š āBreaking Point! Deon Derrico Opens Up About His Struggle With OCD ā The Truth Behind His Emotional Collapse!ā
In a PEOPLE exclusive sneak peek at the premiere ofĀ Doubling Down with the DerricosĀ season 5, Karen and Deon give an update on how their brood ofĀ 14 childrenĀ is doing.
āWe are on the verge of a house full of teenage boys,ā Karen shares as they are seen arm wrestling in the living room.
āDerrick is 13, soon to be 14 years old. Wow,ā Deon adds. āEverything for him is looking good. Smelling good. The young ladies and sports.ā
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His son can hardly hold in excitement about the milestone, saying, āIām finally a teenager.ā
Karen notes that twins Dallas and Denver are nearly full-fledged teenagers.
āIt feels good being 12. We get to ride on a lot of rollercoasters,ā one twin shares and the other adds, āIām a preteen. I’m gonna start acting like a preteen.ā
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The family update wouldnāt be complete with Karen sharing that the quintuplets Deonee, Daician, Daiten, Deniko, and Dariz are 10. She adds, Ā āBut I promise you they think that they are 21 years old.ā
As the girls start up a dance party with their father in the living room, he explains in a confessional, āI know at some point we’re going to have three teenage girls in this house at one time. The thought of it sends my Derrico OCD out the roof.ā
This season Deon and Karen āare entering a new and challenging phase of parenthood with their eldest, Darian, prepping for college,ā according to an official synopsis.
āAt the same time, the house is teeming with teenage and pre-teen boy energy with thirteen-year-old Derrick, twelve-year-old twins Dallas and Denver, and ten-year-olds Deniko and Dariz,ā the description continues. āQuint girls Deonee, Daician and Daiten are also getting older and while they may be ten, theyāre going on twenty. Six-year-old ātriplinsā Diez and Dior are now mischievous first graders, while four-year-old triplets Dawsyn, DeāAren and Dyver have blossomed into an extremely talkative and sassy trio.ā
āThe Derricos search forĀ a new houseĀ has been a forever process and is putting a strain on Deon and Karenās marriage,ā the synopsis concludes. āDeon is sitting on a secret that could change everything, and GG faces a big decision regarding her chemotherapy treatments. When the Derricos take a trip to the mountains, disaster strikes as Karen faces a medical emergency, forcing the Derricos to remember what is most important. Through it all, The Derricos always face life together, doubling down on all the love and fun it takes to be a unique family.ā




