The TELLING Ballerina Farm interview

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[@jessetuttle1619]

The 'Egg Apron' video that blew this whole thing up broke my heart for her - they way he said 'You're Welcome' before she even said 'Thank You', and its a item for CHORES. All this woman wanted was a trip to fucking Greece which as a Billionare IS AFFORDABLE

[@redfork5417]

Finding out he’s a billionaire made me so damn sad. I’d seen the video before but the way he could easily buy them a home in Greece let alone a trip to Greece 😞

[@ferallilfairy]

⁠@@redfork5417so fucking sad. This man could build them all houses anywhere they wanted. Greece. New York. He could add a ballet studio in each one if he wanted to. He could hire all the nannies in the world and has the full means and capacity to give her the softest calmest happiest life even with 8 goblins running around and yet he CHOOSES to keep this beautiful woman suffering all for his selfish reasons. Ughhh

[@sulhwayuk6228]

not just any billionaire but his family literally owns jet blue. he could fly her anywhere at any time for any reason. the creep will book a ticket to sit next to her on a flight forcing her on their “first date” but won’t bother giving her a vacation that she so deserves after birthing 8 of his children. i hate him and “men” like him.

[@shaynestanz1]

A billionaire whose dad owns freakin' JetBlue! The MF sure as hell knew to call up daddy to get himself on her flight before, (creepy) but he can't get them some tickets to Greece for her birthday??

[@BC-bt7hu]

​@@shaynestanz1He doesn't care

[@graphicsgal85]

I never really fully understood why some people get into a rush to have babies. Especially when the brain isn't fully developed until mid-to-late 20s, and menopause doesn't hit until around mid 40s. That's a pretty substantial window to have kids. Yes, it does become more difficult to have kids the older you get, but it's not necessarily impossible. Also, there's always adoption to consider. But they could have waited until their 30s to have kids. I mean, if a couple REALLY wants to have kids so early and both parties are in agreement, go for it. But this feels questionable. And on another note, what "career ambitions" did he give up? It's pretty clear what exactly SHE gave up. But "career ambitions" is such a vague answer that it makes me wonder if his sacrifices were significantly less and/or much easier to obtain for him than what all she gave up, and they just used "career ambitions" as a cover up. This may not be the case, but why can't we have those details on him? Also, don't get me started on that egg apron. I hope they just did that for rage bait, and that he gave her tickets to Greece in private, but I have my doubts.

[@ih2439]

Everything they’ve chosen to do has to be viewed through the lens of Mormonism. Mormons are encouraged to marry young and have as many children as possible because it is their religious belief that they’re bringing souls to earth (from heaven) by having children. Premarital sex is also considered sinful. The confluence of those beliefs results in young marriage, tons of kids and traditional gender roles.

[@KreeZafi]

I think menopause on average hits more like early 50's but regardless, you're absolutely right that people are bizarrely pushing for procreating very early. It's wild how many people seem to believe you're practically dried up and infertile in your 30's!

[@MinaMcKay]

My nextdoor neighbor growing up, walked into a bar, saw a woman having a drink and said "im going to marry you" and she said "over my dead body". 2 weeks later they were married. Some people do move crazy quickly...that said i dont believe in love at first sight, its lust.

[@KatieLHall-fy1hw]

It is lust. Sometimes it can work out, which is great for those folks

[@MinaMcKay]

@@KatieLHall-fy1hw yes! They have a great connection on top of all

[@Strawberry_shortcake732]

Completely off topic you look exceptionally beautiful in this video. I’m completely stunned. ❤️❤️🤩

[@4amlibra]

If you drank for every red flag in this story you'd end up... well, dead, because Daniel won't let you go to the hospital.

[@LesPetitsNadeau]

She is roleplaying the trad wife life online. They can say whatever, it's a choice they made to market themselves and their company in this light. Everything is calculated.

[@sulhwayuk6228]

the fact that he booked a plane ticket next to her on a flight essentially forcing her on what he calls their “first date” but won’t send her on a much needed and deserved vacation after she gave up her career and birthed 8 of his children is absolute demonic work.

[@kristinicole2055]

THAT part. 😒 it disturbs my soul. I want to literally cry for her.

[@maremare3205]

Such a red flag for me

[@jellyrolly]

I think deep down he is scared that she will permanently leave him if she goes abroad, so he never got her the ticket to Greece.

[@witchcat8086]

@@jellyrollygood i hope she wakes up from this nightmare. that man is a piece of shit

[@SuicideJade]

And the fact that he won’t let her have a ballet studio. There’s no good reason.

[@jillwelch8180]

Being a woman who has given birth, can confirm there are no medals given for a non-medicated birth.

