I finf amussing that Matt complains about the twins not chores around the farm when you can see of messy their house is. All the boys are lazy and undisciplined because of the parents lack of authority over their kids!!
In defense of Amy and Matt, Anyone who has kids, it's difficult to live in a house that is clean all the time. When you have kids it is a lived house your living in! If it clean like a hospital all the time that would really be hard! I think my house is clean but at the same time it does get cluttered! What does your house look like, I'll bet it's not spotless 24/7 so people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones!
I really enjoy watching the show but I agree that the house is a mess. It doesn't seem they have any organization of who does what chores and when they should be done. And to have to constantly wait an 18-year old to get him up for school, well he should be old enough to get up by himself. Amy and Matt need to have the kids take turns on picking up after themselves, neither one of them has the time with their schedules. I mean how much energy does it take to throw a coke can away instead of leaving it on the counter. Ans as far as Zach telling his father to shut up- his mouth should be washed out with soap the old fashion way. My parents raised six of us kids and our house never looked like that.
I hate to say it, but I agree with you Moxy. I think Matt & Amy do a lot of good things with their kids but there is an element of disrespect towards Matt that bugs me too, especially from Zac and I'm seeing it in Jacob too. None of them seem to have assigned chores though they seem to get it done when they have to. A cluttered house is to be expected with kids but disrespect towards parents shouldn't ever be tolerated. Matt and Amy show their kids respect and shouldn't get disrespect in return. It does come down to what the parents expect and if they let the kids trash the house and talk Matt down, that's what they'll get.
I think much of the kid's discipline problems can be traced back to Amy. Amy has belittled Matt in front of the children numerous times. The children hear it and think talking to Matt like this is acceptable. I just don't understand why Matt takes it. He seems to let his family walk all over him.
Someone told me once that in most marriages there is the good guy and the bad guy. Matt must get something back being the good guy who is walked on. But then they reverse roles and he is the bad guy when he does things without telling Amy.
Being the martyr gets a lot of sympathy and attention.
It's all part of the game. I think Amy and Matt have worked this out over time. King of the hill maybe??
Matt's a grown man I am sure if he did not like amy treating him in any certain way he would speak up and they seem to be fine with everything the way it is sooo live and let live.
I'm so glad to see other people share my opions. As much as I enjoy the show, the fact that their newly remodeled house looks like [this]really bothers me. I think it's because Amy over compensates-she wants her kids to think she's the best mom in the world, because she doesn't make them do anything.
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I totally agree with Peaches29.....Amy wants to be a friend instead of a mother to her children. I noticed when we visited her mother and dad in Michigan...her parents home is neat and organized. Believe me I have two children and my friends have three or four and we have a neat and organized home. Plus our beds definitely have sheets on them. UGH!! I work 40 hours/week and maintain a wonderful home. My children have chores around the house...
Every one of those kids are old enough to pick up after themselves, and they should. It is unbelievable how those giant boys get away with things they do. Zach has no respect for his father at all, the guy would regret it in my house, talking to his dad like he does, its because Amy always steps in and protects him, he seems to be her pet. When he tried to cook one day, I could not believe he knew nothing about nothing, he couldnt even turn on the oven. Where has he been, in outer space? And, they are going to have trouble with Jake, if they dont get a handle on him now, as he is a brat.
Here I am again on my soapbox. Why does TLC air this show? There is nothing to learn from these people.
There is so much disrespect between those brats and their parents. Miss Amy is a irresponsible parent. Matt has his moments and it does appear as he does care about the filth in and around the house. Caring about it and having something done must go hand in hand and only then will they see results.
These people are very frustrating.
The Roloff family is reaping the benefits of their dysfunctional family and will keep on doing so until TLC pulls the plug.
The Roloff family knows exactly what they are doing by living this way. Laughing all the way to the bank!
Originally posted by sunday3: Here I am again on my soapbox. Why does TLC air this show? There is nothing to learn from these people.
