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-[girls screaming] -Girls.

[all clamoring]

[girls] Previously on Doubling Down with the Derricos.

Mommy, this house is a zoo.

Tell me about it.

[Darian] They're everywhere, they're like flies.

[buzzing]

[Karen] You know, I try not to get emotional.

'Cause it's just I want a bigger house.

Yeah.

It's just not as easy for us as it would be a family

-of three or four. -Yeah.

[Deon] But one way or another, we will have our new home.

[all cheering]

Hi.

I thought it would be a good idea if I got a job.

I thought it would be a good idea if I got a job.

-I like that. -[Darian] I'm 16,

I need to find a life outside my house.

-Oh, ho, ho. [chuckles] -[Darian giggles]

Well, that's embarrassing.

So, I'm currently at the chemo's with GG.

[GG] Through my sickness,

Eric was right there.

So Eric is like family.

Just the presence of your mother or father,

it means so much to a child.

Like, my mother wasn't there.

Oh, wow.

[Eric] Growing up as a former foster child,

[Eric] Growing up as a former foster child,

if I knew that I had a family like the Derricos,

I would feel completed.

[GG] Come here.

[Karen] All right, you can log out and go upstairs.

You are done today.

[groans softly]

Just when I think I had a moment.

Who is that?

Let me guess.

It's Dior.

-[exclaims and chuckles] -[chuckles]

[Karen speaking]

[Dior speaking]

[Karen laughs]

-Hey, baby. -Hey.

What's going on?

Just wrapping up our school day.

By the time when I clean up all of their stuff,

-I gotta just pause and sit back. -I know.

So homeschooling has gotten easier in a lot of ways.

However, as the school year goes on,

this small space that we all have to share

this small space that we all have to share

is becoming even more of a problem.

Him and his other half is constantly making noise

and then they're in live classes.

And this house is just so small.

[Karen] It is, it is.

[Karen chuckles]

So any word on the house?

No word yet.

-Mm-mm. -[Deon] I know.

Lately, we have been dealing with a lot.

As if learning about Derrico's nephew, Amani, wasn't enough,

then GG had to restart chemo,

then GG had to restart chemo,

and so, looking for a bigger house

has just been a really hard task.

But fortunately, GG's getting stronger everyday.

So we have started back to looking at our dream house again.

Now, this look like a nice neighborhood over here.

Look, there's a sale sign up here.

I'm gonna look this one up.

-Yeah, this is too small, baby. -[clicks tongue]

But it's definitely gonna be a uphill battle.

Not only do we have to make room for our 14 children

and two dogs, the one thing that

we've learned when GG's house flooded,

we've learned when GG's house flooded,

is that we gotta have a room in case of emergencies.

[Deon] Just, like, the chances of us finding

-eight bedrooms, four bathrooms... -Yeah.

...nice backyard is impossible.

-[Karen] Mm-hmm. -Needless to say, we haven't had any luck yet.

And the search is starting to become a full-time job.

Nope. All right, let's keep looking.

That's a no-go.

We just have to keep trying and trying

-and trying until we make it happen. -Yeah.

[Deon] In order to cover all of our bases,

our real estate agent, Lee, is looking for us as well.

our real estate agent, Lee, is looking for us as well.

Hopefully, between the two of us, we can find a place soon.

But it's not gonna be easy to find something that fits our needs.

[Karen] Oh, my gosh.

It's like the more the-- the--

Did I hear something?

It's dirty?

Who gets it dirty?

-Them? You a part of them. -[Dior chuckles]

-Mm-mm, mm-mm. -[Deon] No, I'm not gonna clean up.

[Dior groans]

[Dior groans]

[laughing] He getting a broom.

-There you go. -[Deon] That's right. You say

-the house is dirty, you clean up. -[Karen] Yes.

You start sweeping.

-Oh, look at him. -[Deon] Oh, yeah and wait a minute now.

I kinda think that Dior will be kinda OCD

-'cause there's certain little things. -[Deon] I think you just got

-yourself recruited, young man. -[Karen laughs]

With Derrico, it's therapeutic for him

to go into cleaning mode. And it's therapeutic for me

-to leave-- [laughs] -To run from it.

And so to see my little Dior

exhibiting the same behavior is--

exhibiting the same behavior is--

is now giving me a flare up.

And when you get through, Poppy's gonna give you

-the vacuum cleaner. -[Karen chuckles]

-[laughs] -He says, "Okay."

