Amy,
I have a sign on my front door that says my house is clean enough to be healty and dirty enough to be happy.
I am 64, raised 3 childrn, one died at 17, show a very rare breed of dog and work full time for Homeland Security.
I just bought an Affiepincher to compliment my Chinese Crested and my rescue Brussels Griffon. I think I feed every cat in Brandon Mississippi so I guess I'm not anything strange except for the fact that if any of my children talked to me or dad like you allow yours to talk,I'm afraid we would be arrested for child abuse. Is it abuse when you expect your children to respect their elders as well as their peers? My son that died was an Eagle Scour, Order of the Arrow a DeMolay and made who's who among high school students when he lost his life. We have questioned God for a while but then it dawned on us that Scott had been on loan for 17 years for us to enjoy in good times as well as bad.I can assure you none of my kids would have lived like pigs as you allow yours as well as yoursel to live. Short has nothing to do with "HEART" and "CORRECT DIRECTION". We will pray for you and your family but i imagine it will be wasted.
Winsalot

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Originally posted by winsalot:
Amy,
I have a sign on my front door that says my house is clean enough to be healty and dirty enough to be happy.
I am 64, raised 3 childrn, one died at 17, show a very rare breed of dog and work full time for Homeland Security.
I just bought an Affiepincher to compliment my Chinese Crested and my rescue Brussels Griffon. I think I feed every cat in Brandon Mississippi so I guess I'm not anything strange except for the fact that if any of my children talked to me or dad like you allow yours to talk,I'm afraid we would be arrested for child abuse. Is it abuse when you expect your children to respect their elders as well as their peers? My son that died was an Eagle Scour, Order of the Arrow a DeMolay and made who's who among high school students when he lost his life. We have questioned God for a while but then it dawned on us that Scott had been on loan for 17 years for us to enjoy in good times as well as bad.I can assure you none of my kids would have lived like pigs as you allow yours as well as yoursel to live. Short has nothing to do with "HEART" and "CORRECT DIRECTION". We will pray for you and your family but i imagine it will be wasted.
Winsalot

Hello Winsalot!

I had to laugh at your first sentence. It reminds me of my grandmother! She used to tell us that a lot, and my sister has a sign in her familyroom stating such!

I agree w/ you about rude children and sloppy living. It doesn't have to be that way to have a happy and healthy and respectable home.

Sorry to hear about losing your child. That must be one of the hardest things; I can't imagine it, even though I've some dear, close loved ones, including parents.

About the prayer thing? I like to think that NO prayer is wasted. He finds His own way, even though we may not see it.


jmo, and again welcome.


PS, very cool about the dog stuff. We are very into animals here, and come from a farming background. And YES, believe it or not, 34 acres does not a farm make.

I agree, these kids need to learn respect, and responsibility. A messier house, I do not think I have ever seen. Amy and the kids step over piles of dirty clothes, dirty dishes, and everything else, Matt does sometimes try to organize stuff, but to no avail. Molly is almost grown, yet she acts like she is 5 years old, lays around and eats all the time, not that she should do any more than the boys. I dont guess Zach will ever have to lift a finger, because he is Mamas boy, Mamas pet.

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Originally posted by winsalot:
Amy,
I have a sign on my front door that says my house is clean enough to be healty and dirty enough to be happy.
I am 64, raised 3 childrn, one died at 17, show a very rare breed of dog and work full time for Homeland Security.
I just bought an Affiepincher to compliment my Chinese Crested and my rescue Brussels Griffon. I think I feed every cat in Brandon Mississippi so I guess I'm not anything strange except for the fact that if any of my children talked to me or dad like you allow yours to talk,I'm afraid we would be arrested for child abuse. Is it abuse when you expect your children to respect their elders as well as their peers? My son that died was an Eagle Scour, Order of the Arrow a DeMolay and made who's who among high school students when he lost his life. We have questioned God for a while but then it dawned on us that Scott had been on loan for 17 years for us to enjoy in good times as well as bad.I can assure you none of my kids would have lived like pigs as you allow yours as well as yoursel to live. Short has nothing to do with "HEART" and "CORRECT DIRECTION". We will pray for you and your family but i imagine it will be wasted.
Winsalot

Be real careful about what you put in print. Freedom of speech is one thing, defamation of character is another.