There is so much disrespect between those brats and their parents. Miss Amy is a irresponsible parent. Matt has his moments and it does appear as he does care about the filth in and around the house. Caring about it and having something done must go hand in hand and only then will they see results.
These people are very frustrating.
The Roloff family is reaping the benefits of their dysfunctional family and will keep on doing so until TLC pulls the plug.
The Roloff family knows exactly what they are doing by living this way. Laughing all the way to the bank!
If you dislike the show so much why do you watch it?
I agree with you, Tree.......if watching something is so frustrating....... watching and then talking about it must double the dissatisfaction level. It worries me when people punish themselves unnecessarily. The world is full of choices.
There is no excuse to have the house messy, like it is. All the kids are old enough to do chores yes even Jacob! When I was his age I had to clean my room. If my mother came up and it wasn't done she would make a pile in the middle of the room and say "Now clean it"!
Originally posted by atootsie: In defense of Amy and Matt, Anyone who has kids, it's difficult to live in a house that is clean all the time. When you have kids it is a lived house your living in! If it clean like a hospital all the time that would really be hard! I think my house is clean but at the same time it does get cluttered! What does your house look like, I'll bet it's not spotless 24/7 so people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones!
I have two boys 12 and 10 my house would never look the way they keep there house. They should be embarrassed on how they keep there house and Rooms. The way they speake to there parents is mind bending. My mother would have hit me with the kitchen sink. On your last statement they put themselves out there. They and you will deal with comments like these. I won't touch how they are always talking discipline but let there kids walk and talk to them like that.. I get mad watching it. I'm losing intrest in the show all because of the attatude in the kids.. Good luck.. peace and love to the Roloffs
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Matt's parents watched the kids one weekend, the house was clean, food cooked, it was great, Amy walks in and she was mad, she didn't like others to do it, yet she never does. Remember the pantry redo for Mother's Day. As far as disipline, there is none. They have taught the kids nothing about cleanliness, manners, respect. Spoiled yes.Amy and Matt are never on the same page about raising the kids or cleaning. When they eat I turn the channel Zack is the worse. I don't want to see what he is eating. Close your mouth when you eat. I use to watch the show all the time but I found myself changing the channel because something grossed me out. Zack and Jacob both have bad chips on their shoulders. Amy should have been a Mom and not a buddy and Matt should have stopped his projects some to raise the kids right and together. I had 6 kids and our home was always clean, and well mannered and respectful kids.
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Have any of you raised teenagers? In Amy's defense, she is doing a great job and is very patient. Teenagers can be difficult to raise. Amy is a caring loving mother. Getting a teenager to help clean their room is like pulling teeth and the attitude from these children is your typical teenager. What Amy & Matt are teaching their children will sink in with these children as they get older and then you will see he results of what they have been taught. Amy is always working and so is Matt. I am inspired by them greatly! Love the show. Nothing gets these folks down! Matt is a hoot! So the house is messy, not everyone is a perfectionist.
It's not the fact that the house is messy, it's the stress that this messy house creates that's the real problem. A clean organized house would make everyone's life easier.
I don't think it's fair to say that all teens behave in the same manner as the Roloff's. Not every teen yells at their parents to shut up, among other things. Some teens would never think of doing such a thing.
You know what, my house is really clean. I can say this for a fact cause I have OCD and it drives me nuts to see a mess lol. However, I only have two kids, they have 4. Those kids are old enough to be helping clean up, but it's their house they can live however they want. It's not dirty, it's messy...big difference. As for the discipline...I've seen them get in trouble several times.
I love this show and I love the way Amy, Matt, and the kids interact with each other. IT IS REAL. We need to remember that the show only covers a small part of their lives. I believe that they choose to show their children as KIDS. For the posters with the well mannered and perfect (imaginary?) children, who would want to watch a show about a family like yours? Not I!
Amy and Matt interact with each other as equals and that is one of the most important lesson they can teach their children. The minute Amy just rolls over and does not question Matt about one of his projects is the day I stop watching. Amy, you go girl! Life is a struggle and this family does okay!