-He say okay. -[laughs]

I mean, Dior's right. They are dirty.

The older four, they need to be doing more around the house.

I just think with you doing this homeschooling,

running your business,

and of course, me having to go back and forth

-to check on GG, take care of the houses. -[Karen] Mm-hmm.

-[Deon] Yeah, so-- -Well, why don't you call 'em down?

Hey, older four.

Hey, older four.

Y'all come here for a minute, please.

Our house has been messy over the last couple of weeks

and we must nip that in the bud.

For me growing up, as a single parent,

my mother needed all the help that she could get.

So she took her time and really showed me

how to clean and clean thoroughly.

I really believe that that's what led to me having

-Derrico OCD to this day. -Mm-hmm.

And I want my children

to get the same sense of appreciation for keeping

our house clean.

So Poppy and Mommy have been talking.

And-- And Dior has an issue.

And-- And Dior has an issue.

Everyone has to pick up more weight around the house.

See, 'cause if y'all take-- did a job thorough enough,

he wouldn't just had all these crumbs

-on that dustpan. -[Karen chuckles]

No, no, no, please, please.

Dior doesn't know what he's talking about.

-[laughs] -[Derrick] And-- and everyone

is only us four cleaning up.

I think that the-- the quints

could help out more.

I feel like they're getting

to an age where they can

-start doing more, like, we have to get the toilets. -[Derrick] Yeah.

-Right. -[Darian] But I feel like you had me doing stuff

when I was, like, five.

-[Deon] Look, that's not a bad idea. -I like that.

Incorporating the quints.

Incorporating the quints.

When Derrick came, I had-- I was forced to help out.

And the quints came, and right now, they're

relying on us to clean up their mess

and nuh-uh. No, no, no, no, sir. No, ma'am.

You need to pick up your own stuff.

Pick up your own slack.

-[Deon] Quints. -[kids] Yes?

-Come here. -[Derrick speaking]

Hey, quints. Dior decided that we need to have

-a family meeting with y'all. -[Karen] Look at him. [chuckles]

-a family meeting with y'all. -[Karen] Look at him. [chuckles]

[Deon] It makes sense that now is the time

for the quints to be doing more chores.

Now that Darian is working part-time,

every set of hands in this house

-has to do something. -[Karen] Mm-hmm.

Even the babies take their diapers to the trash.

[laughs]

[Karen] There are some things that need to definitely

be done because it's 16 of us in the house, right?

So we need dusting, vacuuming,

making sure the classroom is together,

the linen closet, cleaning up the toilets,

cleaning the bathroom.

[all groaning]

[all groaning]

Y'all gonna have to do that.

-Only us? -[kids clamoring]

Only us? Me and the girls only?

The quints.

[all exclaiming]

[Daician] I don't like to see all that

urine and the hair in the toilet.

That is disgusting.

Tomorrow, we'll be doing a cleaning boot camp.

We'll be doing the toilet stalls.

We always clean the toilet.

We always clean the toilet.

A lot, I mean a lot.

Bathroom and the kitchen are the two number one rooms

that dictate how clean or nasty you are.

-[Karen] Amen. -I don't wanna do that.

[Eric] All right, GG.

I got you.

You don't have enough butter on that toast for me.

You don't have enough butter on that toast for me.

[Eric] You want more butter?

[GG] I'm trying to watch you-- your figure.

-GG. -Watch your figure, baby.

Leave mine alone.

My favorite thing about living with Eric

is every night, Eric comes in for a good night hug.

And Eric loves to talk.

We had a night we was up until, like,

-four in the morning. -Yeah.

-Talking. [mimics] -He was talking.

-[GG] But he takes a two hour long shower. -[Eric chuckles]

I just be trying to make sure I don't miss a spot.

[laughs]

[laughs]

So how are you feeling?

I feel pretty good, Eric.

Now that my white blood cell count has increased,

my doctor says

I can be around people again.

And with only a few more chemo sessions left,

I feel like I'm starting to see the light

at the end of the tunnel again.

What are we doing for your birthday?

Um...

I don't know.

'Cause when you look at other people celebrating their birthday,

it usually comes with, like, families and stuff

but that was never my norm so...

Growing up in a foster care system, I didn't have

consistency when it came to celebrating birthdays with family.

And I never really entertained the idea,

like, it gotta be different.

It was such a normal for me I kinda, like, accepted it.

So my birthday isn't something I really look forward to often

because it's usually not celebrated anyway.