[@plamoretti673]

And as a daughter, I literally don't have more or less appreciation for my mother for using pain drugs or not

[@halcyon3116]

💯

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

Still a choice lol. I don't like ppl coming for those of us with no medication. You're not more liberated cause you did that. Did she get to choose for real? That's what we should be asking.

[@KettleBlacktheBat]

Yeah, I was uneducated for both of my babies thinking if I could take this pain, I could take any pain. My pain resistance would go up. Yeah, no. Periods still hurt lmao

[@miaanais5884]

@@BeautifulEarthJa no one was coming for women who give birth with no medication though. The issue is that Hannah most likely didn't get that choice, which every mother should.

[@spooky-spaghetti]

from my education on the topic, i gotta say a lot of daniel's behaviour is the hallmark of abusive behaviour - controlling, isolating, taking her away from her passions etc. she literally had to hide from him that she got pain relief. he clearly sees her as property. it's fucked up.

[@sidneyvictor7887]

they are mormon this is just being a mormon . and yea fuck that

[@MackyAttack]

My sister in law went through the exact same thing He scared her into home birthing, saying doctors will force her to have an epidural and that the epidural will forever leave side effects on her. He promised to make her an art room for her pottery and pottery wheel. When the room was finished, he turned it into his workshop. He doesn't believe in doctors or medicine. So when their one year old got covid, he didn't do anything until the baby had a seizure from a 105+ fever. She's not allowed to listen to her favorite music bc he doesn't approve of them. I could keep going... but yea. She left once, I helped her. But he used religion against her and she's still with him

[@lliissaaaaa]

I am so sorry for your sister in law and I hope she gets the strength to leave and stay far away from him one day.

[@tishinahoneyblue5355]

My heartbreaks 😢

[@breerex4957]

Your brother isnt the guy doing this crap right?

[@MackyAttack]

@breerex4957 oh god no. I'm married into the family. (I'm married to her younger brother). The dude she married is from a few cities over they met in college and got married after dating for a year

[@vladimirazubcekova7727]

@@MackyAttack these dudes always want marriage as soon as possible

[@SakuraAsranArt]

I gave birth without any pain relief and not by choice. My ex was one of those all natural, Big Pharma bad types and he insisted on no pain relief. I had PTSD for a long time afterwards.

[@vzxlid]

I am so sorry that happened to you wtf 💔 I hope you’re doing ok

[@amandaford8730]

Lord that's a nightmare. Glad he's your EX now.

[@katherines144]

😢

[@wakawoo12]

I legit thought this was about a shady Ballerina school 💀

[@sadiejane610]

Same

[@tiagocosmos]

Suspiria 2018

[@Dells16]

That's why I clicked 😂

[@NotAnotherKuromi]

Me too

[@meganlovesdisneyandcrafts4780]

pretty sure that will be a thing soon.

[@Chikorita2Chante]

"Self sustaining entity". I smell parentification.

[@nivision]

EXACTLY

[@cateyu5547]

Yes!

[@I_Am_RosaV]

The fact that he rushed her into marriage after TWO MONTHS tells us everything we need to know. :/

[@jessicadavis3989]

Yea and because he gave her an ultimatum

[@gabriellemondragon9603]

True. This sounds like classic love bombing from a narcissist

[@simrenbajaj6000]

And baby trapped her

[@issecret1]

And then immediately isolated her to another country....

[@amandaford8730]

Yah he definitely wanted to baby-trap her.

[@HailToTheMeep]

She is just one of his “livestock”

[@itsjeninMass]

💯

[@isabele4365]

She is a multi-millionaire & chose this lifestyle, I dont feel bad for her one bit 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@arianamitchell7050]

@@isabele4365she was indoctrinated into the mormon religion longgg before she met her husband at 17 years old. and she is not an owner of Ballerina Farm, only her husband is so if they divorced, her life would truly be hell bc right off the bat she wouldn’t have financial safety away from him. you’re totally allowed to feel however u feel about her but she’s not a multi-millionaire

[@isabele4365]

@@arianamitchell7050 she has millions of followers, i think she would be fine

[@isabele4365]

@@arianamitchell7050 and if thats true she would also get alimony if they split

[@shiraya318]

Sorry but the whole "boooking a seat next to her" thing would already be a red flag for me personally. You're basically forced to spend multiple hours next to that person, whether you want to or not, with nowhere to run. Nuh-uh. Apart from that, this whole story is just heartbreaking. It doesn't sound like he sees her as a person, a partner that he loves, but a servant to fulfill his fantasy of a big family, no matter her suffering. And she seems to have convinced herself it's all fine and normal and admirable cuz it's "traditional". I'd imagine she's trying to put all her suffering in a positive light just to keep her sanity cuz once she realizes the reality of how tragic her situation is, it would probably destroy her. And the egg apron thing...I can't even. Apart from the gift itself, he didnt even bother packing it up nicely, wrapping it or anything. Thats like the bare minimum of gift-giving imo (at least of events like birthdays) and he didn't even bother with that.

