-Welcome home! -Whoo!
[all cheering]
[kids] Previously on Doubling Down with the Derricos.
We got a new house!
When are we moving in?
Well, we have a lot that we still have to do.
First, well, we have to have the house painted.
-[yells] I got... [indistinct] -Who started this mess?
We're literally further behind than when we first started.
Uh, I'm done. Let's go.
I wanna stop the treatment.
I think it's a horrible idea.
I mean, the chemo got us some great positive results.
If you get worse, you may not be strong enough to take more chemo.
Oh.
[excitedly] I'm auditioning for NYU!
[all cheering]
I didn't even know that Darian was applying for schools,
not to mention across country.
[singing] ♪ People down here thinkin'♪
I see the lights, "Darian Derrico."
So, if you do get accepted, then what?
-I don't wanna let her down. -Okay.
[Deon] I'm actually a little pissed off
about how Karen's role in this whole thing has been.
And if she gets in, she's got to take it.
I want her to live her own damn life, period.
I need you to be my right hand on this.
-If they accept her... -And I need you to be my right hand...
-I'm done. -What part of the game is this?
So now you walkin' out?
[producer] That's a lot of people
[upbeat song playing]
♪ I'm the illest in this city♪
♪ Yeah, I'll never go to sleep♪
♪ I've been stacking all this money♪
♪ I got everything I need♪
[kid] Babies, quiet on set!
Three, two...
A, B, C, D, camera marker.
-I'm the producer. -Go!
Hey, guys. My name is Dallas Derrico,
and this is the third episode of The Dallas Derrico Show
starring me, your host, Dallas Derrico.
Okay, guys, let's get down to our news reporter Daician Derrico.
How's weather down there, Daician?
[Daician] Yes, Dallas. Everybody definitely make sure
you guys move out of... [indistinct]
...because there's a long and a strong hurricane here, you guys.
-As you guys can see, all the dust... -[kid 1] La-la-la-la-la!
[Daician] I'm Daician Derrico, reporting back to you, Dallas.
-[kid 2] That's a wrap. -[kid 3] It's a wrap.
[kids chattering in background]
So, I'm closing this door
'cause I do not want a spin off
of what happened the other day.
[sighs] But, I know you're not right with me,
and I'm for sure not right with you.
But at the same time,
we're moving into a bigger house.
This is a blessing, this something we both wanted.
So to be here,
-that doesn't make sense. -No, it doesn't at all.
[Deon] But of course, you're the one that walked out.
Karen and I recently got into a huge blowup argument
over Darian going to college in New York.
I mean, we have enough stress right now
moving a family of 16 people into a new home,
because I have a new tenant moving into this house next month.
And it's a lot of extra pressure.
So, for the sake of the children and Darian,
Karen and I really need to get this thing worked out.
I feel a certain way, you feel a certain way.
We definitely need to talk to Darian,
but we still need to be right, you and I.
We can't look like refuting in front of her.
This is serious.
We just should be on the same page at all times.
Karen has always been a hands on, great mother,
but I think that Karen is pushing Darian
to go to the East Coast,
because it's what Karen would have wanted for herself.
-You done? -I'm done for now.
All of the programs that they have been a part of, right?
I found them.
When it came back to me like, "You're pushing her into this,"
I was only going off of what I was being told like,
"Ooh, I love to write. Ooh, I love to do this."
That's how these programs was found.
I didn't feel a need to come and talk to you.
It was just a simple fact, Derrico, that I've been handling this all along.
I know Derrico has his opinions of it,
but I understand the importance of what an higher education is.
So, yeah, I want her to go.
Especially knowing that it wasn't always easy for women, in general,
to be able to attend college, let alone a Black woman.
[Deon] I'm more taken aback by the fact that
you just decided this and I know none of it.
I mean, her college?
This is a pivotal point in her life,
and I've actually spoken with Darian.
She's told me point blank that she felt pressured.
And I get it.
You know, what child wants to think that
they're letting their parent down?
If she gets accepted in,
she gotta take this, at least try it!
I want things to be easier for her.
-Hey, baby... -[Karen] I want things to be better for her.
-You don't want things to be for her like it was for you. -And I also feel like...
-Right, and I also feel like... -Got it.
...this is the one time I feel like she just needs that push.