So what about, uh, holidays?

So what about, uh, holidays?

-How was the holidays for you? -[Eric] I grew up

spending some Christmases in my bedroom

while all the celebration was being done downstairs or--

-What? -[Eric] I didn't know how

jacked up it was really until I met y'all

and really started talking about these things.

Like the trauma of being in the system your whole life.

When I first met the Derricos,

they was very vocal with

letting me know that I'm family

and at the beginning, I don't think I fully understood what it meant

and at the beginning, I don't think I fully understood what it meant

'cause I was so far removed

from the hopes of being anyone's family.

[sniffles]

Having a life of meeting stranger after stranger,

family after family. [sniffles] You don't even know these people.

And so to have lived my whole life without it... [sniffles]

It's hard for me to accept that. [sniffles]

It saddens me to my core.

To think that people can be so mean to children.

To children.

What does it leave the child with?

It leaves them with an empty life, an empty heart.

Where does that pain come from? What causes that?

When you grow up in foster care,

you observant of what it means to be with family,

what it means to see someone

what it means to see someone

take care of their children, not whatever.

But it still creates the concept

of you understanding how you not getting that.

[GG] It just makes me feel so bad for him.

If I had been through any parts

of what Eric had gone through,

I probably would have felt the same way.

[Eric] Talking to you now, I think

what life could I have had? I think that's what hurts.

[GG] I wish it was something that I could do

[GG] I wish it was something that I could do

to make him know you don't have to be

blood related to become family,

something to make him really appreciate

that he is as special as he really is.

Y'all know Eric had a birthday coming up.

Why don't we do something to officially

incorporate him into the family?

We can have our own adoption ceremony.

[all shouting] Surprise!

[Deon] I'm not your Poppy right now.

[Deon] I'm not your Poppy right now.

I am your instructor.

So I'm gonna show you all today how to clean a toilet.

[Deonee gags] Just the thought of it

-just make me [gags]. -[gasps]

-All right, y'all ready? -[kids chattering]

So we are about to play some musical chairs.

[exclaiming]

The good thing about having a large family

is the variety of games can be played.

-[music playing] -[kids clamoring]

[laughs]

-[music stops] -[kids screaming]

[Daician speaking]

[Dionee] Yes.

[all screaming]

Dionee is the winner.

[all screaming]

I really don't see none.

I really don't see none.

Hey, Derrick.

Yes, Ma.

[GG] What you doin'?

Uh, checking my email.

I need you over here for a little bit.

Right now?

-[GG] Yes, please. -Okay.

So our real estate agent, Lee, has

been continuously looking for houses for us.

And he may actually have a lead that sounds promising.

So I'm hoping we could take a look at it within the next couple of days.

I'll believe it when I see it.

Eric had such a talk with me

about when he was in foster care,

and how he felt so left out

and of course, we cried and I could cry now.

and of course, we cried and I could cry now.

But anyway, I was thinking

maybe we could do something special

-for his birthday. -[Karen] Hmm.

I think that we should, uh,

surprise Eric with a birthday party.

That's good, I like that, Deniko.

Imagine this, if every single birthday,

Imagine this, if every single birthday,

no one did anything for you,

and every single Christmas came and you watched

somebody else be good to their children but not you,

-you would start to resent that holiday. -[GG] Yeah.

-That's what he said. -[Deon] And that-- Yep.

That's what happened to Eric in the foster care system.

Being in this world and you only have yourself.

[Derrick] It's very unfair that Eric had to live his life like that.

He was just missing the family.

That'd be so hard and different.

And your parents are busy

so you can't even hang out with no one.

Yeah.

[Dior speaking]

I think I wanna do something

even more special than just

-um, a birthday, yeah. -His-- A birthday like that.

-um, a birthday, yeah. -His-- A birthday like that.

[GG] Why don't we do something to officially

incorporate him into the family?

I mean, when you say officially, I think of an adoption

but we-- How do we officially adopt him?

-Other than-- -We can have our own adoption ceremony.

-Yeah. -He's like a big brother to me.

Yep, I agree.

Our family has grown so much this year

with Derrico's nephew, Amani, coming into the picture.

We are so happy that we have a new blood relative.

But you have the family you're born with

and then you have the family that you choose,

and then you have the family that you choose,

that you make into yours.

Why don't you make a...

Maybe a family tree?

I think I can do that.

It won't be a legal adoption, of course,

because Eric is an adult.