[@garyhost1830]

So just to be clear if a billionaires son was falling over himself to be with you, you would consider that a red flag. 😂😂😂😂 if I had a billionaire wife I would be stoked and not take pain killers too

[@shiraya318]

@garyhost1830 I don't care how rich he is, if it means I have to live life with a creep that doesn't see me as a human being, I'm out 🤷🏻‍♀️ what does all that money do for me if I'm suffering and have to give up my dreams and hobbies? Plus, he gave her an apron for her birthday, so it doesn't look like she sees that much of all that billionaire money if he can'teven buy her some plane tickets. Anyways, some people might do everything and anything for money, but many won't. If you are one that would go through excruciating suffering for money and live with someone that treats you like a broodmare or even abuses you, good for you! Go live your dream life then. Not everyone is like you and wants that for themselves tho.

[@Lxqvs]

Thats not cute ​@@garyhost1830

[@PinkNintendoDuo87]

@@shiraya318 Situations like Ballerina Farm’s be embodying the proverbial “bird in a gilded cage?” Not surprising (if you ask me).

[@PinkNintendoDuo87]

@@garyhost1830 Frankly, I wouldn’t condone such situations (regardless of the gender dynamics).

[@tuskeralex]

She's like ''plane tickets?'' ''a hat for me to wear in Greece?'' and she gets a fucking apron.

[@sigmonkatie]

My heart would’ve broken immediately. It’s like buying your wife a vacuum for Christmas (I’ve seen this with my own eyes). Makes me so sad and very upset that the “man” can’t see how this would be hurtful since it’s a necessity for a house in general, not a gift.

[@nivision]

and here i thought the idea of being a billionaire in itself was casually sadistic-- imagine hoarding all that wealth while other people starve or don't have homes-- but now imagine being a billionaire, hoarding all that wealth while impoverished strangers suffer, AND you even deny your wife and the ever growing litter you foisted upon her of your own children the benefit of a little bit of ease or pleasure with that money too. all just for your personal pleasure at the idea and aesthetics of "tradition". that's... yeah. making your eldest kids raise your youngest kids is parentification which is a type of abuse, you shouldn't be immune just because you have a wallet.

[@brunamedeiros2959]

It feels like she was trying to take things slowly to know if it was what she wanted. He just sounds like a boy who never accepts a no for answer. There is something bothering me, I don't know how to point that out, but, it's just iffy. They have help on the meat factory and the rest, cus of course, you can't run a big business alone. And she handle the househould by herself with just a cleaner?? On the interview both of them state that the older ones help, so it's also a possibility of parentification of the older ones.

[@Afmedic85]

They have staff to help obviously, money is no object

[@Just999Me]

​@@Afmedic85 Except it seems like they don't on the home front. She gets a cleaner twice a month? That's nowhere near enough for a family of 10 in a big ass house like theirs. She has no chef and makes everything from scratch. They don't even have a microwave for her convenience. She has NO nannies at all because her husband does not want any except for a babysitter on the one date night a week he allows her. And even in that clip where he gifts her an egg apron, apparently money is an object because he couldn't even gift the mother of his 8 children and counting (since they don't use birth control, just prayer) a trip to Greece like she had been hinting. Especially considering his family owns an airline. *Her husband is rich (i.e. his parents have money & he has access to it) but she does not have access to money. So, money is an object for her and she has limited access to it through her husband. I think that's what a lot of people have a problem with. Not so that she is a traditional housewife. It seems like she can't even get access to hospital care/epidural treatment that she would actively choose IF her husband wasn't there. As the case in the only time she was able to get it was in secrecy without his approval.*

[@pri.sci.lla.]

I wonder what happened to her after the reporter left. The fact that she told them that she had an epidural when he was not present, I hope he didn’t find out through the article and punish her 😞

[@READYTOGLARE]

That part very much worried me. The fact an epidural needs secrecy is wild.

[@larissabrglum3856]

I worried about that as well

[@summerbrewster5555]

Nah he knew about the epidural and he hated that she chose to do something he can't control.

[@emmguz6414]

he did both those things i’m sure. this man is a monster.

