Nedra Rhone

ATLANTA (TNS) — The first time Jen Barnett and her now husband, Brett Andrews, discussed permanently leaving the U.S. was in 2016.

I learned about the trad wife trend last year when a friend, on the cusp between Gen X and millennial, told me about these beautiful women who make videos of themselves cleaning the house, cooking elaborate meals or playing with their kids. All of these tasks are accomplished while the women are dressed in stylish clothing and wearing a full face of makeup.

When I moved to Atlanta in February 2006, some of the first people I met in the city were recent transplants from Louisiana.

I learned about the trad wife trend last year when a friend, on the cusp between Gen X and millennial, told me about these beautiful women who make videos of

I learned about the trad wife trend last year when a friend, on the cusp between Gen X and millennial, told me about these beautiful women who make videos of

Days before the first Halloween I would celebrate in my neighborhood, my friends warned me that our street was one of the more popular for trick-or-treating.

Trad wives, aka traditional wives, post content on social media platforms designed to celebrate the strict gender roles of yesteryear in 30-second clips that make the job of maintaining a home and raising children look not just inviting but easy.

An American Psychological Association survey found that 77% of Americans are worried about the future of the nation and 69% were worried about the presidential election.

In post-election America, we will have to learn to live with a certain level of uncertainty.

The vision of a country that represents a true democracy is not stronger than the vision of a country that is run by white male supremacist leadership.