But it's a promise that he belongs with us.

Eric has been in our family for

five whole years. And I think it's time

to show him that there's room for one more.

Well, maybe not in this small house here.

But in general, there's always room for one more.

It's time to plan this party.

It's time to plan this party.

-[all laugh] -[Deon] You can't wait to party?

[all laughing]

Hey, quints.

-[kids] Yes. -Come here, babies.

Why the toilet?

-Oh. -What's this?

You're getting ready to see what this is. Have a seat.

Now that Karen and I have decided

the quints should start doing some chores around the house,

they're gonna learn how to clean my way.

they're gonna learn how to clean my way.

So I'm gonna show them the process

teach them the terminology.

It is time for basic training with Sergeant Derrico.

I've cleaned all the toilets

that I wanna clean in my life.

And now that I have 14 children,

I should not clean a toilet.

So ladies and gentlemen,

I'm not your Poppy right now.

I am your instructor.

So I'm gonna show you all today

how to clean a toilet.

Ugh.

There are lot of people who like to use a scrub brush, okay?

But Poppy do not ever use a scrub brush.

But Poppy do not ever use a scrub brush.

Poppy uses a towel.

Some people use the liquid cleaner,

but I prefer more of an abrasive.

And the roughness helps to clean it real good,

especially if you have defecated.

-[both chuckle] -[Deon] And then what you would do

is put your powder in there,

then I take my towel,

I start cleaning really good.

Remember there are 16 people in this small house

who are all using the same toilets.

If they can conquer this job,

they can do any damn thing.

Daiten.

Daiten.

-Aim at the toilet, aim! -[Deon chuckles] Okay.

This is-- And that's true so I understand.

Dior and Diez, they do it everywhere.

This is the real deal.

Wait, I need my gloves on.

-[exclaims] -You need your gloves on?

Okay, put your-- put your gloves on. I've got gloves right here. Yeah.

Diez, his aim's right on the toilet seat.

And then does this.

-[girls screaming] -Ew!

Ew. Oh, my gosh, ew.

This ain't it at all.

[Deon] And you gotta also get back there

'cause sometimes people have what's called booty jam.

And that booty jam will get back there, yes.

[boys chuckling]

It's like where the crack

and the stuff comes out of,

but the booty jam was, um...

Unexpected.

[Deon stammers] Yeah, don't let that hand touch your nose.

-Mm. -You're giving Poppy a little small flare up.

-Mm. -You're giving Poppy a little small flare up.

Poppy, he has OCD so,

I don't get it because, like,

the toilet's still gonna be dirty either way.

[Deon] You wanna get in them trenches but you wanna make sure

you watch out for your-- your face and stuff.

You don't want your face touching that toilet.

[producer speaking]

[Dariz speaking]

Still having a lot of fun.

-You having fun? -Yes.

Don't splatter that towel.

[chuckles]

-Hmm. -You know why?

Why? Because of what you get up in the booty jam.

Let Poppy do his full-on inspection.

Well, my Derrico OCD is-- it's-- it's flaring up.

I mean, Daician is-- She's touching her nose

after just having had her hand in the toilet.

I didn't clean like a pro my first time either.

But I got there. And so will they.

But I got there. And so will they.

Y'all have done an excellent job.

Class is officially over.

-All right. -[girl] Okay.

Let me see now.

You need to what?

You need to defecate?

Really? Come on.

This toilet seat sees more action than a Las Vegas trip.

[Dior chuckles]

[Deon] Come on.

So here it is. That's such a dream.

Every time there's a house that

Every time there's a house that

we've been interested in, it doesn't pan out.

Eric, I don't know what to do.

So which houses are we going to see?

[Deon] I gotta run by Coyo.

But I wanna make a quick

pitstop at this other house,

you know, the one I was telling you about.

I wanna stop by there real fast

and get a look at there.

So our real estate agent has

finally found a house for us to look at tomorrow.

But Karen asked me to get Eric out the house today

while they work on his upcoming birthday surprise.

So I figured it would be a good excuse

for us to check out some other properties

for us to check out some other properties

because there is another house

that I've been wanting us to move into for a while now.

[Eric] Look at these houses.

You can see the difference in size.

Oh, my God, I know, right?

[Eric] I like the gate on that one.

[Deon] So when were you born? In the '80s, the '90s?

I feel proud to know that I gets to say

-'80 was my birthday. -[Deon] Eighty what?