[@madi5170]

@@READYTOGLAREidk it could have easily been the one time she didn’t have him to support her she wanted an epidural. I’ve only had an epidural once when my husband wasn’t present like Hannah because I just felt like I would need medication to get through it without him. I think it could easily be the case for Hannah, especially with how much she emphasizes how close she is to him. Idk I just think it’s very clear that the author is super biased and is spinning things that could be neutral statements into negative ones

[@hairgeek95]

“The way he said you’re welcome I would have drop kicked him” 😂😂

[@cateyu5547]

Yo sometimes being spicy like that is what keeps women safe. She needs a bit of that!

[@kavi212]

I seriously thought this was going to be about ‘farming’ ballerinas 😂 thought maybe it was another dance cult

[@Nobody-s824]

Yes me too, I thought it was going to be like poor russian children.

[@analugoidoyaga465]

😂😂😂

[@kate5911]

Well, it is a cult, and her and their children are his members.

[@Vampress09]

The whole "wanted to marry her" was actually "optimal target acquired". He just found a naive and sweet enough woman who would be easy to abuse.

[@cateyu5547]

Exactly

[@nicossbots]

a question i haven't seen around is why do men like him always go after women who are obviously not his type? what do these "traditional" men hope to gain by trying to change a woman who wants to have her own income, independence and split householdchores ?

[@connorscorner443]

I think they view women with ambition as women who don't know their place. And they want to feel good 'taming' the woman.

[@sadiejane610]

They just want control.

[@kavi212]

Control

[@itsjeninMass]

It's all about control. Gods forbid there should be successful women! We can't have THAT, now! /s

[@NotAnotherKuromi]

To feel powerful, it's more of a challenge and ego boost for them to "tame" an independent woman. Plus if the woman is strong and doesn't fully conform it keeps the man entertained by keeping "putting her in her place" and "guiding" her, which obviously often turns abusive.

[@sharlitagiles2337]

Emotionally I cannot imagine having eight kids.

[@thecozyconstellation]

i can't emotionally imagine ONE child, so much responsability 24/7!

[@cateyu5547]

Those kids are getting neglected, no way they’re all getting their needs met

[@katerinaAzevedo]

Love the outfit of choice by talking about the Mormons. I was like Forks ? And than u said mormon of course Stephanie Myers.

[@SeleneCast00]

One perspective on childbirth for those who haven't/won't/can't have children: I gave birth without complications or surgery. I asked for an epidural because I started feeling lots of hot pressure from all directions on my hip bone, thighs, and tailbone around the time my water broke. I didn't want to know how much worse it could get. I tore with labor and was stitched up as my epidural IV was running out. It BURNS. I've since healed but I am not the same. The labor was difficult but not as painful as I thought it'd be. Postpartum recovery SUCKS. I couldn't walk a block without hurting/bleeding/feeling like I was grinding down my bones. I was sorting laundry while sitting down and reaching over to different piles caused me to bleed and hurt. I CANNOT imagine going through labor without pain management and much less being pageant ready less than two weeks after.

[@shaevanpelt8991]

I will say everyone is different, I didn't get any meds for my second labor and delivery and felt amazing after. Everyone said I left the looking like I never had a baby, and that's not to brag. I'm just saying this for perspective. By 15 days, I was already wearing my old clothes and going on family walks bc I felt so good. My first labor looks me 3 months to recover, so I have no clue what the difference was, but I'm very glad for this second experience.

[@SeleneCast00]

@@shaevanpelt8991 this gives me hope for my second child/birth (if and when I have one) because I understand each is different and I always hope for the best/speediest labor. My labor was long and I wonder if it would've been faster without an epidural. A friend of mine gave birth months before me and her experience gave me anxiety (having a balloon help with dilation sounds HORRID)

[@shaevanpelt8991]

​@SeleneCast00 I had so much anxiety when I got pregnant again bc I didn't want to have another long recovery with a child already. My mom had 4 kids and was basically like a doula for me, she stayed at home with me and helped me comfortably labor at home until I went to the hospital bc my contractions were close together (I still wasn't in that much pain compared to my first labor so I thought I was like 6 cm). When I got to the hospital they said "You're 9 cm and going to start pushing now, you won't be able to get any medicine in time." My mom kept me calm saying "You're almost done anyway, you don't need it now." I 100% would've panicked if I didn't have her to be a voice of reason for me. I think having someone coach me thru it when I need a reminder to breathe and push helped tremendously! There's a lot of mental strength that you need during labor (with or without medicine) and having someone help remind you that you're almost there helps with the anxiety and pain.

[@Letmebe_2363]

If wasn't for epidural my oldest would be an only child!! I have heard horror stories so I understand why people are hesitant. I did try without too, at first.. 😂 The pain was out of this world!

[@psychicsara]

The pain of labour actually stopped my friends labour. She had to have an emergency C section because her body was tensing up so bad because of the immense pain. Her babies heart rate was through the roof :(

[@haunted_lunchbox]

Making a F to give from scratch 😂 I wish..

