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[kids] Previously on Doubling Down with the Derricos...

[Deon] Happy birthday Dawsyn, Dyver, De'Aren.

Our babies are growing!

[singing happily]

-[kids screaming] -[Deon] This is not what I signed up for

when I pictured Karen having an online clothing store.

Oh, we got the help of the triplets.

Wherever the online real estate market is,

take all this stuff and put it there.

The biggest thing is we just need to be in a situation

The biggest thing is we just need to be in a situation

-where this stuff is going like hotcakes. -[Karen] I know, baby.

She's ready to shop.

[Amani on phone]

Wow.

Chris was my deceased brother, who passed away, like, two years ago.

-[GG] Hi! -How you doing?

I keep looking at you and I keep seeing Chris.

[Deon] If this young man is not family,

it's gonna be devastating on all three of us.

[sobbing] I need to know for sure.

[sobbing] I need to know for sure.

[crying]

[children giggling]

[squealing happily] Yay!

Excuse me!

Watch out for the babies, y'all!

Our babies really need to burn off some energy.

Our babies really need to burn off some energy.

So we decided to get their bikes out, their scooters...

walk them around to GG's house and let them get at it.

[Deon] Look at GG riding a bike.

-Oh, oh! -Go, GG!

Woah!

-[GG] I forget. -[kids giggling]

-[Karen] GG's just as bad as the babies! Watch out. -[Deon] Stay out of the way.

[both laughing]

[laughing]

[Deon] So, I ordered a DNA test for GG to take

because we wanted to find out if this young man who reached out to us

is in fact my brother Chris' son.

I just want to know so I'll at least know how to move forward.

I just want to know so I'll at least know how to move forward.

[imitating car]

[Karen] You want to ride a bike?

Where you gonna ride to?

You're gonna ride with them?

Darian was almost riding a bike at their age.

It's just something that needs to be done.

[Karen] But I wanted to be a part of it and with the launch coming up...

[Karen] But I wanted to be a part of it and with the launch coming up...

-[Deon] I hear you. -...I'm already...

-[laughs] -[Deon] This is important for you.

Baby, I can do it.

You do what you gotta do. This way, I keep them out of your hair.

[Karen] I'm launching my business at the end of the week

through an online virtual fashion show

and I need all the time that I can get to prepare.

But it is a bummer, though.

I mean, I want to be there to see my babies learn.

And I'm gonna get the other three also.

-So I want to do all five. -[Karen] Oh, my gosh. That is just way too young.

Say, "Mommy, run your business

and just show how powerful of a woman we all know you are."

and just show how powerful of a woman we all know you are."

Y'all got to promise not to ride the bikes really fast.

Okay.

I got this because I am the bike-riding whisperer.

Five of them and one of you.

You're outnumbered.

-Oh, ye of little faith. -[laughs]

[Deon] Speaking of the launch, how's it going?

[Karen] I'm extremely nervous.

This is, like, the mega launch.

You know, I got this venue booked.

I just want it to look right and, being honest, baby,

I just want it to look right and, being honest, baby,

there's so much that I'm still learning.

Yeah.

I remember growing up, my mother always taught me

that you make your own opportunities.

Burn some energy.

As a single parent, my mother worked at a sewing factory

in Kings Street.

She made a lot of our Easter dresses

and that's how she was able to take care of me and my siblings.

Thank you. Hand it to De'Aren.

[Karen] And it definitely inspired me

because the clothing line has always been a dream of mine.

because the clothing line has always been a dream of mine.

So I'm hoping, be praying, that this is gonna be very successful.

I have sent over 10,000 RSVPs for my online...

-You sent 10,000? -Yes.

Damn.

[Karen] I want our girls to see that Mommy is doing this.

-You know? -They see Mommy doing it already.

Showing my girls that you can be a mother and an entrepreneur

at the same time is extremely important to me

because I want them to know that there's no limit to what you can do.

because I want them to know that there's no limit to what you can do.

[Deon] I don't think you need to worry. I mean, I really don't.

You have to do the best you can do and know God's gonna do the rest.

[GG] All right, let me catch my breath.

That was so much fun.

I haven't been on a bike, like, in forever.

The last time I remember you riding a bike was on Seven Mile...

and I was riding behind you and the guy reached out the window and...