We just have to respect our children's
decision upon their own lives.
That's it.
So, we're gonna talk to Darian, right?
And when she tell you that she doesn't wanna go, you're going to accept that.
I'm gonna really encourage her to go.
You're gonna push her.
I'm gonna really encourage her to go.
Doing something new is, it's always scary.
And most children, they wanna take the safe route.
So you know, I'm happy for the both of us to talk to Darian
so I can find out if she's really feeling pushed.
But it's a part of our jobs as parents to make sure that,
you know, our children don't sleep on opportunities.
I'm gonna still really encourage her.
I'm not pushing her, I'm really encouraging her.
Oh, my God. I'm done.
I'm done.
[upbeat music playing]
Three, two, one.
-Ah! -[kids laughing]
Okay, let me see y'all right now.
Yes!
Get it, babies. Get it, get it.
A few weeks ago, I decided to stop taking my chemo
and focus on natural healing.
Although I sometimes have moments of pain,
overall, my quality of life seems to be improving.
Good job!
And I'm so thankful to God that I'm still here
so that I can enjoy these moments with my grandbabies.
-Yeah, boy, these babies growing up. -Mmm-hmm.
But this baby growing up, too.
-Ah. -How did your audition go?
It went very, very well.
-Did it? -[Darian] It did. Yeah, it did.
Even though I applied for NYU's singing program,
I really don't know what I would wanna do if I get accepted.
I hate the idea of being so far from my family,
especially with GG fighting cancer.
I'm just... I have so many worries.
If you get in, are you gonna go?
GG, I don't know, to be honest.
Like, you already know what I wanna do.
I mean, yeah, I wanna pursue music.
-[GG] Yeah. -But I just don't know where I wanna do it.
Okay.
Well, I think it would be a good experience.
But, I mean, one of the first things of becoming an adult
is when you make your decisions,
just know why you're makin' 'em...
-Mmm-hmm. -...and be comfortable with doing so.
Yeah.
-Okay. -[GG] Yeah.
You know, in regards to Derrick and Karen,
I don't want nobody to think that I'm trying to
interfere with their decision for their children.
But with Darian, college, I think would teach her
more about how to get along in life on her own.
And the grandbabies are watching her,
so it would be setting the pace for the rest of 'em.
And that's what I believe.
[Daician] Deonee, you going back in, I'll go--
[Deonee] No, I'm going this way.
-Daician, you're going back... -And I'm going this way.
[kids humming song]
[singing indistinctly]
[kid 1] No, no, remember this one?
-Remember it's this... -[kid 2] Hey, guys, I have to look at the video again.
-[Karen] What are y'all doing? -[kid 3] Doing step-dancing.
Where did you... Who found this video?
-[kid 4] Deonee. -[kid 5] We're making up our own.
[Karen] Mmm-hmm. Do y'all like doing it.
[both girls] Yes.
Y'all are following in Mommy's footsteps.
That thing actually has been around for centuries,
and it's primarily done in historically Black universities.
To be a stepper, you have to have rhythm.
I was a part of a step team when I was in high school,
and I love how we made music and rhythm
with the sound of our feet.
It kind of made me feel like church, a little bit,
because of how in sync we were.
It's a lot going on with the move and all,
but if I found y'all a class, would y'all wanna do it?
-[both laugh] I do. -Oh, look like everybody want to take some classes, okay.
No, no, no, it'll only help me.
It'll only help me earn ladies 'cause you...
It'll help both of us earn the ladies.
[emphatically] It will help me, and that's final.
[Karen] I'll tell you what, I'll look into it,
and if I find 'em, I'll take y'all, okay?
-[kid 6] Okay. -Can we see your step moves?
[Karen] My step moves?
All I remember is this one. This is so old.
Hold on. It was...
[GG] Uh-huh, go ahead. Oh, my...
-It was this. [laughs] -[GG] Yeah!
[Karen] This old, super old.
All right!
[upbeat music playing]
[Darian] You can't keep it all.
-[kid] Yes, we can. -[Darian] No, you can't.
[kid] Yes, we can.
Babies, no. We have to donate that.
-[kids] No! -Yes, we do.
I'm gonna donate you guys.
[Darian] I'm gonna donate you.
-It is you. -No.
Yeah.
