1 00:00:00,896 --> 00:00:02,172 [all] Under, under, front, back. 2 00:00:02,172 --> 00:00:05,862 [kids] Previously on Doubling down with the Derricos. 3 00:00:08,275 --> 00:00:10,000 I actually saw a girl that I liked. 4 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:12,103 You got a girlfriend from step class? 5 00:00:12,103 --> 00:00:14,068 These boys are girl-crazy. 6 00:00:15,482 --> 00:00:17,689 -[Karen gasps] Oh! -A lot. 7 00:00:17,689 --> 00:00:20,103 -What? -Yeah! 8 00:00:20,103 --> 00:00:22,793 I'm going to go snow skiing, 9 00:00:22,793 --> 00:00:25,000 and I want all of you guys to come with me. 10 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,896 [all] Yay! 11 00:00:27,896 --> 00:00:29,862 -Black people don't ski. -Mmm-mmm. 12 00:00:31,103 --> 00:00:35,172 -[kids shrieking] -Oh, [bleep]! Oh, [bleeping]! 13 00:00:35,172 --> 00:00:38,379 How long have you been experiencing dizziness? 14 00:00:38,379 --> 00:00:39,896 At least a couple of weeks. 15 00:00:39,896 --> 00:00:43,275 A friend of mine, she was going through some things like this, 16 00:00:43,275 --> 00:00:46,379 and ended up with a malignant tumor in the head. 17 00:00:46,379 --> 00:00:49,862 That scares the bejesus out of me, for real. 18 00:00:51,724 --> 00:00:54,586 -Mommy Tommy? -Mother? 19 00:00:54,586 --> 00:00:56,379 [crashing] 20 00:00:56,379 --> 00:00:57,482 She's hurt. 21 00:00:57,482 --> 00:00:59,896 Karen, what happened? 22 00:01:01,103 --> 00:01:03,413 -[Deon] I think she's hot. -[kid] She needs water. 23 00:01:03,413 --> 00:01:05,586 [Deon] Karen, what's wrong? 24 00:01:05,586 --> 00:01:08,103 -[Karen speaks softly] -[Deon] Your heart? 25 00:01:08,103 --> 00:01:09,068 [man speaks] 26 00:01:16,482 --> 00:01:17,862 [Deon] Hey, Karen? 27 00:01:18,689 --> 00:01:20,068 She's hurt. 28 00:01:21,275 --> 00:01:23,793 -[GG] What? -[Deon] What happened? 29 00:01:23,793 --> 00:01:26,482 -[GG] What's the matter? -[man] Let's not everybody crowd around. 30 00:01:26,482 --> 00:01:28,241 -[Deon] What happened to her? -[man] Giver her space, guys. 31 00:01:29,275 --> 00:01:31,206 [Deon] Karen, what's wrong? 32 00:01:31,206 --> 00:01:33,793 -[Karen speaks] -[Deon] Your heart? 33 00:01:34,378 --> 00:01:35,344 [man speaks] 34 00:01:36,378 --> 00:01:37,793 [Karen speaks] 35 00:01:37,793 --> 00:01:39,517 [man] Karen, do you feel overheated? 36 00:01:39,517 --> 00:01:40,758 [Deon] Yeah, she's hot. 37 00:01:41,896 --> 00:01:44,000 [man 1] Come here, De'Aren. Come here, Dawsyn. 38 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:45,689 Get Dior and Diez. 39 00:01:45,689 --> 00:01:48,000 -[man 2] Try and sit up. -[Deon] Come on. 40 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:49,758 She's so lethargic. 41 00:01:51,103 --> 00:01:52,482 Here, drink some, baby. 42 00:01:53,793 --> 00:01:55,378 Do you think you need to sit up in the car? 43 00:01:56,310 --> 00:01:57,620 Let's go. 44 00:01:57,620 --> 00:01:59,378 Open up the car door. 45 00:02:02,413 --> 00:02:04,655 -Karen, you gotta talk to me, baby. -[Karen speaking] 46 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:08,965 [Deon] Did she tell somebody she was light-headed? 47 00:02:09,931 --> 00:02:11,482 [Deon] You just saw her pass out? 48 00:02:11,482 --> 00:02:12,896 [producer] Yeah, she just, um... 49 00:02:12,896 --> 00:02:14,689 [Deon] All the thoughts that I'm having, 50 00:02:14,689 --> 00:02:16,793 "Did she have a heart attack? Did she have a stroke? 51 00:02:16,793 --> 00:02:19,620 Maybe she was dehydrated. Maybe it's the high elevation." 52 00:02:19,620 --> 00:02:21,862 I don't know what the hell it is. 53 00:02:26,172 --> 00:02:29,482 [GG] First thing I start thinking about is the kids 54 00:02:29,482 --> 00:02:32,000 because they don't need to be without their mother, 55 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,172 not even for a day. 56 00:02:34,172 --> 00:02:36,067 [Deon] Okay. Have all the babies over here. 57 00:02:37,482 --> 00:02:39,172 [Deon] Whatever the problem is, 58 00:02:39,172 --> 00:02:41,827 I don't want any of our children to see her like this. 59 00:02:41,827 --> 00:02:43,724 You need to drink some of this right here, 60 00:02:43,724 --> 00:02:45,862 'cause I wanna give you some strength. 61 00:02:47,379 --> 00:02:48,551 Yeah, come on. Drink some. 62 00:02:50,310 --> 00:02:52,689 [GG speaks] 63 00:02:52,689 --> 00:02:54,379 [Deon] Yeah, just let me get her to the bathroom. 64 00:02:54,379 --> 00:02:55,655 [ambulance siren ringing] 65 00:02:57,275 --> 00:03:00,482 I didn't hear nothing. I didn't see nothing. 66 00:03:00,482 --> 00:03:02,931 [GG] Yeah, none of us did. 67 00:03:02,931 --> 00:03:05,379 I'm actually scared. I'm panicking. 68 00:03:05,379 --> 00:03:07,724 It looked like she went paralyzed. 69 00:03:07,724 --> 00:03:10,172 But as much as I wanna be with Mommy right now, 70 00:03:10,172 --> 00:03:13,172 I know that the best thing for me to do is to be with the babies 71 00:03:13,172 --> 00:03:15,172 because they need to see someone who's strong, 72 00:03:15,172 --> 00:03:19,068 and who's gonna take their mind off of what Mommy's going through right now? 73 00:03:20,586 --> 00:03:22,793 -[paramedic speaks] -[Deon] No, she's in the restroom. 74 00:03:22,793 --> 00:03:24,413 She was totally lethargic at first, 75 00:03:24,413 --> 00:03:26,137 -when we first called you. -[paramedic] Okay. 76 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,413 A little bit? She's gonna be okay. 77 00:03:30,413 --> 00:03:33,103 The doctors are here to help her, okay? 78 00:03:33,103 --> 00:03:34,689 The paramedics. 79 00:03:36,482 --> 00:03:38,103 [Deon] Mmm-hmm. 80 00:03:38,103 --> 00:03:40,206 [machine beeping] 81 00:03:40,206 --> 00:03:42,689 I'm starting 'em. Mmm-hmm. 82 00:03:42,689 --> 00:03:45,965 [medic speaking] 83 00:03:47,930 --> 00:03:50,172 [Deon] Seeing Karen hooked up to all these machines like this, 84 00:03:50,172 --> 00:03:53,379 it has my mind going into all kinds of places. 85 00:03:53,379 --> 00:03:56,206 I don't know what I would do if something happened to Karen. 86 00:03:56,206 --> 00:03:58,689 At this point, I don't want nothing more 87 00:03:58,689 --> 00:03:59,930 than for her to get better. 88 00:03:59,930 --> 00:04:02,344 [medic] I'm gonna have you stand up and see how you feel. 89 00:04:05,482 --> 00:04:07,068 [Deon] What is the EKG saying? 90 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,000 You have great oxygen, 99%. 91 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:11,724 Your heart, it hasn't changed any. 92 00:04:11,724 --> 00:04:13,172 It looks good. 93 00:04:15,172 --> 00:04:17,481 So if she was dehydrated, how would... You wouldn't know that. 94 00:04:17,481 --> 00:04:19,379 -You wouldn't... -[Matthew] So, that's what I was just kind of checking 95 00:04:19,379 --> 00:04:21,689 right now. If you're up in the higher elevations 96 00:04:21,689 --> 00:04:23,275 and you're not really used to being up here, 97 00:04:23,275 --> 00:04:25,793 exerting yourself could be one of those things, right? 98 00:04:25,793 --> 00:04:27,000 -Right. -[Matthew] What I see here, 99 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:28,896 everything looks within normal limits for me. 100 00:04:28,896 --> 00:04:31,620 Okay? Heart doesn't show anything that's showing a heart attack. 101 00:04:31,620 --> 00:04:33,620 Nothing with her blood pressure shows 102 00:04:33,620 --> 00:04:36,310 that there's anything life-threatening right now. 103 00:04:36,310 --> 00:04:38,413 -You are feeling better? -[Karen] Mmm-hmm. 104 00:04:38,413 --> 00:04:39,793 -I really am. -[Matthew] And that's all gone now? 105 00:04:39,793 --> 00:04:41,137 -Yes, it is. -[Matthew] Okay. 106 00:04:42,379 --> 00:04:44,586 And if it ever changes, you're welcome to call us back, okay? 107 00:04:44,586 --> 00:04:46,379 -Thank you, I really appreciate it. -You're very welcome. 108 00:04:46,379 --> 00:04:51,103 [Karen] Thank God, everything they've ran on me looks great. 109 00:04:51,103 --> 00:04:54,068 And I even feel a lot better. 110 00:04:54,068 --> 00:04:56,000 -[Deon] Thank you, and God bless you. -[medic] You're very welcome. 