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A 23-year-old woman has recounted how she went from “raging feminist” to a 1950s-style housewife and has no regrets choosing family life as her career path.
Madison Dastrup, of Cedar City, Utah, posts regular content to TikTok, where she has nearly 70,000 followers, and in a clip reveals that she is a completely different person than she was six years ago after becoming a ‘conservative tradwife’ and having three children.
‘Tradwives’ (short for traditional wives) have steadily increased in number in recent years and Madison explains what the role of a tradwife is on her TikToks.
In a video, she says: “The housewives do all the housework, they take care of the children, they take care of the husband, they take care of the house and it is not because they are forced, but because that is what they want.” do. Housekeeping is a career, housewives do this for a lifetime.’
Madison says that stay-at-home moms are different than stay-at-home moms who return to their careers after raising children, but she insists that neither is better or deserves more than the other.
Madison Dastrup, from Cedar City, Utah, is a tradwife and posts regularly on TikTok.
She says that she is a completely different person than she was six years ago. She previously said that she was a ‘raging feminist’, but now she is a ‘conservative tradwife’
On TikTok, Madison posts tongue-in-cheek videos in response to people criticizing her lifestyle. Many viewers have praised her for standing her ground.
The mother of three also thanks her husband, whom she married in 2018, for his support.
Through Instagram and TikTok, Madison offers a glimpse into her life behind the scenes.
On Instagram, many of her posts focus on her culinary activities.
In one photo she can be seen frosting a batch of cinnamon rolls while wearing an apron, and in another she reveals her recipe for hearty potato soup.
She can also be seen on a TikTok packing her ‘working’ husband’s lunch box, with some treats including Doritos, a can of Mountain Dew and homemade bacon and cheese wrapped chicken breasts.
Washing clothes and collecting chicken eggs are other activities that she can be seen doing.
On TikTok, Madison also posts tongue-in-cheek videos in response to people criticizing her lifestyle.
In one video, with a superimposed caption reading “whenever people ask me what I went to school for,” she tells viewers that she earned her “MRS degree.”
She then explains to a voiceover asking what the acronym stands for: “You taste like a lady, you taste like when you want to be a housewife.”
On Instagram, many of her posts focus on her culinary activities.
In one clip, she can be seen frosting a batch of cinnamon rolls while wearing an apron.
Madison says of her husband, “He works so hard and can give our babies just about anything they could want and need.”
Looking to the future, Madison says that after having three babies in three years, 2023 is her year to focus on herself and “in return, be a better wife and mother.”
Many viewers have praised Madison for holding her own.
TikToker @VictoriaKrych wrote: “This would work great against trolls and bullies who say being a stay at home mom is not HARD JOB or a real job.”
And @EsperanzHernandez said she too decided to be a stay at home mom and ‘almost a year down the road and I LOVE IT!’
In other posts, Madison speaks candidly about her battle with postpartum psychosis and how having a miscarriage at nine weeks was another thing that affected her mental health.
The mother of three also thanks her husband, whom she married in 2018, for his unwavering support.
She captioned a photo showing her holding his hand: “He works so hard so I can stay home with our babies, so we can have clothes on and food on the table.”
She works very hard and is able to give our babies just about anything they could want and everything they need.
“He encourages me to get my nails done and allows my addiction to Starbucks. Taking care of our family one job site at a time and I am so grateful.
There are good men out there and I got lucky with one of the best.
Looking to the future, Madison says that after having three babies in three years, 2023 is her year to focus on herself so she can “be a better wife and mother in return.”
Offering advice to other moms, she concludes: ‘Don’t pour from an empty cup! This post is a reminder to do something for yourself.’