[@xochiltaviles4539]

I came across her cooking videos first. The recipes looked delicious. It’s so sad hearing about this situation, a woman giving her all to her family and when she asks for honestly small things that she wants, and her husband is like no?!?! Crazy, its so not it

[@ChunLi3]

The thing that bothers me throughout this whole interview is that he is consistently answering for her or interrupting her as if she is one of the children not able to answer for herself.

[@itsjeninMass]

Ok. If she's happy, and i don't think she is, then I'm happy for her, but everything about this makes me sick. My husband and i have a farm. We divide labor equally. If we had kids, we would STILL divide labor equally. And he SURE as hell isn't giving me freaking APRONS and stuff like that as gifts! Good Lord, man! You're rich! Send her to a damn spa for a week! I can't stand men like this.

[@angelicsailor1st]

This like let the lady go to Greece for a few weeks sir.

[@cateyu5547]

@@angelicsailor1styes but he will never. He gets off on being able to control her.

[@KatieLHall-fy1hw]

She probably is happy though, she takes joy from her children, and her husband is raising lots of red flags for sure. She may have a hard time when they are older. I wish her the best of luck for her life

[@itsjeninMass]

@@KatieLHall-fy1hw I do, too.

[@Just999Me]

The problem people have isn't that she is a traditional housewife. It seems like she can't even get access to hospital care/epidural treatment that she would actively choose IF her husband wasn't there. As the case in the only time she was able to get it with the twins in secrecy without his approval. *Her husband is rich (i.e. his parents have money & he has access to it) but she does not have access to money, business & nothing is in her name. Despite her doing all of the work on social media. So, she has limited access to it through her husband and he seems to gatekeep everything. Access to epidurals, no nannies, no chef, no microwave, no consistent cleaners, not even a trip to Greece for her birthday after working so hard every day for the kids, making everything from the scratch and filming for the online social media business.*

[@aysealtn1669]

This iş sucks 😤😤😤😤🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@ThestuffthatSaralikes]

The whole situation makes me feel icky… Not all abuse is physical or sexual or even mental in a way we’d all know to be abuse… there are so many types of abuse… most women don’t even realize they’re being abused. I hope she’s genuinely happy and content one day… He wanted to marry her so quickly because he knew she had a REAL chance at a ballet career and if she achieved that, if she had a career as a professional dancer he’d not be able to get the “wife, kids, house” thing he wanted. So he “HAD to marry her NOW” 🤢 The writer obviously felt “some type of way” about the husband before they even met. Which I dunno is fair or not. Shouldn’t the writer at least try to be a bit more… neutral in her opinion on the hubby or whole situation really? To be able to give a “fair representation” of the family and situation? But then again, I like the honesty…? I dunno, I liked the article- it’s brilliantly done- but shouldn’t the writer let us make our own decisions about the subjects involved?

[@HobieInTheBox]

Not 5 out of the I comments being bots 😭 But anyway, yeah no, her situation is absolutely not one of "feminism whoo women choose the trad life" It's another sad case of a woman throwing her life away to follow her man and support his future, leaving behind her own.

[@BoopOnYourNose]

She has a long list of sacrifices she's made for her lifestyle. What sacrifices did Daniel make? I can't stand that guy. I don't think I could handle more than a 3 minute conversation with him without wanting to drop kick him myself!!

[@Laura-xn8mi]

This sounds way too much like a horror movie where the woman eventually gets murdered because she caught a flu and couldn't wipe the floor at 6am like she normally would.

[@estarriaofficial6463]

And that her vengeful ghost would drag that husband down into the deepest layers of hell, all the while her spirit is possessing the farm/ranch. Due to the husband burying her body underneath the farm (Seriously, I have so many ideas for this if it were to be a short film)

[@littlepineapple80]

Holy sh** normaly I tend to be a proponent of letting people live the way they chose and want to, but that was incredibly sad to see.

[@spacegirlfriend42069]

Tbh this goes beyond her doing what she wants given her husband's behavior. There's a lot that seems coerced in behalf of him

[@MarlonBun]

we need to save this women

[@cateyu5547]

She needs to save herself

[@rocknroseee]

A funny and very sad thing is, in her Instagram comments everyone is absolutely BASHING her for supposedly having 10 nannies and pretending to work hard because of her billionaire husband. Turns out she has no nannies, gave up her career in ballet, and occasionally gets sick from exhaustion. Now people are saying come on get a nanny, your husband is a billionaire. It’s like women can never win, and you know what? It’s women who are doing most of the bashing. Can we stop bringing each other down? (Rhetorical question, the video was super informative and delivery was respectful and unbiased)

[@kmcm5034]

Her ballerina smile came out when she saw that stupid egg apron- the more it hurts the more you smile.

