1 00:00:01,367 --> 00:00:02,867 -Are we ready to go ahead and get lit? -[all] Yeah! 2 00:00:02,867 --> 00:00:05,867 [Karen] Last season on Doubling Down with the Derricos... 3 00:00:05,934 --> 00:00:08,467 Kick! Get it, Derricos! 4 00:00:08,467 --> 00:00:11,166 We have 14 children, four sets of multiple twins. 5 00:00:11,233 --> 00:00:13,667 [Darian] Not too rough, y'all. Not too rough. 6 00:00:13,667 --> 00:00:15,467 Our babies are grown, though. 7 00:00:15,467 --> 00:00:16,767 [indistinct shouting] 8 00:00:16,767 --> 00:00:19,367 Girls rule and boys drool. 9 00:00:19,367 --> 00:00:21,166 My house is so small 10 00:00:21,233 --> 00:00:23,166 and it can be really crazy and chaotic. 11 00:00:23,166 --> 00:00:25,467 [children chattering] 12 00:00:25,467 --> 00:00:27,667 [Deon] That really is annoying. 13 00:00:27,734 --> 00:00:29,867 It just feels like the walls are closing in. 14 00:00:29,867 --> 00:00:30,767 That's where I am. 15 00:00:30,767 --> 00:00:32,166 You're just meeting me. That's all. 16 00:00:32,166 --> 00:00:33,467 Girl, you ain't been there. 17 00:00:33,533 --> 00:00:35,567 Karen deserves an apology 18 00:00:35,567 --> 00:00:39,367 because your spouse shouldn't feel the frustrations you're having. 19 00:00:39,367 --> 00:00:41,166 [Karen] I try not to get emotional. 20 00:00:41,166 --> 00:00:44,266 'Cause it's just I want a bigger house. 21 00:00:44,333 --> 00:00:45,967 Yeah. 22 00:00:46,033 --> 00:00:47,467 [man] Let them go explore this house, guys. 23 00:00:47,467 --> 00:00:49,266 [children screaming] 24 00:00:49,266 --> 00:00:50,667 [Karen] We've been looking for a new house 25 00:00:50,667 --> 00:00:53,066 ever since the first set of triplets was born. 26 00:00:53,133 --> 00:00:54,367 I'm just hoping and praying, 27 00:00:54,367 --> 00:00:56,166 this is not another letdown. 28 00:00:56,233 --> 00:00:58,634 [man] Uh, we were outbid by a cash buyer. 29 00:00:59,266 --> 00:01:01,433 -So, we lost the home. -[bleeping] 30 00:01:03,767 --> 00:01:06,667 I'm telling you, you need to make friends. 31 00:01:06,667 --> 00:01:10,166 Maybe you should think about getting your little job or something. 32 00:01:10,233 --> 00:01:11,467 Yeah. 33 00:01:11,533 --> 00:01:14,166 I'm so excited that I'm almost a full-fledged adult. 34 00:01:14,166 --> 00:01:15,166 Okay. 35 00:01:15,166 --> 00:01:17,367 I need to find a life outside my house. 36 00:01:17,367 --> 00:01:19,867 Yay! I'm so excited to work with you. 37 00:01:19,867 --> 00:01:21,767 Thank you. I'm excited too. 38 00:01:21,767 --> 00:01:24,867 My white blood cells are low, very low. 39 00:01:24,867 --> 00:01:26,066 Yep. 40 00:01:26,133 --> 00:01:27,266 [Deon] The cancer is still there, 41 00:01:27,266 --> 00:01:29,266 and I'm going to be a wreck 42 00:01:29,266 --> 00:01:31,000 if anything happens to the mother. 43 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:33,667 We're currently at the chemo with GG. 44 00:01:33,667 --> 00:01:35,367 The nausea and the pain... 45 00:01:35,367 --> 00:01:37,867 It's all so hard to deal with. 46 00:01:37,867 --> 00:01:40,166 We have not gotten 100%. 47 00:01:40,166 --> 00:01:41,967 [Deon] Oh, my God! 48 00:01:41,967 --> 00:01:46,367 It's like, do I got through with this next treatment or not? 49 00:01:46,367 --> 00:01:47,667 [Deon] My mother's not a quitter. 50 00:01:47,667 --> 00:01:49,367 That's not who she's ever been. 51 00:01:49,367 --> 00:01:51,867 After them damn doctors told you you wouldn't live, 52 00:01:51,934 --> 00:01:53,166 but you're still here to this day 53 00:01:53,233 --> 00:01:55,467 'cause fighting is all you know. 54 00:01:56,500 --> 00:01:58,367 I don't like talking about that. 55 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:05,367 [man] Rolling... 56 00:02:05,367 --> 00:02:08,367 -Does he sing a little bit? -Who? 57 00:02:08,433 --> 00:02:09,533 [man] What are you doing? 58 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:12,367 [woman] How old are you? 59 00:02:13,266 --> 00:02:14,667 Four. 60 00:02:14,734 --> 00:02:16,367 [woman] You're four? 61 00:02:16,367 --> 00:02:17,667 We're three. 62 00:02:17,734 --> 00:02:19,433 No, we're four. 63 00:02:20,166 --> 00:02:22,033 We're four years old. 64 00:02:23,667 --> 00:02:25,233 [woman] Hey, wait. No. Dyver, come back! 65 00:02:36,767 --> 00:02:38,000 And... go! 66 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:39,667 -[indistinct chatter] -Daiten, get him! 67 00:02:39,667 --> 00:02:41,266 Keep the elbows down! 68 00:02:41,333 --> 00:02:42,467 Elbows down! 69 00:02:42,533 --> 00:02:44,367 [all screaming] 70 00:02:44,433 --> 00:02:46,367 Mommy, look. Mommy, look. 71 00:02:46,367 --> 00:02:48,266 What has changed? 72 00:02:48,266 --> 00:02:50,767 Well, I am not pregnant. 73 00:02:50,767 --> 00:02:53,266 I think we're too busy to get busy. 74 00:02:53,333 --> 00:02:55,667 Yeah, well said, Mom. Well said. [chuckles] 75 00:02:55,667 --> 00:02:57,266 [laughing] 76 00:02:57,266 --> 00:02:59,266 -Go! -[laughing] 77 00:02:59,266 --> 00:03:01,367 [Karen] But our babies have gotten bigger. 78 00:03:01,367 --> 00:03:05,767 It's hard to believe that we have our first adult child. 79 00:03:05,767 --> 00:03:07,266 Yeah, I know. That's all right. 80 00:03:07,333 --> 00:03:09,667 This is gonna be light work. Let's go, Daiten. Come on, let's go! 81 00:03:09,667 --> 00:03:13,567 Darian just turned the big 1-8. 82 00:03:13,634 --> 00:03:17,867 So she's been really thinking about the whole college experience. 83 00:03:17,867 --> 00:03:19,567 [Daiten] I need my rematch. 84 00:03:19,634 --> 00:03:23,667 And we are on the verge of a house full of teenage boys. 85 00:03:23,734 --> 00:03:24,634 We gotta... 86 00:03:24,634 --> 00:03:28,667 -Derek is 13, soon to be 14 years old. -Oh! 87 00:03:28,667 --> 00:03:29,567 Wow. 88 00:03:29,567 --> 00:03:30,967 I'm finally a teenager. 89 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:35,867 I got that swag! 90 00:03:35,934 --> 00:03:38,767 Everything for him is looking good, smelling good, 91 00:03:38,767 --> 00:03:40,467 the young ladies and sports. 92 00:03:40,467 --> 00:03:43,367 Yes, and then the twins are 12. 93 00:03:43,367 --> 00:03:45,367 Dariz, you're my side guy. 94 00:03:45,367 --> 00:03:47,066 Deniko, you're Dariz's side guy? 95 00:03:47,066 --> 00:03:49,266 Who's gonna win this champion? 96 00:03:49,266 --> 00:03:50,967 Y'all can't mess with these guns. 97 00:03:50,967 --> 00:03:52,567 It feels good being 12. 98 00:03:52,634 --> 00:03:54,367 We get to ride on a lot of roller coasters. 99 00:03:54,433 --> 00:03:57,000 I'm a preteen. I'm gonna start acting like a preteen. 100 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:58,567 [all chuckling] 101 00:03:58,634 --> 00:04:00,667 [indistinct shouting] 102 00:04:00,667 --> 00:04:02,166 Papi! 103 00:04:03,100 --> 00:04:04,667 Come, dance with us! 104 00:04:04,667 --> 00:04:06,367 [sighs] Oh! 105 00:04:06,433 --> 00:04:08,567 [Karen] Our quintuplet girls are 10. 106 00:04:08,567 --> 00:04:11,667 But I promise you, they think that they are 21 years old. 107 00:04:11,734 --> 00:04:14,066 [Deon] Get it, baby! Get it, girls! 108 00:04:14,133 --> 00:04:15,433 Get it, my girls. 109 00:04:16,567 --> 00:04:18,367 I know at some point we're gonna have 110 00:04:18,367 --> 00:04:21,166 three teenage girls in this house at one time. 111 00:04:21,166 --> 00:04:25,767 The thought of it sends my Derrico-CD out the roof. 112 00:04:25,834 --> 00:04:27,166 Girl, we're tweens. 113 00:04:27,166 --> 00:04:29,667 -We know we know, baby. -We're double digits. 114 00:04:29,667 --> 00:04:33,667 [all singing] We know, baby. We know, baby. We know, baby. 115 00:04:33,734 --> 00:04:35,467 [continues indistinctly] 116 00:04:35,467 --> 00:04:37,367 Okay, okay. You can stop. You're rapping. 117 00:04:37,367 --> 00:04:38,367 [chuckles] 118 00:04:38,367 --> 00:04:39,667 [indistinct chatter] 119 00:04:39,667 --> 00:04:41,867 -I got muscles. -Yeah, look at Der's now. 120 00:04:41,934 --> 00:04:43,266 Take his lunch money. 121 00:04:43,266 --> 00:04:45,367 [Deon] The quintuplets boys are definitely going through 122 00:04:45,367 --> 00:04:49,667 that hormonal stage of feeling themselves and liking girls. 123 00:04:49,734 --> 00:04:50,967 Yeah. 124 00:04:51,033 --> 00:04:54,367 I feet ten. Like, I feel... I got tall a little bit. 125 00:04:54,433 --> 00:04:58,266 I started eating more for my strength, boy. 126 00:04:58,266 --> 00:05:01,166 You don't even eat salads. He gets corn dog and chicken burgers. 127 00:05:01,166 --> 00:05:03,266 -No, I don't. -He gets corn dogs and chicken burgers 128 00:05:03,266 --> 00:05:05,367 with a side of french fries. 129 00:05:05,367 --> 00:05:07,367 -[chuckles] -Ooh, ooh, ooh. 130 00:05:07,367 --> 00:05:08,367 He's a good dancer. 131 00:05:08,367 --> 00:05:10,567 Look at this. 132 00:05:10,567 --> 00:05:12,567 [Karen] But we still have some young ones in the house. 133 00:05:12,567 --> 00:05:16,967 -Diez and Dior are six years old. -[laughing] 134 00:05:17,033 --> 00:05:19,166 -[Deon] Dior is our little chatterbox. -[Karen] Mmm-hmm. 135 00:05:19,166 --> 00:05:21,266 [Deon] I mean, one question after another. 136 00:05:21,266 --> 00:05:24,166 Who's the Easter Bunny? I like tap dancing. 137 00:05:24,233 --> 00:05:26,367 [babbling] 138 00:05:26,433 --> 00:05:28,166 What are you talking about? 139 00:05:28,166 --> 00:05:31,967 [Karen] Meanwhile, usually, Diez stays to himself. 