[Eric] Nine. But it's the '80s.

Everything about my birth is last minute.

I'm at the end of the '80s

I'm at the end of the '80s

and was born after midnight.

I know Eric has not had the best birthday growing up.

But everyone within our family has embraced Eric

in the most loving way possible,

who would never allow him to feel the sense of abandonment

that we know he's felt in the past.

Which is why what we're doing for him is very important.

[Darian] Aw, that's a cute one.

-Oh, he's gonna like that picture, right there. -Yeah.

-Oh, he's gonna like that picture, right there. -Yeah.

[Darian] If we add this on the slideshow,

this is gonna have everybody laughing.

We're doing everything we can

to make Eric's birthday super special.

So, while the children are downstairs making decorations,

Darian and I are upstairs

creating his slideshow for his party.

Look at Dawsyn.

[both cooing]

[Karen] Little chicken.

So, let's go over our checklist, Darian.

-Okay. -A location for the party,

then we got, I found this beautiful classic car showroom.

So, I really and truly hope that he really likes this.

So, I really and truly hope that he really likes this.

-You know what I mean? -Mmm-hmm.

[Darian] He's gonna like it.

We're planning an adoption ceremony for Eric.

We just wanna make sure

that he knows exactly how much he means to us.

I wanted to do like, a family tree so we paint our hands on it.

And then, when we give it to him,

Eric can do his hand at the birthday party

and it'll complete the tree.

[Karen] That's gonna be amazing.

You know, he's a grandson to GG,

and an exceptional older brother to our children,

and a really great friend to Derrico.

and a really great friend to Derrico.

[both cooing indistinctly]

[Karen] With the year that we've had, all of that helps

and I just really appreciate him for that.

[Deon] This is a nice sub-division,

here we got the gated community.

So, here it is.

Look at the garage space.

[Deon] That's such a dream.

So, I purchased a rental property in 2019,

and it already had a long-term renter in there.

But I just came to tell him, "Hey, you gotta go.

I need the house for myself."

I need the house for myself."

But, man, that house would be so perfect for us.

We would have a place for everything.

There's room for Karen to store

all of her merchandise for her business,

and Da could have her own room.

-Yeah, she's gonna love that. -I know it.

Four bathrooms, can you picture four bathrooms?

So, what's the hold-up on it, like, how--

It's, I don't know, you know, it's basically...

Just the way it goes.

It was so extremely frustrating.

Every time there's a house that we've been interested in,

Every time there's a house that we've been interested in,

it doesn't pan out.

And Karen's just tired of having her heart broken.

So, you know, it's like,

I know God has a plan,

and it's my job to respect his plan.

But it's just been so emotional for us.

Yeah.

[Eric] My heart goes out to Rico and Karen.

They've been looking for a bigger house for a long time now.

There's only so much bad luck that one family can take.

[Deon] Eric, I don't know what to do.

You know, just treat it like savings, set it, forget it.

You know, just treat it like savings, set it, forget it.

Come back later.

[Deon] Yeah, I guess so.

-[Karen] This is it? -[Deon] Yup.

-Y'all ready, babies? -[all children] Yeah!

[Karen] Lee pulled through and found us a big enough house

for our family,

But looking at these specs,

on this house, it...

may just be exactly on the edge of what we can afford.

may just be exactly on the edge of what we can afford.

This is really nice, I like it.

-Derricos, what's up guys? -[children whooping]

-Come on it! -[Karen] Hi, Lee.

Nice to see you all.

-Look how big you guys are getting, -[indistinct chatter]

-this is nice. -[indistinct conversation]

There's so much space,

so much room for activities in this home.

Let them go explore and enjoy this house, guys.

[children cheering]

[Darian] I want my own room,

that's like my own little mini studio apartment, you know?

So I can finally have my own space,

and a little bit of privacy.

-[children cheering] -I like this room!

-[children cheering] -I like this room!

One big room, big room for me and the girls,

because we're sharing rooms.

Makeup desk, definitely makeup is my thing.

Hey guys, so today we're gonna do...

-Our makeup. -...makeup.

Yes.

[indistinct conversation]

Thirty five hundred square feet,

-versus... -Oh my God, Lee.

-...2200-- -Oh my God, this is another, what?

-From what we have? -That's another 1400--

It's another, almost house.

[Karen] This house is beautiful.

You know, for me, I just think about, "Oh my gosh,

You know, for me, I just think about, "Oh my gosh,

the-the learning space for the children..."