-Grabbed my behind. -[Karen gasps]

Is the guy still alive?

[all laughing]

[Deon] All right, come on. We're gonna let the girls come out.

Oh, look at the girls!

[laughing]

-Look at Deonee. -Yeah.

Oh, my God. She's waiting to do her modelling.

-[Karen] Y'all ready to be my models? -[all] Yes.

Let's do this! Yeah.

Today I want to practice for the fashion show...

Y'all two step over there.

...and, of course, my children are super excited

to model the clothing.

Go!

Oh!

All right! Next is Daician!

-Yeah! -[laughing]

Yeah!

[Karen] Come on, Miss Daiten!

boom, boom, boom,

boom, boom, boom.

boom, boom, boom.

[Karen] Y'all did very good. I think y'all gonna be ready for the launch.

Miss girlie, you!

Why don't you have the dress on?

I did! It just didn't look right.

-You don't like the cut? -I love it.

I just...

I'm sorry, Mommy. I just can't.

[Karen] I'm shocked that Darian don't want to be a part of this.

She says she's, you know, excited about the launch of the fashion show.

Like...

Is there something I'm missing in this?

I mean, it's a fashion show, you're a teenager.

I mean, it's a fashion show, you're a teenager.

This is, like, right up their alley, right?

What was up with that outside?

You gave me the dress and walked away.

[Darian] I really like that dress

and I don't want to disappoint you,

but I also don't want my skin to be on display

for the whole world to see and start saying stuff about it, you know?

I have eczema.

There's so many millions of people that have eczema.

Yeah, but, Mommy, I have scars.

Sometimes I look in the mirror and I don't want to look at my face

Sometimes I look in the mirror and I don't want to look at my face

because it looks so bad.

Oh, baby.

Darian was diagnosed with eczema when she was four.

Hers comes out in little sores.

Kind of like what I grew up with,

just having little breakouts that can look like chicken pox.

I definitely went through this and I know.

I used to have it all over my legs.

God knows, I prayed that none of my children had to go through this

because I can't even imagine what it's like

being a teenager in this day and time.

I hate that she has to endure this.

I hate that she has to endure this.

I also want to let you know that you look beautiful.

Your shape is, like, gorgeous.

I'm just being real. You know how many people

paying big bucks to have this?

Yeah, Mom, but you're supposed to say these things.

My eczema makes me feel...

like a prisoner in my own skin.

Eczema is more common in the black community.

We are more susceptible to getting scars,

but I don't know anybody that has it as bad as I do.

I am strategically picking things,

I am strategically picking things,

such as jeans or a long-sleeved shirt

or anything that just doesn't reveal my skin.

I can't expose my skin like this to the world.

I can't be broadcasted like that.

[Karen] You have to have the confidence within yourself

because we already are our own worst critics.

Now, to be a teenager,

you know, your natural insecurities has got to be extremely hard

and I don't want to pressure Darian at all.

So I'm gonna give her the space and time she needs to work through this.

When she owns it and shows that it's not an insecurity to her,

When she owns it and shows that it's not an insecurity to her,

it's really not gonna matter to anyone else.

I totally understand, baby, if you don't want to be in the fashion show.

I get it, trust me.

[Deon] This is our special...

package. You ready?

Let's do it.

So, I'm going to take a DNA test,

So, I'm going to take a DNA test,

although in my heart of hearts,

I know he's Chris' child.

I just want it confirmed, paper, heart, paper, heart.

I have already basically read the instructions. It's pretty simple.

You rub it on the inside of your cheek.

Okay.

[Deon] It's a myriad of emotions.

You know, from fear, excitement.

I think, "How will we make the transition, either way?"

Okay.

Okay.

[Deon] "We find out he is. Okay, and then what?"

"We find out he's not, then what?"

So, all I do is put this in there and drop it in the mail.

Amani's gonna take his test and send it straight to them

and we should have his results in a week.

Well, that's great.

How do you feel? Excited?

-I guess anxious more than excited, yeah. -[Deon] Yeah.

Yeah, that's me too.

[sighs] But, now, if it's not...

-My stomach says he is. -[Deon] Yeah.

-My stomach says he is. -[Deon] Yeah.

Yeah. In the same spot that I carried his daddy...

says it is.

I carried his daddy there. I carried you there.