111 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:57,517 [Karen] I know it scared me, 112 00:04:57,517 --> 00:05:00,413 but I can't even imagine what it was like 113 00:05:00,413 --> 00:05:02,793 for the children, to even have seen me like that. 114 00:05:02,793 --> 00:05:05,517 So, I really think it's necessary 115 00:05:05,517 --> 00:05:07,103 for me to have a conversation with them. 116 00:05:07,103 --> 00:05:09,482 I was scared, Mommy, I almost cried. 117 00:05:09,482 --> 00:05:11,000 Aw, baby, well Mommy... 118 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:15,172 I didn't wanna scare you, but just the altitude is just too much for me. 119 00:05:15,172 --> 00:05:17,379 Yeah, Mom, we're glad that you were okay 120 00:05:17,379 --> 00:05:20,965 because I started praying, and then we went to the car. 121 00:05:22,689 --> 00:05:24,758 -[crying] We... -[Karen] Aw. 122 00:05:27,724 --> 00:05:30,275 -Look at them, look at them... Yeah. -[Karen] Aw. 123 00:05:30,275 --> 00:05:31,862 I hate that you crying. 124 00:05:33,689 --> 00:05:35,689 See, Daician, your prayers work. 125 00:05:35,689 --> 00:05:37,517 [Karen] It did. 126 00:05:37,517 --> 00:05:39,827 I'm just glad we were able to reassure our children. 127 00:05:39,827 --> 00:05:42,586 Everything's okay, and I think we need to get you 128 00:05:42,586 --> 00:05:44,517 back to the hotel to get you some rest. 129 00:05:44,517 --> 00:05:45,620 Yeah. 130 00:05:45,620 --> 00:05:47,586 [Deon] All right, let's go. 131 00:05:47,586 --> 00:05:48,724 [upbeat song playing] 132 00:05:48,724 --> 00:05:50,344 ♪ Yeah♪ 133 00:05:51,586 --> 00:05:54,724 ♪ You know that I got you on my mind♪ 134 00:05:54,724 --> 00:05:57,379 ♪ I just really want to get to know you♪ 135 00:05:57,379 --> 00:05:59,793 ♪ Think about you all the time♪ 136 00:05:59,793 --> 00:06:02,793 -All right. -[indistinct] 137 00:06:02,793 --> 00:06:06,310 Derrico took such good care of me when we got back. 138 00:06:06,310 --> 00:06:08,620 I got hours of sleep. 139 00:06:08,620 --> 00:06:10,827 I am drinking lots of water. 140 00:06:10,827 --> 00:06:12,310 You look beautiful. 141 00:06:12,310 --> 00:06:15,862 And I feel a thousand times better. 142 00:06:16,793 --> 00:06:19,310 Just what the doctor ordered. 143 00:06:19,310 --> 00:06:22,103 Ugh, today has been a day, baby. 144 00:06:22,103 --> 00:06:24,103 -It has been a day. -It has been. 145 00:06:24,103 --> 00:06:26,275 So, I figured I'd bring you here. 146 00:06:26,275 --> 00:06:28,000 Wow! 147 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,172 [Deon] Isn't this nice? 148 00:06:30,172 --> 00:06:32,827 I reserved the entire room just for us. 149 00:06:32,827 --> 00:06:35,862 [Karen] Aw! Speechless. 150 00:06:37,275 --> 00:06:39,793 -Thank you, baby. -Very rare for you to be speechless. 151 00:06:39,793 --> 00:06:42,620 -You're never ever speech... Other than earlier today. -Don't... [indistinct] 152 00:06:42,620 --> 00:06:45,103 We're sneaking away for that dinner I promised Karen. 153 00:06:45,103 --> 00:06:47,206 And Lord knows we need it. 154 00:06:47,206 --> 00:06:50,103 I want the pan-seared salmon, please. 155 00:06:50,103 --> 00:06:51,931 I'll take a water. [chuckles] 156 00:06:51,931 --> 00:06:53,586 -[server] Water? -[Karen] Yes. 157 00:06:53,586 --> 00:06:56,586 So I aksed GG, Simone, and Darian 158 00:06:56,586 --> 00:06:58,586 if they would be willing to watch the younger children 159 00:06:58,586 --> 00:07:00,896 -while we go on this little date. -That's right. 160 00:07:00,896 --> 00:07:02,724 They said yes, of course. 161 00:07:02,724 --> 00:07:06,103 I didn't see us being here right now. 162 00:07:06,103 --> 00:07:08,000 That's how severe it was. 163 00:07:09,827 --> 00:07:11,724 [crying] Yeah. 164 00:07:11,724 --> 00:07:13,655 It was just a lot. 165 00:07:15,586 --> 00:07:17,793 In the moment while I was lying there, 166 00:07:17,793 --> 00:07:20,206 I just had no idea what was going on. 167 00:07:20,206 --> 00:07:24,482 But reading everyone else's faces just got me extremely worried. 168 00:07:24,482 --> 00:07:26,896 It was like I really and truly, 169 00:07:26,896 --> 00:07:29,275 I need to be okay for my children. 170 00:07:29,275 --> 00:07:32,827 My thing is, baby, you think about how today went, 171 00:07:32,827 --> 00:07:35,206 none of this other crap matters. 172 00:07:35,206 --> 00:07:36,896 You know, the stress over the house, 173 00:07:36,896 --> 00:07:39,793 painting, the flooring, you wanting Darian to go to college. 174 00:07:39,793 --> 00:07:42,310 None of that mattered 175 00:07:42,310 --> 00:07:44,482 while you were on that ground today. 176 00:07:44,482 --> 00:07:47,793 -You're definitely right. -[Deon] We just need our family and our health. 177 00:07:47,793 --> 00:07:49,482 You know, when we go back home, 178 00:07:49,482 --> 00:07:51,689 you know, we're going back to the house 179 00:07:51,689 --> 00:07:53,689 that has all these challenges and issues. 180 00:07:53,689 --> 00:07:56,896 -Mmm-hmm, yeah. -[Deon] But it's like, our reality is 181 00:07:56,896 --> 00:07:59,172 no matter what, we can get through it. 182 00:07:59,172 --> 00:08:01,275 I cannot do this without you. 183 00:08:01,275 --> 00:08:04,896 I don't wanna do it without you. 184 00:08:04,896 --> 00:08:07,551 Let's toast to reflection. 185 00:08:08,172 --> 00:08:11,517 Great health, love, family... 186 00:08:11,517 --> 00:08:14,103 And more than anything, Mount Charleston. [laughing] 187 00:08:14,103 --> 00:08:16,965 -[Deon] And Mount Charleston. -Mount Charleston. 188 00:08:18,275 --> 00:08:21,586 -Drink your water. Drink your water. -[laughing] 189 00:08:21,586 --> 00:08:24,172 [upbeat song playing] 190 00:08:24,172 --> 00:08:27,068 ♪ Sun ups and downs with you♪ 191 00:08:28,275 --> 00:08:29,931 [Eric] How you want that, Deniko? 192 00:08:29,931 --> 00:08:34,000 -Medium-well, please. -All right, a medium-well marshmallow s'more coming up. 193 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:37,448 Ooh, what is the boys doing out here? 194 00:08:38,827 --> 00:08:41,413 They're eating? 195 00:08:41,413 --> 00:08:45,931 [Deon] So, it's our last day here, and we have braved the cold 196 00:08:45,931 --> 00:08:48,103 -and skiing. -[Karen laughs] 197 00:08:48,103 --> 00:08:51,000 [Deon] And so I think it's time for us to head back on home. 198 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:52,793 Dawsyn, how you want your marshmallow? 199 00:08:52,793 --> 00:08:55,103 -Extra crispy? -Crispy. 200 00:08:55,103 --> 00:08:57,275 -I want crispy. -Who want crispy marshmallow? 201 00:08:57,275 --> 00:08:59,862 -[all] Me! -[Eric] Okay. 202 00:09:02,517 --> 00:09:04,448 [Darian] Dawsyn, you look so messy. 203 00:09:06,172 --> 00:09:07,689 [thudding] 204 00:09:07,689 --> 00:09:09,172 What was that? 205 00:09:09,172 --> 00:09:11,827 You know, I think that may have been aliens we just heard. 206 00:09:11,827 --> 00:09:15,103 -[kid] Boy, bye. -[kids laughing] 207 00:09:15,103 --> 00:09:19,000 [laughs] You look so cute with those glasses. 208 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:20,827 What about my hat? 209 00:09:20,827 --> 00:09:23,793 -[laughing] -I have enjoyed my time here 210 00:09:23,793 --> 00:09:26,275 -with the family, with you. -[Simone] Mmm-hmm. 211 00:09:26,275 --> 00:09:29,517 -With just the whole scenery. -I know. 212 00:09:29,517 --> 00:09:30,689 All this is just... 213 00:09:30,689 --> 00:09:33,000 -[Simone] Amazing. -Yeah, it is. 214 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,482 [Simone] So, how you feeling? 215 00:09:35,482 --> 00:09:37,689 [GG] You know, I am ups and downs. 216 00:09:37,689 --> 00:09:40,689 -Of course, I didn't wanna say that to Derrick. -[Simone] Right, right. 217 00:09:40,689 --> 00:09:42,689 Yeah, I get it. Especially with 218 00:09:42,689 --> 00:09:45,275 -what happened with Karen. -Yeah. 219 00:09:45,275 --> 00:09:48,586 Are you still thinking about going to get checked, 220 00:09:48,586 --> 00:09:51,896 getting the MRI just to make sure that everything's clear? 