[@scoopearly]

I think he saw her, a very successful woman, and wanted to "conquer" her like he "tamed" some kind of exotic animal. He wanted her to submit as some kind of twisted flex of his power.

[@vixtex]

Sounds like The Duggers’ philosophy

[@tiagocosmos]

this whole trad thing is so alien and revolting to me. IDGAF.

[@flowersforthedead5182]

The fuck to give from scratch BROKE ME.

[@heehaaww]

15:59 "in one way its cute" 😭 only in fiction honestly. Irl if anyone uses their connections and wealth to trap someone in a confined place for several hrs, its terrifying

[@KarinaLicursi]

My ex and I were official after a month. We were married six months after. He wanted to get married to have a sponsorship to stay in the country. I see myself a lot in Hannah and it's unnerving. I'm happily divorced.

[@moustik31]

Yay for you! 💜

[@aysealtn1669]

Great 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@smhivehadenough]

hey does anyone have the recipe for a f*** to give from scratch?

[@metalcat55]

I have the recipe but it lists "hope" and "metal wellbeing", any idea what those are/where to get? They didn't have any at the grocery store.

[@runicspyder]

​@@metalcat55 i found out you can only get it from baby unicorn smiles and pheonix feathers. Cant find either of those 😭

[@meganlovesdisneyandcrafts4780]

😢Doesn't sound like she has choices 💔.

[@buffystar3]

The part about them being devout Mormons really doesn’t give me hope for her free will in all of this. The Mormon church is notoriously money hungry & bigoted in every way you can imagine. There’s also huge stigmas (shunning) for members who leave, which will almost always cause a rift between family members of different beliefs, so her being raised in the faith (iirc) is not helping. Edit: Because the church is so adamant about no sex before marriage, that’s one of the most common incentives for couples to get married extremely young & quick. I could go on & on about this because Mormonism is one of my hyperfixations/special interests lmao

[@kristinicole2055]

She actually doesn’t even call herself trad, everyone else does. That’s just what she’s been coined. But I undoubtedly strongly dislike her millionaires husband, and I feel so bad for her. I hope he sees all the outrage and PROMPTLY takes that woman to Greece. The worst part of this in my mind, is that it’s going to be SO hard for her to leave him, divorce him, and fight a lengthy expensive custody battle for all of her children. This is why a lot of women don’t leave when there’s this unfair financial power dynamic they’re in. I hope she’s okay, mentally, though.

[@Vampress09]

My heart will always break for women who were full of ambition but their lives were derailed by some good for nothing conniving man.

[@ShalomDove]

“Empowering new model of womanhood…” women have been giving birth without pain relief and breast feeding in public have been happening for thousands of years. Please calm down, dear author.

[@elizabethlevesque6978]

Frankly the author is a horribly rude and judgemental person. I can understand if you have your personal biases, but don't frame shit with the bias, let us make those decisions ourselves. Even guila admitted that the way the author wrote the article gave her a specific idea. Right, because ppl like that are looking to make everyone they disagree with look bad. That being said some of the stuff from the interview IS kinda off I agree. However I'm sick and tired of people whining about traditional women pushing their lifestyle. Not all of them do that and a lot r just doing their thing and sharing it. I say this as someone who would not enjoy the traditional life because I'm a bit too stubborn and high strung to do that stuff.

[@issecret1]

Women also died doing that for thousands of years

[@DoraWinifred]

@@issecret1Right?! For thousands of years giving birth was also considered a death sentence.

[@ShalomDove]

@@DoraWinifred exactly. And if is still very dangerous… even though we have lots of medical support to make it less dangerous, plenty of things can still go wrong ( which is why home birth is really playing with fire unless there is a doctor present).

[@WhatFadesAway]

Daniel doesn't want her rested and happy, he wants her so tired so she doesn't have time to think about her curcumstances. That poor woman... She deserves so much better

[@imbluedubbadee]

21:07 im pretty sure a nanny and a governess had subtle differences, nanny is more child care focused, a governess was usually more like an in house teacher that sometimes did some childcare stuff too (but so do primary school teachers) but that's just based on some J Draper videos i watched but I'm pretty sure she went to uni for history

[@isabelberger9441]

Switching your flight to go on a first date because your father can pull strings with the airline? 😬 Dude, that’s so creepy. Along with the schoolhouse and closet details being tragic. 😭 Literally every aspect of her identity is being replaced with what her husband wants her to be.

[@katherines144]

So creepy. The dude can finagle plane tickets to stalk her but can't get her the birthday present she deserves and desires. So. Gross.