It's bittersweet because if he is,

that means that Chris would have left here not knowing about him.

And...

if he isn't, that means I'm gonna go through the same pain...

that I went through with Chris' passing.

But there's just a certain knowing in my gut

But there's just a certain knowing in my gut

that says, "He's ours. He's Chris'."

[Dior] Watch out, babies!

I'm a man with a plan when it comes down to teaching my babies

how to ride a bike.

-[screams] -I'm not gonna let you go.

[Deon] Dawsyn, where you going?

[Karen] Oh, Daician.

I don't want them out the bag.

You got a straight-up little store in here, baby.

[Karen] Just trying to organize for the fashion show.

[Karen] Just trying to organize for the fashion show.

[Karen] Mommy sent out 10,000 invites and I only got 40.

I just think that I need to just cancel this.

[Darian] So, Mommy wants me to walk in her fashion show...

and, honestly, I don't really feel too comfortable about it,

only because it shows too much skin...

and my arms are scarred, my legs are scarred...

my back is scarred, my neck, my face is completely spotted up.

It started off when I was a baby

and when I got older, it just got worse.

So I can easily be made fun of because of it

So I can easily be made fun of because of it

and...

it sucks to have to go through this

because I look at other girls and I see how pretty their skin is

and I wish that my skin was as pretty or as good-looking as theirs.

I mean, I try to act like it's not there,

but it's a constant reminder of what I'm going through behind closed doors

because nobody really knows what I'm going through.

It just looks...

It looks unpleasant to see.

And that's not... I hate it.

And that's not... I hate it.

I just hate...

[sighs] I hate sometimes I just don't like looking at my face

because it just looks bad.

And I want to feel good in my skin.

It's what makes me me, but I just have to find ways

to be me and respect me without hurting myself...

emotionally because I don't like the way I look

or because my skin isn't the way I'd like it to be.

And I'm tired of feeling helpless.

Watch out, babies!

[Eric] Can you do this?

Look, this is what we do on bikes like this.

Y'all be cool and go backwards.

-[Dawsyn mumbling] -[Eric] Dawsyn, where are you going?

All right, so, everybody come gather round over here.

Karen took the quints to do some fitting for

her upcoming fashion show launch party.

So I decided to keep the other children back

because I have a little surprise for some of them.

What do y'all think is here?

-Bikes? -Uh, I don't know. Bikes?

-Bikes? -Uh, I don't know. Bikes?

[Eric] I don't know, I've got to see.

[all squealing happily]

[Eric] Look at the little ones!

[Deon] So, the first thing we've got to do is put helmets on them, okay?

[screaming] Yay!

Right here! Shake your head.

-Okay. Sit on it. -[GG] Sit on this, Diez. Sit down.

-[Darian] Just sit on it. -[screams]

[Darian] Go get Diez! Go get him.

[Deon] He's not understanding the concept of pedaling forward.

Yup, just like that. Yeah!

I'm a man with a plan

when it comes down to teaching my babies how to ride a bike.

I'm having the older children teach Diez and Dior...

Put your feet down, put your feet up.

No, put your feet down.

No, Dior. Dior, put your feet down.

[Deon] ...while I teach the younger triplets

how to use their balance bikes.

Out of everybody, Dyver gets it first.

You see Dyver?

You see Dyver?

These babies will be cruising around with their older siblings

in no time.

-[Eric] Okay, Diez. Faster! -Keep pushing.

[Deon] You got my back, Mama?

Baby, you gotta have your own back.

I had your back when I taught you.

But, see, out of fairness, Ma, out of fairness, you only had one at a time.

You had one with a five-year space, age gap.

Right.

So, GG taught me how to ride a bike.

I would say I was pretty good at it.

I mean, I had no falls.

I just remember being super excited

because I always felt like it gave me a certain sense of independence.

because I always felt like it gave me a certain sense of independence.

You've got to keep your butt on the seat, Mama.

[Eric] De'Aren's got it.

[Deon] Very good, De'Aren!

Most of the babies are picking it up quickly,

however we have a straggler.

-[screams] -I'm not gonna let you go.

She's got trust issues.

[Deon] I can... Let me get... I'll try Dawsyn.

You can hold it here!

Yes! Yeah. You're doing so good.

Yeah, you've gotta hold it this way.

Show her, Dyver.