221 00:09:51,896 --> 00:09:56,310 Yeah, because I still feel that I need to know why. 222 00:09:56,310 --> 00:09:58,379 Do you think that you're still gonna have 223 00:09:58,379 --> 00:10:01,000 a conversation with Derrick about the full extent 224 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:03,689 of how you're really feeling just to keep him in the loop? 225 00:10:03,689 --> 00:10:06,000 -Absolutely. -Okay. 226 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:09,275 I know I can't continue to keep this from Derrick. 227 00:10:09,275 --> 00:10:12,103 He'll be upset, especially if he knows 228 00:10:12,103 --> 00:10:13,793 that I'm keeping him in the dark, 229 00:10:13,793 --> 00:10:15,620 and I need to figure it out. 230 00:10:15,620 --> 00:10:19,551 But I'm afraid it could be some bad news. 231 00:10:22,172 --> 00:10:23,896 Denver, who taught you that? 232 00:10:23,896 --> 00:10:25,793 I don't know. Why you like it? 233 00:10:25,793 --> 00:10:27,793 [Eric] Yeah, that's a good job right there. 234 00:10:27,793 --> 00:10:30,172 Aw, I'm looking at them having fun. 235 00:10:30,172 --> 00:10:32,000 Uncle Lee came through. 236 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:33,896 -This was awesome. This was so much fun. -[Deon] It was. 237 00:10:33,896 --> 00:10:37,689 We needed this. This right here grounds us for a moment. 238 00:10:37,689 --> 00:10:39,206 -[Deon] Yeah, I agree. -[Karen] Yeah. 239 00:10:39,206 --> 00:10:41,827 Now I'mma get grounded and go clean some faces over here. 240 00:10:41,827 --> 00:10:44,724 Come on, Dior, let's find Uncle Lee a marshmallow. 241 00:10:44,724 --> 00:10:48,172 [Lee] Well, I'm proud of you, man. I thought you did a great job on the slopes. 242 00:10:48,172 --> 00:10:49,655 And then, now you got this. 243 00:10:51,517 --> 00:10:53,482 -Kind of a tradition for us, you know? -[Deon] Oh, my... 244 00:10:53,482 --> 00:10:55,827 -What is this? -[Lee] Did it for camping, and now we do it for skiing. 245 00:10:55,827 --> 00:10:58,482 -And you made the comment, and... -[Deon] Oh, my God, Lee. 246 00:10:58,482 --> 00:11:01,310 -[Lee] There you go, bud. -Look what Uncle Lee got for me. 247 00:11:01,310 --> 00:11:03,586 Black people can ski, except for you, Poppy. 248 00:11:03,586 --> 00:11:06,000 -[laughing] -Really? Really? 249 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:08,068 What's next? What are we gonna do next? 250 00:11:08,068 --> 00:11:09,517 The dude ranch. 251 00:11:09,517 --> 00:11:11,172 What the hell is a dude ranch? 252 00:11:11,172 --> 00:11:14,241 Go ride some horses, be some cowboys. 253 00:11:16,310 --> 00:11:18,000 I've never heard of a dude ranch. 254 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:19,172 And I thought of something else 255 00:11:19,172 --> 00:11:21,000 -when you said, "dude ranch." -Nope. 256 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:24,862 -[Deon] We need to get back to the mother ship. -[all laughing] 257 00:11:25,724 --> 00:11:27,068 [Denver speaking] 258 00:11:31,103 --> 00:11:32,793 What do we call 'em, Poppy? 259 00:11:32,793 --> 00:11:34,862 -Hangouts. -Yeah, hangouts. Correct. 260 00:11:39,379 --> 00:11:41,689 Your boy said he wanna go out on a hangout. 261 00:11:41,689 --> 00:11:43,896 Lord, give us strength. 262 00:11:43,896 --> 00:11:45,172 [giggles] 263 00:11:45,172 --> 00:11:46,482 [Deon] And how are you feeling? 264 00:11:46,482 --> 00:11:50,482 Well actually, I've got some kind of dizziness or something. 265 00:11:50,482 --> 00:11:54,862 -Oh, my God. -There's the weakness in my legs. 266 00:11:55,482 --> 00:11:57,103 I need to find out what's going on 267 00:11:57,103 --> 00:12:00,344 because this terrifies me. 268 00:12:05,413 --> 00:12:07,551 [upbeat song playing] 269 00:12:09,206 --> 00:12:11,275 -[Karen] I am excited! -[Deon] You are excited 270 00:12:11,275 --> 00:12:13,896 for this good Paul Bunyan meal? 271 00:12:13,896 --> 00:12:15,931 -[Karen laughs] -Whoo! 272 00:12:15,931 --> 00:12:17,689 We can't get in here quick enough. 273 00:12:17,689 --> 00:12:20,517 [Karen] After my major health scare, I went to the doctor 274 00:12:20,517 --> 00:12:22,931 and made sure everything was okay and nothing major. 275 00:12:22,931 --> 00:12:24,586 I got a clean bill of health. 276 00:12:24,586 --> 00:12:26,413 -It's gonna be 18 us. -Okay, yeah. 277 00:12:26,413 --> 00:12:28,172 We have the whole room reserved for you guys, okay? 278 00:12:28,172 --> 00:12:29,551 -Let me grab some menus... -Oh, perfect. 279 00:12:29,551 --> 00:12:32,000 I thought it was a great idea to take Karen out for breakfast, 280 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:34,482 just to give us a moment to unwind a bit. 281 00:12:34,482 --> 00:12:36,586 You guys are big D. 282 00:12:36,586 --> 00:12:38,862 When you're going out with a family of 18, 283 00:12:38,862 --> 00:12:41,413 you need to have your routine down to a science. 284 00:12:41,413 --> 00:12:43,689 We have already looked at the menu. 285 00:12:43,689 --> 00:12:45,379 -Okay. -We looked at them last night. 286 00:12:45,379 --> 00:12:47,689 -I know it makes the jobs easier. -[server] Okay. 287 00:12:47,689 --> 00:12:51,586 -All right, so we want seven fried chicken sandwiches. -I want this. I want this. 288 00:12:51,586 --> 00:12:54,275 -Okay. -[Karen] We need to already have their food selected. 289 00:12:54,275 --> 00:12:56,689 And although it sounds like it's little stuff, 290 00:12:56,689 --> 00:13:00,896 you'd be amazed at a server standing at your table for 10 minutes 291 00:13:00,896 --> 00:13:03,068 just because you're trying to debate with your child 292 00:13:03,068 --> 00:13:04,689 on what beverage they're gonna drink. 293 00:13:04,689 --> 00:13:06,758 That's ridiculous. 294 00:13:06,758 --> 00:13:09,103 Two scrambled egg, grilled French toast. 295 00:13:09,103 --> 00:13:11,275 And then the bacon, bacon, bacon. 296 00:13:11,275 --> 00:13:13,000 Otherwise, it's just chaotic 297 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:16,482 and we would starve, like, completely starve. 298 00:13:16,482 --> 00:13:20,068 [all clamoring] 299 00:13:20,068 --> 00:13:22,586 -[Karen] Blueberry... -Blueberry pancakes, scrambled eggs and sausage. 300 00:13:22,586 --> 00:13:24,310 -Nobody blueberry? -Pay attention. Pay attention. 301 00:13:24,310 --> 00:13:26,275 Blueberry pancakes? 302 00:13:26,275 --> 00:13:29,517 No one can ever remember what they order or they don't pay attention. 303 00:13:29,517 --> 00:13:31,206 -You can just set it right here. -[server] Okay. 304 00:13:31,206 --> 00:13:33,482 [Karen] I really feel for the servers, 305 00:13:33,482 --> 00:13:36,000 especially being a former server myself. 306 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:38,103 -Fried chicken sandwich. Fried chicken sandwich. -Fried chicken sandwiches. 307 00:13:38,103 --> 00:13:39,482 -Pay attention. -Raise your hands. 308 00:13:39,482 --> 00:13:41,482 -Fried chicken sandwiches. -Fried chicken sandwich, pay attention. 309 00:13:44,482 --> 00:13:45,862 -Pancakes! -Waffles. 310 00:13:45,862 --> 00:13:46,896 -Pancakes! -Waffles. 311 00:13:46,896 --> 00:13:48,000 -Pancakes! -Waffles. 312 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:49,413 I want the waffles. 313 00:13:49,413 --> 00:13:52,275 -You should have waffles! -[both giggling] 314 00:13:52,275 --> 00:13:55,000 Thumbs up if you're good. 315 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:56,172 Good, good, good. 316 00:13:56,172 --> 00:13:59,620 [Deon] So listen up, Mommy, I thought it was a good idea 317 00:13:59,620 --> 00:14:03,482 if we honor you by everyone basically saying 318 00:14:03,482 --> 00:14:06,586 what's the one thing that you love about Mommy? 319 00:14:06,586 --> 00:14:07,758 Darian? 320 00:14:07,758 --> 00:14:10,206 One thing that I like the most about Mommy is that 321 00:14:10,206 --> 00:14:12,896 if she knows we like something or we're good at something, 322 00:14:12,896 --> 00:14:14,689 she's gonna do anything she can to get us 323 00:14:14,689 --> 00:14:16,517 to where we need to be to be successful. 324 00:14:16,517 --> 00:14:18,068 Yes, she will! 325 00:14:20,689 --> 00:14:22,172 Aw! 326 00:14:22,172 --> 00:14:23,310 She's good at everything. 327 00:14:23,310 --> 00:14:24,586 Aw. 328 00:14:24,586 --> 00:14:26,689 [chants] Long live the queen. 329 00:14:26,689 --> 00:14:28,896 -[Karen] Aw. -Long live the queen. 