Reality TV has brought a lot of everyday people into the spotlight, and no matter how many years they’ve been under the lights, it seems challenging to navigate everyone having an opinion. Tori Roloff, mom to three kiddos and wife of Zach Roloff, starred in his family reality TV show Little People, Big World. Through the show, Tori has gained a big following on social media, where she freely shares snippets of her life and parenting.
But she’s made it clear — again — that she’s tired of all the hate she receives.
Tori recently shared a video of her 15-month-old son, Josiah, playing in his room while she hung out with him in his bed.
In the Instagram Stories clip, Josiah is holding onto the ladder of his bunk bed while drawing on a tablet.
"You're telling me: you can climb a ladder and write while balancing on the ladder… but you can't walk?! He's holding out!" Tori captioned the short clip.
In another Instagram Stories post, Tori hit back at people who criticized her allowing Josiah to climb the ladder.
“I don’t know why it still takes me by surprise with how many perfect parents there are on Instagram because the amount of people coming for me for letting my one year old climb a ladder is substantial,” Tori said.
“Like do y'all just put your kids in a box or bubble wrap at all times and never let them do anything?” she questioned. “Cuz that's what it seems like. Y'all need to calm down.”
Tori finished her rant with a sarcastic thank you. “Anyway thanks to those perfect parents. I just appreciate all the tips that you guys leave for me in my DMs.”
On Reddit, fans and critics discussed Tori’s clapback, and the reactions were mixed.
In Reddit’s LittlePeopleBigWorld community, people discussed Tori’s clapback and there wasn’t one consensus.
Some fans were very much on Tori’s side, believing people need to be choosier about what bothers them so much they feel the need to tell a parent what to do — or not to do.
“Yeah she’s right,” one fan wrote. “It’s good to let children explore their limits.”
“She’s annoying… but on this one, she’s right,” added someone else.
“Well, she isn’t wrong,” shared another Reddit user. “Just because you are well-known on social media doesn’t give someone the right to criticize you. A lot of us put stuff on social media, doesn’t mean we are looking for advice or criticism.”
Others felt justified, however, in expressing concern over Tori’s son climbing the ladder.
“While I’m all for letting me kids try new things, I would take the pen out of their hand because that just seems like a stupid accident waiting to happen,” one person wrote.
“It never fails to amaze me how people who voluntarily put their whole lives online for money are so pressed over DMs and negative comments,” added someone else. “Don’t want comments, don’t make SOCIAL MEDIA your livelihood.”
“Get this Tori, it's super wild, so get ready,” one person sarcastically wrote. “You wouldn't have to suffer DMs from anyone you don't know, including these 'perfect parents' if you had a private Instagram account. I know, I know. Crazy.”
“Boo hoo, exploiting her kids for cash online and then getting butthurt when people aren’t 100% on board with what she’s letting them do,” another harsh commenter shared.
Even though many people believed Tori’s frustration was justified, they weren’t thrilled with her calling people out.
“She's such a victim when people criticize her,” someone else wrote in the Reddit thread. “She's not wrong in this case, but making a snarky little story about it as opposed to just letting it go makes her look bad.”
Another Redditor shared that Tori has “had many careless moments with their kids and some questionable parenting,” however, “this wasn't one that bothered me. It's weird for her to be so snarky about this one.”
Another person agreed, writing that they “understand that it's obnoxious to get messages from strangers,” but calling people out the way she did was bothersome. “It is also just as annoying seeing her call all those people out on a regular basis,” the person continued. “People are going to snark on her for everything. I suggest she ignore the comments, turn the comments off, or just have friends and family [as] followers.”
Tori is damned if she does and damned if she doesn't.