Show her, Dyver.

Yeah, just look at Dyver.

-[Dawsyn giggling] -[laughs] You've got to do it.

[Deon] Look, he said, "Come on, Dawsyn!"

Come on!

Okay, see?

Oh, look at you! You're so good.

-[crying] -Oh, Mommy's gonna love this.

You're doing good! Come on.

Yeah, this is Dawsyn... Yeah!

[Eric] Dawsyn is holding on for dear life.

[Eric] Dawsyn is holding on for dear life.

-No, you're okay. -She's scared that we're gonna let her go.

You're okay!

I'm trying to teach Dawsyn how to ride this bike...

but she's like, "I'm calling the shots.

I need to be able to decide when I'm ready to ride a bike and when I'm not."

So I'm leaving it alone. I'm backing off.

[Dawsyn]

[Deon] Dawsyn, where you going?

[Dawsyn]

[Eric] Hey, GG. We about to go on our diets together?

-I need a diet. I've been-- -No, we're just...

No, we're just going out watching. How about that?

-Watch what we eat? -Yeah, you betcha.

That's kind of like the seafood diet.

-See it and eat it. -[laughs]

The relationship Eric and I have is pretty solid.

Eric has taken the place, for me, of another grandchild,

Eric has taken the place, for me, of another grandchild,

just older.

So, while I go through these treatments,

it's been nice having him around the house.

What do you have going on over here?

I see you got the pictures out.

Oh, those are just some pictures that I had pulled out of Chris.

That's him and Derrick and...

I wanted to get them out to show Amani.

Through my sickness, Eric was right there.

So I feel real comfortable discussing certain things with him.

So I feel real comfortable discussing certain things with him.

Eric is like family.

Yeah.

This one right here...

Chris wanted to be in on everything Derrick was in on

and Chris had to be on that with him.

Yeah, I miss my son.

I really do.

How do you feel about Amani?

Do you think it's Chris'?

Oh, I know it is. I know he's ours.

I know that GG wants Amani to be Chris' son

I know that GG wants Amani to be Chris' son

'cause it would mean getting a piece of Chris back,

but I just hope that she's not setting herself up for heartbreak.

I think it will give me a chance to

maybe live out some things that I really wanted to experience

or live out with Chris.

Chris kind of got off on a bad start because...

you know, I was young myself.

So, consequently, it just kind of screwed him up.

But I loved him.

I just...

I just...

feel that I failed him in so many areas.

Well, you did the best you can do.

Just the presence of your mother or father, it means so much to a child...

and I just know that from experience.

Like, my mother wasn't there in my life,

but just having visitations with her

gave me the illusion that she was there.

Oh, wow.

[Eric] Growing up as a former foster child,

it takes a lot for anyone to accept you as family.

it takes a lot for anyone to accept you as family.

But if I knew that I had a family like the Derricos, I would feel...

completed.

Not having them there at all hurts a lot more.

So I know that...

[emotionally] you just being in their life...

Come here.

-With my tears and your tears... -[laughs]

...we gonna wet my sofa!

[Karen] Here, girls.

Let's lay these shirts out.

Now we're gonna organize these.

I love you!

Aww, I love you too!

I love you too!

Y'all like my stickers?

So, the fashion show, I'm doing a live feed with it

so people can log on and look at y'all on the runway.

Today is usually the day that I take Darian driving...

Today is usually the day that I take Darian driving...

but the fashion show is in two days

and we're nowhere near prepared for this.

So, luckily, GG said that she would take her out.

So I just mentioned to her a few things that were going on with Darian

and maybe GG can talk to her about it.

Mommy, are we gonna wear heels?

-You wanna wear heels? -And have makeup and lashes on

-and our hair... -Oh, definitely.

I'm excited because we get to swing our hair back.

We get to get our makeup done

and we're gonna be doing our poses.

and we're gonna be doing our poses.

You know, Daician might do this...

Daiten, I don't do this.

Yes, you do! [laughs] Yes, you do!

Well, Mommy sent out, like, 10,000 invites

and I'm looking now and I only got, like...

40.

I mean, this is a lot at stake for this live launch

because, of course, being a black entrepreneur, I have so much more pressure

because, of course, being a black entrepreneur, I have so much more pressure

and on top of all of that, I only get one opportunity to make this perfect.