330 00:14:28,896 --> 00:14:30,862 [all] Long live the queen! 331 00:14:30,862 --> 00:14:34,586 It really makes me feel truly, truly special. 332 00:14:34,586 --> 00:14:37,689 After my recent medical emergency, 333 00:14:37,689 --> 00:14:39,379 going through something like that, 334 00:14:39,379 --> 00:14:42,206 it definitely jolts you, like, it just made me say, 335 00:14:42,206 --> 00:14:44,896 "Karen, you need to focus on yourself. 336 00:14:44,896 --> 00:14:47,068 What is it that Karen wants?" 337 00:14:47,068 --> 00:14:48,482 [Deon] So, how you feel? 338 00:14:48,482 --> 00:14:50,689 I'm so grateful, 339 00:14:50,689 --> 00:14:53,275 but for me, it's a time of reflection. 340 00:14:53,275 --> 00:14:57,586 I'm just looking for, like, "Karen, the woman," you know? 341 00:14:57,586 --> 00:14:59,689 Well, that's a question only you can answer. 342 00:14:59,689 --> 00:15:03,275 I think everyone had that something that gives them a spark. 343 00:15:03,275 --> 00:15:04,793 What is yours? 344 00:15:04,793 --> 00:15:07,931 I love talking to, you know, 345 00:15:07,931 --> 00:15:11,379 other mothers and talking about my journey. 346 00:15:11,379 --> 00:15:14,000 I think a lot of people, when they hear that I have 347 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:17,379 -four sets of multiples, 14 children all together... -[Deon] Mmm-hmm. 348 00:15:17,379 --> 00:15:19,482 -They're like, it's like... -[Deon] Right. 349 00:15:19,482 --> 00:15:23,206 ...roll out the questions, and I like answering them. 350 00:15:23,206 --> 00:15:26,275 [Deon] Let's take it a day at a time, what you decide you wanna do, 351 00:15:26,275 --> 00:15:29,103 but we're gonna continue to move forward. 352 00:15:29,103 --> 00:15:31,137 I appreciate that. 353 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:33,896 There's more that I want to do. 354 00:15:33,896 --> 00:15:37,103 I just have to figure out the right path in order to 355 00:15:37,103 --> 00:15:39,896 get to where I want to be and go, 356 00:15:39,896 --> 00:15:44,103 and I don't put everybody else first in my life. 357 00:15:44,103 --> 00:15:46,137 It's time for me to do me. 358 00:15:49,379 --> 00:15:51,068 -[laughs] -Oh, my God! 359 00:15:51,068 --> 00:15:52,931 They kissed! [indistinct] 360 00:15:52,931 --> 00:15:55,586 Dior, how do you think you got here? 361 00:15:56,620 --> 00:15:58,482 [Deon laughing] 362 00:15:58,482 --> 00:16:01,275 [upbeat song playing] 363 00:16:01,275 --> 00:16:04,310 ♪ Wherever you wanna go♪ 364 00:16:04,310 --> 00:16:07,482 -[indistinct chatter] -Bop, bop, bop. 365 00:16:07,482 --> 00:16:10,793 -You don't "bop, bop!" you say, everyone. -[kids laughing] 366 00:16:10,793 --> 00:16:12,896 [Karen] Who you texting? The contractors again 367 00:16:12,896 --> 00:16:14,586 just try to get this stuff together? 368 00:16:14,586 --> 00:16:17,793 I'm trying to negotiate some better prices. It's just so much. 369 00:16:17,793 --> 00:16:20,275 It's just the fact that there's a lot of stuff we gotta get done. 370 00:16:20,275 --> 00:16:21,620 Oh, yeah. 371 00:16:21,620 --> 00:16:24,103 So, he look like he's trying to work with us. 372 00:16:24,103 --> 00:16:26,896 There's just so many things to get done at this house, you know? 373 00:16:26,896 --> 00:16:29,482 Getting in the house, we're up to code, the plumbing. 374 00:16:29,482 --> 00:16:31,000 And I have to get all this work done 375 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:32,413 before we can all move in. 376 00:16:32,413 --> 00:16:35,172 But after Karen's incident in the mountains the other day, 377 00:16:35,172 --> 00:16:38,482 we both agreed, "Look, let's just take it easy 378 00:16:38,482 --> 00:16:40,172 and let's not stress over this. 379 00:16:40,172 --> 00:16:43,000 Life still goes on, we're gonna be okay." 380 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:44,206 [kids giggling] 381 00:16:44,206 --> 00:16:45,758 -[Deon] Now, what are y'all up to? -[Karen] Yeah. 382 00:16:45,758 --> 00:16:49,000 -All of y'all at the exact same time. -This don't feel good at all. 383 00:16:51,793 --> 00:16:54,482 -[Deon] Wait, you... Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, hey... -[Karen] A date? 384 00:16:54,482 --> 00:16:56,862 -[all clamoring] -[Karen] Who, what, date? 385 00:16:58,103 --> 00:16:59,586 [kisses] 386 00:16:59,586 --> 00:17:01,172 I don't know about this. 387 00:17:01,172 --> 00:17:03,000 [Deon] He could have 28, he could have 100 girls. 388 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:05,205 -That's all they are, as a friend. -Yes. 389 00:17:05,205 --> 00:17:07,000 -That's exactly what it is. -[laughs] 390 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:09,550 -So where do you come in at, Dallas? -[kids laughing] 391 00:17:12,517 --> 00:17:15,689 Oh, and that's where Deniko like also, someone at the step? 392 00:17:15,689 --> 00:17:18,000 -And Denver, and Denver. -Hey! 393 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:20,862 So it was Denver's idea to take 'em out for a date. 394 00:17:25,413 --> 00:17:27,413 He loves her. 395 00:17:27,413 --> 00:17:29,068 He loves her. 396 00:17:34,793 --> 00:17:36,931 [Karen] So, let's first be clear. 397 00:17:36,931 --> 00:17:40,758 Whatever this y'all are trying to do is not gonna be a date. 398 00:17:40,758 --> 00:17:42,586 -What do we call 'em, Poppy? -[Deon] I agree. 399 00:17:42,586 --> 00:17:44,586 -Hangouts. -[Deon] Yeah, hangouts. Correct. 400 00:17:44,586 --> 00:17:47,413 Your boy said he wanna go out on a hangout. 401 00:17:47,413 --> 00:17:52,000 So, you were like this when you were 12 and 13? 402 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:53,482 Of course. 403 00:17:53,482 --> 00:17:56,103 My first kiss was on the school grounds. 404 00:17:56,103 --> 00:17:59,103 And in my mind, I had scored big. 405 00:17:59,103 --> 00:18:01,000 [Karen] They're still babies. 406 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:04,000 -I mean, it's a natural... It's their hormones. -Oh... [indistinct] 407 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:05,586 Their hormones are on fleek, 408 00:18:05,586 --> 00:18:10,103 -whether we like it or not, it's their hormones. -Ah. Oh! 409 00:18:10,103 --> 00:18:13,379 -So, what's a fun hangout spot that y'all can go to? -[indistinct chatter] 410 00:18:13,379 --> 00:18:15,586 -What about skating? -[Deon] Oh, I like skating. 411 00:18:15,586 --> 00:18:16,793 [all] Yes. 412 00:18:16,793 --> 00:18:18,482 -Roller skating, yeah. I like, yeah. -I like skating. 413 00:18:18,482 --> 00:18:20,275 Y'all in Poppy's neck of the woods now. 414 00:18:20,275 --> 00:18:24,000 Maybe girls should go too, because we made friends too. 415 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:26,758 -Objection. Objection. -The girls go also 416 00:18:26,758 --> 00:18:29,000 'cause y'all were a part of that dance class together. 417 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:30,862 All right, is that cool? 418 00:18:30,862 --> 00:18:32,068 -[kid] Yes, yes. -Yes. 419 00:18:32,068 --> 00:18:35,793 When they see Poppy and how smooth I bust my moves? 420 00:18:35,793 --> 00:18:37,793 They're gonna think that y'all can do it too 421 00:18:37,793 --> 00:18:39,172 'cause y'all have my DNA. 422 00:18:39,172 --> 00:18:41,482 -Bam! -[all clamoring] 423 00:18:41,482 --> 00:18:43,137 -[Deon] Bam! -[Karen] Smooth. 424 00:18:44,793 --> 00:18:46,413 Y'all, say hi! 425 00:18:46,413 --> 00:18:49,000 All your friends are here. 426 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:50,793 Daddy-o! 427 00:18:50,793 --> 00:18:52,344 [Deon] Where is Denver? 428 00:18:54,413 --> 00:18:56,344 -[Deon chuckles] You're nervous. -Yeah. 429 00:18:59,931 --> 00:19:01,965 [grunts] Ah, Denver! 430 00:19:07,103 --> 00:19:09,620 [upbeat song playing] 431 00:19:15,862 --> 00:19:19,000 [Karen] So, I'm gonna grade y'all spelling tests right now. 432 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:23,034 Okay. I put the babies down for their nap. 433 00:19:23,034 --> 00:19:24,379 Oh, thank you, baby. 434 00:19:24,379 --> 00:19:28,068 -[grunts] -[Karen] So far, they all did pretty good. 435 00:19:30,068 --> 00:19:33,103 -[Deon] And how you feeling? What's going on with you? -[Karen] Oh, baby. 436 00:19:33,103 --> 00:19:37,586 I got a call from a young lady, Kimberly Allers, 437 00:19:37,586 --> 00:19:42,034 who operates a nonprofit, and her organization, IRTH app. 438 00:19:42,034 --> 00:19:44,793 Their focus is on Black women. 