[kid] Hello?
[kids speaking indistinctly]
Dior, I do not want you to make a mistake
and pack your brother away and we donate him.
I know you don't want that, right?
The new house is a clean slate for me and my family of 16,
but it is very easy for a family our size
to collect a large amount of junk.
And I don't wanna bring anything other than what's needed.
So, the family went through items for things to donate.
-Yeah, Dior, you're going to nap time. -So see ya to the south side.
Night-night.
[Derrick speaking]
Come on, let's hire some movers.
All right, boys, anywhere where there's a box with a pink sticker on it,
it has to get out of this house.
[both] Okay.
All right, let's go.
-Chop-chop. -Go, Denver.
Dariz, get the door for me.
Yeah. This box is for the big dogs.
Y'all ain't ready for this, man.
Y'all got little muscles.
The beauty of having a house full of preteens and teenagers
is I get to funnel all that energy into a project like this.
-[indistinct] -No, Deniko, you can't put that on top.
-[Eric] Yeah, Deniko. -[Deon] It'll blow off. Thank you.
Otherwise, they'd be wasting time on games, chasing girls.
Only one of y'all up there.
And when I was a teenager, my mother kept my butt busy
because I was girl-crazy, just like them.
-[laughs] Hold on. -[cell phone ringing]
-What y'all looking for? -[Eric] We need tape.
Oh, this is GG.
-Hey, Mother, what's going on? -[kid] Hey, GG.
-[GG over phone] Not a lot, what's going on with you? -Hey, GG.
Trying to get these boxes loaded up on my truck
so I can go donate 'em.
[GG] Okay. Well, I'm... [grunting]
-Say what? -[GG grunts painfully]
-[Deon] Ma? -[GG roughly] Derrick, Derrick I gotta hang up.
[call cuts]
[Deon] I don't know.
-Is she okay? -I'm sure she good.
Let me go, y'all. I'll be right back.
I'm sure she good, y'all. Don't y'all worry, okay?
Eric, do me a favor, heads up with everything.
All right.
[Eric] I don't know what happened.
Poppy'll let us know what's the word when he come back.
Come on. Come on.
GG recently stopped doing her chemo,
so I don't know what to think.
But it was definitely a sound
-of a person in distress. -[phone dialing]
[answering machine playing] Hi, you've reached G,
-leave a message at the sound of the tone. Thank you. -Oh, my God.
I call her, and I keep calling her, and she doesn't answer.
It's totally not like GG to not answer my call, and that scares me.
I'm just envisioning what must be going on
for her to have abruptly hung up on me like she did.
Ma, Ma, what's going on?
-[GG] What? -Ma, you scared the mess out of me, out of us.
-I kept calling your phone. Where's your phone? -Oh.
In the bedroom. I just, I had a moment.
Ma, you have no idea,
-the fear that you sent over to me, over us. -[GG] Oh, I'm sorry.
I'm dumbfounded.
While I'm on the phone with her,
she let out this distressed cry.
Obviously, I'm grateful that she's okay.
But my adrenaline is still up to here,
so it's taking a minute for me to come down from that.
I am thankful to God that you're okay.
[affectionately] Aw, aw, aw,
my baby.
I'm sorry.
-You okay? -Yeah.
I'm sorry to see my child worried and upset about me,
and to see him break down like that,
oh, that's heart-wrenchin' for me.
I don't like to see that.
Which is why some things,
I don't even wanna tell him.
Nah.
So, what was it?
I just had a pain.
And the pain was so excruciatin',
I couldn't talk no more.
But you know, luckily, the longer I'm off the chemo, the less it happens.
I really think it's time that we tell the children
that you're weaning yourself off of chemo.
You're probably right, but I know
that's gonna be a hard conversation.
I think that the way you tell them
to keep them from "losing it," so to speak...
-Right. -...that you've decided to wean yourself off of chemo...
-Yeah. -...and it seems to be doing pretty good,
but it is a process.
Yeah, and I need to let them know that, um,
just because I'm stopping the chemo,
I am by no means givin' up.
[emphatically] Cancer will not take me out.
Amen.
I have struggled with GG's decision to stop chemo,
but it's also very important that we show transparency
amongst us as family,
so the children know that when GG has pain
not to be scared, it's a part of the process.