As for the house, it is messy most of the time, so what. Different things embarrass different people. You might think that some of us (who have posted here) would be embarrassed by our spelling and improper word usage, but it seems we are not.
I happen to think the Roloffs are a great example of achieving your dreams. Over coming the odds and reaching for what you really want. I believe they are an inspiration to many people. As for all the negative comments.......we all go through trials and tribulations and nobody is perfect. I am excited to see the next season.
Originally posted by SueCee: Matt's parents watched the kids one weekend, the house was clean, food cooked, it was great, Amy walks in and she was mad, she didn't like others to do it, yet she never does. Remember the pantry redo for Mother's Day. As far as disipline, there is none. They have taught the kids nothing about cleanliness, manners, respect. Spoiled yes.Amy and Matt are never on the same page about raising the kids or cleaning. When they eat I turn the channel Zack is the worse. I don't want to see what he is eating. Close your mouth when you eat. I use to watch the show all the time but I found myself changing the channel because something grossed me out. Zack and Jacob both have bad chips on their shoulders. Amy should have been a Mom and not a buddy and Matt should have stopped his projects some to raise the kids right and together. I had 6 kids and our home was always clean, and well mannered and respectful kids.
Very well written. It is nice to see someone else posting to these boards with the same mind set as myself.
I cannot beleive I watched this, but here goes, Zach is a member of a team helping flooded families in the neighboring towns.
Amy notices his sneakers that are sitting on the fireplace hearth "drying" out. She smells them. She thinks there is raw sewerage on them. She tosses them out the front door, says she will be buying Zach a new pair of shoes and then she will burn the soiled shoes.
Zach brings them into the house, drops them on the floor of the kitchen, washes them off, uses a cleaning brush to scrub them and then returns the brush to the house.
We never see any new shoes for Zach, but he did manage to wear the sewerage shoes to the formal with Dani.
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Those 'sewage' shoes have been mentioned and almost doted upon about fifty times more than the "helping flooded out families" reason for their soiled state... which doesn't speak well of a lot of the public's interest in humanitarian efforts, I suppose.
Originally posted by mintjulep_ageless: Those 'sewage' shoes have been mentioned and almost doted upon about fifty times more than the "helping flooded out families" reason for their soiled state... which doesn't speak well of a lot of the public's interest in humanitarian efforts, I suppose.
It is not the fact that they were soiled, it was how they were handled by Amy and Zach.
The humanitarian efforts were accomplishments that those young men and women should be proud of.
ok, this is my first post, but since I am a regular viewer (I watch daily while I cook dinner!) I am a little 'behind' but recently caught up and I have to agree with most of the writers who see what I see...no discipline of any kind (you are right, Amy wants to be a buddy, not a mom!) i.e . she HAS to be in all aspects of the kids lives at school! nothing wrong with being 'active' in your kids school, but she has to be the soccer coach? (and a tough one too!) I think this is just her way of compensating for not being able to play sports due to her size! as she is very competitive...I know she accuses Matt of the same thing, but the truth is they both try to over compensate for their size.! (Little person syndrome!) When Matt 'suggests' that the house could use a cleaning she gets her feelings hurt, but doesn't mind admitting she has OTHER PRIORITIES! (meaning coaching the soccer team I guess!) Matt has the financial means to hire a maid, but would probably be embarrassed to let anyone see the mess in the house! besides, Amy wouldn't let anyone else in the house!As someone said, the answer is that AMY needs to stop being her kids buddy, and be a MOM!!