Where do you see defamation of character? She has posted her beliefs on how children should be raised, written a reaction to what has been documented on TV, and offered prayer.

I see no defamation of character.

Winsalot, thank you for adding your thoughts to the board. And Thank you for your service to your country through Homeland Security.

It is not defamation of character in my way of thinking. This is a message board where we are encouraged to express our opinion. Some get nasty about it unfortunately. She expressed her opinion, one which I completely disagree with. But she has the right. She feels strongly apparently. I just as strongly disagree.

You can only defame someone's character, if you knowingly make false statements about them that would ruin their reputation, etc. The house is a filthy mess, the children are very disrepectful, Amy disrespects her husband. Where are the false statements in that post?

Last time I checked this was the good old US of A we are protected under Freedom of Speech.

In today's society, with camera's following teh family everywhere, I am sure Amy takes many deep breaths and holds her temper while the camera's are rolling. I have heard her say not to say things and not to be disrespectful. I too was the kind of mom that would not put up with a lot, however, that was back when I could spank his behind in the store for throwing a screeming fit and got applause and not arrested.

I agree Winsalot and this is America and this is a message board right?
I agree the kids could do alot more to help out and I feel so bad for Matt amy puts him down so much like she is so perfect, how would she feel if her husband did that to her? she should be so greatful she has a hard working husband who clearly loves his family and adores her, wish i had a hard working caring man like that but just have my 2 precious cats LoL, I just wish she would lighten up on him and yes she does play favorites with Zach, probally due to his health problems whic is understandable I guess but it shows, wonder if they watch the shows, I just feel Mats pain when she disrespects him, who does she think she is? sorry Ilove the show but she needs to be nicer to him, I love the kids but they do need to be respectful but why would they be when they hear Amy putting matt down, of course they are going to do the same, oh my favorite is Jacob he is adorable oh if you dont like what i am saying please dont bother to post a rude comment to me, it will go to my junk file sorry free speech

I ALSO AGREE.WE HERE DO NOT LIKE AMYS CONSTANCE REMARKS TOWARDS MATT.AND IT WAS MEAN WHEN SHE PUT THE POOL NET OVER MATTS HEAD SO HE COULD GET WET.SHE IS ALWAYS MAD! .IT SEEMS TO US SHE IS BAD TO HIS PARENTS TOO.

I think a lot of people don't see things from Amy's perspective. Matt seems like a fun loving person and he has a lot of enthusiasm for big projects and fun. Amy is more practical and sometimes her concerns are understandable.

LOL I see Gap is still at it. Gap really needs to go back to law school.

Shish?? This show is a riot to watch and no family is perfect. My life was brought up with stricter rules that what my children have now with their own and I find similarity with my childrens families as the Roloffs have. As far as the slopyness, I was brought up with a mother that kept our house so clean that everyone said you could eat of her floors. She also did not drive, was not able to participate in school and athletic functions as Amy does and ther is a very important piece of advice she gave while dying in the hospital with cancer. She said she wished she would have spent more time with her kids and less in keeping the house in such an emaculate order. It took me a while to do that in raising my own children and not being so anal about house cleaning. But I was able to make a happy medium on that one.
Any ways, I think it would be fake if they didn't do things naturally as they actually live. I mean how many mothers do you know that make home made jam these days and how many mothers do you see doing the manual labor Amy does. She carries everything when they go places and never comlains about that. She does it because she loves her husband and family and I think the boys should carry more for her but it will
be up to her and Matt to decide to teach them that. Maybe the errors that everybody is judging them on in rasing their children will make others see it and decide to not do that in their family.
I'm sorry about the loss of your child I have lost one too but I wish this show was on while my children were groing up. What a fun show to watch were people aren't perfect but they have a love for each other, as sence of community love and outreach in all kinds of ways.
Have a good day.

that is why thoes kids are spoil.cause amy does everything for them.i started telling my 7yr old to help bring groceries in the house.matt at lease get them to help clean at times after a big arguement that is.