But we just don't know how they're going to react.
One teardrop,
it's over.
No, because I'm thinking of... [sniffles]
...the fear as a little kid for me.
[Deon] Yeah.
Mmm-hmm.
[GG sniffling]
And it tears me up.
I know Derrick is right. We've gotta tell the kids.
I just hope and I pray there won't be no tears,
'cause them tears, they break my heart.
I don't want the kids worrying about me.
[Deon] So, you think you'll be able to talk to them soon?
-[GG] Yeah. Give your mommy a hug. -[grunts]
Thank you, baby.
Thank you.
[Karen] Are you ready to get this house furnished?
-[store clerk] Hello there. Wow, this is a big group. -[Karen] Hi.
You guys have your own tour bus or something?
-That's coming. -[store clerk] All right, all right.
-That's coming... -What brings you guys in today?
We have a new house and we need to furnish it.
[store clerk] You came to the right place. We're here to help whenever you're ready.
[Karen] Thank you so much.
We only have a month left before we have to be at our current house.
-Mmm-hmm. -And the new tenants are gonna be moving in here.
So, between renovations at the new house,
paint up and down stairs,
I just don't know how we're gonna do it.
Oh, yeah, there's furniture all up here.
We really need to replace a lot of the children's furniture,
you know, most are built-ins,
and the other half they've outgrown.
But my goal is to find furniture that is inexpensive, you know?
So, my contractor quoted me a price of $2,500
to do built-in desks,
but I'm still waiting for the prices to come in for the built-in bunk beds.
I am determined to do what makes the best financial sense.
That would be here at this furniture store.
-I'm telling you right now. -I disagree. I disagree.
-[all clamoring, screaming] -Oh, my gosh.
Okay, y'all.
-See, y'all... -[indistinct chatter]
[Karen] Okay, just go.
[kids screaming]
[Karen] Oh, my gosh.
[Daician speaking]
Yeah, we're gonna need to buy a lot of bunk beds.
-Yeah. -[Daician speaking]
'Cause a high bed just make me so comfortable.
[De'Aren speaks]
Look at this one right here, it got some step.
[Diez] Yeah.
-Oh, ooh. -[kids exclaiming]
[gasps] Look at that one.
-Triple. -[indistinct]
Triple for triplets.
-Do y'all love this? -Yeah!
Who want the top bunk?
-Me, me, me, me, me! -[Karen] Good Lord.
So who's gonna sleep down here?
-Me! I'm gonna sleep down there! -[all clamoring]
-I think that this one right here, you know, may work. -[kids chatter indistinctly]
[Karen] That price is not bad.
[Deon] But two of 'em is 14.
-Well... -Yeah, I just need to check with my guy
and see how much price... what he's gonna charge.
This is right here. Why do we have to see what your guy says?
If he charges less, then we need to go with him.
-[kids chattering] -So, let's keep looking.
Come on, y'all, let's go.
I haven't been sharing all the budget information with Karen,
because I simply don't wanna stress her out any more than she already is.
But we can't buy the first item she lays her eyes on
without making sure it's the best economical option for us.
[screaming, laughing]
Hey, babies, be careful with that. Don't break it, okay?
-You break it... -[Eric] If you break it, you buy it.
Oh, my gosh. We got some desk.
-[Deon] Girl, slow your roll. -Yeah, I love desk.
-Slow your roll. -No, but look at them!
-[kid] I love these desks. I love them. -[Karen] You love them?
$178. We can get them for the triplets.
But Karen, you gotta remember, we're gonna pay taxes on this.
He just got a flat $2,500. That's it, out the door.
[Karen] How long is it gonna take him?
A month, maybe two.
[angrily] "A month, or maybe two?"
Max.
[Karen] You know, this is incredibly frustrating.
I know we are both stressed out,
but there are so many items on our checklist,
and these are affordable options.
I don't understand why we can't just
meet in the middle with anything.
Come on, y'all. Let's go.
Hey, y'all. Y'all know the aliens is coming, right?
-Hey, could you step in this, please? [laughs] -Hell, no.
We gotta be prepared for the aliens.
But now, it's serious.
Eric, you look like a Black Incredible Hulk.
You don't need a degree to learn about the music industry.
But when I look at my mom and my grandma
and all of them, they didn't have fall backs.