What are y'all doing?

[Daiten] Helping Mommy with her closet.

You got a straight-up little store in here, baby.

Yeah. I'm thinking, baby, I need to just--

Why didn't you have this store when our babies were babies?

[Karen sighs] I don't know, baby.

But I need to sit down, probably, and just re-evaluate this.

I just think that I need to just seriously, just...

cancel this.

Hey, babies. Let Poppy talk to Mommy for a second, okay?

Hey, babies. Let Poppy talk to Mommy for a second, okay?

Come on, Dawsyn, Dyver.

Yeah, you take him where the boys are.

Now, let's sit down and talk.

I don't like you talking like this, for real.

Oh, Jesus, help me.

So, when Karen first started this, I must admit,

my Derrico-cd flared to flare up,

but then I remembered this dream means a lot to her

and it's my job to remind her Derricos don't quit, we soar.

I just don't think that I should do this launch.

I just don't.

I just don't.

I look at the things, like, with our children coming up...

you know, with school and stuff like that.

It's making me think, "Am I doing too much?"

[emotionally] I don't know, baby.

This has just got me, just, worked up...

and, yeah.

I expected a lot more RSVPs than what I got.

And I'm like, "People ain't even feeling my products.

Why even do it?"

I think you've done a great job.

You can't give up because, hell, things is not going right.

You can't give up because, hell, things is not going right.

You have to give it time to grow.

I feel like, in this situation,

I understand her better than she understands herself.

I know she has the capabilities of pulling this off

with no problem.

I believe in that, but how do I get her to see that?

You can do it.

Yes, you can have 14 children and run a successful business.

Yes, it's going to be hard doing it.

Is there too much stuff in here? Yes!

Is there too much stuff in here? Yes!

[giggles] Are you getting a flare up?

Yes!

But...

I got you.

[Karen] Thank you, baby.

[sighs]

I have a girlfriend.

He does not.

So the whole world knows, he does not have a girlfriend.

-Who is it? Tell us the name! -[giggling]

-Who is it? Tell us the name! -[giggling]

Deniko?

-Deniko? -[giggles]

-You do not-- -I can show you proof on my cellphone.

You don't even have a cellphone.

[giggles]

That's right! Look at you checking your mirrors.

Even though I've had my permit for four months,

I'm still nervous when I'm driving.

I'm still nervous when I'm driving.

I don't want to take my driver's test until I get more time behind the wheel,

but I feel more at ease when GG's riding shotgun.

So I love when it's just us two and we get a chance to catch up.

[GG] Yeah, you're doing great.

What's the speed limit right here?

That's something you want to know when you turn the corner.

-Always keep up with what the speed limit is. -Okay.

So, GG, how is the online dating going?

Still talking to a few guys. Haven't made any selections.

[Darian] It's good to have choices. I wish I had choices.

[Darian] It's good to have choices. I wish I had choices.

There she goes.

-How much she wishes she had choices. -I do!

All my friends date. It looks fun.

I want to date too.

What do you think happens on dates?

[mumbles] I don't know, they take me out to eat

-and you have a nice time-- -There she goes, talking about that food.

-[laughs] -Taking her out to eat.

-[Darian] Maybe I should go on a double date with you. -What?

Child, please.

[laughs]

I'm very excited for Darian to start dating one day soon.

I'm very excited for Darian to start dating one day soon.

She needs interactions with someone her own age,

preferably a boy because it's gonna make her,

you know, get twitchy in the shoulders.

You know what I mean?

Well, Mommy told me that...

you don't want to be in the fashion show.

-Yeah. -What's up with that?

[Darian mumbles]

I don't really...

-I'm just insecure about my skin... -Your skin?

-I'm just insecure about my skin... -Your skin?

...and in my skin.

You know, I don't ever see anybody that has my skin before.

I mean, you think of eczema, you think of, like, rashes and so mine is different

and so I just was worried about how that would look...

'cause it doesn't look good.

I want to be pretty.

You are pretty!

It's very heartbreaking when I hear her speak of this eczema

and not want to do certain things in fear of it being seen.

and not want to do certain things in fear of it being seen.

Perhaps I would have been like that at her age...

but, of course, I'm far past her age

and I know that it's not that important,

but how do I get her to see that?

-[Darian] What insecurities did you have growing up? -My legs.

