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Junior Member
Registered: 08-21-09
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I love this family! They are so real and true to life. I congratulate Matt and Amy (especially Amy!) for raising such wonderful, kind, generous and enjoyable children. So what if their house is cluttered? They live life to the fullest and don't get hung up on the little stuff (soda cans left out). I've been rather disgusted and disappointed with the posts others have written in regards to the negativity of the raising of the children and the tidiness of the house. People, get a life!!
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Senior Member
Registered: 11-02-07
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Why the need to tell others to get a life? That's just as offensive as anything else.
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Junior Member
Registered: 08-24-09
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can't belive anyone would want to film a place or see how dirty and unsanatary as there place is !! they seem to have enough money to spoil the kids so use some of that to hire help to clean ! the kids are so lazy and rude it would be good for them to help clean . can't see where they are teaching them any of lifes manners or respect for themself or others.Just how to get a free ride in life. all i hear is poor me it's hard because i'm little. don't think anyone cares about anyone but his/her self. Think it is a the worst show !!
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Senior Member
Registered: 06-06-08
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quote: Originally posted by pattitoad:
can't belive anyone would want to film a place or see how dirty and unsanatary as there place is !! they seem to have enough money to spoil the kids so use some of that to hire help to clean ! the kids are so lazy and rude it would be good for them to help clean . can't see where they are teaching them any of lifes manners or respect for themself or others.Just how to get a free ride in life. all i hear is poor me it's hard because i'm little. don't think anyone cares about anyone but his/her self. Think it is a the worst show !!
Then why are you posting here? |
Senior Member
Registered: 07-15-07
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Tree, what are you doing up at l:30 in the morning? Can't sleep?
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Senior Member
Registered: 06-06-08
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I'm on the west coast, it was 10:30 here. Thanks for the concern though  |
Senior Member
Registered: 07-15-07
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Interesting that they post the EDT. Makes sense if you live in the east as I do. Much more east and I'd be in the ocean. Then I'd have to use Atlantic time.
I'll be glad when the season starts so we can have some new things to chat about. Have a good day--and you have three extra hours to do it in. LOL
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Junior Member
Registered: 08-26-09
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My pet peeve with the show is how Amy treats Matt.
When he gets a project going she complains and is not supportive. Complaining on how much money it is going to cost. Who earns the money? Her teaching job does not make much.
Also she needs to follow through on discipline.
She lets them fight and break things and does not say anything.
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Senior Member
Registered: 07-15-07
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About projects: perhaps if he discussed plans with Amy before he started, things would be different, but Matt makes a unilateral decision and then she has to put up with the results of that decision.
They both make money from the show. Amy is doing a lot of public speaking now and I'm sure she gets paid well. But aside from that, it is family money, not just Matt's.
Don't forget that Amy provides the base from which he operates. We've heard all of these remarks before. And still many people watch.
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Senior Member
Registered: 06-06-08
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And besides,do not married couples SHARE? Here it would be community property. Don't lionize Matt without considering the fact that he throws the family into chaos on a regular basis. He's hugely wrong to force the family to endure project after project without any concern for what it will do to their lives. And pay close attention you will notice that Matt LOVES to play the downtrodden victim, all the while bullying everyone in sight.
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Junior Member
Registered: 08-27-09
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I agree with most being said, house is a disaster and even with 4 children, you can do much better at picking up, especially w/children these ages. They are NOT 2 year olds. The living room is a total pigpen most days as is the kids bedrooms--I've never seen so much stuff on the floor/hanging around!
But to answer those who wonder, why watch? I do find it an interesting show and like especially when they travel--don't 'we all wish we could travel that much? I also agree, Zach needs a MAJOR wake up call. He is the rudest boy I've ever seen and saying he is disrespectful to Matt just touches on it. My husband wants to scream at the TV every time Zach is on because he is usually complaining or feeling sorry for himself. Amy runs to his rescue EVERY time Matt tries to correct him and I do think Amy actually feels sorry for him because he is a little person.
Matt, on the other hand, would drive me insane with his chaotic projects every 6-12 mths!! His house is upside down a lot of times but a lot of times it is his own doing!
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Senior Member
Registered: 11-22-07
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If anyone recalls Zach and Jeremy's BD party at the farm (a very early episode), they would have no trouble figuring out that there has been plenty of reason for Amy to feel bad for Zach. I find Zach unpleasant but I also understand some of the psychological background of both Amy, Zach, and Matt. Nothing is quite as simple as it may seem.....there is no 'it is as simple as that' in family dynamics.
Their house is much neater since the major remodel.
However, I expect everything that has been said about housekeeping to be said again...and again.
I also find that classifying their money as "Matt's money" is really sexist and short-sighted as well.
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Senior Member
Registered: 11-02-07
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Many people are discoving this show for the first time as they see the old repeated episodes. What we view as old episodes and old situations which have been much discussed, are now being viewed by people who have never seen or discussed any of it before now.