140 00:05:32,033 --> 00:05:33,266 [screaming] 141 00:05:33,266 --> 00:05:34,367 [chuckles] 142 00:05:34,433 --> 00:05:37,367 -And the triplets are four. -Four. 143 00:05:37,367 --> 00:05:40,467 My nails come off. Oh, yeah! 144 00:05:40,467 --> 00:05:42,667 [Karen] Dawsyn is still awesome. 145 00:05:42,667 --> 00:05:45,100 But I also think that she's now bossy. 146 00:05:45,100 --> 00:05:47,367 Bossy Dawsyn. 147 00:05:47,367 --> 00:05:49,667 Dyver is our little charmer. 148 00:05:49,667 --> 00:05:51,867 [Deon] All he has to do is look at you and and smile. 149 00:05:51,867 --> 00:05:54,166 He's just... he got you. And he knows it. 150 00:05:54,166 --> 00:05:56,467 [Karen] De'Aren... she will stay on her own. 151 00:05:56,467 --> 00:05:59,867 Like, she would be in the corner going off on the boys, 152 00:05:59,867 --> 00:06:02,867 and she's not calling for any backup. [chuckles] 153 00:06:02,867 --> 00:06:04,867 [Deon] Hit it! 154 00:06:04,867 --> 00:06:07,567 [Karen] Now, our younger children, they get the dancing bug 155 00:06:07,567 --> 00:06:09,266 from me and Derrico. 156 00:06:09,266 --> 00:06:13,367 So, what we decided to do was sign 'em up for tap class later on this week. 157 00:06:14,266 --> 00:06:15,967 I wanna tap dance. 158 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,000 [giggling] 159 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:22,233 [indistinct shouting] 160 00:06:26,567 --> 00:06:28,433 [continues giggling] 161 00:06:32,667 --> 00:06:33,967 Thank you, girls. 162 00:06:33,967 --> 00:06:36,066 All right, Papi, got to get you all breakfast. 163 00:06:36,066 --> 00:06:37,667 -Who will help me? -I will. 164 00:06:37,667 --> 00:06:40,266 So we have all these growing children 165 00:06:40,266 --> 00:06:42,166 in one small house. 166 00:06:45,266 --> 00:06:47,467 Stop me when I'm lying. 167 00:06:47,533 --> 00:06:51,367 Hey, babies, help, uh... Help Daician set the table over there, okay. 168 00:06:51,367 --> 00:06:53,967 [Karen] So I see somebody not wanting to do no dishes today. 169 00:06:54,033 --> 00:06:55,867 [Deon] Baby, the dishwasher is broken. 170 00:06:55,934 --> 00:06:57,767 -No big deal. -It is a big deal! 171 00:06:57,834 --> 00:07:00,166 For what we're dealing with, it's a very big deal. 172 00:07:00,166 --> 00:07:02,166 It's just another thing 173 00:07:02,166 --> 00:07:03,367 on our to-do list 174 00:07:03,367 --> 00:07:06,266 still here in this house. Ugh! 175 00:07:06,266 --> 00:07:08,667 Don't let this get your panties in a bunch. Respectfully. 176 00:07:08,667 --> 00:07:11,367 I wear thongs. [chuckling] So, they don't get in a bunch. 177 00:07:11,433 --> 00:07:12,867 [both chuckling] 178 00:07:12,934 --> 00:07:16,367 Yes, we've been in this small house for over five years now, 179 00:07:16,367 --> 00:07:19,867 and it's causing more and more tension between Karen and I. 180 00:07:19,934 --> 00:07:22,266 But I'm sitting on a huge surprise 181 00:07:22,266 --> 00:07:25,567 that will absolutely solve all of our problems. 182 00:07:25,634 --> 00:07:28,066 Let's just say it will make her very happy, 183 00:07:28,066 --> 00:07:29,867 unless it ain't handled right. 184 00:07:30,767 --> 00:07:33,000 But seriously, I don't want you to get off of... 185 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:34,567 -I know. -...where we are 186 00:07:34,634 --> 00:07:38,367 -It just, really and truly... It really burns me up. -[Deon] I know. 187 00:07:38,433 --> 00:07:39,867 We have a couple of little challenges. 188 00:07:39,934 --> 00:07:42,066 It's too small. The babies are getting bigger. 189 00:07:42,133 --> 00:07:43,867 -The dishwasher is broken. -[sighing] Gosh! 190 00:07:43,934 --> 00:07:45,567 [Deon] And we don't have the house that we want yet, 191 00:07:45,567 --> 00:07:46,767 but it's going, baby. 192 00:07:46,767 --> 00:07:48,867 I mean, I'm still looking. It's not... 193 00:07:48,867 --> 00:07:51,767 You know I always got a plan. Trust me. 194 00:07:51,834 --> 00:07:52,967 [kid screaming] Hot potato! 195 00:07:52,967 --> 00:07:54,767 -Hot potato. -[man] Okay, here. 196 00:07:54,767 --> 00:07:56,367 You wanna play hot potato with us? 197 00:07:57,266 --> 00:07:59,066 Yeah, we gotta keep it going. 198 00:07:59,133 --> 00:08:00,967 -Hot potato, hot potato. -[chuckling] 199 00:08:00,967 --> 00:08:02,867 Last year I was adopted into the family. 200 00:08:02,867 --> 00:08:06,100 I would never imagine it was gonna be so emotional for me... 201 00:08:06,100 --> 00:08:07,333 Give it to Dawsyn. 202 00:08:08,100 --> 00:08:10,567 ...because it is a lot different 203 00:08:10,567 --> 00:08:13,166 than someone just calling you family. 204 00:08:13,233 --> 00:08:15,934 It's official. You're one of us. You're a Derrico. 205 00:08:16,967 --> 00:08:20,567 So, I love being a big brother to all of the children. 206 00:08:20,567 --> 00:08:22,367 We lost the potato, y'all. 207 00:08:22,433 --> 00:08:24,367 -It's gone potatoes. -[laughing] 208 00:08:24,367 --> 00:08:25,967 [Deon] Look at the bright side. 209 00:08:26,033 --> 00:08:27,367 We have our health. 210 00:08:27,367 --> 00:08:28,567 We're all in one room. 211 00:08:28,567 --> 00:08:31,166 Our baby girl is about to go away to college locally. 212 00:08:31,166 --> 00:08:32,567 What the word are you talking about? 213 00:08:32,567 --> 00:08:33,767 Darian, the oldest one. 214 00:08:33,767 --> 00:08:37,367 Do you realize she's the first person in my family, 215 00:08:37,433 --> 00:08:38,600 to go to college. 216 00:08:39,767 --> 00:08:42,367 I think it's very important for Darian to go to college. 217 00:08:42,367 --> 00:08:46,066 She will be the first person in our immediate family to get a degree. 218 00:08:46,066 --> 00:08:48,467 And I think it's very important that black women 219 00:08:48,533 --> 00:08:52,166 seek a higher education for purposes of being at those men tables. 220 00:08:52,166 --> 00:08:55,967 And I think it's also great for our younger children to witness that. 221 00:08:56,033 --> 00:08:59,166 Right, Darian? You're trying to go to college locally, right? 222 00:08:59,166 --> 00:09:02,667 I mean, I'm looking at some. 223 00:09:02,667 --> 00:09:04,667 We have two nice colleges here. 224 00:09:04,667 --> 00:09:06,367 I mean, really nice. 225 00:09:06,433 --> 00:09:08,667 -Um... -[Deon] Okay, so is it California? 226 00:09:08,734 --> 00:09:10,066 And you're looking at California? 227 00:09:10,066 --> 00:09:11,867 That would still be an adjustment for me, to be honest. 228 00:09:11,867 --> 00:09:13,867 [Karen] I tend to look at this differently. 229 00:09:13,867 --> 00:09:15,166 [Deon] You want her to go off? 230 00:09:15,166 --> 00:09:18,100 Yeah, because I know what it was like for me 231 00:09:18,100 --> 00:09:19,567 becoming a flight attendant. 232 00:09:19,634 --> 00:09:21,066 And I was away. 233 00:09:21,066 --> 00:09:22,467 It was everything for me. 234 00:09:22,467 --> 00:09:25,266 The diversity, the learning different cultures. 235 00:09:25,266 --> 00:09:26,767 All of that did something for me. 236 00:09:26,767 --> 00:09:28,367 I admire you 237 00:09:28,433 --> 00:09:30,367 for being the kind of mother and parent 238 00:09:30,367 --> 00:09:33,066 that you could support her going away. 239 00:09:33,133 --> 00:09:35,166 That's just not me. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong. 240 00:09:35,166 --> 00:09:37,367 But technically, it really is up to you. 241 00:09:37,367 --> 00:09:38,867 You don't have to listen to Mommy or Papi. 242 00:09:38,867 --> 00:09:40,867 -You don't have to be swayed by either one of us. -Mmm-hmm. 243 00:09:40,934 --> 00:09:42,667 [Deon] Someone's not gonna be satisfied. 244 00:09:42,667 --> 00:09:43,967 I know that. 245 00:09:43,967 --> 00:09:46,367 I just started thinking about going to college, 246 00:09:46,367 --> 00:09:48,266 and I liked the idea of going out of state. 247 00:09:48,333 --> 00:09:50,266 But I also feel pulled to stay local. 248 00:09:50,266 --> 00:09:54,667 This is all I've ever known, and I would miss my family way too much. 249 00:09:54,667 --> 00:09:57,166 Like, I just don't know what I want to do. 250 00:09:57,233 --> 00:09:58,767 [GG] Hey, everybody! 251 00:09:58,834 --> 00:10:00,967 -[Deon] Hey, mother! -GG! 252 00:10:01,033 --> 00:10:03,266 Oh, God! Everybody down here! 253 00:10:03,266 --> 00:10:05,367 -Hi, GG. -Hi. 254 00:10:05,367 --> 00:10:07,767 -[kids] Hi, GG. -Hi, babies. 255 00:10:07,767 --> 00:10:11,567 GG lives about 15 minutes, give or take from where I live. 256 00:10:11,567 --> 00:10:14,166 And I've always been active in my mother's life. 257 00:10:14,166 --> 00:10:17,867 But now in, you know, her more mature years. 258 00:10:17,867 --> 00:10:22,000 I've taken on an even bigger responsibility, 259 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:24,367 -Oh. Hey, bubba. -GG. 260 00:10:24,367 --> 00:10:27,767 [Deon] It's been two years since GG started chemo battling the lung cancer. 261 00:10:27,834 --> 00:10:31,867 And treatment has gone well. Thank God. 262 00:10:31,867 --> 00:10:34,266 So today, I'm taking her to her follow up appointment 263 00:10:34,333 --> 00:10:37,100 just to see how this last round of chemo went. 264 00:10:37,100 --> 00:10:39,367 What y'all having down here? 265 00:10:39,367 --> 00:10:40,967 Family meeting? 266 00:10:41,033 --> 00:10:43,266 [Deon] No, we're just talking about Darian going to the local college. 