HighlandWarriorGrl

Nope. She’s fairly slim to be sure, but very natural and she wears comfy clothes and really just lets her personality and her talent speak for itself. They don’t brag about how great their marriage is, they just say how thankful they are for what they have made together. Magnolia Enterprises (their company/various businesses) was a client of mine at my old job and we dealt with Joanna’s daddy, who works with them behind the scenes (or did at that time). From what I can see, they are pretty genuine, which is a good place from which to inspire people. I think thigh gaps and giving unsolicited/unearned advice would be a foreign concept to the Gaines family and that is the difference in a nutshell.

I don’t think Jer and Auj inspire me at all, but then I’ve only been married 36 years, so what do I know? I think people would rather be inspired by people that are more down to earth and lead by example. When I think of an inspiring television couple, I think of Chip and Joanna Gaines on HGTV. Not married forever, but you get the sense that they are genuine and happy and that their family and marriage are everything to them. I see a lot of respect there, and some silliness and no false airs. It’s refreshing. They talk about how they conduct their family life and show you, not just snap endless posed pictures and post of their every move while giving unsolicited advice. Then I see/hear Jer and Auj and I just think, who are you trying to kid?

This may be her happy place, but it’s also a public place. Can you imagine being a family and hiking with your kids and coming upon that? Geez, cover that shit up! Nobody is buying what you are selling . . . or trying to give away . . . Ewww 🤮

I think this family is a poster family for “money isn’t everything.” It didn’t save their family from heartbreak and being broken apart and it may have even caused some scars. . . . And there’s a lot to hate about Matt. Yes, he’s a money maker. He hit the little person lottery by being first to the trough of reality TV. But the whole family earned that money by throwing their lives open to the general public, not just him. Do you really think he could have been as financially successful just running a farm and pumpkin season without the reality TV notoriety? That’s what made him the money to do all of his projects, and it wouldn’t have been a hit without a family to watch. No network would have bought the Matt Roloff show. No family, no money. But I bet any of those kids (and Amy) would have been better off with less money and more of his time and parental guidance. Things he either didn’t think worth his time or were less important than drinking or dallying with the help.

To me it looks like she has just had a very tight face lift, or she’s trying out for the remake of Beetlejuice.

Is that what you call a toddler toe tap? I had to look at the pic for a few minutes to figure out what was weird about her left leg/foot. It sort of looked like when you get out of the car and you have a wedgie but you don’t want to be seen pulling it out of your bum so you move your leg around funny in hopes that it will pop out on its own . . .

I’m also loving the “don’t I look thin, stretch my neck, suck in my cheeks “ pose!

I sure hope the kids don’t punish Amy for telling the truth. After what she has been through, it would be a real kick in the teeth for her kids to turn on her. After all, she was the wronged person in this scenario. What does Matt (and Caryn) get for his part, a prize and a pat on the back? Oh well, who’s to say the kids don’t already know? I can’t see writing a book like this and not telling at least the kids what is in it before it is published. I don’t see Amy blind siding them like that. She has been sparing their feelings all this time so I just don’t see her capable of that kind of move. If they do know, it hasn’t seemed to influence their relationship with their dad one way or the other, so why should it change the way they interact with Amy? For any of you that follow Matt on Instagram, has Matt mentioned this at all or refuted Amy’s claims? How about Caryn? I’m just curious to see how they will be handling the spin or damage control.

Absolutely NOTHING in the Radaronline article shocks me and really should explain so much to those who have always called Amy a bitch, said there was no proof of infidelity, thought that Caryn was a sweet and misunderstood gal, or couldn’t understand why Amy couldn’t just be “adult about the whole situation and move on.” It was all bound to come out sooner or later and I think Amy started off wanting to preserve the family’s dignity by not admitting she was cheated on by her husband and employee - a pretty nasty revelation. But you can only take the fall for so long, with people thinking you are the bitch and just don’t want your husband and his new girlfriend to be happy. She admits she handled it badly and that she bitched on camera instead of confronting Matt and Caryn behind the scenes. If you expected to be married forever, this isn’t a situation you would necessarily know how to deal with. I hope this makes the Amy naysayers give her a bit of a break now that the truth is out there. I guess we know now why none of Amy’s family are promoting her book. With uncomfortable truths in the book, it would seem as though they were choosing sides if the kids mentioned her book. And some may not approve of the truth coming out, because it sometimes hurts. I’m looking at Auj here, who barely veils her distain for Amy, while keeping her nose firmly planted in Matt’s backside. I guess that could work out for her though, because Matt is now in a better position to give her and Jer what they want (the farm business) now that Amy decided to sell out. I hope the Radaronline article stimulates sales for Amy and that the book is a success. It was probably a cathartic experience for her to get it all out there and I respect her even more for what she has overcome in her life and how she plans to keep “moving on.” I think I’ll buy the book today myself!

