The time of Zach & Tori Roloff on the TLC reality series has finally come to an end, but another season of Little People, Big World has come and gone.
The centerpiece of Tuesday’s episode of Little People, Big World was Zach and his father, Matt Roloff, and their ongoing family dispute around the sale of their family farm. Zach and his father continued to argue.
After a dramatic but ultimately successful fundraiser for the Dwarf Athletic Association of America, Matt’s ex-wife Amy Roloff talked about their son’s tense relationship with his father while out to lunch with her second husband, Chris Marek.
Amy acknowledged that she didn’t know the details of their disagreement, but when Chris asked whether there was any hope of their relationship “thawing,” she was certain that it had been irreparably ruined.
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“I’m unsure. “He’s the father and grandfather, of course,” she said in reference to Matt. “But I don’t think they’ll ever look at it as that father-son bonding relationship type of thing, no.”
Amy assured the cameras that even if Zach and Matt had their own issues to handle, she would always be there to “assist” if they needed mediation. She did, however, admit that she was content that she still had her personal relationships with her children.
Matt and his fiancée Caryn Chandler discussed the details of their conflict with Zach and his wife Tori while out on a date in a different segment of the show. Matt said he intended to develop a playground for his grandkids on their property, but Caryn brought up Zach’s children’s disappearance from the farm.
“I’m always hopeful that Zach & Tori Roloff will bring the kids around and if not, the kids will be coming around later in life,” he continued. Matt told the cameras that he missed having their kids come often, but Caryn assured that they had “lots of love and fun to give and whoever shows up is going to get it.”
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“I think we’ve just come to terms that they don’t want a relationship and so, you just have to accept that,” she stated. “I still adore those kids and I still worry about them. Even if the story had a horrible conclusion, I’m holding on to those memories.”
“It doesn’t look bright at this moment in time, but I’m not going to give up hope,” Caryn said. Even if we miss a few years, relationships can always be rebuilt, and if they are, they will. That is excellent. It’s not because we opposed if they aren’t.
Later, on the farm of Zach & Tori Roloff, Josiah, 23 months, Lilah, 4, and Jackson, 6 went blackberry picking. Raising and lowering Lilah in the bucket of his red tractor, Zach considered how his own formative years on the Roloff family farm would never be feasible for his children to enjoy.
Regarding his strained connection with his father, Zach told the cameras, “No one’s holding grudges.” There’s just no inquiry or thoughtful consideration of the reasons for the lack of farm visits.
The kids prefer to stay up here in their own environment and don’t ask questions; we’re not withholding anything from them.”
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Well, dude, I don’t know, I think the ship has sailed with regards to my dad. as if the partnership isn’t all that strong. We are only pursuing our own interests. balance if it takes some time to balance out, everything will heal. The man shrugged, saying, “It’ll just be different.”
At the conclusion of the show, Matt, Caryn, Amy, and Chris gathered together on the family farm to celebrate the success of their fundraising. Matt expressed his regret at not being able to spend more time with his grandkids, while Amy and Chris acknowledged that Zach & Tori Roloff didn’t come around frequently enough for her “grandma room” to be utilized.
“When Zach & Tori Roloff said, they were going to, you know, isolate themselves to give themselves space … they didn’t put a timeline on it, and we’re two years into it,” he explained. “And it’s always sad when you don’t get to see your grandkids and somebody can’t seem to find healing … [or] build a bridge.”
In February, Zach & Tori Roloff announced that they will be leaving Little People, Big World following the 25th season.
“Little People, we are not returning to the Big World. “Like, we’re done,” Tori, 31, stated at the beginning of their Raising Heights podcast. “That part of our lives, that chapter, has closed.”
In line with his wife’s opinion, Zach stated, “I think the chapter has closed regardless of whether we are asked back or not.” We’ve made it clear that we’re done with that chapter for several reasons, some of which we’ll go into here.
“But because we’ve made that pretty clear, we also haven’t they haven’t asked us back, technically,” he continued. “This last cycle was rough, between the family, the farm deal and we are done with it.”