267 00:10:43,266 --> 00:10:45,367 -What? -[Deon] Just talking. Um... 268 00:10:45,367 --> 00:10:47,266 She's already chosen then? 269 00:10:47,333 --> 00:10:49,233 Well, just... I know it's gonna be local. 270 00:10:51,867 --> 00:10:54,367 But I thought maybe it was her decision. 271 00:10:54,367 --> 00:10:57,066 I hope nobody is trying to pressure her, 272 00:10:57,066 --> 00:10:59,467 'cause if somebody tries to get in her way, 273 00:10:59,533 --> 00:11:01,266 they better watch out. 274 00:11:01,333 --> 00:11:03,166 -I'll tai-chi 'em. -[Karen] Exactly. 275 00:11:03,233 --> 00:11:05,867 -[chuckles] -Darian wants to please her parents, 276 00:11:05,934 --> 00:11:08,467 but those two, both have their own thoughts 277 00:11:08,533 --> 00:11:10,467 on what she should be doing. 278 00:11:10,533 --> 00:11:13,667 So, Darian needs to channel her ener-GG, 279 00:11:13,734 --> 00:11:15,867 and make her own decisions. 280 00:11:15,867 --> 00:11:18,333 All right, guys, we need to go. 281 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:20,834 -[kid] Where are you going? -Non-ya. 282 00:11:21,767 --> 00:11:24,166 -What is that? -Non-ya business. 283 00:11:24,233 --> 00:11:25,767 Oh! 284 00:11:25,767 --> 00:11:28,133 -[chuckles] -[kid] I wanna go. 285 00:11:34,967 --> 00:11:36,967 -[Deon] All right, you ready? -[GG] I'm ready. 286 00:11:36,967 --> 00:11:38,934 -You're ready? You're ready? You're ready? -Yes. 287 00:11:40,166 --> 00:11:42,266 GG had a CAT scan done a couple of days ago, 288 00:11:42,266 --> 00:11:43,467 so we're here to get the results 289 00:11:43,467 --> 00:11:45,667 and discuss her future treatment options. 290 00:11:46,367 --> 00:11:47,967 Hey, Zack. 291 00:11:48,033 --> 00:11:49,166 2 for review. 292 00:11:49,166 --> 00:11:50,567 How you doing? Good. 293 00:11:50,634 --> 00:11:52,066 Good seeing you, Dad. Good. 294 00:11:52,066 --> 00:11:53,367 How you've been doing? 295 00:11:53,367 --> 00:11:54,667 I've been doing really good. 296 00:11:54,667 --> 00:11:56,166 [Dr. Parikh] Okay, been feeling better? 297 00:11:56,166 --> 00:11:57,100 [GG] I have. 298 00:11:57,100 --> 00:11:58,266 You have this little break from chemo 299 00:11:58,266 --> 00:12:00,467 -for like a month and a half. -Yes. 300 00:12:00,533 --> 00:12:01,934 So what am I looking like? 301 00:12:02,867 --> 00:12:04,867 You had a picture done for me a couple days ago. 302 00:12:04,934 --> 00:12:06,567 -I did? -Yeah. 303 00:12:06,634 --> 00:12:09,767 So that picture looked better. 304 00:12:10,767 --> 00:12:15,767 Nothing new, nothing grew and it's smaller. 305 00:12:15,767 --> 00:12:17,867 -[Deon] That's a win. -[gasps and laughs] 306 00:12:17,867 --> 00:12:19,667 [GG] Thank you, Jesus. [exhales] 307 00:12:19,667 --> 00:12:22,233 -[Deon] That's a win. -Oh, I receive it. 308 00:12:22,967 --> 00:12:26,066 Oh, wow, the relief that I feel. 309 00:12:26,066 --> 00:12:29,934 Nothing grew, nothing new and it's shrunk... 310 00:12:30,867 --> 00:12:32,066 Hallelujah. 311 00:12:32,133 --> 00:12:33,767 That's good news. Right? 312 00:12:33,767 --> 00:12:36,066 -Yes. -Yeah, it's not gone. 313 00:12:36,066 --> 00:12:38,967 So decisions now going forward is, 314 00:12:38,967 --> 00:12:41,967 do we modify the treatment 315 00:12:42,033 --> 00:12:44,567 to lower doses more weeks apart, 316 00:12:44,567 --> 00:12:47,467 Is it worth what it's buying you in terms of time 317 00:12:47,467 --> 00:12:49,066 versus the quality of life, right? 318 00:12:49,066 --> 00:12:51,100 That's the decision we have to make, right? 319 00:12:51,100 --> 00:12:53,467 So that's your decision, right? 320 00:12:53,467 --> 00:12:55,767 GG always struggles with chemo treatments 321 00:12:55,834 --> 00:12:57,266 because of the way it makes her feel. 322 00:12:57,333 --> 00:12:59,567 And Dr. Parikh is very aware of this 323 00:12:59,567 --> 00:13:01,667 so he's offered her less treatment. 324 00:13:01,734 --> 00:13:03,767 Which is less dosage and we get chance 325 00:13:03,834 --> 00:13:05,767 to keep battling this damn cancer. 326 00:13:05,834 --> 00:13:12,266 So what if I still choose to just go natural 327 00:13:12,333 --> 00:13:16,367 and then I'm given a scan and hypothetically, 328 00:13:16,367 --> 00:13:18,367 things maybe did not get better. 329 00:13:18,367 --> 00:13:19,767 We'd keep watching it. 330 00:13:19,834 --> 00:13:22,467 -Yeah. -Okay. Yep, that is an option. 331 00:13:22,467 --> 00:13:25,066 The flip side. If you get worse, 332 00:13:25,133 --> 00:13:28,000 if it spreads somewhere else and you get weaker, 333 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,767 you may not be strong enough to take more chemo. 334 00:13:30,767 --> 00:13:32,000 Oh. 335 00:13:33,667 --> 00:13:36,166 [Dr. Parikh] Chemo works better when people are healthier 336 00:13:36,233 --> 00:13:37,767 You're probably in the best shape I've seen you in 337 00:13:37,834 --> 00:13:38,967 in two years, alright? 338 00:13:38,967 --> 00:13:41,767 so you have a difficult choice coming up 339 00:13:41,767 --> 00:13:43,133 in what you want to do. 340 00:13:45,767 --> 00:13:47,166 Dr. Parikh is basically saying 341 00:13:47,166 --> 00:13:49,767 that if my mother does not continue with chemo 342 00:13:49,767 --> 00:13:51,867 and she stops, there's a possibility 343 00:13:51,867 --> 00:13:54,367 that she may hit a wall of a point of no return. 344 00:13:54,367 --> 00:13:55,834 That's been one of my greatest fears. 345 00:13:56,667 --> 00:13:58,667 I still want to try my natural. 346 00:13:58,667 --> 00:14:00,467 -I just still... -Okay, that's fair. 347 00:14:00,467 --> 00:14:03,433 I want to try it and I want to stop the treatment. 348 00:14:04,166 --> 00:14:05,867 Are you okay with what she just said? 349 00:14:05,934 --> 00:14:07,567 [Deon] I am not okay with it. 350 00:14:07,567 --> 00:14:10,667 -I would not stop anything that got us here. -Yeah. 351 00:14:10,734 --> 00:14:12,967 That would be my recommendation. 352 00:14:13,033 --> 00:14:14,667 Yeah, I hear you. 353 00:14:14,667 --> 00:14:16,867 It's hard right now for me to see her side of things. 354 00:14:16,867 --> 00:14:18,367 I just don't see it. 355 00:14:18,367 --> 00:14:20,266 But I'm not winning this argument 356 00:14:20,333 --> 00:14:23,567 and I do want to respect her decision and her choices 357 00:14:23,634 --> 00:14:24,767 for her life. 358 00:14:24,767 --> 00:14:27,667 However, if things change health-wise, 359 00:14:27,667 --> 00:14:29,967 that's a whole other ballgame. 360 00:14:29,967 --> 00:14:31,166 There's some talk. 361 00:14:31,233 --> 00:14:33,266 Some talking we have to do. 362 00:14:33,266 --> 00:14:34,367 [Dr. Parikh] Remember, it's her choice. 363 00:14:34,367 --> 00:14:35,533 So... 364 00:14:40,867 --> 00:14:42,266 Hey, baby, what's going on? 365 00:14:42,333 --> 00:14:44,867 -Hey, what's up? -We preparing for the aliens. 366 00:14:44,867 --> 00:14:46,000 [Karen] No. 367 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:47,467 This is hoarding. 368 00:14:47,467 --> 00:14:51,867 I don't know how much longer I can maintain this secret. 369 00:14:51,867 --> 00:14:53,967 There's light at the end of the tunnel 370 00:14:54,033 --> 00:14:55,667 and soon she'll know it. 371 00:14:55,734 --> 00:14:57,066 All right, be careful. 372 00:14:58,467 --> 00:14:59,767 [children exclaiming] 373 00:14:59,767 --> 00:15:01,367 Stay over there playing. 374 00:15:01,367 --> 00:15:04,066 I am so over this house. 375 00:15:04,066 --> 00:15:05,767 Like, nothing in here seems to work. 376 00:15:05,834 --> 00:15:07,767 The walls are closing in. 377 00:15:07,767 --> 00:15:09,467 -It's not the end of the world. -You may... 378 00:15:09,533 --> 00:15:10,967 -I just done. -But, Karen. 379 00:15:10,967 --> 00:15:13,467 -Rico, I am just over it. -There's a lot of us in this house. 380 00:15:13,467 --> 00:15:15,567 I definitely feel like I'm suffocating. 381 00:15:25,900 --> 00:15:30,100 Do you think maybe you will maybe consider 382 00:15:30,100 --> 00:15:33,634 trying the chemo in conjunction with your natural? 383 00:15:34,767 --> 00:15:37,166 [GG] Derrick is such a wonderful son. 384 00:15:37,166 --> 00:15:41,667 I really don't know what I would have done without him. 385 00:15:41,667 --> 00:15:44,367 But what I need for my family right now 386 00:15:44,433 --> 00:15:48,100 is positivity and understanding. 387 00:15:48,100 --> 00:15:50,033 And I don't want him to worry. 388 00:15:50,967 --> 00:15:54,767 Derrick, the chemo has gotten me to this point. 389 00:15:54,834 --> 00:15:57,867 But now I'm ready to try something else. 390 00:15:57,867 --> 00:16:00,467 If it's stopped, then I think of something else. 391 00:16:00,533 --> 00:16:01,567 Maybe it'll be the chemo again. 392 00:16:01,567 --> 00:16:03,367 But, Ma, what if it's too late? 393 00:16:03,433 --> 00:16:05,567 -I think that's my bigger issue. -Well, hey. 394 00:16:05,567 --> 00:16:07,533 If it's too late, it wasn't meant for me. 395 00:16:09,367 --> 00:16:10,667 Ma, that's not even fair. 396 00:16:10,667 --> 00:16:13,133 It's fair to me. 397 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:15,467 The way the chemo makes you feel 398 00:16:15,467 --> 00:16:20,066 is a short-term thing for the overall goal. 399 00:16:20,133 --> 00:16:21,467 Here's the deal. 400 00:16:21,533 --> 00:16:26,367 What's short-term for you is an eternity for me. 401 00:16:26,367 --> 00:16:30,367 That is what I don't really think you understand. 