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Senior Member
Registered: 06-06-08
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I agree with Coral. And new people mean new perspectives. But the endless threads asking when the season will start are useless and annoying.
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Senior Member
Registered: 11-22-07
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NOTHING I'd like better than a few new perspectives. I hope they come....and I hope they are able to stay.
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Junior Member
Registered: 09-19-09
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quote: Originally posted by mintjulep_ageless:
If anyone recalls Zach and Jeremy's BD party at the farm (a very early episode), they would have no trouble figuring out that there has been plenty of reason for Amy to feel bad for Zach. I find Zach unpleasant but I also understand some of the psychological background of both Amy, Zach, and Matt. Nothing is quite as simple as it may seem.....there is no 'it is as simple as that' in family dynamics. as a little person my self i understand the hard ships we endure but were still human and can do everything everyone can do .sure we get stared at but then so do others for what ever reason people feel the need to stare which is very rude to say the least especially when a laugh comes along with the stares .
Their house is much neater since the major remodel.
However, I expect everything that has been said about housekeeping to be said again...and again.
I also find that classifying their money as "Matt's money" is really sexist and short-sighted as well.
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Senior Member
Registered: 06-09-07
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quote: Originally posted by treespryt:
I agree with Coral. And new people mean new perspectives. But the endless threads asking when the season will start are useless and annoying.
Could someone make a "stickie" with that information if it bothers people? |
Junior Member
Registered: 10-13-09
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quote: Originally posted by coralsea:
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.
Clearly, you know teens. I look at deeper expressions of love and respect. This family hugs and kisses. Think of the number of times the kids have done "something special" (like build a gazebo, prepare parties, makeup signs) for another family member. I see how comfortable the kids are around adults (family, friends, teachers) and yet clearly understand who is ultimately in charge. When the kids get grounded, they are grounded. When the law is laid down, they respond. I suspect that there are other more confrontational moments we do not see. As to the messy house....I think that both Amy and Matt are pack rats and feel at home in the midst of chaos. They passed this on to the kids. When there is a need, the house gets cleaned. Please consider that they have a large farm, and its clear the kids do a good bit of work on the farm. The farm is well organized and has the appearance of being in good order. |
Junior Member
Registered: 10-13-09
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Amy has raised four lazy children, soon to be adults. It's not really the kids fault, they only know what they have been taught. Now I wonder when the boys get married someday, will the new daughter-in-laws enjoy picking up after Amy's boys. It's really sad for the future wifes, they can spend the rest of their lives undoing what Amy aloud to happen in just a little over 18 years. clearly the childern were not raised they just got older. I guess Amy can now spend her time roaming from house to house cleaning up after her baby boys and defending them to the future wifes. Then pay for the divorces. Mean while Matt is saying quit giving them money and are they going to get out of bed and look for a job today. My mother raised six children with no dryer or dishwasher. We all new our place as the children and what needed to be done daily, without being told.
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Senior Member
Registered: 11-22-07
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Isn't gloom and doom about future daughters-in-law and then predicting the future divorces of same just a bit premature?
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Senior Member
Registered: 07-15-07
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I am so tired of this subject.
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Junior Member
Registered: 10-09-09
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Hey, the house looked better!!!
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Junior Member
Registered: 10-13-09
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What bothers me most is that Amy gets so upset with Matt when he tries to crack down on the kids and make them clean up the house. Remember when she was away and Matt was making the kids clean up the house and one of them called to tell Amy and she broke down crying like Matt was abusing her children. These kids could have and should have been taught to put clothes in a hamper and trash in a trash can at a very young age. It is not abuse to make them help out around the house. They are old enough.
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Junior Member
Registered: 09-18-09
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I can't help but wonder why the family or tlc does not read the post fans write.I think its important for them and TLC see how fans feel about the show.
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Senior Member
Registered: 07-15-07
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There are ratings that producers watch. They don't need to read the posts to know that there are those who like the show and others who don't watch. Our comments have no influence on the way the R's live.
(Didn't you see how the ratings for J&K shot up when divorce was in the offing? Ratings mean money for TLC. That's business.)
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Senior Member
Registered: 06-06-08
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quote: Originally posted by ritarig:
There are ratings that producers watch. They don't need to read the posts to know that there are those who like the show and others who don't watch. Our comments have no influence on the way the R's live.
(Didn't you see how the ratings for J&K shot up when divorce was in the offing? Ratings mean money for TLC. That's business.)
Excellent point Rita. But also notice that the other show's ratings have dropped like a stone and that show's pretty much done unless something changes. I cannot ever see Matt and Amy being so totally petty and childish in public. |
Junior Member
Registered: 10-15-09
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Their house is a mess as are the kids are a mess (mostly spoiled) due to really bad parents (Matt & Amy).
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Senior Member
Registered: 07-15-07
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Tree, you can't pick up a magazine or see an entertainment show without the fighting couple, so they are selling in other media. It's too bad, especially for the kids. I agree Matt and Amy would not stoop to that level. I think that many people were unhappy about the sour feeling in this first episode of the new season. For those of us who have gone through a divorce, the scene has particular meaning, recalling our own struggle with a breakup and subsequent results.
