u/my_little_rarity

My background is a little unusual. I was raised in a very traditional household, refused an arranged marriage, worked for a while, and eventually came back to this lifestyle on my own terms. So I feel like I've seen it from both sides.

Something I've noticed here lately is a lot of younger women asking how to 'become' a tradwife, which is a concept that honestly didn't exist when I was growing up. You just... were one, because that's how your family lived.

I'm curious what people think about this wave of women discovering and choosing this lifestyle, many without any traditional background:

- For those raised in tradition: how do you feel about newcomers coming to this through social media and online communities?

- For those who found this on your own: what do you wish people understood about your path here? Do you feel welcomed?

I'm not on social media so Reddit is my window into this and I’m genuinely curious what people think!

I do not know if this is insensitive to put in here so if it is please let me know; I feel like this is the community that may be the only one who understands and has advice though.

I got into a research hospital clinic by chance and my condition which I thought would be lifelong has been drastically improving (which is of course amazing - I have a kid I want to be healthy for). In two months I went from being able to self transfer, to walking 130 feet, to walking through a store without my chair today. My medical team thinks I’ll still be using my chair on and off but not full-time much longer and maybe not at all after a couple years.

I am excited at my new ability to walk around but for some reason feeling immense grief. I am assuming most of us here are wheelchair users, but has anyone transitioned away from wheelchair use? I did not expect this and feel like I should be elated but am not - more anxious and sad.

Edit: Thank you everyone for the kind words and encouragement! I appreciate this community as always ❤️ I’ll definitely speak with a therapist and take it one day at a time. I appreciate you all. Stay awesome.

I know this is not a fun post but do you all ever hate being autistic? I am so tired of trying and trying to communicate with people and it just doesn’t work 😞 even when I get the right exact words it isn’t in the right tone, or I’m not looking at them, etc. I had a meltdown over it today because I am so sick of it.

I usually try to stay positive and I know I have a good life. But sometimes this just sucks.