402 00:16:30,367 --> 00:16:31,967 And during those times, 403 00:16:31,967 --> 00:16:34,266 I actually feel like I'm gonna die. 404 00:16:35,367 --> 00:16:37,867 I trust in what I'm doing. 405 00:16:37,934 --> 00:16:39,266 Hook, line, and sinker. 406 00:16:39,266 --> 00:16:40,333 I really do. 407 00:16:42,166 --> 00:16:43,467 [Deon] Yeah, I don't understand it. 408 00:16:43,467 --> 00:16:45,767 And it's a hard position for me 409 00:16:45,767 --> 00:16:48,467 because I just want to feel like I've exhausted 410 00:16:48,467 --> 00:16:52,066 every single thing, no matter which way you go. 411 00:16:53,300 --> 00:16:58,266 Well, consider yourself exhausted. 412 00:16:58,266 --> 00:17:03,567 Because at the end of the day, this is my life. 413 00:17:03,567 --> 00:17:04,867 It's my health. 414 00:17:05,567 --> 00:17:07,066 It's my journey. 415 00:17:09,166 --> 00:17:10,166 Okay. 416 00:17:12,900 --> 00:17:15,467 I don't like it, but the way you put that, 417 00:17:15,533 --> 00:17:16,367 I hear you. 418 00:17:16,433 --> 00:17:17,467 Okay. 419 00:17:17,467 --> 00:17:18,533 I hear you. 420 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:21,667 I don't like this at all. 421 00:17:21,734 --> 00:17:23,100 I think we need to keep fighting this 422 00:17:23,100 --> 00:17:24,367 with everything we got. 423 00:17:24,367 --> 00:17:26,100 So I will respect her decision, 424 00:17:26,100 --> 00:17:27,567 and I will give her space. 425 00:17:27,634 --> 00:17:29,100 But I will be watching her. 426 00:17:29,100 --> 00:17:31,967 And at the first sign of trouble, we got to talk. 427 00:17:32,033 --> 00:17:34,066 I don't want you and I at odds 428 00:17:34,066 --> 00:17:35,867 because this is not the time for that. 429 00:17:35,934 --> 00:17:37,667 -This is the time for us to bring it home. -No. 430 00:17:37,667 --> 00:17:39,166 -That's right. -Bring home the NED. 431 00:17:39,233 --> 00:17:40,767 [GG] Bring home the NED. 432 00:17:40,834 --> 00:17:42,734 No Evidence of Disease. 433 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:53,433 [children screaming] 434 00:17:55,967 --> 00:17:58,066 Our house is loud. It's crowded. 435 00:17:58,133 --> 00:18:00,266 [kid] WWE Championship! 436 00:18:00,333 --> 00:18:02,266 [indistinct chatter] 437 00:18:02,266 --> 00:18:04,000 We all are fighting to get our toothbrush 438 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:05,367 to fight to take a shower, 439 00:18:05,433 --> 00:18:06,567 fight to get in the bathroom. 440 00:18:06,634 --> 00:18:08,367 You know how much of a struggle that is? 441 00:18:08,367 --> 00:18:10,867 [laughing] 442 00:18:10,934 --> 00:18:11,934 [Denver] It's beyond loud. 443 00:18:11,934 --> 00:18:14,367 When you go to the movie theater and the music... 444 00:18:14,367 --> 00:18:15,667 Doo, doo, doo. 445 00:18:15,734 --> 00:18:18,166 And it's like it's really banging inside your ears. 446 00:18:18,233 --> 00:18:19,967 That's how loud we are. 447 00:18:19,967 --> 00:18:21,667 [shouts] I think they're loud! 448 00:18:21,667 --> 00:18:23,266 Yeah, right there. Right there. 449 00:18:23,333 --> 00:18:24,266 Yep, that's loud. 450 00:18:24,333 --> 00:18:25,467 Yep, right there. 451 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:29,967 [children screaming] 452 00:18:29,967 --> 00:18:30,967 Eric, here. Hand me... 453 00:18:30,967 --> 00:18:32,667 So we're going to do the food first. 454 00:18:32,667 --> 00:18:34,266 Any food items? 455 00:18:34,333 --> 00:18:36,367 You know why I'm doing this, right? 456 00:18:36,433 --> 00:18:37,266 Hoarding. 457 00:18:37,266 --> 00:18:38,367 No. [stutters] 458 00:18:38,367 --> 00:18:41,767 How dare you call me a damn hoarder. 459 00:18:41,767 --> 00:18:44,000 I'm preparing for the real aliens. 460 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:45,967 -The aliens? -[Deon] Yeah. 461 00:18:46,033 --> 00:18:47,166 The government's been talking about it. 462 00:18:47,166 --> 00:18:48,867 And anything they start talking about too much, 463 00:18:48,934 --> 00:18:50,000 you know it's real. 464 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:51,367 Seriously. 465 00:18:51,433 --> 00:18:54,567 Ever since Rico read an article about aliens being real, 466 00:18:54,634 --> 00:18:57,367 it sent the Derrico OCD into hyper drive. 467 00:18:57,367 --> 00:18:59,266 And it was already bad before. 468 00:18:59,266 --> 00:19:01,767 Now it's like on steroids. 469 00:19:01,767 --> 00:19:03,667 This way, if something happens, 470 00:19:03,734 --> 00:19:05,667 my job is making sure we have enough of everything 471 00:19:05,734 --> 00:19:07,367 for 18 people. That's a lot of people. 472 00:19:07,367 --> 00:19:09,266 You telling me you don't believe in aliens? 473 00:19:09,266 --> 00:19:10,767 No, it's something out there. 474 00:19:10,767 --> 00:19:12,266 I just don't know how they look. 475 00:19:12,266 --> 00:19:14,867 First of all, aliens are real. 476 00:19:14,934 --> 00:19:16,133 Any more food over there? 477 00:19:16,133 --> 00:19:19,066 Recently, the government confirmed that there are aliens. 478 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:21,567 So when and if they arrive, 479 00:19:21,634 --> 00:19:23,367 I want to think that I'm ready. 480 00:19:23,367 --> 00:19:25,867 If we teammates, let's do it. 481 00:19:25,867 --> 00:19:28,367 And if we fighting, let's do it. 482 00:19:28,367 --> 00:19:31,066 I mean, however it go down, I want to be ready. 483 00:19:31,066 --> 00:19:32,667 All right, if we're gonna hoard for the aliens, 484 00:19:32,667 --> 00:19:34,467 we're going to need more space than this. 485 00:19:34,467 --> 00:19:35,567 More like a bunker. 486 00:19:35,567 --> 00:19:38,100 [Deon] Right. I know this is excessive. 487 00:19:38,100 --> 00:19:40,967 But the reason why I'm gathering all this right now 488 00:19:40,967 --> 00:19:42,667 is because you know I got the house. 489 00:19:47,467 --> 00:19:48,967 This is a part of our moving. 490 00:19:48,967 --> 00:19:51,166 Everything in this garage is going to the other house. 491 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:54,467 But Karen doesn't know yet. 492 00:19:54,533 --> 00:19:57,967 So I've got to start creating the, um, 493 00:19:57,967 --> 00:19:59,567 the language, if you will, 494 00:19:59,567 --> 00:20:01,867 so she will go along with it. 495 00:20:01,867 --> 00:20:03,867 Oh, this is an overlay for your underplay? 496 00:20:03,867 --> 00:20:05,367 My overlay for the underplay. 497 00:20:05,367 --> 00:20:07,867 But I really do believe in doing this anyway. 498 00:20:07,867 --> 00:20:11,967 Our journey to find a new house has been an uphill battle. 499 00:20:12,033 --> 00:20:15,266 It's like I've gotten my hopes up so many times 500 00:20:15,333 --> 00:20:17,166 to only just be let down. 501 00:20:17,233 --> 00:20:18,767 Well, that's why you got me. 502 00:20:18,767 --> 00:20:19,867 That's why you got me. 503 00:20:19,867 --> 00:20:22,066 So, here it is. 504 00:20:22,066 --> 00:20:23,667 Eric, I don't know what to do. 505 00:20:23,667 --> 00:20:28,467 Every time there's a house that we've been interested in, it doesn't pan out. 506 00:20:28,467 --> 00:20:32,567 I've been trying to secure this one particular house for us for some time now, 507 00:20:32,567 --> 00:20:34,767 but it just recently became available. 508 00:20:34,767 --> 00:20:36,767 Finally, it's all ours. 509 00:20:36,834 --> 00:20:38,767 Thank God. 510 00:20:38,767 --> 00:20:40,166 Thank God, that's all I can say. 511 00:20:40,233 --> 00:20:43,367 I do not want her to know or have an inkling. 512 00:20:43,433 --> 00:20:45,467 Yeah, we never had this discussion. 513 00:20:45,533 --> 00:20:47,467 Now, I'm paying two mortgages. 514 00:20:47,533 --> 00:20:49,567 Karen don't even know I have this house yet. 515 00:20:49,634 --> 00:20:51,767 But it needs a lot of work in order for it to be livable. 516 00:20:51,767 --> 00:20:54,266 We got to remediate the mold in the bathroom, 517 00:20:54,266 --> 00:20:56,867 still gotta do hardwood floors in the dining room, 518 00:20:56,934 --> 00:20:59,367 carpet in the living room, of course, painting. 519 00:20:59,367 --> 00:21:01,266 Right now, there's trash everywhere. 520 00:21:01,266 --> 00:21:04,433 I want that house to look like it's brand spanking new. 521 00:21:05,100 --> 00:21:06,266 Yeah, I got that. 522 00:21:06,266 --> 00:21:08,667 [Deon] It's important that it looks perfect 523 00:21:08,734 --> 00:21:10,867 because Lord only knows how she's gonna react. 524 00:21:10,867 --> 00:21:13,166 Well, we moved here when Diez and Dior were babies. 525 00:21:13,233 --> 00:21:15,433 -[Eric] Yeah. -[Deon] But it feels like five new. 526 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:18,867 Five new rolls of toilet paper? 527 00:21:18,867 --> 00:21:19,867 Yeah. 528 00:21:19,867 --> 00:21:22,166 -Hey, baby, what's going on? -Hey, what's up? 529 00:21:22,233 --> 00:21:23,634 We're preparing for the aliens. 530 00:21:26,500 --> 00:21:27,567 [Karen] No. 531 00:21:29,567 --> 00:21:30,867 This is hoarding. 532 00:21:31,567 --> 00:21:33,967 -Yes. -[Eric chuckles] 533 00:21:34,033 --> 00:21:36,433 -Baby, I gotta get ready for alien invasion. -[Eric chuckles] 534 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:38,934 [Karen] There ain't no aliens here, boy. 535 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:41,133 [sighs] 536 00:21:43,467 --> 00:21:45,667 Yeah, I'm going in the house. 