Matt also over - compensates for his dwarfism by constantly building the biggest and the best! (Little man syndrome?) but at least (out of necessity) he puts the kids to work! Amy refuses to take part in Pumpkin Days (strangers on her property upset her!)but even though Matt is 'closed mouthed' about his financial matters, this yearly event (along with the Apple picking days) help the farm to PAY FOR ITSELF..allowing Matt to 'stay close to home' and his beloved Farm. Amy says she doesn't like him traveling so much, but protests the pumpkin sales (until she found out it almost paid for the 'rebuild' of the house! But with all their faults, they are a loving family and I was upset when I turned on the t.v. yesterday (mainly to see what Matt was up to today!) only to find the ROLOFFS were not there! here were some NEW Little People , and the woman was a DR. , and obviously intelligent but, rather obnoxious in that she seemed to have a strange irritating little VOICE I know this sounds judgemental, but really I'd rather not listen to that voice every day.! and can't help but wonder why TLC would replace the ROLOFFS WITH THIS COUPLE! (either TLC or my cable) I sure hope not! OH it's 4:00 and I hear Matt's voice so maybe that was just a fluke yesterday!
Thumbs up to the Roloffs. They have a great show, Their house is unorganized but really why does that matter. They love there children and have shown that size does not matter, if you want it you can have. All you have to do is work hard.
Matt an Amy if you read this thanks for a great show.
Originally posted by atootsie: In defense of Amy and Matt, Anyone who has kids, it's difficult to live in a house that is clean all the time. When you have kids it is a lived house your living in! If it clean like a hospital all the time that would really be hard! I think my house is clean but at the same time it does get cluttered! What does your house look like, I'll bet it's not spotless 24/7 so people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones!
I keep my house clean, if you don't count my daughter's room! lol Yu can always close the door so you don't have to see it every time you walk by. I figure I have enough to do with the rest of the house and she's old enough to be living on her own and to keep her room clean.
Originally posted by moxyrenee: I really enjoy watching the show but I agree that the house is a mess. It doesn't seem they have any organization of who does what chores and when they should be done. And to have to constantly wait an 18-year old to get him up for school, well he should be old enough to get up by himself. Amy and Matt need to have the kids take turns on picking up after themselves, neither one of them has the time with their schedules. I mean how much energy does it take to throw a coke can away instead of leaving it on the counter. Ans as far as Zach telling his father to shut up- his mouth should be washed out with soap the old fashion way. My parents raised six of us kids and our house never looked like that.
Yes, the house would be so much neater, especially the living room, if the kids would just pick up their clothes. Amy has a laundry room if there's any dirty laundry, but with everything thrown on the floor who can tell what's dirty and what's not? With their habits the way they are now, I would hate to see their own places when they live on their own.
Originally posted by atootsie: In defense of Amy and Matt, Anyone who has kids, it's difficult to live in a house that is clean all the time. When you have kids it is a lived house your living in! If it clean like a hospital all the time that would really be hard! I think my house is clean but at the same time it does get cluttered! What does your house look like, I'll bet it's not spotless 24/7 so people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones!
Do you ever watch Clean House on the Style network? Now, that would totally embarrass me letting the world see my house in a mess like that....at least, Matt and Amy's house never looks like those!
Starshine - I just read your other post - I think that the Roloffs have a maid - an off-camera maid now. Don't you remember the boxes and clothes that used to be all over the house? It was like an episode of clean house then~~~
Originally posted by moxyrenee: I really enjoy watching the show but I agree that the house is a mess. It doesn't seem they have any organization of who does what chores and when they should be done. And to have to constantly wait an 18-year old to get him up for school, well he should be old enough to get up by himself. Amy and Matt need to have the kids take turns on picking up after themselves, neither one of them has the time with their schedules. I mean how much energy does it take to throw a coke can away instead of leaving it on the counter. Ans as far as Zach telling his father to shut up- his mouth should be washed out with soap the old fashion way. My parents raised six of us kids and our house never looked like that.
I raised kids and they were always thought to pick after themselves and were punished when they didn't; something that Amy and Matt are simply not capable of doing!!
Originally posted by SuzyQ12: Starshine - I just read your other post - I think that the Roloffs have a maid - an off-camera maid now. Don't you remember the boxes and clothes that used to be all over the house? It was like an episode of clean house then~~~
I do remember those boxes now that you mention them. when's the last time you watched that you saw the boxes gone and/or the house clean? The one I saw today was when Jeremy backed into the house knocking a couple of stones loose.