-[chuckles] Let's go see the rest. -Let's see it,

let's check it out.

I look at that house and I'm like,

wow.

This right here could solve

a lot of problems that we currently have right now.

Dining room, right.

[Karen] Oh, yeah.

Love it, Lee. We could at the head of the table...

-Mmm. -...and everyone

-including Uncle Lee can come by for dinner. -Yeah.

Kitchen's on the other side of this wall.

Let's check it out.

[Derrick speaking]

-That was a bad shot but anyway. -[Darian laughing]

What I love about it is the fact that

it's the dream space for a classroom.

That big wall, that can be like, the big board,

all of their charts over there.

-[Deon] I like this, Lee. I really do. -I love this.

All I can guarantee is a strong offer,

I'll try to sweet talk the realtors, that's all I can do.

I'll try to sweet talk the realtors, that's all I can do.

Oh my gosh, I think Lee actually nailed it.

From the dining room area, to the homeschool area,

I could go on and on and on.

Oh my gosh!

-[Deon] Yes! -[Karen] Yay!

[Deon] When I was a child growing up,

if you lived in a house like this,

it meant you made it in life.

I want you guys

to envision yourself in here,

I want you to feel what it would be like to be in this home.

-Let's shut the doors. -Let's shut the doors.

[Karen] When I was growing up, if,

[Karen] When I was growing up, if,

someone had a two-story house,

they, you know, they had money.

"Oh my gosh, the house has stairs in it."

That was like, the thing.

So, it's a risk because we will be pushing it

with our budget, but it's worth it.

We need this for our family.

I'm gonna tell Uncle Lee we're going to put in an offer.

[sighs]

[Karen] As exciting as it is,

I'm also really nervous, like...

This is the only house that we've come close to.

This is the only house that we've come close to.

I just don't want it to fall through, but hey,

I'm packing right now if you let me.

-Slow down, don't pack until we get past at least the... -[chuckles]

...the offer being accepted.

We're gonna make it happen.

[children] Hi GG!

-Hi, GG! -[GG] Hi, y'all!

Hi! [exclaims excitedly]

[Deon] The quints have learned how to clean toilets,

but now, their biggest challenge yet,

the cleaning of Queen GG's house.

If the quints can impress GG with their cleaning,

they can impress anyone.

And I also bought the older children with me to help out.

And I also bought the older children with me to help out.

Y'all have to show GG what Poppy have showed you, how I've trained you.

Is this where you got your Derric-OCD from, because--

Do you walk in the bathroom smelling defecation or urination--

How many people you know how to say "defecate," period?

Okay, Ma, you taught me to use a proper term whenever I could.

But I never said "defecate."

-[all laughing] -[Deon] Hold on.

[GG] They say "poo."

When I was raising my boys as a single parent,

it was very important for me to teach them how to clean,

it was very important for me to teach them how to clean,

because their cleaning prevented me from having to.

I was doing enough to take care of and provide for the family.

I'm gonna check your work.

My mama checked mine with a white glove,

I'm checking yours with a white glove.

But why with a white glove? I just wanna--

Because it picks up any dirt.

Oh.

So are you ready for them to get started?

I'm ready yesterday.

-[children] Oh, yay! -Let's go!

Okay, girls. Let's get scrubbing.

Okay, girls. Let's get scrubbing.

That water's good. Hand me a dish, please, Dariz.

This is disgusting!

Ew!

Never forget you gotta clean your stove off, too.

Get that over there.

That's the booty jam area. You wanna make sure that's good and clean.

That's the booty jam area. You wanna make sure that's good and clean.

[GG] I think that's all of them.

Let me check and see about this.

Nothing on the glove.

Good job, girls!

Oh, my gosh.

Dust free.

-Team work make the dream work, right? -Yes.

After seeing how well the quint girls did on the bathroom,

I am confident they are ready

to take on some of the chores from the older children,

to take on some of the chores from the older children,

and help make Karen's job a lot less hectic than it has already been.

These counters are immaculate.

Yes, y'all did really an amazing job.

-It looks so good. -[GG] Yeah.

When it comes to cleaning,

GG is an even tougher critic than I am.

So for her to say that they did an amazing job...

Maybe my Derric-OCD is contagious, after all.

Thanks for sharing your babies with me.

[Deon] Oh, we ain't done.

[Deon] Oh, we ain't done.

I'm gonna need some of y'all outside.

Now we gotta get this backyard.