[Darian] GG is going through her health scares right now,
so it's just a lot to think about.
I wanna do this because I wanna do this.
I don't wanna do this because I feel pushed.
[upbeat song playing]
♪ Now we never sleep♪
♪ Big lights, big city Got the energy♪
[Karen] Dariz, Dariz, open.
-[Dariz speaks indistinctly] -Thank you.
-Y'all excited? -[all] Yes.
Today, I'm taking all the children
to check out a local step team
to see if they wanna join. You know, when I was young,
I used to be quite the step-dancer myself.
So, I love giving them this opportunity to learn more about it.
-Hello! -[woman] Hey.
-How are you? -[woman] Good. You?
Oh, my Lord.
-I got my little train behind me. girl. -[woman] Look at them.
-Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you.
Y'all excited to be here?
[all] Yes!
Now, y'all hang back, I'mma get the team
and line them up and show you what we got.
All right. Let's have a seat over here, y'all,
while she go get everybody together.
[Daiten] Yeah. Totally.
Dariz...
[Jamie] Stepping is used in HBCUs
as a way for them to remember
how slaves used to communicate.
They would communicate with each other
by slapping their hands against their thighs and their work boots
to make songs and to pass messages
so the slave owners would not know what they were saying.
And they would do that to make the time pass.
All right. You're going with the boys and Jade and Sarah.
So y'all go back right over there.
They're gonna take you.
I actually saw a girl that I liked.
And so learning step could be, uh,
an easier way to get the ladies.
-And the hot ladies. -Ladies.
[Jamie] So it's gonna be a jump, under,
front, back. Start with just that.
So, five, six, seven, right.
[together] Jump, under, front, back.
Under, under, front, back.
-[Jade] Just like that. -Jump, under, uh...
You ready to take off. I see you.
Deniko, I'm surprised that Deniko got it pretty good.
Five, six, seven
-and jump, under, front, back. -I get it. I get that.
-[Jamie] So say the words with me. -Okay.
[together] Jump, under,
front, back.
[Jamie] Five, six, seven.
[together] Jump, under, front, back.
[Jamie] Look at that. You killed it.
[Daiten] Step class is hard because there's a lot of moves that they're doing.
We can go on one move.
"Oh, I got that move done pack."
And then we do it altogether, like,
"Wait, what's the first move we did again?"
Y'all don't tell your sisters over there,
but y'all got to before them.
Yeah, boys rule.
...first, the guy gets the number.
No, no, no. So first, they run into each other.
They will have a library, they have books.
-And they go, "Oh, excuse me." -They're at the library. Yeah.
They bend down, the glasses.
-The boy doesn't even badger. -[Dallas] He just backs off.
There's a part. The boy, the hot, super-hot boy says,
"You're amazing just the way you are."
-They like each other. -[Dallas] Yeah.
Then they're telling me. They're like,
"Let me get them digits."
[Jamie] Attention!
[thud echoes]
Five, six, seven, jump.
Front, back, under, under.
Right, left, up, down.
[girl] Five, six, seven, eight!
Come on.
[all] Get your pop.
-[Jamie] And? -[all] Dance.
[all cheering]
-[girl 2] That was nice. -[Jamie] Good job, y'all.
-Oh, my God. -[Jamie] Good job, good job.
Doing step is harder than I thought, but...
[Jamie] What do you think? Y'all want to come back?
-Yes. -[Jamie] Okay.
-All right, y'all. Let's go. -Bye.
Bye. Come on.
All right, boys, I'm leaving.
Boys!
Y'all have fun walking home. We out.
-Bye. -[Karen] Bye.
♪ We gonna live it up♪
♪ We gonna have a good time♪
♪ Live it up♪
[all exclaiming]
[girl 3] Put the box right!
Hey. Hey, y'all. Hey.
Come on, man.
[all screaming]
[Eric] All right, all right, all right. Freeze!
Y'all supposed to be packing.
[Eric] I know you're not packing.
[exclaims]
[Eric] What's that, Diez?
-[Eric] The aliens? -[Diez] Yes.
Hey, y'all. Y'all know the aliens is coming, right?
We gotta go.
Would you step in this, please?
[Eric] Hell, no.
We gotta be prepared for the aliens.
But now it's serious.