439 00:19:44,793 --> 00:19:46,379 You know, we're at a disadvantage 440 00:19:46,379 --> 00:19:48,344 -when it comes to maternal health. -Mmm-hmm. 441 00:19:48,344 --> 00:19:51,482 Mothers, women of color can go on and talk about their 442 00:19:51,482 --> 00:19:54,275 experiences of doctor's appointments and stuff. 443 00:19:54,275 --> 00:19:57,448 She reached out to me and asked if I would speak 444 00:19:57,448 --> 00:20:00,034 at one of her events here. 445 00:20:00,034 --> 00:20:01,689 Oh, that's good. 446 00:20:01,689 --> 00:20:03,862 You know, she thinks it'll be good because 447 00:20:03,862 --> 00:20:07,655 of just me being a mother of 14 children, 448 00:20:07,655 --> 00:20:12,482 you know, to speak about me actually giving birth to 15 babies. 449 00:20:12,482 --> 00:20:17,482 I love what her nonprofit organization stands for. 450 00:20:17,482 --> 00:20:19,482 You know, especially in the Black community, 451 00:20:19,482 --> 00:20:23,448 we have a lot of mothers that don't have the help that they need 452 00:20:23,448 --> 00:20:24,965 when it comes to infant care. 453 00:20:24,965 --> 00:20:27,586 That is extremely important to me. 454 00:20:27,586 --> 00:20:33,448 I personally did not know that there was such a high rate 455 00:20:33,448 --> 00:20:37,379 of Black moms dying after childbirth. 456 00:20:37,379 --> 00:20:40,275 -Honest to God, I didn't know it. -And why is it? 457 00:20:40,275 --> 00:20:45,172 Lack of care. Their needs and concerns are not being met. 458 00:20:46,689 --> 00:20:50,862 The maternal mortality rate among Black women in 2021 459 00:20:50,862 --> 00:20:55,793 was nearly 70 deaths per 100,000 live births. 460 00:20:55,793 --> 00:21:00,344 Compared to 26.64 white mothers. 461 00:21:00,344 --> 00:21:02,275 That's a huge issue. 462 00:21:02,275 --> 00:21:04,413 We wanna know why. 463 00:21:05,793 --> 00:21:08,379 But, you know, I just... 464 00:21:08,379 --> 00:21:15,448 I don't know what my, like, emotions and telling a story, and... 465 00:21:15,448 --> 00:21:18,793 -So, you think you'll get emotional telling your story? -[Karen] Yeah. 466 00:21:18,793 --> 00:21:21,034 I guess because I'm looking at the fact that 467 00:21:21,034 --> 00:21:22,965 they're looking at me for support. 468 00:21:22,965 --> 00:21:24,758 How can the support be breaking down 469 00:21:24,758 --> 00:21:27,068 if I'm talking about miscarriages? 470 00:21:27,068 --> 00:21:28,931 You know, things like that. 471 00:21:30,862 --> 00:21:34,793 Because I'm still struggling with my own grief in areas and stuff, 472 00:21:34,793 --> 00:21:39,896 this just makes it a little bit more hard for me to have this conversation. 473 00:21:39,896 --> 00:21:43,379 I don't mind crying or anything in front of others. 474 00:21:43,379 --> 00:21:47,448 It's just that I don't want to get lost, and now I'm supposed to be helping them. 475 00:21:47,448 --> 00:21:52,034 So I just want to make sure that my emotions don't take the best of me 476 00:21:52,034 --> 00:21:56,482 and take over, and then kind of like my message is lost. 477 00:21:56,482 --> 00:22:01,586 It's an... It's an opportunity for you to be to others what we didn't have. 478 00:22:01,586 --> 00:22:04,241 We didn't have no one that could school us on what it's like 479 00:22:04,241 --> 00:22:06,379 having multiple multiples. 480 00:22:06,379 --> 00:22:11,793 So for those reasons, I think you should consider doing the event for her. 481 00:22:11,793 --> 00:22:13,758 It will help them in so many different ways. 482 00:22:14,482 --> 00:22:15,689 Okay. 483 00:22:15,689 --> 00:22:17,344 When you're going through a journey, 484 00:22:17,344 --> 00:22:21,896 especially, a journey of motherhood, you've got to have support. 485 00:22:21,896 --> 00:22:26,241 And I want to be there for others. 486 00:22:26,241 --> 00:22:31,241 Maybe this is just something I need to do to bring me out of my comfort zone. 487 00:22:31,241 --> 00:22:33,758 -I appreciate it a lot. -Yeah. 488 00:22:41,275 --> 00:22:44,482 [speaking in English] 489 00:22:44,482 --> 00:22:46,034 -If you know what I mean. -Yeah. 490 00:22:46,034 --> 00:22:48,275 -I've never done this before. -[Denver] Same. 491 00:22:48,275 --> 00:22:51,275 -So, how you feel? -Good. Nervous, but good. 492 00:22:51,275 --> 00:22:52,689 I don't wanna be too confident. 493 00:22:52,689 --> 00:22:54,862 But I don't wanna be too cocky, you know. 494 00:22:54,862 --> 00:22:57,482 It's all about... in the mind. You know what I'm saying? 495 00:22:57,482 --> 00:22:59,793 [speaking in English] 496 00:22:59,793 --> 00:23:02,379 Hopefully, I'll get a kiss on the cheek. Right there. 497 00:23:02,379 --> 00:23:03,896 Did you guys hear that? 498 00:23:03,896 --> 00:23:05,482 He said "hopefully." 499 00:23:05,482 --> 00:23:07,172 I'm getting a kiss. 500 00:23:07,586 --> 00:23:09,275 In your dreams. 501 00:23:09,275 --> 00:23:11,965 Is that a face you wanna just give a kiss on the cheek? No. 502 00:23:12,379 --> 00:23:13,344 Hold up. 503 00:23:16,379 --> 00:23:18,103 No. Bro, you look cheesy. 504 00:23:20,551 --> 00:23:21,862 [clicks tongue] 505 00:23:24,482 --> 00:23:26,068 There we go. 506 00:23:26,068 --> 00:23:27,758 Let's go get us some girls. 507 00:23:27,758 --> 00:23:29,655 Let's go! 508 00:23:33,793 --> 00:23:37,344 Okay. The first thing you're gonna do, give it a part. 509 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:41,379 You know, the better you part 510 00:23:41,379 --> 00:23:43,482 the better the hairstyle looks. 511 00:23:43,482 --> 00:23:46,655 I agreed to do the women's event, which is in a few days, 512 00:23:46,655 --> 00:23:49,103 and the girls are going to join me. 513 00:23:49,103 --> 00:23:55,379 So GG decided to come over and teach them a few things about hair techniques. 514 00:23:55,379 --> 00:23:58,758 Each time I go in, I'm gonna grab here. 515 00:23:58,758 --> 00:24:06,103 I'm a licensed cosmetologist, and I did hair for 38 years. 516 00:24:06,103 --> 00:24:09,172 So you have to be careful getting that too tight 517 00:24:09,172 --> 00:24:11,275 because that puts tension on the hair... 518 00:24:11,275 --> 00:24:13,793 -Mmm-hmm. -...makes it irritating to the scalp. 519 00:24:13,793 --> 00:24:18,379 I got my license at 28, and I love working with Black hair, 520 00:24:18,379 --> 00:24:19,896 but it's a challenge. 521 00:24:19,896 --> 00:24:23,551 So, it's all about trying to teach the girls 522 00:24:23,551 --> 00:24:27,103 how to do a few things to their head so they can help their mom. 523 00:24:27,103 --> 00:24:29,793 -Y'all looking, girls? -Yes. 524 00:24:29,793 --> 00:24:34,344 GG imparting this knowledge to my babies is really special 525 00:24:34,344 --> 00:24:37,551 because for me to correctly detangle, 526 00:24:37,551 --> 00:24:42,758 shampoo, condition, blow dry and style. 527 00:24:42,758 --> 00:24:44,896 I do one child per day. 528 00:24:44,896 --> 00:24:48,586 And I kind of pull it so that it'll be tight. 529 00:24:48,586 --> 00:24:51,448 Y'all see that? You don't want a loose loose braid, 530 00:24:51,448 --> 00:24:53,482 -but you also don't want it-- -[GG] Tight tight. Yeah. 531 00:24:53,482 --> 00:24:55,344 [Karen] 'Cause you don't want breakage. 532 00:24:55,344 --> 00:24:59,482 GG will slay any hairstyle she's been doing hair for a long time, 533 00:24:59,482 --> 00:25:00,758 so she kind of knows it. 534 00:25:00,758 --> 00:25:03,034 She be, like, doing the best hairstyles. 535 00:25:03,034 --> 00:25:07,344 Yeah, it takes hours, but it's worth it 'cause a lot of girls say they like it. 536 00:25:07,344 --> 00:25:10,758 The same way you do the... your French braid. 537 00:25:10,758 --> 00:25:12,413 You're adding the hair from here. 538 00:25:13,551 --> 00:25:17,793 I used to love to fool with hair. Just make it pretty. 539 00:25:17,793 --> 00:25:19,758 I did some sharp styles. 540 00:25:21,689 --> 00:25:23,137 Just saying. 