AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jennie Gage, who used to be what social-media users have dubbed a "trad wife" — slang for "traditional wife."
Courtesy of Jennie GageI was 17 when I went to a Mormon college.
Being a 'trad wife' involved endless houseworkMy first son was born in 1998; I'd just turned 23.
For most of my married life, Jake would give me cash envelopes.
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