I think we've already been invaded.
I ain't wearing those...
[boy] And, Eric, guess what we're gonna be doing.
[Eric] What is this?
We're about to make you an alien.
-Yeah, we do have a lot of drama here. -Stay in your planet.
[Daiten] You really do look like it though.
[Eric] Am I scary?
Yes.
[Deon] What are y'all doing?
Y'all supposed to be helping pack.
Y'all have made a mess. Eric.
What are you?
The invaders.
You look like a Black Incredible Hulk.
I wanted to look alien.
-[Deon] You don't look... No. -Handsome.
[Eric] I was supposed to be green.
Well, you green.
[Diez speaking]
We making a mockery of the aliens,
and we don't wanna upset them.
They may not like green.
-[growls] -[boys laughing]
I'm taking you to the mothership.
What is this? The alien body snatcher?
I'm taking them to the mothership. Yeah.
Hey, brother, do you.
I have 12 more.
[Karen] Well, that one heavy. You can take that one.
-This one's light. -Okay. Go ahead. You take that one.
Eric and the boys dropped off our donation items the other day.
So now we're slowly moving boxes into the new house
and checking out the progress that has been made.
[Karen] Next time we do this, we need a trolley.
'Cause this right here is just...
-[Deon] It's not called a trolley. -...too much.
It's called a dolly.
Oh, my God. This is-- We a lot behind.
Of course he's done the floor.
-Mmm-hmm. -He pulled the flooring up.
-He has the window casings up. -[Karen] Yeah.
We still got to get it painted and get the flooring laid down.
This is not good.
This is gonna run us into problem
with our prospective tenant.
We just keep getting further and further behind.
I already had to move the new tenants back an entire month.
But now it looks like I'm gonna have to delay
their moving date again.
And I doubt they'll stick around at this point.
That means I'm gonna be stuck paying two mortgages even longer,
which is really gonna drain my budget.
Is it a crew or just one person?
It's just one person, my main guy.
I love his quality.
And I get the best prices from him
because he's worked with me for so many years.
By your own words,
he got a whole lot of stuff to do,
and he's already behind on that.
And then now you want him to make bunk beds.
And desk.
You have no idea what his reason for being delayed is.
We could have that same problem with the furniture store.
If they call you and say, "Oh, we're sorry, we thought that was in.
That won't be until another month."
The difference is we can go to another furniture store.
[Deon] Most couples have issues.
No matter how strong their relationship is, they still have issues.
And Karen and I have had, you know, challenges before,
you know, and it was trying on us,
but we dealt with it. So having said that,
where we are right now, I-I hate it.
I don't like this bickering because it doesn't get us anywhere.
-I don't like it. -I agree.
-[Karen] So... -I don't like it either.
...let's just call a truce with each other.
We already got some other things
that we gotta sort through that got us stressed,
you know, with Darian, college.
We owe it to ourselves, and more than anything,
we owe it to our children to...
be on the same page.
[Deon] I totally agree.
You know, being married for 18 years
and having all of our children,
we've been through a lot, but this seems like it's just extra challenging.
Because it's so many different things
that we just haven't been able to agree on lately.
Can we get these boxes to the garage?
-And we still got more in the truck. -[Karen] Right.
Next time, we're gonna bring that...
-that thing. Yeah. -The dolly, not the trolley.
As y'all know,
GG has had a bout with...
the cancer diagnosis.
-Yes. -[GG] Okay. Well...
I've decided to stop doing my chemotherapy.
We ask you in advance, Father God,
for miracle after miracle,
GG is the cornerstone
of everything that we exist.
I need her here.
♪ Close to the feel like, close to the feel like♪
♪ Yeah, we party every day♪
[Daiten] Attention!
♪ I'm a boss in every way♪
[together] Get it turned up.
[Karen] Whoo! Y'all did good.
[Deon] Yes, you did.
So, y'all wanna continue step?
-Yes. -Yes.
No, I wanna do it.
-[Deon] You do? Okay. -[Karen] Why you wanna do it?
-I'm curious. We've been out here laughing. -Dallas. Dallas.
-Why do y'all wanna dance? -'Cause Dallas has a girlfriend...
-No. No. -...there.
-Yes. -[Daiten] Yeah, Dallas does.
-I don't. -Yes.