Please save the sloths for me, as they would match my mood if I went out in public dressed like this.

I just went and voted. Twit is in the lead right now in her category! Keep it up folks, I’m sure we can push Twit to a win🥂🍔🍟🍕🍰 BTW, you do know that if she gets notified of a win, she will be reading this forum all the way through, if she isn’t already . . .

I think that hate and hurt sometimes get confused by people. What may look to some like hate is often hurt and mistrust because of that hurt. I have never once heard Amy say that she hates Matt. IIRC, she was trying to get him to go to counseling and to save the marriage all the way to the end. That’s not hate, that’s hurt. If it was hate, she would have run in the opposite direction from him and put her energy into taking everything that he had by spewing everything in the media about all the “issues.” I’m reminded of the late Princess Diana and her comment, “Well, there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.” Once that third person enters the marriage, the possibility for reconciliation or renewal is gone. It may well be true that Matt and Amy were never truly suited to each other but perhaps they married during a time when they both felt their dating pool was limited. Many life long marriages and families have started with less and even arranged marriages have worked in their way for many centuries. Who’s to say theirs couldn’t have? It’s really moot at this point. The one thing I really get tired of hearing though is how only “Amy” needs to get over it and move on. Matt could have moved on two years ago. Why didn’t he? They are both hanging around for the same reason - the show. So let’s stop making Amy the root of all evils. She’s happy and living life, just like Matt.

OMG, I grew up in the 80s and this made me laugh so hard - hurricane proof bangs - hilarious! 🤪

I think that’s the smartest thing I’ve heard all week. This is no longer entertaining or interesting and it has come SO far from the original premise of the show and why I started watching that it is no longer worth putting out more upsetting lies. It’s not amusing us anymore, so what exactly is the worth? Either the producers realize that they have burned a bridge with the viewing audience and totally retool to get back on an honest track or they hang it up. Their credibility is zero in my book. And, Jacob = vindicated. The producers ARE evil assholes.

I just really don’t know what to say . . . If she were 1/4 as senshul as she thinks she is with these ridiculous moves (done for the public, not in private for a special someone), I would still throw up in my mouth a little bit . . . Oy God! 🤮

So, all of this angst and hopelessness I feel for Amy is for nothing? She’s staying in the house? The original farm is intact? Why couldn’t this have been clarified on the last episode? That the buyout was only for the newer 70+ acre parcel? Now I’m really mad and I feel like I’ve been duped. Screw this reality TV! Not cool. Not cool at all.

I just returned from a week out of the country and got caught up on these posts. I also have the last episode recorded on my DVR, but I’m not sure I have the stomach to watch it. On the surface, it seems like this is the best option for Amy if you listen to all those people who are always harping that she needs to “get over it and move on with her life.” Maybe she did choose that option because that is what everyone told her she could do if she gave up her ties to the farm and the life/memories she lived there, but to me that seems like a decision made under duress. Why couldn’t she get over it on the other side of the 70 acres? Why is it that in order for everyone to be able to move on, Amy is the only one that has to leave her beloved farm? Now everyone will be there, continuing their memories and good times except her. That includes all her children, her grandchildren, and her cheating x-husband and the employee he was banging under her nose. Oh yes, and that conniving hoe bag now becomes mistress of Terra? No man, something is horribly off with this picture. I would rather see the farm sold altogether than watch a cheating bastard like Matt triumph and his dishonest ways be rewarded, along with Caryn, who will not be able to wipe the smug grin off her face as Amy packs her things with tears in her eyes and says good bye. When something becomes this sad and infuriating, it’s no longer entertainment or interesting. I’m not sure I can watch if there is a new season. I know Amy is still on the farm as of this writing, but I have little hope now that she will get a fair deal and be able to continue to have such easy access to her children, grand children, or the farm she loved and found comfort in. FU Matt Roloff, and your slimey side piece too.

Sounds like Amy has to give up the most in that scenario, while everyone else gets the best possible outcome. Don’t think Amy wants to be just a visitor while the rest of the family continue life on the farm, but she may surprise us all.

I’d like to see her take any road . . . Straight out of TVland . . . I’m for both Matt and Amy finding their happiness, but I don’t like listening to Caryn commenting about Amy on TV. Like you said, you expect to hear it from Matt, but I won’t sit and listen to Caryn talk bad about Amy while pretending to be so “concerned” for her and thinly veiling her insults. Bitch, please.

I never saw this Facebook Live by Amy. Thank you for posting it. It just confirms everything I have thought about Amy and the end of her marriage to Matt. Very insightful . . .