Dang it!

[man] Triplets.

[together] Adopt Eric.

Adopt Eric.

Yay!

[Karen] Thank you so much.

I feel like I have a little operation of helpers around me.

Fridge and counters are all being wiped down, hey!

I am so grateful

that our quintuplets started taking on these chores,

because it shows that they're ready

for different type of responsibility.

And that's a huge blessing.

Home-school was its normal, crazy,

-[Karen] and chaotic day, but look-- -[Deon] Mmm-hmm.

The fact that I was able to get through that...

The fact that I was able to get through that...

They started their chores after school.

-[Karen] It's like I destressed totally. -Yeah.

I just wanna know, how come we didn't think about...

giving them chores a long time ago.

Because the feeling that I have now is like

[sings] amazing.

Yeah. It feels great.

Feels like it's running smooth now.

So, it's a huge help.

I mean, they not only did it but they did it very well.

[cell phone ringing]

[cell phone ringing]

-[Karen] Yeah, so I just-- -Oh, wait, wait, wait, baby.

-This is Lee. -[Karen] Oh.

-[Deon] Mmm-hmm. -Oh!

-Hey, Lee, what's going on? -Hi, Lee.

[Lee on phone] Hey guys, how are ya?

-I'm good. I'm good. What's going on? -How are you?

So, a few days ago we put in an offer on a house.

We're very, very excited for it.

-Mmm-hmm. -And we've been anticipating a phone call from Lee.

[Karen] Seeing Lee's name and number come up on the phone,

my heart is, like, all the way South Africa right now.

I'm just hoping and praying this is not another letdown.

[Lee speaking]

[Lee speaking]

[bleep]

[Karen] My God.

I am extremely disappointed

'cause it seems like everyone that I talk to,

maybe after three or four times, they-- they win the bid,

-they got the house. -[Deon] Yeah.

But for us, I mean--

How long has it been now?

Years.

This is borderline traumatic for me.

This is borderline traumatic for me.

I ain't wanna talk about it.

[Lee speaking]

This is really, really frustrating right now, Lee.

All right, Lee. Thank you so very much.

I really appreciate this.

[Karen] Our real estate agent, Lee, keeps talking about it's gonna come

when it's the right time and,

I just feel like I'm on a merry-go-round.

And I want it to stop.

I just don't know how many more times I can do this, baby.

I just don't know how many more times I can do this, baby.

I-- I'm being for real. This is a lot.

Yeah.

Can't give up though, baby. We can't give up.

It's like, how many times do I have to pick myself back up?

-[Deon] I know. -Mmm-hmm.

-[Darian] Wow. This is neat. -[children] Wow.

[boy] This is nice.

[boy] There's a lot of cars.

Wow! I like that car. And that one.

Today is Eric's party and we found this amazing classic car showroom

that we can celebrate his birthday in.

-[boy] A Chevy. -[GG] My father had one.

-[boy 1] He did? -[boy 2] Oh, that red one? That red one?

-No, it wasn't a convertible. -Look, we can-- we can do a history of cars later

-No, it wasn't a convertible. -Look, we can-- we can do a history of cars later

-but Eric is on his way here... -[Derrick] Yes, yes, yes!

-Okay. -...and we got to get this place decorated.

Well, let's do it then.

We don't have a whole lot of time

because Derrico and Eric,

along with the remaining children,

will be here soon.

Hello!

How are y'all doing?

Good seeing you!

-I'm so glad that y'all could make it. -[GG greeting indistinctly]

We're planning an adoption ceremony

so I have invited his boxing trainer

and Prince, which is a good friend of his

and I also invited Lee, our family friend.

and I also invited Lee, our family friend.

And Eric is going to be so happy to see them.

All right, y'all setting up?

We gotta move, move, move!

Okay, let's get that.

Oh, perfect.

Poppy said he'll be here in a minute.

Just lay 'em down, lay 'em down.

-[clinks] -Have a seat, have a seat, have a seat.

They are-- They're pulling up, y'all. Come on.

-[boy] Mommy, Eric's here! -Don't move, don't say anything.

[whispers] Stop.

-[GG] Dai wait. -[shushing]

-[Deon] The door right here that says "Sales." This way. -[Eric] Okay.

-[Deon] The door right here that says "Sales." This way. -[Eric] Okay.

-[triplet speaking indistinctly] -You said what?

[all] Surprise!

[all cheering]

When I walked into the surprise party, I was shocked.