Amy girl, you deserve a medal for putting up with Matt. Anything that doesn't get done is partly because Matt is such a little kid. Notice a lot of the responsibility for much of the important stuff all falls on her. I think she basically does the best she can. I also think this show has been hard on her.

Winsalot, I am very sorry to hear about the loss of you child. I also praise you on your accomplishments. Why do you sound so bitter and angry toward the Roloff's?What have they done to you? I will pray that you find peace in you life. May God Bless.

Why do you people even watch the show? Most of you sound like you don't even like the Roloff's. Do you just watch to criticize?

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Originally posted by pollypocket:
Why do you people even watch the show? Most of you sound like you don't even like the Roloff's. Do you just watch to criticize?

Actually pollypocket just because we give opinions that you don't find to your liking does not mean we don't like this show. We "people" go on these boards to give our opinions thats what its for. We like this show but sometimes don't always agree with what goes on thats why we have these boards.

I replied to this post long ago (and wonder why it's drug up now, but that's ok).

I still stand by my comments, and understand winsalot's post.

Isn't discussion wonderful? Sharing diverse opinions?

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Be real careful about what you put in print. Freedom of speech is one thing, defamation of character is another.

I just now realized the above post was from a long time ago. But I do have to say something here.

Maybe you should be careful in saying things you obviously have no clue about. There was no defaming anyone's character in what the OP stated. If you want to act like a lawyer, I would suggest you get your law degree from an accredited school and not from Law and Order.

Hey, genius... ANYTHING in print is lible, or however it's spelled. Spoken is slander. Written is lible. (I don't know how it's spelled in the least. My apologies.)

I'm new to the site and have read several of the threads and this one has caught my attention. I have been watching the show ever since it aired and I have to say that #1 Amy does not and will not take care of her home which Matt has bent over backwards to provide for her. #2 What the children see in their mother they will take with them into their own lives which is sad. #3 With the money that Matt is making now he could atleast spring for a housekeeper...and who cares if Amy pitches a fit about it...if she's not going to provide a clean living environment for the children atleast someone else can. I've never in my life seen someone complain so much about everything like Amy Roloff complains about what Matt does for her. I love the show but I have a hard time watching Amy when she lays into Matt...ESPECIALLY in front of the kids (like someone pointed out above). I do pray for her that she will find serenity and peace in her heart for her caring and giving husband. Matt deserves it, SHE needs it and her children need to see it. I look forward to checking into this site often...it's fun and entertaining. I like seeing people voice their opinions...positive or negative...it's America!!! Take care everyone !!!

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Originally posted by Canterbury_Tails:
Hey, genius... ANYTHING in print is lible, or however it's spelled. Spoken is slander. Written is lible. (I don't know how it's spelled in the least. My apologies.)

Why does it seem that you are often on the attack? In order for someone to be held liable for something in print, it has to be proven that what was said was a lie. I presume that the Roloff's could take one of us to court, but they would have to prove that our posts were lies and that there was malice behind them.

Most often we're just discussing what we see on tv. If we were making up lies to hurt the Roloff's, then perhaps they might want to take legal action. I don't think they would ever bother with this, as they have far more things going on in their lives than to worry about us. Personally, I would be more concerned with the obsessed fans who want to get close to them in a stalker like fashion than comments made on a message board.

So Many of you I agree with #1 steph569, #2gap134, I could not have said it better.
I am going to be sad to see the show go off,
and hope it gets picked back up.Hate most of the shows that are on cant watch them with my granddaughter.Best of Luck Matt,Amy and Kids.
As for the rest of you get a grab!!