[@MmeRougarou]

Sometimes I think they’re playing us so hard and they really do have billionaire support systems like a personal assistant edit: imagine having an assistant omg life would be so much easier

[@MmeRougarou]

I like my own comments 🎉🎉🎉

[@gabimaza780]

This poor woman. I too grew up doing ballet and the goal was NYC… and if she was good! That’s so heart breaking. This woman… gave up her passion to be a wife and mother to man who sounds like a creepy monster.

[@rozemilkteaz371]

It’s so sad seeing a beautiful ballerina be put in a music box, never to dance again 😢

[@Pepper-sg5rc]

My mom had 8 kids and has been dealing with health affects from it since the 90s (uterus prolapse). I mention this because I think it is an interesting part about child making with the body that many times. (She’s finally getting a surgery to fix it next month. Woo!!!)

[@paulamugabi7320]

Oh praying for healing

[@felixTheCat3565]

Ok the ‘Egg Apron’ part was tbh the moment my heart started to break for her. Lol 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@AnymousScreams]

Nothing about that is funny.

[@felixTheCat3565]

@@AnymousScreamslol

[@issecret1]

The epidural is much sadder

[@simrenbajaj6000]

@@felixTheCat3565 If JetBlue goes to Greece he could have gotten tickets for her and it would cost nothing

[@chaotika693]

This whole situation gives me the ick. Need to get the kids away from that guy as well before he brainwashes them completely.

[@charyaya.]

“if you wanna make a fuck to give from scratch” Im rolling 🤣🤣💀

[@lilMissmAlice]

Evidently my first comment was too much for YT because it's gone already. Summed up: Rage.

[@ErenaaLamb]

This one is like the Greys Anatomy episode were a woman begs one of the doctors to make her incapable of getting pregnant again because the husband was so controlling and forcing unprotected sex and saying it's "gods choice" if they gonna get another baby or not. Sad to see this in real life.

[@mellovett5924]

I agree, feminism IS being able to do WHATEVER you like

[@shampoo4313]

Think of all the women that live like this and don’t have a platform or a way to tell ppl about it ☹️

[@rhoda3704]

I hope she gets that trip to Greece- alone!

[@emkay888]

Dude. They’re Mormons. He’s got mega generational wealth. They’re in a different stratosphere than us normies. If they had to do the “traditional” down home on the farm lifestyle without daddy’s billions I guarantee you, things would be different. I have a feeling the author also left a lot out. No doubt they had a full medical team on site during labor “just in case.” It’s a lot easier to let the man run the house when his dad is a multi billionaire. She’s not being abused or deprived of anything. Trust me. Some women are cut out for that kind of dynamic, others aren’t. I honestly wish I was cut out for that lifestyle, my life would be much easier today, but my ex husband was a total prick & I’m not good at pretending just because he made 6 figures out of college & his parents were very wealthy. Of course that meant he decimated me in the divorce so, too bad I couldn’t just fucking pretend. This isn’t “trad.”

[@oceanicmartian]

He hates her so much.

[@tinyalissax8687]

i have NEVER hated a random person's husband more than i hate this woman's husband...mrs. neeleman is this guy bothering you. do you want me to get rid of this guy for you. blink twice for yes

[@ClareThePear]

Love you're videos I hope you're doing okay ❤🖤

[@ouijacorn]

I said it on Twitter, I'll say it here, and of course I'm not implying or suggesting anything, I'm just observing: that's a pretty big knife she's holding in that video.

[@Soozelove]

The amount of women that say they don't want pain relief during birth.... I had no choice (fast baby) so i relate to them my story of if i could have moved I would have leaped from the hospital window to my death happily to stop the pain. There are no prizes for suffering and birth is played down far too much. THat whole culture just angers me, women need to stop playing into being pitted against each other and fight for better pregnancy/birth care.

[@creepyspookyicky]

Do you know who else often had to spend a week in bed? My late Mom who had suicidal depression. That's absolutely insane to just let something like that roll off. It's not healthy or ok, imo.

[@bEverCurious]

She has to endure because his fragile ego demands it.

[@moustik31]

Ok, the birthday gift video made me cry. This is so sad. He doesnt love her and he cant even be bothered to appreciate her, outside of the labour she does around the farm. 💔💔💔

[@passivepanda3656]

Honestly at first I thought that people on the internet were overreacting. I actually took the time to read the interview and it was very appealing to me at least. We don’t live with them, so obviously this is a peek into their life. Hearing that she has been bed tied due to exhaustion made me concerned. To each their own. If she is happy and that they are happy, we love it for them. But hell…

[@sharihazlett3774]

If she actually had a choice, it would be ok. She has been brainwashed into thinking this is what she should accept. Very sad

[@AshleyKiMiller]

An egg apron, because her purpose is her eggs, and only her eggs.