Lol, they probably had someone come in and move the boxes/put them away so the camera crew would have room to walk!
In recent history...there were a lot of boxes of clothing/belongings in the den..where all six of them reportedly lived and slept during the house renovation..but they are gone now that the new areas are open, and the public rooms of the house actually looks quite well of late. They probably live however they choose, just as most of us do. jmo, tho.
After the remodel, I saw lots of boxes in one of their barns. I'm not sure which one, there are several. So, I'm guessing all those boxes that were all over the house went in the barn. Which is great, because that means less clutter in the house.
Originally posted by coralsea: After the remodel, I saw lots of boxes in one of their barns. I'm not sure which one, there are several. So, I'm guessing all those boxes that were all over the house went in the barn. Which is great, because that means less clutter in the house.
I saw 1 episode where Matt rented a POD, but I think that was so the boys' room could be emptied to be painted. Maybe they still have this storage container?
Originally posted by jrszabo: I finf amussing that Matt complains about the twins not chores around the farm when you can see of messy their house is. All the boys are lazy and undisciplined because of the parents lack of authority over their kids!!
I don't know, but maybe the farm is more important to Matt than the house? He may not care that much how clean or dirty the house is.
Matt rented that pod when he had new carpeted put in upstairs. He had to clear out the boy's bedrooms, and like always, they go to extremes. Most of us just move the furniture into another room. I'm guessing it was an advertisement for Pods.
Star.. Matt does care about keeping the house clean, but he's not the one in charge of the house, Amy is. Matt just waits until Amy is out of the house and then he gets things clean.
Originally posted by atootsie: In defense of Amy and Matt, Anyone who has kids, it's difficult to live in a house that is clean all the time. When you have kids it is a lived house your living in! If it clean like a hospital all the time that would really be hard! I think my house is clean but at the same time it does get cluttered! What does your house look like, I'll bet it's not spotless 24/7 so people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones!
I get really frustrated every time someone says "If you don't like it, don't watch it." This is a FORUM, meant to encourage DISCOURSE. How would we learn anything without threads like these? I never would've known Zach Roloff wore poop shoes.
Someone way up there hit the nail on the head: Amy is disrespectful to Matt in front of their children. I watch Little People, Big World for two reasons: Morbid Fascination of Zack's eating habits and to learn the antithesis of good marriage communication and child-rearing.
P.S. If you type something and a little red line underlines something within your sentence, that means it's misspelled.
I'm curious about the "little red line." I don't have that feature on my computer, and from the regular misspellings I would guess that others do not have it either. Good idea though.
I feel sorry for Matt he gets no respect from his wife or kids. It seems that he tries to work hard for his family to provide them a good life but the kids don't appreciate it. They are disrespectful and straight up filthy pigs. Amy spoils them and doesnt enforce discipline. How can she make them do chores when she obviously doesn't do any herself. That is one of the messiest houses I've ever seen. There is no excuse for being lazy around the house.
Garzar, have you seen the show since the remodel was done? The house looks much neater, and is just lovely. My observation would be that children in the current, materialistic world...and maybe some non-current worlds.....do not always express appreciation for their livestyles as much as parents would like them to.
Families are not simple dynamics..and I would also venture to guess that MR is not a hostage of his.
The Roloff children are often allowed to say and do as they please without any repercussions. We've seen numerous instances where one of the children get very mouthy and storm off and nothing is said to them. Zach is by far the worst offender. He doesn't show much respect to either Amy or Matt, but Matt receives the brunt of his insults.
Some parents seem to have an automatic ignore button. You see this all the time when you go out to dinner. One table will have children eating peacefully while another will have children throwing temper tantrums and the parents just sit there doing nothing while talking on their cell phones. I'm thinking, don't you hear that? Don't you see that?