541 00:25:23,137 --> 00:25:26,896 My cuts were so sharp and so different 542 00:25:26,896 --> 00:25:31,000 that, "Who did your hair? Who cut your hair?" 543 00:25:32,172 --> 00:25:33,448 They say I cut it. 544 00:25:34,275 --> 00:25:35,344 Here they come. 545 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:37,965 You're gonna take it and comb it. 546 00:25:37,965 --> 00:25:39,896 They bring you out of retirement, Ma? 547 00:25:39,896 --> 00:25:41,172 [GG] Yeah, I guess. 548 00:25:41,172 --> 00:25:42,724 [Deon] You're doing an inner braid. 549 00:25:42,724 --> 00:25:46,137 Y'all don't even know y'all are getting your hair done by a professional. 550 00:25:46,137 --> 00:25:47,586 Is this going up they mama? 551 00:25:47,586 --> 00:25:49,379 Yes, Lord, it will. 552 00:25:49,379 --> 00:25:53,275 I haven't seen my mother since our ski trip, and she and I have an agreement, 553 00:25:53,275 --> 00:25:58,034 that she will keep me informed on her health situation. 554 00:25:58,034 --> 00:26:01,482 And so this is my way of making sure I keep her on point. 555 00:26:01,482 --> 00:26:03,448 So what's up, Mother? 556 00:26:03,448 --> 00:26:05,482 Not a lot. What's going on with you? 557 00:26:05,482 --> 00:26:09,965 I have not talked to you. I'm so busy between that house, Ma. 558 00:26:09,965 --> 00:26:12,241 Anyway, I'm glad we had that vacation. We needed it. 559 00:26:12,241 --> 00:26:14,034 -[GG] Oh, yeah. -I think we all needed it. 560 00:26:14,034 --> 00:26:15,275 How are you feeling? 561 00:26:15,275 --> 00:26:18,344 Well, actually, I've got some kind of dizziness 562 00:26:18,344 --> 00:26:22,862 or something going on in my head and lightheadedness. 563 00:26:22,862 --> 00:26:25,517 So you don't think it's attributed to the... to the altitude? 564 00:26:27,379 --> 00:26:29,689 -No. -[Deon] Why not? 565 00:26:29,689 --> 00:26:32,275 Because it was happening before I went up there. 566 00:26:32,275 --> 00:26:38,586 -Oh, my God. -There's the weakness in my legs and my balance. 567 00:26:38,586 --> 00:26:41,206 All that's been off. 568 00:26:43,379 --> 00:26:48,172 I have a friend and he had similar things going on. 569 00:26:48,172 --> 00:26:50,862 He got an MRI done. 570 00:26:50,862 --> 00:26:55,448 Found out there was a tumor on the brain, which was malignant. 571 00:26:56,379 --> 00:27:00,965 I can't help to think, "It happened to him. 572 00:27:01,793 --> 00:27:04,103 What's to stop it from happening to me?" 573 00:27:05,172 --> 00:27:06,655 So why you hadn't told me this? 574 00:27:06,655 --> 00:27:11,793 Derrick, you got a house full of family here. Why would I tell you that? 575 00:27:11,793 --> 00:27:15,586 Mom, I asked you. I said, "You promise me You'll let me know ASAP." 576 00:27:15,586 --> 00:27:17,000 You said yes. 577 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:18,551 Count this as ASAP. 578 00:27:20,103 --> 00:27:23,103 [Deon] I am not happy right now at all. 579 00:27:23,103 --> 00:27:24,551 We had an agreement. 580 00:27:24,551 --> 00:27:27,862 If anything happens with her health, she would tell me immediately. 581 00:27:27,862 --> 00:27:31,379 These dizzy spells... This sounds like it's been happening for a while. 582 00:27:31,379 --> 00:27:35,448 I have contacted the doctor for the MRI 583 00:27:35,448 --> 00:27:39,172 and hopefully that will explain more. 584 00:27:39,172 --> 00:27:41,344 This terrifies me. 585 00:27:41,344 --> 00:27:44,482 I mean, like did the cancer come back and spread to my mother's brain? 586 00:27:44,482 --> 00:27:46,689 I need to find out what's going on. 587 00:27:46,689 --> 00:27:52,758 Maybe it's just old age, which, if it is, we're gonna have a little party. 588 00:27:52,758 --> 00:27:54,379 -But, um... -I hope so, Ma. 589 00:27:54,379 --> 00:27:56,068 That's why I called a doctor. 590 00:27:56,068 --> 00:27:57,965 -Yeah. -Mmm-hmm. 591 00:28:10,793 --> 00:28:12,896 [Karen] Thank you for being right here by side. 592 00:28:12,896 --> 00:28:14,068 Girl, you got this. 593 00:28:14,068 --> 00:28:15,862 -This is... -You got this, Mommy. 594 00:28:15,862 --> 00:28:20,000 This new event that I'm a part of is like a business venture. 595 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:21,379 I'm excited to learn more. 596 00:28:21,379 --> 00:28:24,275 I'm excited to be a part of it. It's a new adventure. 597 00:28:24,275 --> 00:28:25,896 -[Kimberly] How are you feeling? -Nervous. 598 00:28:25,896 --> 00:28:27,379 -[Kimberly laughs] -Oh, my God. Oh, my God. 599 00:28:27,379 --> 00:28:31,068 [Kimberly] We are so excited to have you. This is gonna be incredible. 600 00:28:31,068 --> 00:28:32,586 [Deonee] I'm so proud of Mama today 601 00:28:32,586 --> 00:28:35,379 for speaking her heart and sharing her journey. 602 00:28:35,379 --> 00:28:38,586 [Daician] I'm really excited to see Mommy talk, 603 00:28:38,586 --> 00:28:44,689 and I'm gonna eat lots, lots, lots, lots of food. 604 00:28:44,689 --> 00:28:48,689 Okay. Good afternoon, everyone. Hello, Las Vegas. 605 00:28:48,689 --> 00:28:50,896 -[all] Hi! -Whoo! 606 00:28:50,896 --> 00:28:52,655 My name is Kimberly Seals Allers. 607 00:28:52,655 --> 00:28:54,241 I'm the founder of the Irth app. 608 00:28:54,241 --> 00:28:59,000 Irth is the first of its kind nonprofit platform for Black and Brown moms 609 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:01,000 to leave reviews of their OBGYNs, 610 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:02,793 birthing hospitals and pediatricians. 611 00:29:02,793 --> 00:29:08,000 So today we are here, to hear from the mom of 14, that we all know and love, 612 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:09,275 Karen Derrico. 613 00:29:09,275 --> 00:29:11,620 [all cheering] 614 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:17,448 [Karen] Thank you. Hello, everybody. 615 00:29:17,448 --> 00:29:20,448 Many people, they know my glory. 616 00:29:20,448 --> 00:29:22,862 A lot of them do not know the story. 617 00:29:22,862 --> 00:29:27,344 I have never done a speaking engagement. I am really nervous. 618 00:29:27,344 --> 00:29:30,172 My concern is telling my story 619 00:29:30,172 --> 00:29:36,172 in a room filled with eager moms, moms filled with anxiety, 620 00:29:36,172 --> 00:29:39,689 moms filled with fear of the unknown. 621 00:29:39,689 --> 00:29:42,655 We as Black mothers, we need a safe space, 622 00:29:42,655 --> 00:29:45,172 and we need to be able to talk about our journeys. 623 00:29:45,172 --> 00:29:49,448 Because I'm still figuring it out myself, and I know we all are. 624 00:29:49,448 --> 00:29:52,689 However, it's not easy and for me, 625 00:29:52,689 --> 00:29:55,655 you know, talking about my miscarriages, 626 00:29:55,655 --> 00:29:57,758 you know, it's seven of them and you know, 627 00:29:57,758 --> 00:30:00,172 and, you know, they all were my babies. 628 00:30:00,172 --> 00:30:01,689 So, I grew up religious. 629 00:30:01,689 --> 00:30:04,689 Everyone told me to just pray about it. God has his reasons. 630 00:30:04,689 --> 00:30:07,551 I tried again. And guess what? The same thing happened again. 631 00:30:07,793 --> 00:30:09,000 Oh, wow. 632 00:30:10,482 --> 00:30:12,689 [inhales, then exhales sharply] 633 00:30:12,689 --> 00:30:14,551 "Why did my baby pass away?" 634 00:30:14,551 --> 00:30:17,137 or, "Why isn't my body capable 635 00:30:17,137 --> 00:30:20,000 of doing something that's supposed to be 'natural'?" 636 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:22,379 There's so many women that feel ashamed about it 637 00:30:22,379 --> 00:30:25,482 because they're busy blaming themselves. I know I did. 638 00:30:25,482 --> 00:30:27,586 And it's... it's hard. 639 00:30:27,586 --> 00:30:33,827 I remember being 28 weeks pregnant with triplets and going into premature labor. 640 00:30:35,172 --> 00:30:36,517 And I remember them... 641 00:30:37,758 --> 00:30:39,896 Um... 642 00:30:39,896 --> 00:30:43,482 I remember them pulling my babies and looking at the NICU nurse 643 00:30:43,482 --> 00:30:45,655 and the doctor and my baby had passed. 644 00:30:45,655 --> 00:30:50,689 I saw him say, "We don't have a tone. We don't have a pulse." 