Why would anyone resent that? They each attacked the other in their own way, which made them both miserable. Why would Amy miss that? And you are right, I agree 100%, Caryn did Amy a favor and deserves what she gets. It’s just a shame though, how I believe she got it. I don’t think there are many folks that really believe that Matt and Caryn suddenly discovered each other after the divorce. Just because they aren’t slinging that info around on the show ala Jerry Springer doesn’t mean that Matt exited the marriage honestly and without any cross over. I think if he did, you would be seeing a much different Amy right now because she is in a much different/better situation. No, I think that is the best evidence of betrayal, in my opinion. I don’t think the show is going to last much longer, and I’m okay with that. But it would be interesting to see a few years down the road, after the “TV era” of this family. Matt and Amy will eventually be settled separately, where ever they want. Amy may be marrried and she may not. She may be with Chris and she may not. She is a reasonably healthy achon with no visible complications to her skeletal condition. Matt on the other hand has a form of dwarfism that has given him a lifetime of complications. We have watched his health deteriorate over the years and he will need more assistance and care as the years go on. I just wonder if Caryn is the unconditional and loving partner Matt thinks she is and if it will last after the glam days are over and the trips and shopping sprees get fewer, etc. It reminds me of that old saying, be careful what you wish for.

So IIRC, when at least one of the girls wanted to be baptized into the mainstream LDS church, she was told she would need to renounce her parents’ lifestyle and not associate with them. Am I dreaming, or do I remember seeing it, but not which girl? Oh my . . . Does that mean that Garrison would have been asked to do the same thing? Seeing that he is wearing the garments, and he has been baptized, it would seem to indicate that he has taken a new and different path. Well this never came up during dinner conversation on the show. And it seems to have been seven years in the making?

I have always thought this show was contrived and fake, and last night’s episode really proved it for me. I feel trashy by association for having watched it. The way each one of the women’s character changes from season to season, depending on what their story line is is just so obvious and ridiculous. First Elena and Tonya, now Jasmine. Do any of you actually believe that this is reality in any way? It might help if they weren’t all smiling while they are delivering their dramatic lines, etc. I think the vow renewal and fights and turning on your friends and allies and changing your character from season to season is extremely overdone in this genre and I personally think this show is circling the drain. I don’t even want to hate watch any more. It came off my DVR schedule last night.

Not a Matt fan by any means . . . But I will admit that I found the Mother’s Day post to be sweet. I don’t follow any of them on social media but was touched by the wording of that message, so thank you to Artisto for posting that. Matt may have many good qualities, and I’m hoping that some of the BS that we see is producer driven and that he really isn’t out to run Amy off the farm and cheat her out of her fair share. Most of my dislike of him comes from what I believe is his affair with his employee under Amy’s nose and his desire to continue to portray Amy in a bad light. I’m just one of those folks that believe that if you aren’t happy with your marriage, give your partner the dignity and respect of telling them and leaving the marriage honestly. Don’t cheat until you get caught or until someone comes along that you feel is worth the hassle of divorcing your wife.

It’s called revisionist history. The more benevolent and kind that Caryn pretends to be to Amy on TV, the more they hope the viewing audience will forget how she and Matt got together. And it makes Amy’s discomfort around her seem like Amy is a vampire who can’t look upon the daylight. If you haven’t been watching the show for years, on the surface Caryn seems to be this wonderful and patient woman who just came into poor Matt’s life like the Virgin Mary descending from the sky with her arms outstretched. Willing to overlook every bad quality or challenge Matt may have and wanting to shower him with unconditional love. She understands him like no other, can’t think of anyone she would rather be with, and wants absolutely nothing in return. Add to that that she is the only woman who really knows how to run a pumpkin patch in the state of OR, and her sainthood is almost guaranteed. You can say all you want to that there is no proof that Matt was banging the help while he was married, but ask yourself, why would Amy just be cordial and not want to become friends if that weren’t the case? She is with Chris and she is far better off in the romance Dept now, so what else besides betrayal would cause her to act that way? Time heals most wounds my friends, but betrayal is not one of them. Especially when you are forced to face it daily, on TV, with a smile on your face. Amy has said many times that she would not speak about the Matt and Caryn thing on TV because of her kids, but she has certainly hinted at it enough and her inability to be girlfriends with a woman she has known for over a decade speaks VOLUMES. Bottom line is, the positive PR campaign of Caryn for BFF will never work. Not in a million years. By all means, Matt and Caryn, live your lives and find happiness. You are better off this way by far. But stop trying to insult Amy and the viewing audience with the revisionist history. You get cordiality and respect from Amy and that is all you deserve, for the good of the family.