537 00:21:45,734 --> 00:21:48,266 And you're sitting there laughing? 538 00:21:48,266 --> 00:21:51,967 Derrico's obsession with these aliens is like 539 00:21:52,033 --> 00:21:53,367 mind blown, to be honest. 540 00:21:53,433 --> 00:21:54,667 It's like, "Really, dude?" 541 00:21:54,734 --> 00:21:57,266 He may be prepared for ET's arrival, 542 00:21:57,266 --> 00:22:00,166 but we don't even have the groceries for this week's dinner. 543 00:22:00,233 --> 00:22:04,967 So, I don't have time or space for all of this crap. 544 00:22:04,967 --> 00:22:06,166 Oh, yeah, she mad. 545 00:22:06,233 --> 00:22:08,567 There's light at the end of the tunnel. 546 00:22:08,634 --> 00:22:11,033 I know it, and soon, as she'll know it. 547 00:22:11,767 --> 00:22:13,066 All right, yeah. Be careful. 548 00:22:19,700 --> 00:22:22,100 ♪ I'm on perfect Timing, rhyming ♪ 549 00:22:22,100 --> 00:22:23,767 ♪ Mining diamonds from rough ♪ 550 00:22:25,266 --> 00:22:26,467 [Karen] You ready for this? 551 00:22:26,467 --> 00:22:29,367 I cannot believe you got me doing this with 14 children. 552 00:22:29,367 --> 00:22:30,967 Grocery shopping? 553 00:22:31,033 --> 00:22:33,867 So, while Derrico is hoarding doomsday products 554 00:22:33,867 --> 00:22:35,767 for the upcoming alien invasion, 555 00:22:35,767 --> 00:22:38,266 he did not get anything practical for the kitchen. 556 00:22:38,266 --> 00:22:41,266 So today, we all are gonna go to the grocery store 557 00:22:41,266 --> 00:22:44,166 so I can teach him how to stay focused on the grocery list. 558 00:22:44,166 --> 00:22:45,767 [Deon] Hey, babies, listen, don't forget, 559 00:22:45,834 --> 00:22:47,166 -we're doing the buddy system. -[Karen] Yes. 560 00:22:47,166 --> 00:22:49,266 All right? Let's go. 561 00:22:49,266 --> 00:22:50,567 With a family of 16, 562 00:22:50,567 --> 00:22:52,967 it is important that we have a buddy system. 563 00:22:53,033 --> 00:22:54,867 -[Karen] Mm-hmm. -So, we have our older children 564 00:22:54,934 --> 00:22:56,667 responsible for taking care of the younger ones, 565 00:22:56,667 --> 00:22:59,467 and that no child gets left behind. 566 00:22:59,467 --> 00:23:01,767 [Karen] How many shopping carts do I think we're gonna need? 567 00:23:01,767 --> 00:23:04,100 -Forty. -[Karen] Me and the girls will take two, 568 00:23:04,100 --> 00:23:05,467 you and the boys, take two. 569 00:23:05,467 --> 00:23:08,367 I got the first page. You and the boys get the last two pages. 570 00:23:08,367 --> 00:23:10,266 -"Pages?" -[Karen] "Pages." 571 00:23:10,266 --> 00:23:11,467 Oh, my God. 572 00:23:11,467 --> 00:23:15,367 The difference between the average family and my family 573 00:23:15,367 --> 00:23:20,066 going grocery shopping is the budget is a lot bigger. 574 00:23:20,133 --> 00:23:23,066 -I want apples. -Oh, apples? Okay. 575 00:23:23,066 --> 00:23:26,266 [Deon] We go through an excessive amount of product daily. 576 00:23:26,266 --> 00:23:29,567 So what do we need? A big bag of rice... 577 00:23:29,567 --> 00:23:31,467 What? What is that? 578 00:23:31,533 --> 00:23:32,867 [Denver] We're out of noodles. 579 00:23:33,667 --> 00:23:36,367 We're buying in bulk all the time. 580 00:23:36,367 --> 00:23:37,467 [employee] How many kids do you have? 581 00:23:37,467 --> 00:23:39,367 -[Deon] Fourteen. -[employee] Fourteen? 582 00:23:39,367 --> 00:23:40,567 That's what I'm talking about. 583 00:23:40,634 --> 00:23:43,166 We have to buy things in multiples. 584 00:23:43,166 --> 00:23:45,467 [Deon] You know, they're addicted to the noodles. Really? 585 00:23:45,533 --> 00:23:48,066 Yeah, y'all don't have any room for real food. 586 00:23:48,133 --> 00:23:50,166 A lot of people, they're like, "Oh, you're having a birthday party?" 587 00:23:50,166 --> 00:23:54,233 We're like, "No, this right here is dinner." 588 00:23:55,767 --> 00:23:57,967 Y'all see anything else from my list over there? 589 00:23:58,033 --> 00:24:00,266 -Mommy, can we get pickle, please, please, please? -I want the pickles, Mommy. 590 00:24:00,266 --> 00:24:01,867 No, we're not doing the pickle. 591 00:24:01,867 --> 00:24:03,467 -Please, please, please? -Please, Mommy? 592 00:24:03,467 --> 00:24:04,867 I always wanna... 593 00:24:04,934 --> 00:24:08,166 -Fine, get a pickle. That's not on my list. -Yay! 594 00:24:08,166 --> 00:24:10,867 You would think that as your children get older, 595 00:24:10,934 --> 00:24:13,367 things that you do becomes easier. 596 00:24:13,433 --> 00:24:15,066 Not with our family's size. 597 00:24:15,066 --> 00:24:16,967 [Deniko] Hey, do you want one too? 598 00:24:16,967 --> 00:24:19,967 [Karen] We've only recently started taking the triplets to the store 599 00:24:19,967 --> 00:24:22,066 now that they're walking all about and stuff, 600 00:24:22,066 --> 00:24:26,567 and their little selves got the nerve to have desires and wants. 601 00:24:26,567 --> 00:24:29,000 What is this y'all putting in here? 602 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:30,867 -Um-- -[Dawsyn] That's De'Aren. 603 00:24:30,867 --> 00:24:32,667 [Karen] That's De'Aren? 604 00:24:32,734 --> 00:24:34,066 And when they say, "Oh, I want that," 605 00:24:34,066 --> 00:24:36,100 you can't just look at them and say, "Oh, no, we got that at home." 606 00:24:36,100 --> 00:24:37,100 No, we don't. 607 00:24:37,100 --> 00:24:38,667 [Deon] Man, they're stocking up on goodies. 608 00:24:38,667 --> 00:24:40,767 Y'all gotta find at least one healthy food. 609 00:24:40,834 --> 00:24:42,867 [Dallas] With the spicy ones. 610 00:24:42,867 --> 00:24:46,066 [Eric] Yeah, we're gonna starve, or get diabetes. 611 00:24:46,066 --> 00:24:51,266 -We went to grocery store. -Yeah, that was fun. There was so many grocery. 612 00:24:52,367 --> 00:24:54,767 [Eric] Dior, what is y'all doing? 613 00:24:54,834 --> 00:24:58,367 -Babies gone wild in aisle two. -[Dior] I'm sorry! 614 00:24:58,367 --> 00:24:59,667 [Eric] Then help me! 615 00:24:59,734 --> 00:25:02,667 -Do you like cheese? -You like cheese. 616 00:25:02,667 --> 00:25:04,867 I don't, you do. I don't, you do. 617 00:25:04,934 --> 00:25:07,166 It's good. Mommy always [hiccups] says-- 618 00:25:07,166 --> 00:25:09,433 Oh. [mimicking hiccups] 619 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:16,567 -[both chuckle] -No, I got 'em. 620 00:25:16,567 --> 00:25:17,967 You have to taste cheese. 621 00:25:17,967 --> 00:25:22,066 What? I didn't have cheese in my life. 622 00:25:22,066 --> 00:25:23,467 -[Denver] Hey, Papi, look. -[Deon] What is it? 623 00:25:23,467 --> 00:25:26,667 -Shaves. Razors, for my-- -Razors for what? 624 00:25:26,667 --> 00:25:27,967 [Denver] For my beard. 625 00:25:28,033 --> 00:25:30,066 [Deon] Denver, you don't even have hair on your face. 626 00:25:30,066 --> 00:25:31,567 -How will you do that? -[Denver] Dallas does. 627 00:25:31,634 --> 00:25:32,767 Of our eight boys, 628 00:25:32,767 --> 00:25:35,567 five of them are either starting puberty 629 00:25:35,634 --> 00:25:37,166 -or on the verge of starting it. -Mmm. 630 00:25:37,233 --> 00:25:39,066 -I'll take this one right there. -[Deon] Denver. 631 00:25:39,066 --> 00:25:40,867 They have so many questions, 632 00:25:40,934 --> 00:25:43,266 we can't allow no question to go unanswered 633 00:25:43,266 --> 00:25:45,367 'cause that could lead to other things. 634 00:25:45,433 --> 00:25:47,000 You're not about to get no razor blades. Let's go. 635 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:48,367 This shaving cream right there? 636 00:25:48,433 --> 00:25:50,867 No, we-- Listen, we're here to buy our food. 637 00:25:50,867 --> 00:25:53,166 I just thank God that we still have a minute 638 00:25:53,233 --> 00:25:56,767 -before Dior and Diez and Dyver gets to the point... -[chuckles] Oh, Lord. 639 00:25:56,834 --> 00:25:57,667 ...of talking about some puberty. 640 00:25:57,667 --> 00:25:59,467 That one. 641 00:25:59,467 --> 00:26:02,967 -[Dawsyn] Boys! -I wanna see, make sure you got every single thing. 642 00:26:03,033 --> 00:26:05,367 Oh, my gosh! 643 00:26:05,367 --> 00:26:09,166 Hold on. Half of this stuff wasn't even on the list. 644 00:26:09,166 --> 00:26:10,567 [Deon] Talk to your sons. 645 00:26:10,567 --> 00:26:13,367 We don't have enough room in this house, Derrico, for all of this today. 646 00:26:13,367 --> 00:26:14,567 Yeah, Papi! 647 00:26:14,634 --> 00:26:16,567 [Deon] With every passing day, 648 00:26:16,634 --> 00:26:19,767 I can see Karen's stress is rising over this house. 649 00:26:19,767 --> 00:26:22,967 I don't know how much longer I can maintain 650 00:26:22,967 --> 00:26:25,567 this secret before she explodes. 651 00:26:25,634 --> 00:26:26,967 -Hello. -[casher] How you doing? 652 00:26:26,967 --> 00:26:28,567 Did you find everything you needed? 653 00:26:28,634 --> 00:26:29,967 Yes, and then some. 654 00:26:29,967 --> 00:26:34,567 [indistinct conversation] 655 00:26:34,567 --> 00:26:36,033 But we did get them out of the house. 656 00:26:36,767 --> 00:26:40,066 -So, $726.43. -[Deon] Oh, my God! 657 00:26:40,066 --> 00:26:43,467 -How do you sleep at night knowing you charging this? -[laughing] 658 00:26:43,533 --> 00:26:44,767 Yeah, our children burned off energy 659 00:26:44,767 --> 00:26:46,867 while also burning off our money. 660 00:26:46,934 --> 00:26:48,467 My God, this is a lot of groceries. Watch where you're going. 