645 00:30:50,689 --> 00:30:53,206 They give you two birth certificates and a death certificate. 646 00:30:53,965 --> 00:30:55,689 That is traumatic. 647 00:30:55,689 --> 00:30:59,275 How do you you have triplets when you plan for triplets and you come home with twins? 648 00:30:59,275 --> 00:31:01,448 I don't know how to handle this. 649 00:31:01,448 --> 00:31:04,275 I didn't have time to grieve Carter, right then and there, 650 00:31:04,275 --> 00:31:07,379 because I was busy getting into the NICU and 651 00:31:07,379 --> 00:31:09,448 looking at my babies and feeling on them 652 00:31:09,448 --> 00:31:11,482 so that I could have my milk come down 653 00:31:11,482 --> 00:31:15,068 because I knew they need this breast milk. They are 28 weekers. 654 00:31:15,068 --> 00:31:17,586 I've lost one. I don't want to lose another one. 655 00:31:17,586 --> 00:31:20,896 But nobody prepares you for a death, period. 656 00:31:20,896 --> 00:31:23,965 Nobody prepares you for that. Not anyone. 657 00:31:24,758 --> 00:31:27,000 So just... it's just hard. 658 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:29,068 I just want us to maybe just hold space. 659 00:31:29,068 --> 00:31:31,655 Can we say Carter's name and hold space for him? 660 00:31:32,655 --> 00:31:35,482 -And I know you miss him. -Thank you. 661 00:31:35,482 --> 00:31:39,275 I appreciate Kimberly giving that moment of silence for Carter 662 00:31:39,275 --> 00:31:44,896 and just acknowledging he was a baby. He was a human. 663 00:31:44,896 --> 00:31:47,586 You know, you never get over an infant loss. 664 00:31:47,586 --> 00:31:50,379 Carter will always be missed. We got you, sis. 665 00:31:50,379 --> 00:31:51,586 -We got you. -Thank you. 666 00:31:51,586 --> 00:31:55,586 I think that sharing my story was so therapeutic. 667 00:31:55,586 --> 00:31:59,482 Me talking about it is helping me still get through it. 668 00:31:59,482 --> 00:32:03,068 We have learned a lot today. We are so grateful. 669 00:32:03,068 --> 00:32:04,793 Let's give her a round of applause. 670 00:32:04,793 --> 00:32:07,241 -[woman 1] Thank you. -[all applauding] 671 00:32:09,137 --> 00:32:11,275 [Karen] Anyone going through anything traumatic, 672 00:32:11,275 --> 00:32:13,034 you don't want to feel like you're alone. 673 00:32:13,034 --> 00:32:15,793 And I hope that at least one woman out there 674 00:32:15,793 --> 00:32:19,344 gets a much valued takeaway from my journey. 675 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:21,793 It actually meant a lot to hear. 676 00:32:21,793 --> 00:32:23,862 -you did struggle with the loss... -Mmm-hmm. 677 00:32:23,862 --> 00:32:27,103 ...and the fact that people often said, like, "Oh, just pray about it," 678 00:32:27,103 --> 00:32:28,689 and every time that you mentioned that I was like, 679 00:32:28,689 --> 00:32:30,103 "Oh, wow, that's so dismissive." 680 00:32:30,103 --> 00:32:32,379 -Very. Very. I didn't know it then. -So... Yeah. 681 00:32:32,379 --> 00:32:33,965 Then no one tells you how to grieve... 682 00:32:33,965 --> 00:32:35,379 -No one ever-- -...and no one tells you that it... 683 00:32:35,379 --> 00:32:37,758 that you can grieve forever. It doesn't end. 684 00:32:39,034 --> 00:32:40,586 You were powerful. 685 00:32:40,586 --> 00:32:42,000 -Thank you. -You were powerful. 686 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:43,379 But you were... It was just amazing. 687 00:32:43,379 --> 00:32:46,000 And look how many women were responding to you. 688 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:47,586 -Yeah. -We could do so much more. 689 00:32:47,586 --> 00:32:51,068 -We've got to take this' on the road. -Okay. Okay! 690 00:32:51,068 --> 00:32:53,551 I am so glad that I did this. 691 00:32:53,551 --> 00:32:57,551 It's like, "Thank you, Jesus. You gave me this... this story to tell." 692 00:32:57,551 --> 00:32:59,379 Dude, come on, let's get a group picture. 693 00:32:59,379 --> 00:33:02,344 And, hey, who knows what the future holds, 694 00:33:02,344 --> 00:33:05,689 but I know I have a lot more to tell and I'm ready for it. 695 00:33:05,689 --> 00:33:07,068 One, two, three. 696 00:33:07,068 --> 00:33:08,758 "Birth with Irth." 697 00:33:08,758 --> 00:33:10,862 [all cheering] 698 00:33:23,275 --> 00:33:24,724 [Eric] Let's go, fellas. 699 00:33:27,689 --> 00:33:31,482 So, I know our children are very excited to have their first opportunity 700 00:33:31,482 --> 00:33:33,586 to hang out with their friends from step. 701 00:33:33,586 --> 00:33:35,172 And of course, Mommy and I are excited. 702 00:33:35,172 --> 00:33:38,758 -Y'all ready to have some fun? -[kids] Yes! 703 00:33:38,758 --> 00:33:40,655 -All right, let's hit it. -Let's go. 704 00:33:40,655 --> 00:33:42,448 [Deon] The fact that they go to home school, 705 00:33:42,448 --> 00:33:46,482 they don't get the chance to socialize with other children as much. 706 00:33:46,482 --> 00:33:49,068 So for us, this is like that opportunity for them 707 00:33:49,068 --> 00:33:52,931 to be able to get that socialization and also have fun. 708 00:33:58,551 --> 00:34:02,793 [Karen] Y'all say hi. All your friends are here! 709 00:34:02,793 --> 00:34:04,448 Come on, let's go get some skates. 710 00:34:05,758 --> 00:34:07,310 [kids cheer] 711 00:34:15,793 --> 00:34:16,757 [indistinct] 712 00:34:16,757 --> 00:34:18,688 I'm gonna take you first. 713 00:34:18,688 --> 00:34:21,034 Karen and I are gonna take the little ones out to skate 714 00:34:21,034 --> 00:34:22,585 and let the boys do their thing. 715 00:34:22,585 --> 00:34:26,447 [Karen] That way, it doesn't seem like we're all in their business. 716 00:34:26,447 --> 00:34:28,241 -But we really are. -While we're in their business? 717 00:34:28,241 --> 00:34:30,241 -Yes. -Okay. Got it. 718 00:34:33,655 --> 00:34:36,655 -[Karen] Whoo! [chuckles] -[Deon] Detective Gadget. 719 00:34:36,655 --> 00:34:37,724 [Karen] I can do it, too. 720 00:34:38,655 --> 00:34:40,585 You gotta bounce. 721 00:34:40,585 --> 00:34:43,068 [Karen] This really brings back when we first met. 722 00:34:43,068 --> 00:34:45,896 Just know, roller skating has always been my thing. 723 00:34:45,896 --> 00:34:49,585 I mean, that's where Poppy learned all his moves when I was their age. 724 00:34:49,585 --> 00:34:52,275 When I show them these OG moves... 725 00:34:52,275 --> 00:34:55,757 Oh, "Go, Derrico. Go, Derrico." 726 00:34:56,241 --> 00:34:57,965 Daddy, yeah! 727 00:34:59,586 --> 00:35:01,517 [indistinct] 728 00:35:13,241 --> 00:35:14,655 What's your name? 729 00:35:14,655 --> 00:35:16,034 -[girl 1] Amani. -Amaai... 730 00:35:16,034 --> 00:35:17,793 -Amani? -[Amani] Yeah. 731 00:35:17,793 --> 00:35:18,896 [Deniko] My name's Deniko. 732 00:35:18,896 --> 00:35:21,344 -[Karen] Look at Deniko. -[Deon] Look at Deniko! 733 00:35:21,344 --> 00:35:24,103 I see you. I see you. 734 00:35:25,482 --> 00:35:27,172 This is your first time skating? 735 00:35:27,172 --> 00:35:28,689 -No. -Oh. 736 00:35:28,689 --> 00:35:31,172 -When's your birthday? -[girl speaking] 737 00:35:31,172 --> 00:35:33,896 Mine's September the sixth, 2013. 738 00:35:33,896 --> 00:35:35,344 [Deniko speaking] 739 00:35:36,344 --> 00:35:39,172 Yes. I get a lot of butterflies when I talk to a girl. 740 00:35:39,172 --> 00:35:41,379 Oh, look at Dallas! 741 00:35:41,379 --> 00:35:43,862 [girl 2] Get this way. Yeah, like that. 742 00:35:44,172 --> 00:35:45,689 [Deniko speaking] 743 00:35:45,689 --> 00:35:47,448 I'm not leaving without the digits. 744 00:35:47,448 --> 00:35:49,344 I need seven digits in my hand. 745 00:35:49,896 --> 00:35:51,344 [Deon speaking] 746 00:35:53,103 --> 00:35:54,551 -Derrick. -[Karen] Derrick. 747 00:35:54,551 --> 00:35:55,551 [Deon] Where is Denver? 748 00:36:00,551 --> 00:36:02,586 I could have cut that lane. 749 00:36:02,586 --> 00:36:04,448 [Deon] Oh, look at Denver. 750 00:36:04,448 --> 00:36:06,379 [Denver speaking] 751 00:36:06,379 --> 00:36:10,172 I can't believe that our boys are holding hands 752 00:36:10,172 --> 00:36:12,241 and getting acquainted with these little girls. 753 00:36:12,241 --> 00:36:15,689 For poor Denver, I mean, I feel so bad for Denver. 754 00:36:15,689 --> 00:36:18,413 He's so nervous. He's making me nervous. 