Oh... and my wife and I work full time and then some, run a zoo of a 2 bedroom apartment between our two year old and all of the animals... and it's not nasty. Just some food for thought.

Pretty clean when you walk in and think we have a small dog... until the 3 "horses" come stampeding through the hallway to greet you.

WHO ARE YOU CANTERBURY_ TO TALK ABOUT HOW THE ROLOFFS LIVE. IF YOU HAD 4 KIDS AND ALL THE THINGS GOING ON PLUS A TV SHOW GOING ON,WONDER HOW CLEAN YOUR HOUSE WOULD BE

carolynthebusdriver,
I work full time and then some. I'm raising a severely asthmatic two year old that requires 4-5 breathing treatments a day. My wife works full time and then some. We're constantly volunteering. We run a charity for cancer out of our house and do numerous fundraisers and public events.

Let me list the occupants of the house... again, since it appears that you have only read this page of the posts.

My wife, our son, and me.
3 Great Danes.
2 Bearded Dragons (new)
2 Leopard Geckos
3 Green Tree Frogs
2 Barking Tree Frogs
3 Firebelly Toads
1 Box Turtle
1 Mourning Dove (new)
1 Fish
13 Rats
1 Tarantula

My mother was a single mother, battling Grave's disease, working 60+ hours a week delivering mail on foot... and managed to keep a 20 something acre farm clean and running. She had four kids and a dead-beat husband. We had to take care of 50 something sheep, horses, a few cows, and dogs. Guess what? Some places, like the attic, were cluttered... but she kept a SANITARY and HEALTHY house for her children and that moron of a husband to live in.

And... WHY DON'T YOU STOP "SHOUTING?" IT'S ANNOYING AND VERY HARD TO READ.

Cantebury, I think you won that one, if there is ever such a thing as winning.

I am not sure that people who complain are the neatnicks. I think it's possible that slightly messy people think, "Well, you see, I'm not THAT bad." Perhaps they feel justified then in talking about how bad the house is.

On the lost episode last night, Matt made a disgusting pot of food. It was interesting to see him interact with Molly and the twins. He is just so bossy.

It will be interesting to see how their life develops next season.

I've stopped watching. If I need to look something up, I do.

You should see this little dove. It's like an infant. It got booted from the nest for some reason and it thinks my hand is its mother and a food dispenser... and it tries to peck out our youngest puppy's eyes... AND... it thinks that the older puppy's nose is a food dispenser, too.

Things are crazy in this household right now. We have a court date for our son (27), a litter of puppies with a friend's dog due about the same time, and a breeding or two scheduled in July. Meg graduated highschool the other day and is happy. Tonight is movie night... hopefully with our son.

Oh, my busy-busy-busy life!

(And on top of everything, we're looking for a house to move into.)

Ritarig... You can psychoanalyze posters all you want, but people will always talk about the messy house. It's an issue for the Roloff's, so it will always be a hot topic on this message board.

Yes, Coralsea, it will continue to be an issue. It is a flashpoint for many people. Perhaps it's a good subject for posters who are a bit timid about posting.

Have a nice evening. Here we are expecting thunder storms. My poor little dog just shakes and pants in fear when she hears the first boom.

First let me say SORRY..this is WAY off topic..I mean for this thread about cleaning house..but how do I start a NEW thread?
Im guessing just click the "new" in the gray box at the stop of the page with the yellow folder by it? Is that it? questions questions...

Brighteyes, just click the new tab to the right of the go tab at the top.

coralsea,

LOL! I KNEW you would know the answer!
THANK YOU!

I was going to address that post just to you with my question , but I didn't want to be pestering you again. Thanks.

At least they don't try to be someone they're not. Amy has a lot to do, especially keeping Matt straight and trying to coach too. No disrespect to Jon and Kate,but I'm sure she has someone to come in and clean.

I love that the house is not pristine. This is a real family in a real world. Not everyone is an anal retentive neat freak like Kate on Jon and Kate + 8. Kate is so annoying. I thought she was going to stroke out when one of kids dribbled ice cream on her shirt! She does not let the kids be kids! Amy and Matt have a different style of parenting, and they have different priorities. But the way, one of the posters suggested that Amy and Molly should be responsible for the cleaning. What century are you living in? Men can clean too!

As I & others stated previously but got buried in the pages to each their own with house cleaning but the Roloffs are on National TV & being a reality show should be role models to other families especially children watching. Matt & Amy dont pick up after themselves (look at that kitchen) so their children think its ok to be the same way. Jon & Kate + eight have 8 children & their house is in relatively good order considering they have double the amount of kids & are much younger. Kate makes the kids pickup after themselves & thats only right. The Roloffs have a good show but need more household discipline. Its hard to focus on the content of the show with all that mess in the background or watching Zack step over & around piles of clutter in the rooms & hallway.

I don't watch the "Kate" show and never have...but read a lot of posts on this board about the show, and it seems to me that she catches as much grief for having a clean house i.e."she ought to relax", as Amy catches for having a never-cleaned one i.e."must be lazy, etc."..probably from the same people, too.
Amusing, really.

Wow. People sure can be critical of silly things. The Roloff's are a great loving and healthy family that share their experiences with the public. Who cares if their house is cluttered. They are the ones that have to live in it not you. There are so many more important things to take notice of. For example, they love their children and are better parents than probablly half the people criticizing them about their tidiness. It is amazing what some people find to be of such importance. I think if people focused more on the good in people and the important things in life, this world would be such a better place to live in.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by MIgirl:
Wow. People sure can be critical of silly things. The Roloff's are a great loving and healthy family that share their experiences with the public. Who cares if their house is cluttered. They are the ones that have to live in it not you. There are so many more important things to take notice of. For example, they love their children and are better parents than probablly half the people criticizing them about their tidiness. It is amazing what some people find to be of such importance. I think if people focused more on the good in people and the important things in life, this world would be such a better place to live in.

