Little People’s Matt Roloff slams son Jacob’s ‘weird’ beliefs after criticizing him for not sharing pics of newborn son
MATT Roloff slammed his son Jacob for having “weird” beliefs as the new father has decided to hide his newborn son’s face from social media.
The Little People Big World star and his youngest child haven’t always seen eye to eye on sociopolitical topics.
Matt, 60, took to his Instagram on Sunday night to share an update on his most recent construction project.
The reality star posted a photo of his new “irrigation manifold” for the big house on Roloff Farms, and described his process of installation.
He said: “Started this am Building the new irrigation manifold for the big house well…. Plus a bunch of other big projects that we did with no time to capture on a photo.”
“Too busy working … and keeping hydraulic fluid in the machines to stop for any photo opps. You do want to check my profile for the latest YouTube video where I finish my garage / barn,” he urged fans.
Matt continued: “Every single exterior board hand cut by my new LT40 sawmill. Then dried in our makeshift kiln (see last video).
“It’s old school construction mixed with latest technology… plus some matt roloff ingredients mixed in. You don’t want to miss this building going up… I definitely not going to miss using it.”
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The TV personality then mentioned his son Jacob, 25, who recently welcomed his first child with his wife Isabel, also 25.
“If you knew how many things were accomplished just today while still finding time to hang with Jacob , Izzy and Mateo for 2.5 hours … then take the light of my world , Caryn out on a date Night… I feel productive… but check out this video completely finishing the new dear barn… just another day off for @mattroloff,” he closed.
However, Matt was not quite finished with his statement, as he took to the comments section to share an extra snippet regarding Jacob.
“Jacob may have some weird political beliefs but at least his humility to put in a hard days work is showing thru,” he ripped.
FANS SOUND OFF
Fans were shocked by the little afternote, as many slammed the family patriarch for patronizing his own son on social media.
“Yeah it’s so weird to want accessible healthcare,” one roasted back.
“Putting family down again, I see. I’m sure other ‘fans’ would agree, you have some ‘weird’ beliefs putting a network above your own child,” a second ranted.
A third contributed: “Why would you say this on social media about your son? What makes his beliefs weird Matt? Are they weird because they do not align with you?”
A final remarked: “What a s****y thing to say about your kid. I don’t find his beliefs weird at all. I find him to be highly intelligent, with a social conscience.
“Different from you for sure, but not weird by any stretch of the imagination.”
DIFFERING VIEWS
Matt’s feisty comment followed his shocking confession regarding one of Jacob and Isabel’s parenting decisions.
The young couple welcomed their first child in November 2021, and have shared only a few sparse photos of the newborn baby.
Earlier this month, Matt shared a rare pic meeting Mateo as he sat with the newborn in his arms while smiling.
He captioned it: “Got to hang out with this little dream boat today. He looks like a bear.. but his name is Mateo. A big nod to his grandpa.”
Isabel responded: “He loves his grandpa!!”
While most fans also praised the snap, others reached out to Matt and wondered if Jacob and Isabel will ever show their child’s face.
One person said: “I’m really sad that we don’t get to see Mateo, followed all through the pregnancy and ever since Little People started the show.
“It sure is upsetting not to finally get to see him.”
Matt agreed and responded: “I know. I’ve tried to present some ideas but Jacob and Izzy are very smart and they know what they want for the little guy and I respect that.
“But he’s so cute. I definitely want everyone to see him one day.”
ROCKY ROAD
In the past, Matt and Jacob have not been on the best of terms.
An insider once explained to Radar: “They don’t have the best relationship.
“I think when his parents divorced he put a lot of the blame on his dad. His mom was hurting for a long time, and he believes Matt was the sole cause of that — like his dad is the one that blew up the whole family.”
Matt and his then-wife Amy, 57, tied the knot in 1986 before parting ways in 2016.
Aside from Jacob, they also share sons Jeremy and Zach, both 31, and daughter Molly, 28.
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