755 00:36:21,689 --> 00:36:23,689 -Hey, Denver. -Yes? 756 00:36:23,689 --> 00:36:25,758 So what's going on? 757 00:36:25,758 --> 00:36:28,379 You haven't even said much to your friends. 758 00:36:28,379 --> 00:36:31,275 -[Denver] I don't know. -[Deon] But you gotta... Denver. 759 00:36:31,275 --> 00:36:34,172 This is the... this is the moment you waited for. 760 00:36:34,172 --> 00:36:35,896 Where is she? What does she have on? 761 00:36:35,896 --> 00:36:37,275 [Denver] She's had on like a purple hoodie. 762 00:36:37,275 --> 00:36:38,793 -I don't know where she's-- -A purple hoodie? 763 00:36:38,793 --> 00:36:42,172 -Oh, right there. Light purple with the braids? -Yeah, that's her. 764 00:36:42,172 --> 00:36:44,000 Well, go on and say, "Hey, you want to skate?" 765 00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:46,344 -I'm... Yeah. -[Deon] You nervous? 766 00:36:48,965 --> 00:36:51,586 It's okay. Listen, it's okay being nervous, 767 00:36:51,586 --> 00:36:56,655 but I do want you to try to push yourself beyond being nervous. 768 00:36:56,655 --> 00:36:58,586 Because once you do, you're gonna enjoy it. 769 00:36:58,586 --> 00:37:00,068 You're gonna enjoy talking to her, 770 00:37:00,068 --> 00:37:03,551 you'll enjoy if y'all hold hands skating... 771 00:37:03,551 --> 00:37:06,034 So don't... You don't wanna mess up this opportunity. 772 00:37:06,034 --> 00:37:08,586 It ain't your girlfriend or nothing. It's just a friend. 773 00:37:08,586 --> 00:37:10,034 Do you want me to help you? 774 00:37:10,034 --> 00:37:11,586 [speaking in English] 775 00:37:11,586 --> 00:37:13,241 [Deon] A'ight, my guy. I'm out here. 776 00:37:13,241 --> 00:37:15,275 [Denver] Poppy just gave me, like, some good advice how to talk to girls, 777 00:37:15,275 --> 00:37:16,862 but now I gotta work up the courage. 778 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:20,793 Oh, gosh! 779 00:37:20,793 --> 00:37:25,137 I'm nervous, like, I don't know what she's gonna do, but I sense I'm gonna do it 780 00:37:25,137 --> 00:37:27,172 because I know it's either gonna be now or never. 781 00:37:27,172 --> 00:37:29,172 [Denver speaking] 782 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:32,862 [exclaiming] 783 00:37:39,482 --> 00:37:41,551 [Denver speaking] 784 00:37:46,103 --> 00:37:48,310 [cribbing] 785 00:37:49,137 --> 00:37:51,551 [speaking in English] 786 00:37:53,758 --> 00:37:55,862 The hardest thing about approaching a girl is... 787 00:37:58,275 --> 00:38:00,206 -If you like a girl-- -[Denver speaking] 788 00:38:08,482 --> 00:38:09,448 Yes. 789 00:38:10,344 --> 00:38:11,344 [Denver speaking] 790 00:38:15,482 --> 00:38:16,655 You got this. 791 00:38:23,793 --> 00:38:25,655 Let's see how this right here go. 792 00:38:25,655 --> 00:38:28,448 [Halo] Come on. Come on. 793 00:38:29,482 --> 00:38:31,068 [Denver speaking] 794 00:38:35,103 --> 00:38:37,620 -Halo, do you wanna skate together? -[Halo] Sure. 795 00:38:38,793 --> 00:38:41,241 -Hey, hey. -[chuckles] Okay. 796 00:38:42,275 --> 00:38:44,482 -So do you like it here? -Um... 797 00:38:44,482 --> 00:38:47,551 -Yeah, I like skating, so... -Yeah, me too. 798 00:38:48,551 --> 00:38:50,862 Oh, look at Denver. 799 00:38:52,689 --> 00:38:53,724 Which one is that? 800 00:38:54,068 --> 00:38:56,034 Uh, that's De'Aren. 801 00:38:56,034 --> 00:38:59,068 -[Halo] Oh. [chuckles] -She's four. 802 00:38:59,068 --> 00:39:03,551 I won today, finally. Like finally, I finally, finally got her. 803 00:39:03,551 --> 00:39:08,000 I worked at the courage to talk to my girl Halo. It was amazing. 804 00:39:13,068 --> 00:39:15,586 -I can do a lot of back handspring. -[Denver speaking] 805 00:39:15,586 --> 00:39:17,448 -What's that? -[Denver] Like, 806 00:39:17,448 --> 00:39:19,448 -you just... -Where you go, like, you twist and then... 807 00:39:19,448 --> 00:39:21,379 -[Denver] Yeah. -[Halo] Oh. I know what you're talking about. 808 00:39:21,379 --> 00:39:22,896 Mission accomplished. 809 00:39:22,896 --> 00:39:26,379 And it was really... it was a nice feeling when it... when it happened. 810 00:39:26,379 --> 00:39:28,965 So it was... it was nice. 811 00:39:30,172 --> 00:39:33,275 This is too much, I promise you, this is. 812 00:39:33,275 --> 00:39:37,793 I am so proud that Denver overcame his fear and nervousness, 813 00:39:37,793 --> 00:39:39,862 and he finally approached Halo. 814 00:39:41,655 --> 00:39:44,793 I'm glad that he was able to get himself to that point. 815 00:39:44,793 --> 00:39:47,793 We are entering a new phase with our boys 816 00:39:47,793 --> 00:39:51,034 and their interest in girls, and so we have to adjust. 817 00:39:51,344 --> 00:39:52,448 [indistinct] 818 00:39:52,896 --> 00:39:55,103 [boys exclaiming] 819 00:39:55,103 --> 00:39:59,275 You know, as a parent, it is such a bittersweet moment 820 00:39:59,275 --> 00:40:05,241 to go from your little boys playing with action figures to now, girls. 821 00:40:05,241 --> 00:40:09,586 It's just a bittersweet moment because they're still my babies, 822 00:40:09,586 --> 00:40:12,655 and it's just a reminder as to how much has changed 823 00:40:12,655 --> 00:40:14,482 and how much is changing. 824 00:40:14,482 --> 00:40:21,103 What a blessing to be able to bring our babies here at the meet up after school. 825 00:40:21,103 --> 00:40:22,793 [Karen] Who's gonna sleep good tonight? 826 00:40:22,793 --> 00:40:24,620 -You or the children? -I know, I am. 827 00:40:25,172 --> 00:40:26,586 -Or me? -I know I am. 828 00:40:26,586 --> 00:40:29,172 -I think all of us. -All of us gonna sleep good tonight. 829 00:40:29,172 --> 00:40:32,344 Three, two, one. 830 00:40:34,275 --> 00:40:35,862 You know, it was a very, very good hangout. 831 00:40:35,862 --> 00:40:37,275 It was. It was... It was nice. 832 00:40:37,275 --> 00:40:39,586 -We got numbers. -Yeah. 833 00:40:39,586 --> 00:40:42,551 We did... [vocalizing] 834 00:40:43,172 --> 00:40:44,655 We're gonna do a few poses, okay. 835 00:40:54,482 --> 00:40:56,758 [boys exclaiming] 836 00:41:07,379 --> 00:41:08,517 Watch and learn. 837 00:41:14,275 --> 00:41:15,275 Yeah, let's go. 838 00:41:15,275 --> 00:41:17,758 [all] Go, Dallas. Go. Go. Oh! 839 00:41:17,758 --> 00:41:20,655 [narrator] Next time on Doubling Down with the Derricos. 840 00:41:20,655 --> 00:41:23,172 -Sorry for the noise. -Oh, no worries. 841 00:41:23,172 --> 00:41:25,379 I wanted to say, welcome to the neighborhood. 842 00:41:25,379 --> 00:41:27,137 -Are all these kids yours? -Yes. 843 00:41:27,137 --> 00:41:30,103 -It's a total of 14. -Oh, my. 844 00:41:30,103 --> 00:41:33,068 Moving into a new neighborhood with 14 children, 845 00:41:33,068 --> 00:41:38,068 I know eyes are gonna roll, so I thought, maybe it's best if we have this barbecue. 846 00:41:38,068 --> 00:41:39,034 Meet our neighbors. 847 00:41:39,034 --> 00:41:41,689 We cook for 14. Yup. One, four. 848 00:41:41,689 --> 00:41:43,758 -[speaking in English] -[chuckles] 849 00:41:43,758 --> 00:41:45,862 Just a little tired, maybe. 850 00:41:45,862 --> 00:41:48,241 [Karen] Let me carry you on my back. I'm ready. 851 00:41:49,137 --> 00:41:51,137 Then we both will be broke out. 852 00:41:51,137 --> 00:41:53,793 The dizzy spills keep coming back, 853 00:41:53,793 --> 00:41:56,310 and it's starting to really become worse. 854 00:41:58,137 --> 00:42:01,275 -I wanna go with you to get the results, Ma. -Why? 855 00:42:01,275 --> 00:42:05,068 If the news is bad, I need to be able to process it 856 00:42:05,068 --> 00:42:10,000 before I have to worry about other people's emotional reactions. 857 00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:11,862 That is not gonna help me. 858 00:42:13,068 --> 00:42:15,379 I got my decision letter from NYU. 859 00:42:15,379 --> 00:42:16,896 What it say? 860 00:42:16,896 --> 00:42:18,275 And I have to open it up and see. 861 00:42:18,275 --> 00:42:21,275 When I think about it, I'm like, "Uh, I don't know what to do." 862 00:42:21,275 --> 00:42:23,241 Like, what if I get in? What if I don't get in? 863 00:42:23,586 --> 00:42:25,655 Drum roll, please. 864 00:42:27,344 --> 00:42:29,655 -Okay. -Open it. 865 00:42:29,655 --> 00:42:31,965 [Darian] I'm having technical difficulties. 866 00:42:31,965 --> 00:42:33,103 The suspense.