[@Srqdogmom]

Oooof…. The egg apron… when she really wanted to go to Greece. Heart breaking

[@DebM88]

Well if not in Juliard, she sure seems to be happily (or not) dancing pirouettes around common sense and reason while he claps his hands and reminds her to smile, keep that line and push through the pain... I feel like I have something stuck in my throat and I'm not even the one living her life... I really hope she's ok.

[@lacey892]

I'm so glad you talked about this... I already felt bad for her before the article, but hearing her talk about their relationship and how she feels about life in general is honestly just heartbreaking and tragic.

[@bengisuturkekul]

this whole thing is so weird

[@helenegrootenboersecondant5474]

The apron thing: “know your place woman. You ain’t never going to get any other rest, ever again”

[@elizabethlevesque6978]

Yo, turns out the author of this article was VERY misleading in some of her statements. She has audio clips of Hannah saying stuff that contradicts what the author claims and it's a VERY bad look for her lol. Like it's very obvious how outrageously biased the author is

[@paulamugabi7320]

Where can we find the audio clips.

[@madi5170]

You should cover the new article Megan wrote that heavily implies that what she wrote in this article was super biased. There’s also a podcast of the article that includes quotes that she didn’t put in her original article from Hannah herself. I’m not the biggest fan of ballerina farm but it’s so weird that ppl are hurling accusations of abuse towards strangers online over an article that is obviously super biased.

[@paulamugabi7320]

Something is wrong. They are still planning to have more children.😅😅

[@madi5170]

@@paulamugabi7320 nothing is wrong they’re Mormon. Mormons are known for having large families

[@odsasadolasa1]

And that is exactly why feminism came to be. Many men, if given power over women, will do exactly that. Power corrupts. The good guys are, unfortunately, the exception - like pieces of gold in the mud.

[@lolalalia4119]

Notice the redefining of terms to rewrite history. Ballerinas were LITERALLY se× workers. Ballets were LITERALLY used to showcase the young girls available for purchase. Being a ballerina was considered a shameful job. ALWAYS examine the words used on the far right and how they reappropriate their definitions. They are telling you exactly what they truly mean.

[@lolalalia4119]

@User888m I know who you vote for! 😂 do you also wear a fake diaper with a ra*pists face on it?? Or is that too far-right for you?

[@elisamoreno8914]

I genuinely thought you would be able to read all the biases in that article and do better research about Hannah. I am genuinely disappointed that you fell for this article.

[@rhythmictiger]

If we're being traditional then ppl as weathly as them absolutely had nannies who sometimes were basically parents to the kids.

[@shaniceb.5129]

I wouldn’t be surprised if her husband is cheating behind her back. He doesn’t respect her.

[@smiley2477]

My hope is that Daniel will get a lot of criticism and realize he should treat his wife better. Maybe let her have a year off from having kids. Give her a dance studio and take her to Greece. I like Hannah and I like the homesteading lifestyle. He could compromise with her more. She has been a good sport going along with his dreams.

[@moustik31]

Hannah's husband strikes me as a man, who desire her but does not love her. If he had loved her, he would have postponed marriage and pregnancies to support her career as a ballerina in NYC.

[@weirdgirl4611]

I also do not like Daniel. Bro, really does see her as a bang maid-factory.

[@dammitamber]

Man after I had a baby my vag didn’t feel like going anydamnwhere for months. 😂 and I HAD the epidural. That shit HURTED.

[@KreeZafi]

It VERY MUCH seems like the husband is in control, to a frightening degree. He pushed for a very quick marriage, he gets everything his way while she's making all the sacrifices, he steps in to answer questions for her, and then how it seems like he's the one not allowing his wife pain relief when birthing his children?! That didn't seem like her choice at all, and the fact that she only got an epidural when he was not present and lowered her voice to talk about it says a LOT. This whole thing is sounding like he trapped her to use as a broodmare and enjoys her suffering.

[@glamdawling]

Does Daniel hate his wife or…???

[@iatecielssoulsorrysebastian]

If this were my husband he’d already been dead and I’d be in jail ngl

[@auggiedoggiesmommy1734]

This is just trying to prove that you are better than anyone else. I saw SO much of this in my 99.9% Mormon/LDS neighborhood. These women compete about how little they can eat in a day. One was the Goddess of the neighborhood/star status because all she ate every day was one boiled egg. I have so many other stories about the insane sexual repression. Some disown their kids for even questioning their sexuality. I lived in an expensive LDS neighborhood and they were ALL so obsessed with what their neighbors had because God “blesses you” with expensive cars, big houses, etc. there is SO much pressure on these women.