661 00:26:48,467 --> 00:26:50,767 [Karen] Oh, it better last us for a month, with all of them. 662 00:26:50,834 --> 00:26:51,900 [Deon] Girl, a month? 663 00:26:51,900 --> 00:26:54,734 -We'd be lucky if we get by a week. -[Karen snickers] 664 00:27:00,700 --> 00:27:01,767 [GG] What's your name? 665 00:27:01,767 --> 00:27:04,567 -I'm a Derrico. -Yes, you're a Derrico. 666 00:27:04,634 --> 00:27:06,467 -What's your name? -[Dawsyn laughs] 667 00:27:06,467 --> 00:27:08,567 -De'Aren. -What's your last name? 668 00:27:08,567 --> 00:27:10,967 -[De'Aren] Derrico. -What's your name? 669 00:27:10,967 --> 00:27:12,367 Dyver Derrico. 670 00:27:12,433 --> 00:27:14,266 [GG] All right. Give me some. 671 00:27:14,266 --> 00:27:15,867 GG said, "Give me some." 672 00:27:15,867 --> 00:27:17,367 [all laughing] 673 00:27:19,867 --> 00:27:21,567 I love GG. 674 00:27:21,567 --> 00:27:23,767 GG is my best friend. 675 00:27:23,834 --> 00:27:26,367 GG is my best friend! 676 00:27:26,367 --> 00:27:28,967 -No, it's mine! -It's mine! 677 00:27:29,033 --> 00:27:30,734 And my sister! 678 00:27:31,900 --> 00:27:34,100 All right, sis, what you up to? 679 00:27:34,100 --> 00:27:35,867 Just looking at colleges. 680 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:38,066 Oh, what you wanna take is what? 681 00:27:38,066 --> 00:27:41,767 Music what, which is like vocal performance or film and television. 682 00:27:41,834 --> 00:27:45,266 I did a summer program at NYU for dramatic writing in television and film, 683 00:27:45,266 --> 00:27:47,567 and it was amazing being on my own 684 00:27:47,634 --> 00:27:49,767 and getting a taste of what adulthood would be like. 685 00:27:49,767 --> 00:27:51,567 I loved it. 686 00:27:51,567 --> 00:27:54,266 And they have a vocal performance program that looks incredible, 687 00:27:54,266 --> 00:27:57,367 but if I apply, it would mean going to New York and auditioning. 688 00:27:57,433 --> 00:28:02,000 So, I'm just kinda looking at their curriculums and just weighing my options. 689 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:04,000 I just go back and forth a lot. 690 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:06,166 Like, do I wanna stay here, or do I wanna go far. 691 00:28:06,166 --> 00:28:09,100 Does Papi know you're looking at schools on East Coast? 692 00:28:09,100 --> 00:28:13,867 No, I know how Papi is about, you know, being close to your family. 693 00:28:13,934 --> 00:28:15,567 It's gonna probably be hard for him. 694 00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:17,767 I understand how Papi feels, 695 00:28:17,834 --> 00:28:19,667 but I also get Mommy's point, too. 696 00:28:19,667 --> 00:28:23,367 Because this is a chance to really explore who is Darian 697 00:28:23,433 --> 00:28:25,367 when she's not around her family. 698 00:28:25,367 --> 00:28:27,867 It's just a lot that I have to think about. 699 00:28:27,867 --> 00:28:30,066 Just because you're 18, 700 00:28:30,133 --> 00:28:32,467 that don't mean you have all the answers. 701 00:28:32,467 --> 00:28:34,867 -Mm-hmm. -[GG] You know, I didn't have the opportunity 702 00:28:34,867 --> 00:28:35,867 to go to college. 703 00:28:36,667 --> 00:28:40,166 I didn't even finish high school. 704 00:28:40,233 --> 00:28:46,000 But I would love, love to be able to relive my life 705 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:49,100 and be faced with some of these opportunities you're faced with. 706 00:28:49,100 --> 00:28:50,767 -Mm-hmm. -[GG] Oh, yeah. 707 00:28:50,767 --> 00:28:54,967 Back when I was growing up, black women didn't have a lot of opportunities. 708 00:28:54,967 --> 00:28:58,767 But if I had have had the opportunity at 18, 709 00:28:58,834 --> 00:29:01,667 I would have told my 18-year-old self, 710 00:29:01,667 --> 00:29:03,967 "You better seize the moment, baby." 711 00:29:03,967 --> 00:29:06,667 I would have did more with my life. 712 00:29:06,667 --> 00:29:09,467 I know Deon doesn't want his little girl to go away 713 00:29:09,533 --> 00:29:12,767 if it's not what she really wants. 714 00:29:12,767 --> 00:29:14,767 But if it's what she really wants, 715 00:29:14,767 --> 00:29:17,367 they need to step aside and let her do her thing. 716 00:29:17,367 --> 00:29:21,634 Darian, you would be the first one in this family to get a college degree. 717 00:29:22,467 --> 00:29:24,166 That is just wonderful. 718 00:29:24,166 --> 00:29:27,166 But ultimately, I want for you what you want for you. 719 00:29:27,166 --> 00:29:29,867 -Okay. -[GG] Whatever that is. 720 00:29:29,867 --> 00:29:31,567 [Darian] I feel pressured to make the right decision 721 00:29:31,567 --> 00:29:32,567 when it comes to college. 722 00:29:32,567 --> 00:29:34,166 I don't wanna disappoint anyone, 723 00:29:34,166 --> 00:29:36,767 but at the same time, I have to do what's right for me. 724 00:29:36,834 --> 00:29:38,867 And right now, I don't even know what that is. 725 00:29:38,934 --> 00:29:46,166 -Girls and boys, take notes from your big sister. -[Darian chuckles] 726 00:29:46,166 --> 00:29:49,533 She's going places and she's doing things. 727 00:29:52,100 --> 00:29:52,967 Look at Dawsyn. 728 00:29:52,967 --> 00:29:54,767 We're gonna put our toes in the front. 729 00:29:54,767 --> 00:29:57,767 -Oh, one, two, three. -[Darian] No, Dawsyn. 730 00:29:57,767 --> 00:29:59,367 [Karen] When your children are young, 731 00:29:59,367 --> 00:30:02,367 that's when you start nurturing the things that they wanna do. 732 00:30:02,367 --> 00:30:03,867 Good job. 733 00:30:03,867 --> 00:30:07,367 I have two words for you. "East Coast." 734 00:30:07,433 --> 00:30:09,767 -I'm for going away. -Yeah. 735 00:30:09,767 --> 00:30:12,567 It's hard feeling that pull from all directions. 736 00:30:12,567 --> 00:30:14,967 I don't want Papi to feel the type of way if I leave. 737 00:30:14,967 --> 00:30:18,433 As far as Papi, he's not gonna pressure you, I promise you. 738 00:30:27,467 --> 00:30:33,166 All right, we're gonna do some tap dancing today! 739 00:30:33,233 --> 00:30:36,567 When your children are young, that's when you begin to start 740 00:30:36,567 --> 00:30:39,066 fostering and nurturing the things that they wanna do. 741 00:30:39,133 --> 00:30:40,667 And now that they're showing the interest 742 00:30:40,734 --> 00:30:44,266 in our family's love of dance, I signed them up for tap. 743 00:30:44,266 --> 00:30:45,667 Say hi! 744 00:30:45,667 --> 00:30:49,367 Got a whole crowd. Come on in, you guys. [laughs] 745 00:30:49,367 --> 00:30:50,467 I'm just in shock. 746 00:30:50,467 --> 00:30:51,767 I can't believe they're all her children. 747 00:30:51,767 --> 00:30:53,367 I can't believe she has that many. 748 00:30:53,367 --> 00:30:56,867 Classes definitely run different when you have siblings in a class. 749 00:30:56,867 --> 00:30:59,233 Sometimes, it does turn into chaos, yeah. 750 00:31:00,066 --> 00:31:02,266 But I'm sure their house is chaotic all the time. 751 00:31:02,333 --> 00:31:05,367 Okay, we have a magic number in dance. 752 00:31:05,367 --> 00:31:06,867 The number is eight. 753 00:31:06,867 --> 00:31:08,266 Do you guys know how to count to eight? 754 00:31:08,266 --> 00:31:09,567 -Yes. -Eight. 755 00:31:09,634 --> 00:31:12,367 -[instructor] One, two... -[children] Two, three, four, 756 00:31:12,367 --> 00:31:15,367 five, six, seven, eight, 757 00:31:15,367 --> 00:31:16,734 -nine-- -[instructor] No! 758 00:31:17,667 --> 00:31:19,967 No! Only to eight. 759 00:31:20,033 --> 00:31:21,767 -[laughs] -[instructor] Eight. Let's try again. Ready? 760 00:31:21,767 --> 00:31:23,667 We're gonna put our toes in the front. 761 00:31:23,734 --> 00:31:25,266 And we're gonna tap our toe eight times. 762 00:31:25,266 --> 00:31:26,367 Ready? We go. 763 00:31:26,367 --> 00:31:28,667 -Oh, one, two, three, four-- -[Darian] No, Dawsyn. 764 00:31:28,667 --> 00:31:30,734 -Just one, though. Just one, though. -[Karen] Dawsyn. 765 00:31:32,700 --> 00:31:34,266 Can you do that? 766 00:31:34,266 --> 00:31:36,567 Oh, yeah, you can. All right, step together. 767 00:31:36,567 --> 00:31:40,367 You could be the best tap dancer. 768 00:31:40,367 --> 00:31:44,767 And you... [groans] 769 00:31:44,834 --> 00:31:46,767 Seven, eight. 770 00:31:46,767 --> 00:31:48,867 Oh, no! That was nine again! 771 00:31:48,867 --> 00:31:50,867 Don't you know how to stop? 772 00:31:50,867 --> 00:31:53,266 [instructor] It's hard to stop on eight, isn't it? 773 00:31:53,266 --> 00:31:55,367 All right. Should we learn a little tap dance? 774 00:31:55,367 --> 00:31:57,166 -[all] Yes! -Yes? 775 00:31:57,166 --> 00:31:58,567 Yes! 776 00:31:58,634 --> 00:32:00,834 -I'm the baddest dancer in the whole world. -I can do this. 777 00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:03,266 -No. -Yes, I can. 778 00:32:03,333 --> 00:32:04,333 Can you do this? 779 00:32:06,967 --> 00:32:07,967 No! 780 00:32:08,033 --> 00:32:10,000 Hands on our hips. 781 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:11,166 Smiles on our lips. 782 00:32:11,233 --> 00:32:12,667 -Don't throw a fit. -[chuckles] 783 00:32:12,667 --> 00:32:13,567 [instructor] Okay. [chuckles] Ready? 784 00:32:13,567 --> 00:32:15,166 We're gonna take our right foot, 785 00:32:15,166 --> 00:32:16,266 and we're gonna do one toe. 786 00:32:16,333 --> 00:32:18,367 -Toe. -Toe. 787 00:32:18,367 --> 00:32:20,467 Then we're gonna step together. 