[children laughing]

That was a good surprise when I don't know nothing.

[all chanting] Eric! Eric! Eric! Eric!

[GG] Eric.

I was happy that

I was happy that

Eric was totally surprised.

I think Eric knows how much we love him.

But I think that took it over the top for him.

Do I get a car today?

[all laugh]

Well, how you feel? Like...

I feel good. I feel surprised.

We got a special presentation for you.

-So, Karen, can you get us started? -All righty.

Come on, my little awesome Dawsyn.

[music playing]

[GG] When I first met Eric,

Eric was not a open person.

He was almost in a child-like state himself.

Once I found out about his background,

that's when I understood why he gets along

so well with the children,

because there's a part of him that didn't have a childhood.

because there's a part of him that didn't have a childhood.

[Karen chuckles]

I was shocked 'cause all the different foster homes I lived in, group home,

I have no pictures of myself.

And so, when I look at a slideshow with

more than two, three pictures of myself,

that's new for me.

[kids reading together] "Will...

you...

be...

be...

a...

Derrico."

[Eric sniffles]

[GG] Well, Eric, you know I love you.

And for everything that you have seen,

as a foster child,

we wanna make it so that that never happens to you again.

We want you forever in our family.

We want you forever in our family.

We wanna adopt you.

[Eric sniffles]

[Deon] It's up to you.

-This is-- this is your day. -It's up to you but.

[Deon] This is your day, man.

[Eric sniffles]

Um...

I don't have a lot of words.

[sniffles] I got a lot of tears.

-[laughs and sniffles] -[Karen chuckles]

But I know y'all are family and [sniffles]

I do accept you as family.

And I love you all.

So, thank you. Thank you, everyone.

So, thank you. Thank you, everyone.

-We love you, Eric. -[GG] Yes.

-[Karen] We love you. -I know.

-We love you. You are our family. -[all clapping and cheering]

[Deon] Yes.

-[child] Clapping! -[Deon] Yes. Yes.

This...

is our official

certificate of adoption.

[sniffles]

You are officially, right now,

a Derrico.

This is for you.

Everybody has their name there.

-Thank you. -[Deon] Thank you.

[Eric] When you, like, initiate someone in a family like that,

this just something that I wish more

children who come from foster care like I have or from abandonment,

could feel.

It was like being baptized. [laughs]

This is our family tree with our hands.

And yours goes right there.

[Eric's friends] Whoo!

-[Deon] That's the thing for you. -Thank you.

[Denver speaking]

Eric did not get to celebrate his birthday when he was a child,

so feels so good him celebrating it with us.

[Darian] Our whole family was complete when Eric put his hand on the tree.

It was like the stamp of approval that

we're not gonna hurt him, we're never gonna leave him,

we're never gonna abandon him.

-Kiss, Eric. -[kisses]

Yes.

Oh, yeah!

[both laughing]

What you want? Oh, you giving kiss? Aww.

[GG] So, Eric, what you think about this?

I never thought about getting adopted ever.

It's like, uh-- It's like I'm doing life all over again.

What Eric brings to our family, I feel, is like that

you know, that-- that missing puzzle piece

because he is humble, he is loving.

And to have someone like Eric to just come along,

And to have someone like Eric to just come along,

he genuinely just wants to be loved

and he wants to belong to a family that's gonna take him in with loving arms.

And that's what we are.

[Karen and Deon laugh]

[Karen] Next time on Doubling Down with the Derricos.

-[honking] -I wanna go camping.

-Black people don't really do camping. -[Karen] No.

Why?

-You see these critters and we don't mesh with those. -[people laughing]

[boy] Lift this whole thing up.

[boy speaking]

[children screaming]

What the hell have we gotten ourselves into?

-All right, let's go. No, let's go. -[quint girl] I'm scared.

What do you think right now the quint girls know about having babies?

You know, you gotta teach them.

You don't have to give up nothing you don't wanna give up.

Never in a million years did I think that I'd be having

the sex talk with my mother-in-law.

Mommy wants to talk to you girls.

[groaning]

[cell phone ringing]

[Deon] Oh, my God.

[Deon] Oh, my God.

When will you know?

I just got a phone call from one of my tenants.

He may be moving out of my house.

If that comes through,

that house is everything that we need right now.

This could be the perfect solution for my family.

It's like, I've gotten my hopes up so many times

to only just be let down.

-That's because I'm-- -That's why you got me.

Trust me on this.