Audrey Roloff and Jacob Roloff: Quashing Feud to Bond Over Baby Radley?

Now that Jeremy and Audrey Roloff welcomed Baby #3 together, things are naturally going to change.

We don’t just mean that the Little People, Big World alums will suffer some sleep deprivation with a newborn in the house.

Instead, it looks like baby Radley could be the magic pill to heal a family rift before he can even recognize his own name.

It appears that he’s already making Audrey closer with her brother-in-law, Jacob, despite years of feuding.

Jacob Roloff’s wife, Isabel, is herself pregnant with her and Jacob’s first child.

On her Instagram Stories, she shared a precious photo of Jacob getting some practice holding a newborn.

In the photo, he is holding his nephew, gazing down lovingly at the sweet baby.

Isabel captioned the photo with an affectionate: “Uncle Jacob and baby Radley.”

Jacob has certainly gotten plenty of practice in the role of an uncle to his various niblings.

But there’s more to this photo than meets the eye.

To put things mildly, Jacob and Audrey just plain do not see eye to eye.

Jacob has been outspoken on subjects like human rights, using his limited platform to try to make the world a better place.

Audrey has chosen … another path.

Jeremy and Audrey married in 2014.

The two seem to have a lot in common, but Auj is a bit more outspoken and direct.

And the things that she has chosen to say to her sizable audience have been unnerving and controversial at best.

“We are not claiming to be a resource for same-sex marriages,” Audrey wrote in a blog post in 2016.

Speaking for herself and Jeremy, she added: “It’s not something we agree with.”

“Know that our content is not written to same-sex marriages, so to say that we don’t offer advice for that side is accurate,” Audrey wrote.

Obviously, there is no non-bigoted way to “not agree” with an entire swathe of other people’s marriages when those people are a marginalized minority.

To make matters worse, Audrey then wrote that she encouraged gay readers to follow what she and Jeremy had to say.

In other words: she was declaring her homophobic beliefs, but still wants LGBTQ+ followers and customers for her brand. Class act.

Audrey has referred to “this twisted generation,” appearing to take a swipe at fellow Millennials.

Why? Presumably because most do not share her far right and at times bordering on tradwife beliefs, religiously and politically.

Some people might have felt more at home in the 1950s. Or the 1450s.

Audrey also reposted some of that nauseating propaganda that called for “unity” in the wake of the murder of George Floyd.

We all remember seeing the cutesy videos of police dancing with protesters or making gestures of kindness during broad daylight.

As Jacob pointed out correctly, hours later, many of those violent, armored officers were teargassing and beating protesters.

Jacob consistently uses his platform for positive messages — environmental justice, racial equality, and more.

He has expressed embarrassment at being “related to Trump voters,” a sentiment shared by many in his situation.

Very recently, Jacob shaded Audrey over her multilevel marketing, warning fans and followers of pyramid schemes and similar scams.

We somehow doubt that the existence of a new baby is magically making Audrey a good person or making Jacob forget who she is.

Instead, we think that he’s just smiling and making nice with an unhinged relative because it’s worth it to spend time with his nephew.

This happens in a lot of families. When there are kids involved and a shared family business, it’s harder to just cut ties and ghost.

Jacob Roloff Warns Followers of Predator Scams: Is He Shading Audrey?

At 24, Jacob Roloff is the youngest adult member of the Roloff Family.

He also seems to be the wisest, more than once expressing informed opinions that seem a little beyond some of his relatives.

The father-to-be recently warned followers against participating in financial schemes that could potentially ruin them.

So … why do Little People, Big World fans think that he was throwing shade at his sister-in-law Audrey?

Jacob took to his Instagram Stories over the weekend.

“Don’t do or promote MLM bulls–t,” he cautioned his followers.

In this context, MLM refers to multilevel marketing schemes, which we will explain.

Jacob did not simply admonish his followers on the subject without reason.

He explained to avoid these schemes “because it rots our societal brain.”

“And,” Jacob added, it “enables a labor relationship and vision that hurts the working class.”

So what is an MLM? 

Basically, a company exists and, instead of relying upon normal chains of stores, customers also become sales reps.

The idea is that sales reps get commissions on sales … though they sometimes incur serious financial risk.

MLMs are promoted as get-rich schemes or the key to working from home.

Frequent targets are the disabled and busy single moms who need more money.

Someone who is famous and financially secure has a better chance of making money, while those who are not sometimes end up losing money.

Avon. Mary Kay. Amway. Tupperware.

These are just a few examples of more famous multilevel marketing schemes.

Likened by some to pyramid scams, each sales rep has to sell and recruit more reps in order to be successful.

The companies behind MLMs can rake in billions of dollars every year.

They are also very controversial, especially among people who felt deceived by the financial structure of the business.

If you want to know more about the perils of multilevel marketing, this video from Last Week Tonight With John Oliver is a thorough rundown.

A quick disclaimer: without context, some might have thought that Jacob’s post was homophobic. It was not.

While “MLM” is an umbrella term for men-who-love-men incorporating gay, bi, and pan men, that’s not what Jacob means.

We sincerely doubt that he’s homophobic … and if you ask Little People, Big World fans, his sister-in-law Audrey might be.

And it’s at Audrey that many of Jacob’s followers believe that his message was truly aimed.

See, his Instagram Story warning of the hazards of these mulilevel marketing structures is good advice for anyone.

But Audrey happens to be part of one. Oops.

Audrey Roloff uses her Instagram and her platform to promote and sell Young Living products.

The company, which sells essential oils, is considered a multilevel marketing company.

Auj uses her MoreThanOils account to make these sales, and cross-posts to her primary account to extend her reach.

None of this was lost on Little People, Big World fans.

“This seems less like shade and more like a straight read of Audrey,” observed one user of Reddit.

“Shots fired and I’m here for it!” another commenter agreed. “MLMs are predatory.”

“Jacob is truly too good for this family,” another wrote.

A commenter added: “To be a fly on the wall when Audrey sees this one.”

Jacob and Audrey are perceived as not getting along well, clashing due to ideological differences.

Jacob is a very good person, with a wealth of compassion and no fear of speaking up on important issues.

Audrey has referred to her fellow Millennials as a “wicked generation” and strikes many as neither especially good or genuine.

That said, not all fans agree — some are still bitter that Jacob left the show half a decade ago.

So was he really taking a shot at Audrey with that post?

It’s likely that, even though he doesn’t follow Audrey, he is at least aware that she’s trying to push these products onto her followers.

Essential oils are questionable enough even when they’re bought from a store. Essential oils through an MLM company is … quite something.

Jacob likely at least thought of Audrey as he made the post, considering whether he would face blowback for it.

Being a good person, he didn’t let that stop him from warning his followers.

As for whether it was actually aimed at Auj … we have no way of knowing that.