Despite Zach Roloff’s hopes to take over the family’s Roloff Farms, Matt Roloff announced plans to sell the property — soon inciting a familial rift.“Well, you know, it was hard for me to watch,” Amy Roloff — who was married to Matt, 60, between 1987 and 2015 — exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, May 25, while discussing season 23 of TLC’s Little People, Big World. “I don’t know a lot of the details of the negotiation that went on between Matt and Zach [but] I’ve heard little bits here and there.”The 57-year-old TLC personality continued: “I’m just sad that it’s come to this.
Parts of me [are] not exactly [surprised] because I’ve dealt with Matt over the years and he can be tough, he can be grinding, but I also think whatever the expectations were from both of them, they went out the window [and] they obviously did not sync up.
I’ve said it in the episodes before, Matt is still the father, he is still ‘the adult.’ I don’t care how old your kids are. Sometimes there are things that they may need to learn, but … as a father, you may have to take the higher road.”Following Matt and Amy’s divorce, the LPBW patriarch retained the Oregon property after Amy sold him her shares. (The exes are parents of twins Zach and Jeremy, both 32, as well as Molly, 28, and Jacob, 25.) Last year, the family made headlines after Zach revealed that he hoped to buy part of the land alongside his wife, Tori Roloff (née Patton).
Matt chose not to sell the land to his son before eventually listing it for sale earlier this month.“Well the cats out of the bag.
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