Dallas has a girlfriend on Instagram. Is her name's [bleep].
No, Denver! [exclaims]
And her... And she...
So, you got a girlfriend from step class?
They text each other.
-[Karen exclaims] -A lot.
-What? -[Diez] They FaceTime.
They say hi to each other.
Is her credit score 800?
No.
-Wait. How do you know? -Oh, oh, oh, oh.
I mean, I can't fault Dallas and Denver.
-[Karen] Mmm. -When I was their age,
I remember vividly having
a couple of young ladies who I really liked.
So I mean, I get it.
I don't like how you use the word "vividly."
I don't like how that just came out.
-So, with bass in your voice. Vividly. -Ah. Vividly.
You guys are safe with me.
I don't-- I like nobody there.
[Karen] Well, when I was younger, just know,
I didn't disappoint either.
That's all I can say.
I can't go into any more details.
I mean, there shouldn't be no more details.
[Karen] So, I know it's a tough topic.
We need to talk to Darian
to see what she wants to do.
Baby, respectfully, that's always been my position.
So, let's do it.
[Karen] Deni, can you ask Darian
-to come out here, please? -Okay.
[Karen] While Derrico and I have
different viewpoints on Darian's college future,
I definitely do understand her tendency
to try to please us as her parents.
Yeah, she needs to know that she has freedom
to make her own choices,
and it's our job to reassure her of that, you know.
Poppy and I have been having conversations
about your decision, you know,
of going to college.
So, we kind of, like, just want to hear from you.
I didn't always wanna go to school.
When you said college,
you know, it could help me whatever,
I was like, "Yeah. That's cool."
But I don't really know what I wanna do.
So I wish you kind of...
didn't talk about it any more
and then let me do my own research.
[Karen] I mean, I wasn't trying to take over.
I wanted to make sure I gave to you
what I wish someone had given to me.
I-I understand what you were doing
when you were pushing me to go.
But I wanna do this because I wanna do this.
I don't wanna do this because I feel, like,
pressured or pushed.
So I'm pretty shocked right now
because she's always seemed excited about college.
You know, she's never acted like she was only doing it
to make me happy.
You don't need a degree to learn about
the music industry,
but I'll always want you to have a fallback.
That can get me emotional because I feel like...
when I look at my mom and my grandma and all of them,
they didn't have fallbacks.
My mama had to work in a sewing factory
until she was given disability.
It's just really hard for me to know that...
everything she lies upon right now is just a lot.
-You know, I just want you to have a good fallback. -[Darian] Mmm-hmm.
This is kind of new for me. It's very scary.
-Yeah. -[Darian] So I feel like
I just need time to, like, really go inside my heart
-and figure out what's best for me right now. -Oh.
You know, I definitely don't want it to come across
like I have pushed you,
which it seems as if it has.
However you go, I just want you to know
you've got my 100% full support
in making it happen.
[Darian] Hearing Mommy say that she won't be disappointed
if I decide not to go to college, it makes me feel really good.
Because I have no idea what I want.
I love the idea of new life experiences,
but GG is going through her health scares right now.
So... [exhales] It's just a lot to think about.
[Karen] So, it's-it's okay.
It is okay 'cause the number one thing you know
is that you're loved, you're safe,
-and you're talented as all get up. -[Darian] Yes.
[Deon] Yes.
♪ I'll make this look easy♪
♪ I can do it automatic♪
Who wants to play charades?
-I do. -Me do.
Who's this?
[all] Deniko!
That's Deniko.
[beeps]
Hello?
-Hey, GG. -Hi, GG.
-[Karen] Hey, Mom. -Hey.
[Karen] How's you doing?
How's you doing?
I's doing okay.
-You's doing okay? -[Deon] I want my mother.
-[Karen] I'm doing okay. -My dear.
[kisses]
After the health scare with GG the other day,
we know that it definitely worried the children.
-And we want to have a talk with them. -Yeah.
So that they can better understand
and hopefully lessen any fears that they have.
So you ready to talk to 'em?
As cool as I'mma be.
-All right. -Okay.
[GG] I am not looking forward
to telling the children about my decision.
But I know it's got to be said,
and I'll just be glad when it's over.
[Deon] GG and I felt it was best
that we sort of update y'all on what's going on.
