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'Doubling Down With the Derricos': Karen and Deon address their grandparents' painful past

Karen and Deon explained to their kids what picking cotton meant to them as Black people, as they turned an outing into a teachable moment

For the Derricos, it is safe to save that they are all a rather tight-knit family. With GG having been there through each of Karen's pregnancies, she is close to her son and daughter in law and has a special bond with her grandkids. This is why her decision not to move with the family is hard.

But as the family spent a day out on a farm, it became clear that South Carolina's history made it difficult for her to move and among other things. Karen and Deon used this outing as a teachable moment for their children, as they spoke to them about Black history, cotton picking and its ties to their own families.

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After a fun day on a farm, complete with a corn maze and other games, Karen and Deon spoke to the children about what cotton-picking meant to them as Black people. Karen talked about how her grandmother had to do it and how her mother did as well. She told her children about how black children back then didn't have childhoods, especially not like the ones they have. Deon spoke about how even to this day, GG got emotional thinking about how her mother suffered because she had to pick cotton. Karen and Deon both wanted to make this a teachable moment for their children, with Karen reminding them that it was essential to know where they came from, to know where they are going.

Fans praised Karen and Deon for turning the situation into a teachable and learning moment for the kids. "I am loving this family unit! Whew, these teachings! @karenederrico you fo girl #TheDerricos @TLC @DEONDERRICO" tweeted a fan. "Every moment is a teachable moment. #TheDerricos @TLC" added a fan. "Yeah, most of our ancestors picked that cotton. #TheDerricos" said a fan. "That's why GG don't want know parts of the South #TheDerricos" tweeted a fan. 

Deon himself took to Twitter, to talk about the scene as it played out on TV. "#TheDERRICOs Christean Turner, aka Mama would always cry whenever stories about picking cotton would come up" tweeted Deon, talking about his own grandmother. "#TheDERRICOs teaching our children about cotton and it's importance in our world" he added.

Season 3 of 'Doubling Down With the Derricos' airs on TLC on Tuesdays at 10 pm ET.

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