For such 'great parents' they sure aren't concerned with teaching the kids self respect or respect for others especially their own parents. Part of being a great parent is providing a good example AND a healthy living environment. They do neither when it comes to cleanliness. It's rather harsh to say they are better parents than half the people on here!! They are raising snotty, dirty disrespectfull little brats. It's just a reflection of the total LACK of self respect Amy has. Cleanliness IS important in life. Taking care of your living space IS important. If laziness wasn't so accepted by people like you this world would be a much better place to live in.

It is true that the Roloffs have to live in their house and not we posters..yep that is true.

BUT, bigfan is right. Cleanliness IS important.
HEALTH is important and the way those kid's bedrooms are is not healthy. Heck anything could be living under all of that stuff. Bugs, spiders..and that is to say the least. Plus, sometimes, they are sleeping with NO sheets. That is not healthy. There is a reason people use sheets and wash them often. Who knows all what is on or in those matresses by now. ick.

I also can't stomach looking at the state the house is in on the inside. And worse yet, they are adding on more to it when they can't even take care of what they have.
I have to disagree with some of the posters that it's not important. It is important to teach your children to respect theirs and other's things, and by throwing clothes on the floor, or leaving all their toys and gadgets all over the place, it is teaching them that they don't have to take care of anything. Parents need to be parents and teach the children how to clean up after themselves, and put their stuff away after they are done with it.
Also, I agree that Amy needs to keep her nasty comments to herself, or if she feels she HAS to say them, either wait until her and Matt are alone away from the children, or off the air. I don't want to hear her constantly criticizing him for everything he does.
I like the show, but as I mentioned in another post, I won't watch if Amy continues in the path she was travelling last season.

I find it refreshing to watch a show where a family is just a family and can allow cameras in without freaking out about how the house looks. I fight that battle every day and have to keep reminding myself that my kids are going to remember the fun stuff we do - not how clean our house is. I also see how my in-laws have such a warped way of looking at things from being raised by a clean freak.
I love to watch this show with my kids and point out all the adversity they have faced - especially Matt - growing up basically in a hospital room and having a successful career, an awesome family, and a great home. By the way, their house just looks lived in, not rodent or insect infested. I have so many friends that live on the surface, but you can't take it with you when you go. I'd much rather have people remember me for who I am and who my kids are than how my house looked.
If you want to compare Jon and Kate Plus 8 to the Roloffs, I find Kate really annoying - always at the end of her rope and never really enjoying anything. Maybe SHE should worry less how her house looks and worry more about making great memories with her family. Whenever I watch that show, she is ALWAYS annoyed with her husband and looking like she wants to just scream. I have enough of that in my own house. I'd rather watch the Roloffs and get some positive inspiration.

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Originally posted by missychrissy:
Yes their house is messy but it's not that bad.

Do you really watch the show? The house is really bad. Good parents teach their children to help out and pick up after themselves.

gimmeabreak I too want to be remembered for who I am. Being clean and having self respect is part of who one is. Believe me those close to Amy will remember her lack of cleanliness and her disrespect for herself her home and her family. Yes they have come through great adversity but that doesn't need to be an escuse for laziness. That family isn't physically incapable of cleaning. They are lazy as far as cleaning goes and they were taught to be lazy about it by Amy. Your home and your life style are both a direct reflection on you as a person. I'd be so ashamed of myself and my kids if I let the entire world see how lazy I was about myself, my home and raising my children the way Amy does. Plain fact is she does not care. To some that might be a great way to live your life but to the majority it seems she isn't all that great in that area. I have a mob of kids, a job and do as many community service hours as needed every week, every day, every hour if required and my home is not a filthy mess. I'm not a freak and my kids are allowed to play and have fun doing what they want but I've also taught them when they are done they clean up. You and your family can be very comfortable in your home and still be CLEAN.

In some of the reruns, their house looked cleaner. Maybe with all Matt's projects Amy gave up some, (OK..OK..a WHOLE lot ) because it was too hard to keep up with all of HIS mess. Of course now that Matt can't drive anywhere, he should be home more and can do more cleaning.
I still can't get over the kid's bedrooms..I would literally be afraid creatures are living in there. It makes me shudder just thinking of those rooms.

So, what Gimmeabreak is saying is that if you have a clean home, make your children pick up after themselves, and don't constantly bicker with your husband in front of everyone, you can't make good memories? I beg to differ. What a horrible role model Amy is for her daughter, by letting her grow up to think that it's okay to belittle someone in public, let alone in front of millions of viewers. And what about the boys, who are allowed to mouth off to their parents and it's okay. They are the biggest spoiled brats I know.
Memories are made (wait, I should say "good" memories)by loving families who share their lives together no matter what they are doing.

Think about this folks. Why would it matter to anyone if someone's home is orderly? Why do you think there are germs or filth in the Roloff's home? There is no evidence of that whatsoever. Clutter is different than filth. Many many people have cluttered homes. The Roloff's priorities are their family, their family, their farm and other pursuits. These are wonderful people. If YOU have a problem with their clutter, YOU have a problem, not them. When you are on your death bed are you going to be thinking about how organized you were in your life time? If that is your priority, something is amiss in your life. I would much rather see parents who care and are involved in their children's lives than worrying about clutter. Think about it.