'Doubling Down With The Derricos': Is Karen and Deon's marriage in trouble? The pair struggles to communicate
Karen and Deon Derrico are known for having a strong relationship, but lately, things have not been looking good for the pair. Ever since the pair found out that their daughter, Dawsyn Derrico has a hole in her heart, they have been struggling to get on the same page. Having 13 other children, Karen knew it was important for them to have one of their parents with them.
This led her to take care of Dawsyn by herself and accompany her in all the doctor appointments. To make things worse, Deon had been struggling to see Dawsyn's state ever since the couple lost their son Carter. The pair lost Carter when he was born premature and that took a toll on Deon. When Dawsyn first came to the house, Deon felt distant and worried about how things would work out. He admitted that seeing Dawsyn in that condition reminded him of what happened with Carter. Karen knew it was time for Deon to face things as she did not want to face Dawsyn's surgery alone for the second time.
To make things worse, Karen admitted that since they had divided the work, Deon and she hardly had any time communicating. Opening up about this situation to Deon's mother, GG, Karen revealed that they were not getting enough time to spend together. Karen admitted she would have liked if Deon was more present in Dawsyn's life. Hearing this, GG knew not everything was fine between them. She hinted at the importance of communication and how Karen and Deon were slowly losing it. After GG advised Karen to talk to Deon, she decided to confront him and open up about how she was feeling.
Karen stated that she was feeling Deon was not present in Dawsyn's life as she had hoped he would be and how that had led her to face things alone. Deon was not thrilled to hear this as he felt he was doing everything in his power to be there with the family. He tried to explain how he was taking care of older children. However, Karen thought what he needed was bonding time with Dawsyn and to get closer to her. Unfortunately, that upset Deon as he wondered if what he was doing was enough. Will this conversation put a strain on their marriage?
'Doubling Down With The Derricos' airs on Tuesdays at 10 pm ET on TLC.