788 00:32:20,467 --> 00:32:22,634 Then we're gonna jump big "X." 789 00:32:23,567 --> 00:32:25,333 Then we're gonna jump in. 790 00:32:26,100 --> 00:32:27,734 And then we're gonna shake our arm down. 791 00:32:28,400 --> 00:32:29,667 Nice. 792 00:32:29,667 --> 00:32:31,000 How many heels do you think I'm gonna do? 793 00:32:31,000 --> 00:32:33,266 -Eight. -[children] Eight! 794 00:32:33,266 --> 00:32:35,967 You guys are really good at this dance stuff. 795 00:32:36,033 --> 00:32:38,867 I think that the children are having an amazing time. 796 00:32:38,867 --> 00:32:40,066 There's a couple of them, 797 00:32:40,066 --> 00:32:41,667 yeah, they really wanna do this. 798 00:32:41,667 --> 00:32:46,166 I think we found our little Gregory Hines and Paula Abdul. 799 00:32:46,166 --> 00:32:47,767 -[instructor] One. -[Dawsyn] Two. 800 00:32:47,767 --> 00:32:49,266 -Look at Dawsyn. -[Dawsyn] Two. 801 00:32:49,266 --> 00:32:50,667 [instructor] Three! 802 00:32:50,667 --> 00:32:54,000 [Karen] Can you believe that you were once all of their ages? 803 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:55,667 -Yes, I can. -[Karen] You were-- 804 00:32:55,667 --> 00:32:59,000 And now you're out here looking at different colleges. 805 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:01,166 [chuckles] 806 00:33:01,233 --> 00:33:04,867 Because Darian was our only child for four-and-a-half years, 807 00:33:04,934 --> 00:33:07,000 we have that bond. 808 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:10,066 I've been her biggest cheerleader since the day she was born. 809 00:33:10,133 --> 00:33:12,100 So now that she's grown, I want her to go out 810 00:33:12,100 --> 00:33:14,867 and have her own adventures, just like I did. 811 00:33:14,867 --> 00:33:16,266 [instructor] Hands on your hips. 812 00:33:16,266 --> 00:33:19,767 I have two words for you, "East Coast." 813 00:33:19,834 --> 00:33:23,100 I'm for going away. 814 00:33:23,100 --> 00:33:25,367 I just don't really see you being around here in Vegas. 815 00:33:25,367 --> 00:33:27,166 It's like, why can't I just multiply myself 816 00:33:27,166 --> 00:33:28,667 and do everything that Darian wants to do? 817 00:33:28,734 --> 00:33:31,266 Like, why can't one Darien stay here, 818 00:33:31,333 --> 00:33:33,000 and then one Darian going to New York, 819 00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:34,367 and then one Darien explore the world, 820 00:33:34,433 --> 00:33:36,367 then one Darien and do this and that and that. 821 00:33:36,367 --> 00:33:38,967 That's... that's part of growing up, making a decision. 822 00:33:39,033 --> 00:33:41,166 -Yeah. -[Karen] But I'm for it 823 00:33:41,166 --> 00:33:42,567 because I know what it did for me. 824 00:33:42,567 --> 00:33:43,867 I was from a small town, 825 00:33:43,867 --> 00:33:47,066 I had never been around so many different cultures, 826 00:33:47,066 --> 00:33:48,867 and I wasn't just living in this bubble. 827 00:33:50,266 --> 00:33:53,767 When I moved away from home, I was 18 as well. 828 00:33:53,834 --> 00:33:55,567 I became a flight attendant, 829 00:33:55,567 --> 00:33:59,467 and I wouldn't be where I am right now without that. 830 00:33:59,467 --> 00:34:02,367 It really and truly opens up your mind. 831 00:34:02,433 --> 00:34:05,567 So I really want her to have that experience. 832 00:34:05,634 --> 00:34:08,266 The fact that you know what you wanna do, 833 00:34:08,333 --> 00:34:12,266 you know you want to say, that's a big, huge step. 834 00:34:12,266 --> 00:34:14,467 You know, so you just... you just go for it. 835 00:34:14,533 --> 00:34:19,367 Go to a school that gives you the talent and experience to help you explore that. 836 00:34:19,433 --> 00:34:20,467 So just go ahead and apply. 837 00:34:20,467 --> 00:34:23,467 There's no harm in you exploring all of your options. 838 00:34:23,467 --> 00:34:24,567 Yeah, I guess so. 839 00:34:24,567 --> 00:34:27,066 It's hard feeling that pull from all directions, 840 00:34:27,133 --> 00:34:29,967 and I don't want Papi to feel the type of way if I leave, 841 00:34:29,967 --> 00:34:32,767 but it can't hurt to give it a shot. 842 00:34:32,767 --> 00:34:35,467 Okay, I'll send in my NYU application. 843 00:34:35,467 --> 00:34:37,266 I just don't know what Papi's gonna think, you know? 844 00:34:37,333 --> 00:34:40,266 He's not gonna pressure you, I promise you. 845 00:34:40,266 --> 00:34:43,934 'Cause ultimately, we want what's... what's gonna make you happy. 846 00:34:45,266 --> 00:34:46,467 Yeah. 847 00:34:46,467 --> 00:34:49,533 Just remember, the worst dream is the one not lived. 848 00:34:57,166 --> 00:35:01,166 [indistinct conversation] 849 00:35:04,900 --> 00:35:09,166 [indistinct shouting and exclaiming] 850 00:35:11,500 --> 00:35:14,266 [Karen] Girls, y'all are in my way. 851 00:35:14,266 --> 00:35:16,734 -Stay over there playing. -[indistinct conversation] 852 00:35:17,667 --> 00:35:20,266 I am so over this house. 853 00:35:20,266 --> 00:35:21,867 We're all crammed inside. 854 00:35:21,934 --> 00:35:23,667 I have no alone time. 855 00:35:23,667 --> 00:35:25,367 The dishwasher don't work. 856 00:35:25,433 --> 00:35:28,000 And now the dryer is suddenly broken. 857 00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:31,367 And I'm constantly wondering what else is going to go wrong. 858 00:35:31,433 --> 00:35:33,567 [indistinct shouting] 859 00:35:37,567 --> 00:35:39,967 Stop! Don't run through the clothes, y'all! 860 00:35:39,967 --> 00:35:41,867 I'm hanging these up to dry. 861 00:35:41,867 --> 00:35:45,567 -[indistinct shouting] -Oh, my God. 862 00:35:45,567 --> 00:35:48,367 -Yeah, oh, my God. What are y'all doing? -[indistinct shouting] 863 00:35:48,367 --> 00:35:51,367 Girls, calm it down. Go over there. 864 00:35:51,367 --> 00:35:53,567 -[indistinct shouting] -What's all of this? 865 00:35:53,567 --> 00:35:56,433 The dryer is out and I have no other place to hang this stuff. 866 00:35:57,100 --> 00:35:58,266 [Deon] Are you kidding me? 867 00:35:58,266 --> 00:36:00,367 [Karen] I'm so done with this. 868 00:36:00,367 --> 00:36:04,667 Like, nothing in here seems to work with-- And the walls are closing in. 869 00:36:04,667 --> 00:36:06,266 I know you're looking for a house, 870 00:36:06,266 --> 00:36:07,367 so don't... don't say that. 871 00:36:07,367 --> 00:36:10,834 I know you are, but it's just, I'm tired. 872 00:36:12,367 --> 00:36:13,567 [indistinct shouting] 873 00:36:13,567 --> 00:36:15,066 [Deon] Well, baby, just calm down. 874 00:36:15,066 --> 00:36:17,166 I mean, you know, it's not the end of the world. 875 00:36:17,233 --> 00:36:21,166 I know Karen is super frustrated with this situation. 876 00:36:21,166 --> 00:36:23,767 But this house is a disaster zone. 877 00:36:23,767 --> 00:36:25,367 It's just not ready for her to see it. 878 00:36:25,433 --> 00:36:27,967 I just need her to hang on a little longer. 879 00:36:28,033 --> 00:36:31,066 I just feel as though anything that I ask for, nothing is done now. 880 00:36:31,133 --> 00:36:32,200 I'm tired of waiting. 881 00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:33,834 -It's not the end of the world. -[Karen] You make-- 882 00:36:35,266 --> 00:36:37,667 -You act like you never had no breakdown before. -[Karen] No. 883 00:36:37,734 --> 00:36:39,266 -Things breakdown. -I have had things breakdown, 884 00:36:39,333 --> 00:36:41,567 but the difference is I didn't have 14 children 885 00:36:41,567 --> 00:36:43,000 -when things broke down. -[Deon] No, that's-- Listen. 886 00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:44,567 There's 17 people in this house, 887 00:36:44,567 --> 00:36:47,467 so things are gonna break down a lot faster. 888 00:36:47,533 --> 00:36:49,066 -I'm just done. -[Deon] Look, Karen-- 889 00:36:49,133 --> 00:36:50,367 -Derrico. -There's a lot of us in this house. 890 00:36:50,433 --> 00:36:51,567 [Karen] I am just over it. 891 00:36:51,567 --> 00:36:54,100 Home schooling in here, stuff falling apart. 892 00:36:54,100 --> 00:36:55,467 I need a minute. 893 00:36:55,533 --> 00:36:58,867 Between the dishwasher, the dryer, 894 00:36:58,867 --> 00:37:01,166 the children running around, 895 00:37:01,166 --> 00:37:03,967 it just feels like the walls are, like, closing in. 896 00:37:05,767 --> 00:37:07,634 I definitely feel like I'm suffocating. 897 00:37:17,400 --> 00:37:18,767 -[Deon] Hey, Eric. -[Eric] Yes? 898 00:37:18,767 --> 00:37:20,100 I gotta go check on Karen. 899 00:37:20,100 --> 00:37:21,066 -Okay. -[Deon] I'll be right back. 900 00:37:22,400 --> 00:37:25,867 To see my wife go through this, it is time up. 901 00:37:25,934 --> 00:37:27,667 You can't do it any more at this house. 902 00:37:27,734 --> 00:37:28,834 The house is too small. 903 00:37:28,834 --> 00:37:32,166 You know, it's a gut punch because I have a solution. 904 00:37:32,166 --> 00:37:34,767 I just can't tell her I have a house. 905 00:37:34,834 --> 00:37:37,166 But if she see the house right now and it's not finished, 906 00:37:37,166 --> 00:37:39,467 it's almost like I'm presenting her with another problem. 907 00:37:40,767 --> 00:37:41,967 What's going on? 908 00:37:41,967 --> 00:37:45,333 I am mentally beat. 909 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:48,166 [sniffles] 910 00:37:48,166 --> 00:37:51,867 I don't like feeling like I'm defeated. 