-[Darian] But why? -My legs.

Because I wanted big, shapely, pretty legs.

And I started working at this hospital.

There was a young girl there and she had the prettiest-shaped legs.

There was a young girl there and she had the prettiest-shaped legs.

But guess what?

-What? -She was in a wheelchair. She couldn't use them.

So, that's when I decided that I'd been blessed...

regardless to what shape or size my legs are...

there was nothing wrong with them.

You've got to start realizing your blessings.

There are so many. I mean, you've got beautiful skin.

Your skin... Look at the complexion of it.

That is all such a pretty color.

That is all such a pretty color.

Look at your nice thighs, your big butt.

-[laughing] GG! -[laughing]

I'm over here, worried about my skin condition,

and GG's talking about my butt.

And, honestly, when GG says that I have a nice figure,

I think I'm starting to open my eyes and see that I do.

It's what makes me, me.

You know I always got your back.

-I know. -And I love you to the moon and back, girl.

If you launch it, they will buy.

Come on, girls. Show me what you're working with.

So, today is the big day.

The show must go on.

Three... Two...

-[Dior] Poppy! -Yes, I see you. Very good, Dior.

Look at you! I see you, Dior.

Today I'm continuing to teach our babies how to ride their bikes.

They're doing pretty good. Well...

except Dawsyn.

We have tried everything to get her to ride this bike.

At this point, Dawsyn's little butt may just have to walk everywhere.

Do you, boo. I'm out.

Dawsyn has clearly given up on this, right?

Dawsyn has clearly given up on this, right?

-She liked the scooter. -[Deon] Keep pedaling, Diez.

Yes, pedal! That's right. Keep pedaling.

Oh, Mommy, I'm so glad to see you!

What bring you over here?

To get a little break...

-see you, baby. -I'm glad you came over here.

Help me with your babies.

[Karen] Oh, Dyver! Oh!

[Karen] Oh, Dyver! Oh!

My launch is tomorrow and right now, this whole fashion business is

a bit overwhelming.

I need to take a little break and enjoy my babies.

Go, De'Aren, go!

It was good to not think about it for a moment.

Look at my little ones on it.

-[Deon] Push! Keep pushing. -[Karen] Go, go, go!

[Deon] Yeah, very good.

So, have you gotten any results about, you know,

-Amani? -No. Absolutely none. Nothing has come in yet.

-Amani? -No. Absolutely none. Nothing has come in yet.

-I just want to know. -Yeah.

At this point, I just want to know.

Look at our oldest on that scooter over there.

[Deon] Darian having more fun on the scooter than the little ones.

[Karen] I know.

You know, Darian and I had a talk the other day

and she doesn't want to wear the...

dress, you know, that I chose for her to wear at the fashion show.

-Oh, that's what that was. -Yeah.

She's just having some, you know, self-esteem issues.

-So she is self-conscious about it. -[Deon] Yeah.

I hate that, but I understand, though. I really do.

I hate that, but I understand, though. I really do.

I just wish she saw the beauty that we see.

-I wish she saw herself like we see her. -Yeah.

But I know that's a level she has to graduate to.

Yeah.

I know how much Darian looks up to Karen.

And, like mother, like daughter,

they both have fears of putting themselves out there.

But I'm also confident that because Karen has been able to overcome hers,

so can Darian.

-Hey, little babies, come back over this way! -Come on, Dawsyn!

-[Deon] Dawsyn won't do it at all. -All right.

-[Deon] Dawsyn won't do it at all. -All right.

Come on! Watch mommy magic here.

You can take it over from me. I done officially punched out.

Get on the bike. Let's go to ABCs.

Get on.

[Deon laughing] I could have done that!

Just sit on your bike. All right... No, sit on the seat.

All right, mama! You got your ABCs?

All right, let's go!

All right, let's go. Put your feet up.

-[Deon] She riding! -Whee!

[Deon] She has a cellphone on the handlebars, that's why.

So, I guess that's officially the end of our screen-free summer.

Thank God.

Thank God.

Who says you can't text and drive?

-The law. -[Karen laughs]

Dyver, show me your move. Show me your move!

Oh! Oh! Oh!

-She got some shoulder action. -And some twisting.

-She got some shoulder action. -And some twisting.

So, today is the big day.