Okay. As y'all know,
GG has had a bout with
the cancer diagnosis.
-Yes. -[GG] Okay. Well...
uh, they also had put me on chemo, right?
[all] Yes.
At one point, it did make the tumor and GG shrink,
but it just makes me feel horrible.
My objective is to be here and feel good.
-Right. -Not to just be here.
So I can play that little hand game with you.
[Deon and Karen chuckling]
-You got it? -[Dawsyn] Yes.
So, I decided
to stop doing my chemotherapy.
I decided to stop doing my chemotherapy.
And doing that,
sometimes I run into a little pain,
and that's what y'all experienced
when y'all heard me the other day.
But, um...
the natural regimen that I'm on
is really making me feel better.
-That's good. -[GG] Yeah.
So I just wanted to let y'all know
in case y'all witness me have a little pain,
don't get scared.
That's just the process,
in order to heal.
-Y'all got that? -[all] Yes.
So this is no way her giving up.
This is her actually fighting even harder.
At the end of the day, it doesn't matter what we, what we think.
GG can do whatever she wants to do. It's her body.
I ain't judging.
I'm gonna take good care of GG
because, you know, this is... this...
I just want this to go away.
I want it to go away.
-Well, yeah. She looks, she feel better right now. -Ask her, ask her.
Do I look better?
-Yes. -[GG] All right now.
-[Deon] Yeah. -That's what I'm talking about.
How does Dr. Parikh...
-Mmm-hmm. -...feel about you stopping chemo?
He don't particularly like it
because it's against what he know.
It's against what he practices.
But, um, he trusts the fact that
I feel that I know what might be better for me.
Yeah, I don't know what I would do without GG 'cause...
she's even actually been with me since all my life, since I was a baby. So...
I want her to see me be growing up driving in my own car,
having my own house,
having a family and stuff.
And I want GG to always be around.
[De'Aren speaking]
[Deon] So I want us to do a prayer.
And I believe that God answers prayers
-of those that are sincere. -Yes.
Can we hold hands?
[all exclaiming]
Dear Heavenly Father, we come to you with pure,
sincere, genuine hearts,
asking that you will bless our entire family.
But especially give a special blessing over my mother GG.
We ask you in advance, Father God,
for miracle after miracle after miracle,
as you know, Father,
she is a matriarch of our family.
She is the...
GG is the cornerstone
of everything that we exist, that we consist of.
I need her here
to continue being,
and in some ways...
My apologies.
In Jesus' name.
-Amen. -[all] Amen.
Good prayer, baby.
Thank you, baby.
[GG] A lot of my fight
is I want to be...
at those turning moments, if you will,
with my grandchildren. Memories is...
is all it's about.
Memories.
Yeah.
[crying]
It's okay. I'm good.
Baby's good.
Everybody's good. Okay?
I wouldn't trade it for gold.
Aww.
Aww, look.
All right. I feel better.
-You feel better? -[Deon] I do.
-[GG] You feel better? -[Daician] Yes.
I thought I felt pretty good going in.
You feel better? You feel better?
-Yeah. -Do you feel better?
[Deon] He's like, "I didn't cry."
[all laughing]
[GG] "I didn't cry."
Look at y'all. Valentine's Day cookies.
Do this.
[Karen] Next time on Doubling Down with the Derricos...
What do y'all know about dating?
You have sex with a boy.
No!
These older children are growing up
way too fast.
What do you think you're looking for?
-All right. -[all laughing]
[Dior speaking]
He says tooth hurt.
There's something wrong with Dior's little mouth.
-We have to get this checked out ASAP. -Yes.
[dentist] Open up big for me. Aah.
Oh, my gosh.
[Karen] Rule number one as a parent,
you do not let your children see that you're freaking out.
You know, if this goes wrong,
this can definitely scar him for life.
[dentist] What about that? Does that hurt?
We gotta check for some mold, huh?
For black mold, yeah.
Damn. Just like I thought.
Yeah, that one's nasty.
I don't wanna tell Karen about any new problems
that I'm encountering at this house.
Why didn't you tell me what's going on in the house?
Why would I bring this type of headache home to you?
I just really need Derrico to understand
that he has to communicate with me
when it affects the whole entire family.
I am not in the Valentine's dating mood.
Really?