My hunch is that quite a few women nowadays would love to be stay at home moms, but fear the stigma. Isn't that crazy that we've come to this? Raising a child.
Let's acknowledge that the cost of living crisis is not helping at all.
I couldn't be a stay at home mom. I tried when I was unemployment and also had to be on welfare for a while, for unemployment to pay for my schooling (I was 25 with 2 kids, and needed to make more of myself then that. And unemployment was my only way to get further education. If i went to work i would loose that opportunity. ) I needed to work to feel like I could add value to my self-worth. I applaud trad-wives, the whole point of feminism was for equality, so women could choose to make that choice, and not have to rely on the decisions of men to survive. But if she is in a relationship, and they both want this kind of home, then all the power to them, and I'm happy they found a complimentary relationship for their needs.
Feminism wasn't ment to overpower men, it was designed so women's livelihood wasn't dependant on men, and keep them trapped in unhealthy relationships. But it also stands for if that is what they want/need for their happiness, reffering to both people in the relationship, then it is a beautiful thing.
The economy does play a role in this though. It is 1 thing for someone to support just themselves on say 30,000/year, it is another thing entirely to support oneself on that compared to supporting 2 adults and possibly children on that same amount. And the idea that the money belongs only to the person earning it completely devalues the other partner. And I say this coming from relationships where I was the one often supporting them, as a civi, i wasn't an SW. So roles reversed. Admittedly I didn't trust men for a relationship where I had to rely on him, the hims I had dealt with in relationships proved they couldn't be trusted as providers for the home. I provided for myself and my kids, and the man was the addition, not me and my kids being his addition.
Thankfully my relationship now isn't like that, but he handles his household, and I handle mine. One day it will be blended, but that will be when both our kids are ready and in the next stages of their lives, for easier transition.