

P. S. Chris, that's tool bad about the colosseum episode -I'm convinced there's something about the colusseum that causes wallet and money issues. That's where we discovered Angelo's (husband) debit card was missing. Turns out it was eaten by the ATM earlier (same color) because we were befuddled and took too long to take the cash. (Moral, take to two cards -which we did) Just in case!)

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Helen R's avatar

I think, just by having followed Ballerina Farms for a very long time, that they are living the life they both have desired together. As Emily says, we know nothing about their lives,in reality. Zero. I didn't even bother with the Time 's article because it smacked as a real paperwipe gossip rag. Just my opinion. Not worth my energy. I do know that Hannah has attended Five Mary's Ranches entrepreneur courses, which helped Ballerina Farms with their business. I buy meats from Five Mary's and know them, they're solid. (And Catholic!). The whirlpool of the Internet is so difficult to navigate, we simply have to be discerning! Thank you for another great episode, funny and thoughtful.

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She Has Invisible Friends's avatar

TradCatFem.com, a British blogger, brought up concerns about predatory covert abuse. I take it seriously because of personal experience with someone close to me who married a predator, and also how easily I was being swept into romance and marriage by a powerful love-bombing millionaire myself.

Maybe it describes Hannah, maybe not. But. My feelers went up when I heard billionaire’s son hurrying a world-class talented gorgeous young woman through a two-months courtship to marriage, without her degree, without even a healthy length of time of courtship whereby she could get to know him, his personality and flaws, his expectations of her, and where she may have enjoyed a brief period of professional dancing. Again, maybe it really was once-in-a-lifetime love for her. But it’s certainly not something we should encourage our daughters in.

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KP's avatar

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Trying to edit this but my browser won’t allow me.

Maybe not “pressuring her,” obviously, but hurrying her lest she get snatched up by anyone else, before she knows his personality, his flaws, his expectations of her. Without a standard healthy period of courtship in which she can even enjoy a brief period of professional dancing. I’m not excited about the Mormon aspect either.

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