Happily, the Little Couple is returning. Great antidote to negativity.
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Junior Member
Registered: 11-03-09
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quote: Originally posted by momTN: 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.
I completely agree with all of this. |
Senior Member
Registered: 06-09-07
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I have raised 4 teenagers successfully. And I am disabled. Amy and her coddling is stunting those kids terribly. She has managed to keep them home again, they are going to a community college 6 miles from the farm. I imagine she is still dragging them out of their filthy beds and doing their work for them. She is programming them for failure.
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Junior Member
Registered: 11-04-09
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I grew up with a mom who kept a cluttered messy house. While she is the nicest person and is very hard working in many areas, she just has never been able to get her house together. My father was a anger-filled alcoholic and I think she lost hope in a lot of areas. I have one sister and both of us keep homes that are considerably tidier and less cluttered. Neither of us wants our children to grow up like we did. I remember feeling horribly overwhelmed while living at home and not really sure where to start with the stacks of stuff everywhere. It was easier just to endure and wait until we were old enough to leave. It is not a given that all four kids will grow up to be housekeepers like their mother. My mom may not have contributed much in my life regarding housekeeping but I did learn other good things from her as I am sure the Roloff children do from their mom.
However, she seems to be at a low spot in her life now and a lot of negativity is coming through and that verbal disrespectful mess is many times more harmful than the cluttered untidy house.
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Senior Member
Registered: 06-09-07
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When Amy was at her family home, wasn't it really clean and tidy?
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Junior Member
Registered: 03-31-09
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I raised 3 sons and each boy had chores to do everyday, because my husband and I both worked. It did not hurt my boys one bit, as a matter of they are all very good at cleaning their own homes. Their wives are very happy. Two of them are also very good cooks. Children should have chores to do. The Roloff kids should at least keep their rooms CLEAN!!!!!
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Junior Member
Registered: 11-05-09
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Discipline seems like a no-brainer to me. Take away cell phones, computers, driving privileges, friends visiting.
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Senior Member
Registered: 06-09-07
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quote: Originally posted by headrascal:
Discipline seems like a no-brainer to me. Take away cell phones, computers, driving privileges, friends visiting.
Amy would never do that! Then they might not let her play soccer and paintball with them. Every time I have ever seen punishment given she backed down. |
Junior Member
Registered: 11-02-09
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roona: "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." lol! While browsing I just now read this comment and am compelled to go through all the threads searching for other hilarious comments by roona!  |
Junior Member
Registered: 11-18-09
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This isn't glass house people throwing stones. Their house isn't just messy...it is totally disgusting. It looks as though they don't know what trash bags are or goodwill. For heaven sakes, children live in that home. Maybe life wouldn't be so chaotic if the house was a bit more liveable. Molly was studying at an entry way table, meant to throw keys in the drawer or writing a quick thank you note NOT meant for doing math homework! There should be a dedicated time and place for quite studying. How could Zach study in that room? There is simply too much chaos in their household. Personal note: the moment Amy opened the door to that room and I saw the crazy disgusting not even remotely normal mess, I almost had to change the channel! Please CLEAN IMMEDIATELY!! quote: 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!
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Junior Member
Registered: 05-03-08
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I have stopped watching this show as of last week.
TLC should remove it. As far as I am concern Amy has wrecked any relationship the kids might have with their father.
I lost my husband and would do anything to have him back to be the father of our kids.
Think Amy will be happy if Matt was gone.
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Junior Member
Registered: 11-19-09
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hi! i love the show but i really get mad when i see how the kids attack matt and his wife gets the kids involved in thier arguments. i was watching a previous episode where matt wanted to take the family on a vacation to the british virgin islands and emily happened to have a speaking engagement and none of the kids wanted to go except for jeremy.when it was time to get the kids ready to go emily was putting the kids against matt when it was time to go. when i see how much physical pain matt is in and they treat him like that it really makes me mad. i think matt is a tough guy and provides for his family and the kids have no respect for him of their mother at all.molly is very smart and is a good kid i think and the mother is way too easy on the kids and is gonna be all her fault when the kids struggle like they do cuz she has no authority or parenting skills at all.but that said i do like the show and i hope they can all appreciate what gift has been givin to them.p.s i can show the kids a thing or two about soccer,lol!thank you! your friend nick from toronto,canada!
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Junior Member
Registered: 11-19-09
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this will be the last post i put on here because there is alot of sports on tonight and this is the first time i ever wrote to a reality television show,lol! zach needs to grow up and make little people proud cuz i think he is letting them down. he is a slob and jake needs to stop whinning and never give hima a cell phone again,lol! what were matt and amy thinking? like how stupid of a parent can you be to give a 10 year old a cell phone and not even teach him how to be responsible? anyways these days on reality television it can just be an episode where they needed material but then again why would you want to embarrass yourself then,lol. come on kids make your parents proud and the people who keep your show on tv this long,lol! nick from canada!
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