I am launching live on social media

and even though it's been hard to get to this exact point,

you know what?

I have my friends here.

Derrico has been a huge help and, you know,

although Darian doesn't want to be a part of the fashion show,

she has been an extremely big help.

So, hey, the show must go on.

-Thank you for helping me get all this stuff together. -No problem.

I just know it's a lot of work.

You're trying to take care of us and you're trying to get your store together

You're trying to take care of us and you're trying to get your store together

and I'm really proud of you 'cause I know you're doing it all.

Oh, thank you.

'Cause it's definitely not easy.

It's like I'm putting myself out there

and it's always a risk when you do that.

Like, "Will I be rejected? Will people not like me?"

But this is me.

This is me.

So, that's the one thing I want you to learn.

Like, you can do it all...

but you've got to put yourself out there the same way.

Okay.

[Karen] As a mother, you always have to know when to stand back.

Just, "Hey. Let them be a child."

And then you also got to know when to give a little nudge,

and that's what I'm doing.

If you launch it, they will buy.

Come on, girls!

Show me what you're working with.

[laughing]

Where is Derrico? You ready?

I'm not. I'm about as ready as I'mma be, baby.

[Karen] Okay!

Five, four, three,

two...

[giggles]

-Hello! Hello, everybody! Oh, my God! -[all cheering]

Welcome to the live Derricos Closet launch!

[all cheering]

My children will be modelling some of the cutest outfits for you

and all of the sizes, details and colors will be available

online on the store. Okay?

So, let's get started.

[all cheering]

[all yelling] Dawsyn! Yay!

[Deon] Dyver! Dyver!

[Karen] Look at you, Dyver!

-[Karen] Dariz! -[Deon] Very good job, Dariz! Get it! [yelling]

Get it!

[all yelling happily]

[yelling and laughing]

And, Mommy, we have over 2,500 viewers right now!

And, Mommy, we have over 2,500 viewers right now!

[cheering happily]

-[yelling happily] -[Karen] I'm so excited!

I went from being extremely nervous

to now I'm like, extremely speechless.

And that's a rare thing for me.

It's like, now I feel really stupid.

Like, see? All I had to do was have some faith.

I mean, viewers is going up, baby. Viewers are going up!

[yelling happily]

What's up, my seventh grader? Let them know what's up!

-What, what? -[all laughing]

[Karen] My junior high, right here.

We really thank you so much for joining in,

for supporting, for giving us that...

Hey, Darian!

-[Deon] What is this? -Okay, okay!

[Darian] I'm seeing them walk down that runway and they look so good!

I'm like, "I want to be a part of that fun too!"

Mommy and GG are right. I shouldn't let my eczema stop me from doing me.

Mommy and GG are right. I shouldn't let my eczema stop me from doing me.

I should just forget about it, at least for this one moment and do it.

Come on. All right, let's go!

I am so excited that Darian got up there and did her thing

because I know it's difficult to put yourself out there

and the first step is always the hardest step...

My baby girl! That's my baby girl!

...but you know what? Second, third and fourth become easier

and, next thing you know, you're running.

With that, I think I'mma call all my babies up here

With that, I think I'mma call all my babies up here

so we can do a nice pose together.

I think that this will be a very memorable day.

This is the day that Mommy launched her business.

Let's go. Let's go kick some butt.

Let's wave at everybody. Say "thank you!"

[all] Thank you!

-It's DNA test result. -Oh, wow.

Today we get the chance to find out about the results about Amani being

my brother's son.

Here it goes.

Here it goes.

It's painful enough having lost Chris.

So, if Amani turns out not to be my grandson,

I will be disappointed.

-[Deon] Mother, mother, mother! -Hey.

-You know what time it is? -What time is it?

-It's DNA test result. -Oh, wow. That's a good time.

Even though we've all been anxiously waiting for

the results of the DNA test to come back,

we also promised Amani that we would not look at the DNA test result

until we're all able to video chat together.

until we're all able to video chat together.

I don't know, Ma. I'm just scared.

-What are you scared of? -Just jittery...

I don't know. I think I done put too much into this.

-Yeah. -Just wanting it to be

and the reality is that it's possible that it's not.

-It is what it's gonna be. -I know.

So, let's get this party started.

I know.

In my heart of hearts...

I already know he's Chris' child.

