If the name Hannah Neeleman doesn't mean anything to you, you might be referring to her image, or the #BallerinaFarm hashtag that's been trending massively on TikTok. Hannah is a woman who lives on a farm with her husband and their 8 children, spends her days cooking, baking bread, taking care of the farm animals, children and family, as well as making videos on TikTok, where she shares her experiences and experiences.
@ballerinafarm Sourdough flatbread grilled cheese! The perfect summer meal ?? (also! I wanted to add music but was having technical difficulties, so no music it is!)
? original sound - Ballerina Farm
Recently, an interview with The Times was enough for the farm and her life to go super viral. All over TikTok, she is being compared to a #tradwife, a term that refers to women who stay at home and take care of the family. However, in Hannah's case, the internet speculates that she has sacrificed her dream of being a ballerina to become a 'baby machine' and follow the wishes of her husband Daniel, 35, a JetBlue heir ”, US airline.
Why did the interview go viral?
During the interview for The Times, the journalist emphasized that Daniel did not leave his wife, even though she was the subject of the interview, implying that he was a bit controlling. Hannah said in the interview:
"My goal was New York. I left home when I was 17 and I was excited to go there, I loved that energy. I would become a ballerina. I was a good ballerina," adding that she was enrolled at the Juilliard School, a prestigious school for ballet. She further said that she met Daniel and that her life changed.
"I gave up dancing, which was difficult. You have to give a part of your life. Even Daniel gave up his career ambitions," she said. Here, the author of the article, Megan Agnew, pointed out:
"I looked around and I totally disagreed. Daniel wanted to live in the wild west, so they did; he wanted a farm, they did it; he likes to go on romantic dates once a week, so they go on dates (they have babysitters during these nights); he doesn't want a nanny at home, so he doesn't have a nanny at home. The only space meant to be Neeleman's own—a small barn she wanted to turn into a ballet studio—ended up becoming the children's school."
This fragment of the interview got the attention of all people on the Internet and now Hannah Neeleman's social networks are filled with comments: "I wish you dance again"; "If you're working so hard and you're just a woman with 8 kids, shouldn't you follow your dreams?" etc.
Një tjetër video që u bë virale në TikTok, ishte kur Hannah kishte ditëlindjen dhe bashkëshorti, duke e ditur shumë mirë se ajo donte shumë një udhëtim në Greqi, i dhuroi asaj një mbajtëse vezësh.
Si u takuan ata të dy?
Në artikullin e The Times, Daniel shpjegoi se ata u njohën nga një mik i përbashkët dhe menjëherë ai mendoi për martesën me Hannah. Më tej, tha se për 6 muaj, ajo nuk pranoi të dilte në një takim me të. Por, fati ishte në anën e tij, pasi ata ishin së bashku në një fluturim dhe Daniel u mundua të ulej pranë saj. “Atëherë mendoja që të lidheshim për një vit (para martesës). Doja të mbaroja shkollën. Por Daniel tha: “Nuk do të funksionojë, duhet të martohemi tani”.
Një muaj pasi u lidhën, ata u fejuan dhe 2 muaj më vonë u martuan. Pas 3 muajsh, Hannah ishte shtatzënë. Kështu, ata u zhvendosën në Utah, në “Ballerina Farm”, ku jetojnë së bashku me 8 fëmijët e tyre.
@bernzoctober I will never judge her.... #ballerinafarm #tradwife #tradlife #utah #newyork #jetblue ? What Was I Made For? [From The Motion Picture "Barbie"] - Billie Eilish
Historia e Hannah-s e aktivizoi menjëherë internetin. Njerëzit në TikTok shprehin keqardhjen për sakrificat e saj dhe për faktin që ajo kontrollohet nga bashkëshorti. Shumë video në TikTok urojnë që ajo të jetë një balerinë në një tjetër jetë, ndërsa të tjerë thonë se nëse martohesh me një burrë të pasur, ai do të të bëjë që të punosh për çdo qindarkë, si dhe urojnë që të mos i gjejë kurrë një dashuri e tillë.
@wildshe_ some boys take a beautiful girl and hide her away from the rest of the world #ballerinafarm #womenoftiktok #tradwife ? original sound - ?
@carolinepeacocknews #ballerinafarm #tradwife #juilliard #ballerina #hannahneeleman #danielneeleman ? original sound - ?
Por, ka edhe pak komentet të tjera që thonë se ndoshta kjo ishte dëshira e saj: Të jetonte me një familje të madhe, në një fermë jashtë kaosit të New York-ut.
Nisur nga komentet e panumërta, ajo rishtazi dha një intervistë për The Sunday Times, ku u shpreh se nuk identifikohet me termin “grua tradicionale”, në sensin që ka fëmijët e saj, ecën në shtigje të ndryshme dhe për më tepër, është CEO në biznesin e fermës. “Nuk identifikohem me etiketimin “grua tradicionale”, theksoi ajo.
But that doesn't necessarily make her a feminist. "I think I'm a fem..." (before trailing off on the word "feminist"). "There are many ways this word is taken. I don't even know what feminism means now. We try so hard to be neutral, to be ourselves, and people put labels on everything. This is just our normal life."
Neeleman also said that having a family has been like a prayer on her part. "It was very much like a prayer for me. I said, "Lord, is it time to bring you another life on Earth?" and God never said 'no' to me".
6 children out of 8 in total were born at home, moments which Hannah documented on social networks. As painful as the experience may seem, Hannah said she has thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