911 00:37:53,500 --> 00:37:57,567 I feel like things that I've been working toward, 912 00:37:57,567 --> 00:37:59,066 you know, it just... 913 00:37:59,133 --> 00:38:01,166 they're just not going through the way I want. 914 00:38:01,166 --> 00:38:04,066 Like, you know, by this time, we figured 915 00:38:04,133 --> 00:38:06,367 that it'd definitely be in a bigger house. 916 00:38:06,367 --> 00:38:08,667 -It wouldn't have taken this long. -Right. 917 00:38:08,734 --> 00:38:12,567 You know, it's not so much the dishwasher or the dryer. 918 00:38:12,634 --> 00:38:14,567 It's the fact that it's happening back to back, 919 00:38:14,567 --> 00:38:16,767 -all at one time. -Mm-hmm. 920 00:38:16,767 --> 00:38:18,367 [Karen] And I know it's small, but it's like, 921 00:38:18,367 --> 00:38:21,333 I'm just mentally drained. 922 00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:25,567 Life keeps going on. The children are growing up, 923 00:38:25,567 --> 00:38:30,367 and yet, I feel stuck. You know, like stuck in this same small house 924 00:38:30,367 --> 00:38:31,767 year after year. 925 00:38:31,834 --> 00:38:36,066 I don't wanna feel hopeless, but I can't help it. 926 00:38:36,133 --> 00:38:38,567 God, I've been through too much to have to keep waiting. 927 00:38:39,266 --> 00:38:40,333 That's how I feel. 928 00:38:41,400 --> 00:38:42,567 [crying] It's like... 929 00:38:42,567 --> 00:38:43,767 [sniffles] 930 00:38:43,767 --> 00:38:47,667 why can't we [sniffles] find what we need, and yeah... 931 00:38:49,166 --> 00:38:50,834 [sniffles] I'm done. 932 00:38:52,166 --> 00:38:54,166 I'm really and truly, I'm done. 933 00:38:56,367 --> 00:38:58,266 I feel that, too. 934 00:38:58,266 --> 00:39:00,767 -[Karen] Just-- -You hit me in the gut with that one. 935 00:39:00,834 --> 00:39:02,033 I'm just tired of it. 936 00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:04,367 I have kept this house a secret 937 00:39:04,433 --> 00:39:06,467 because it's just not finished. 938 00:39:06,467 --> 00:39:10,166 But talking to her right now, she's clearly distraught, 939 00:39:10,166 --> 00:39:13,266 and my fear is am I doing more harm 940 00:39:13,266 --> 00:39:16,000 than good by allowing her to go down 941 00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:19,166 this emotional roller coaster without an end in sight. 942 00:39:19,166 --> 00:39:20,467 That's the biggest problem. 943 00:39:20,467 --> 00:39:23,467 Just seeing you, watching you express yourself like this... 944 00:39:23,467 --> 00:39:27,166 -[chuckles] -[Deon] ...this is a lot. No, seriously, this is a lot. 945 00:39:27,233 --> 00:39:29,333 I think I would like to, um... 946 00:39:31,500 --> 00:39:34,166 -[Karen sniffles] -I think I would like to take you out. 947 00:39:34,166 --> 00:39:35,333 [sighs] 948 00:39:36,200 --> 00:39:38,467 You shouldn't be where you are emotionally. 949 00:39:38,533 --> 00:39:39,767 I get it. 950 00:39:39,767 --> 00:39:42,367 I appreciate it. It's just so much. 951 00:39:42,367 --> 00:39:44,166 How long will it take for you to change? 952 00:39:45,867 --> 00:39:49,567 [sniffles] You won't know. Now that I don't wet my makeup. 953 00:39:49,634 --> 00:39:50,667 [both laugh] 954 00:39:50,667 --> 00:39:52,367 -Let's hit the road. -[Karen] Mm-hmm. 955 00:39:52,367 --> 00:39:55,467 [Deon] You know, I don't wanna show her the house before it's ready, 956 00:39:55,467 --> 00:39:59,467 but I also know when a person is where she is... 957 00:39:59,467 --> 00:40:01,867 they have to be given a lifeline. 958 00:40:01,934 --> 00:40:05,867 I feel like the lifeline right now is to tell her about this house 959 00:40:05,934 --> 00:40:08,767 and change her whole mental perspective. 960 00:40:08,767 --> 00:40:10,767 She needs that glimmer of hope, 961 00:40:10,834 --> 00:40:11,967 and she needs it right now. 962 00:40:13,767 --> 00:40:15,667 [Karen] Where in the world are we going? 963 00:40:15,667 --> 00:40:17,967 We'll just pretend like this was our first date. 964 00:40:18,667 --> 00:40:20,166 -And-- -And I lived in Detroit 965 00:40:20,233 --> 00:40:22,166 -and didn't know where we were going anyway. [laughs] -[Deon] Yeah. 966 00:40:22,233 --> 00:40:24,867 Just live in the moment of knowing... 967 00:40:24,867 --> 00:40:27,000 -[Karen] Okay. -...that it's just you and I. 968 00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:29,667 -Okay. -We have no babies to tend to. 969 00:40:29,734 --> 00:40:30,734 [chuckles] 970 00:40:30,734 --> 00:40:33,467 -I really do appreciate you doing this. -Right. 971 00:40:33,467 --> 00:40:35,667 You deserve this, you really do. 972 00:40:35,667 --> 00:40:36,967 This is a gamble. 973 00:40:37,033 --> 00:40:38,767 You know, revealing it to her right now is a gamble 974 00:40:38,834 --> 00:40:41,367 because there's quite a bit of work that needs to be done. 975 00:40:41,367 --> 00:40:44,166 It looks gloomy, it hasn't been painted, 976 00:40:44,233 --> 00:40:47,066 we need carpeting. The list goes on and on. 977 00:40:47,066 --> 00:40:51,767 So it could definitely add a great deal of stress. 978 00:40:51,834 --> 00:40:53,767 And I don't want to put her in a situation 979 00:40:53,767 --> 00:40:56,367 where she's even more stressed out than she is right now. 980 00:40:56,367 --> 00:40:58,867 Karen, I need you to cover your eyes. 981 00:40:58,934 --> 00:41:00,934 -[Karen] I'm not looking. -[Deon] Okay. 982 00:41:01,667 --> 00:41:03,667 You're not looking. 983 00:41:03,667 --> 00:41:06,567 I have already sunk a lot of time and money 984 00:41:06,634 --> 00:41:07,934 into this house without her knowing. 985 00:41:08,867 --> 00:41:10,567 So I'm hoping that Karen will be able 986 00:41:10,634 --> 00:41:14,000 to see beyond the mess, see beyond the construction, and see the potential. 987 00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:16,066 Okay, so stand still, don't move. 988 00:41:16,133 --> 00:41:18,667 Because right now, we're at the point of no return. 989 00:41:18,667 --> 00:41:21,367 -Okay, so you ready? -Yeah. 990 00:41:21,367 --> 00:41:23,433 [Deon] All right, you can open your eyes up. 991 00:41:30,867 --> 00:41:33,767 Alright, baby, let's go skiing. 992 00:41:33,767 --> 00:41:36,467 [all] This season on Doubling Down With the Derricos... 993 00:41:36,533 --> 00:41:38,667 I'm living my best life. 994 00:41:38,667 --> 00:41:40,867 I'm hoping that this ski trip 995 00:41:40,867 --> 00:41:43,166 will take our minds off of everything, 996 00:41:43,233 --> 00:41:44,166 [children screaming] 997 00:41:44,166 --> 00:41:46,667 but on the other hand, Black people don't ski. 998 00:41:46,734 --> 00:41:47,467 Mnh-mnh. 999 00:41:47,533 --> 00:41:48,467 Oh [bleep] 1000 00:41:48,467 --> 00:41:49,834 [grunts] [bleep] 1001 00:41:52,567 --> 00:41:53,400 Deonee. 1002 00:41:53,400 --> 00:41:56,266 Our girls are becoming a little handful. 1003 00:41:56,333 --> 00:41:57,567 Boys! 1004 00:41:57,634 --> 00:41:59,667 -We out! -Bye! 1005 00:41:59,667 --> 00:42:02,066 And these boys are girl crazy. 1006 00:42:02,066 --> 00:42:03,934 [shouting indistinctly] 1007 00:42:08,266 --> 00:42:09,166 [Karen] That's right. 1008 00:42:09,166 --> 00:42:11,266 Welcome home. 1009 00:42:11,266 --> 00:42:12,567 [cheering] 1010 00:42:12,567 --> 00:42:14,967 We got a new house. 1011 00:42:15,033 --> 00:42:17,266 It's so big, it's huge! 1012 00:42:17,333 --> 00:42:19,934 This house is big, big, big! 1013 00:42:21,100 --> 00:42:22,367 There's a lot we gotta get done. 1014 00:42:22,367 --> 00:42:23,667 [saw whirring] 1015 00:42:23,667 --> 00:42:25,000 Okay, is it on? 1016 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:26,066 Nope. 1017 00:42:26,066 --> 00:42:29,467 I go from one problem right into another one. 1018 00:42:29,467 --> 00:42:31,767 I just expected a lot more. 1019 00:42:31,767 --> 00:42:33,767 I feel like we're at ground zero. 1020 00:42:35,800 --> 00:42:38,266 I really think it's time that we tell the children. 1021 00:42:38,266 --> 00:42:42,166 That's gonna be a hard conversation. 1022 00:42:42,166 --> 00:42:45,967 I've decided to stop doing my chemotherapy. 1023 00:42:46,033 --> 00:42:49,467 I cannot make my mother do what I feel is best for her. 1024 00:42:51,066 --> 00:42:52,967 I'm auditioning for NYU! 1025 00:42:52,967 --> 00:42:54,166 [cheering] 1026 00:42:54,233 --> 00:42:57,166 This is an opportunity that not a lot of people have. 1027 00:42:57,166 --> 00:42:58,367 I see the light. 1028 00:42:58,367 --> 00:43:00,166 Darian Derrico. 1029 00:43:00,166 --> 00:43:03,066 I feel like mommy wants it more than I do. 1030 00:43:03,133 --> 00:43:03,867 Okay. 1031 00:43:03,867 --> 00:43:05,367 I'm actually a little pissed off 1032 00:43:05,367 --> 00:43:08,567 about how Karen's role in this whole thing has been. 1033 00:43:08,567 --> 00:43:10,266 This is a big opportunity. 1034 00:43:10,266 --> 00:43:12,767 I want her to live her own damn life, period. 1035 00:43:12,834 --> 00:43:14,367 I need you to be my right hand on this. 1036 00:43:14,367 --> 00:43:16,100 And I need you to be my right hand. 1037 00:43:16,100 --> 00:43:17,066 Okay, I'm done. 1038 00:43:17,066 --> 00:43:18,767 So you're so passionate, now you're done? 1039 00:43:18,767 --> 00:43:20,166 What part of the game is this? 1040 00:43:20,233 --> 00:43:21,567 So now you walking out? 1041 00:43:21,634 --> 00:43:22,467 Really? 1042 00:43:22,467 --> 00:43:24,934 I mean, everybody has a breaking point. 1043 00:43:27,200 --> 00:43:28,767 She's hurt. 1044 00:43:28,767 --> 00:43:30,734 Karen, what happened? 1045 00:43:35,400 --> 00:43:36,467 Karen, what's wrong?