He's got Chris' eyes and then Chris had

He's got Chris' eyes and then Chris had

what we in the black community call good hair

or a nice grade of hair.

Amani got that.

[video ringing]

[ringing continues]

Hello! How are you?

Good. How are you doing?

[Deon] I'm doing great. Very nervous.

You ready for this?

Yeah, I'm ready. [chuckles]

[GG] If Amani turns out not to be my grandson,

I will be disappointed

because it's painful enough having lost Chris.

because it's painful enough having lost Chris.

Then only to be let down with the fact that he's not Chris' son...

That's the kind of pain you just don't want to keep having to relive.

No matter how this goes...

we're gonna be there for each other

to navigate through this if it's not what we want it to be.

-Okay? - Yeah.

[Deon] All right, so, in the test...

of Amani being...

Christopher Turner's son.

Christopher Turner's son.

...Christopher Turner's son...

Here it goes.

So, it says, "The DNA from the alleged relative was compared

to the tested child.

The probability of...

relatedness is 76.3%."

-So that means you are my brother's child. -[GG] Yeah.

Aw, man.

-[GG] 73... -[Amani] Oh, my God.

[Deon] 76.3%.

[Amani] Oh, man. [laughs shakily] Oh, my God.

-So, that means you are our... -Family, yeah.

[Amani] Oh, man.

-[emotionally] Yeah. -[Amani] Oh, man.

That means the world to me, I swear.

[Deon] Yeah, to us too!

[GG] Right now, I'm experiencing...

this overwhelming feeling of the joy

this overwhelming feeling of the joy

that I know Chris would have had knowing...

the results are as they are.

I just hate that Chris is not here to witness it.

[whispering] That makes me feel...

Yeah.

For me, it's like I have the chance to have my brother back

vicariously through you.

vicariously through you.

[tearfully] For me, it's the chance to honor him.

You know, just by honoring you, it's honoring him.

And it's just like, I want him to know,

you know, "Your baby is here with us and we're taking good care of him."

For me, it's just really filling a void

that I've been missing for, like, my whole life.

You know, the only thing that could have been better than this was,

like, being with him.

-[tearfully] Yeah. -[Amani laughs]

-Oh, my God. -This is a good feeling.

This is like God's way of just reaffirming our family.

This is like God's way of just reaffirming our family.

So we're gonna definitely want to meet you in person.

And so, listen, school starts back in a couple of weeks

for my children, your cousins.

I already told you I have 14, right?

Oh, man.

Dun, dun, dun!

[laughing]

-That's a lot. -[all laughing]

[laughing]

So, I would love to get your 14 cousins out there,

but you're gonna need a pair of pliers to get us off hugging you.

[all laughing]

I am so excited to bring Amani to the family.

I just hope we don't overwhelm him.

I want to fill his heart with whatever void he has

from not having that positive male role model.

I hope that my words, that my love, that my attention

will fill his heart.

Well, it's gonna be a family reunion,

-so you get ready. -I'll be ready.

-[Deon laughing] -Love you!

Love you too.

[Karen squealing]

[Karen squealing]

Next time on Doubling Down with the Derricos.

Hey, baby. How do I look in this?

You want me to tell you the truth?

I think you look like a churro.

[laughing]

[Deon] If I'm gonna lose weight before we go to Detroit,

I have got to get my butt to the gym.

[groans] Oh, jeez.

At this rate, I'm gonna have to lose weight for him.

[groans] Wait a minute.

-It's nice to meet you. -How are you doing? Pleased to meet you.

[Deon] I'm very excited for her to be going on this date,

but I'm also protective.

What are your intentions?

This is a little bit embarrassing for me right now.

This is a little bit embarrassing for me right now.

[all laughing]

[teacher] Can you give me the letter? Good job, Dawsyn.

Today we are meeting with a specialist in education.

She may be able to skip a grade.

The other two probably wouldn't be able to get into the program.

Wow.

Our triplets are not used to being separated.

Dawsyn?

Where are you?

-I miss Dawsyn. -I know.

Oh, Poppy.

What's going on with your CAT scan?

He thinks that I'll get better results with the traditional chemo.

He thinks that I'll get better results with the traditional chemo.

Oh, wow.

I swore I'd never do traditional chemo again.

That was so scary for me.

[both sobbing]