In this segment of the Karamo talk show, Deonka, the mother of two adult daughters, appears to discuss her parenting style and confronts her daughters about their accusations of fat‑shaming and controlling behavior. Deonka repeatedly emphasizes that she loves her children and frames her comments as caring, while the daughters (Speaker C) push back, insisting that the mother’s focus on weight is hurtful and that she misinterprets past incidents, such as a “Target” episode. The dialogue spirals into a heated exchange about communication patterns, perceived paranoia, temper, and the difficulty of being heard within the family. The host (Speaker B) interjects, labeling Deonka’s temper and attitude, and the segment ends without resolution, highlighting the emotional intensity and the public nature of the family conflict.
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Karamo, my daughters are overly dramatic, and I don't understand why they think we're that dysfunctional that they needed to write into your show. My kids gang up on me all the time because they're mad at the way I raised them. Y'all asses are grown, and you're on your own. I'm trying to take care of myself now, but to some degree, y'all still around, and I'm still raising y'all. I feel like my daughter disagrees or hates when I tell her she needs to lose weight or be more healthier. And my other daughter needs to find out who she is before she starts jumping into new relationships. She needs to be her own leader instead of being a follower. I have told my kids exactly how I feel from day one because I love them. And as their mother, I feel like That's the way it should be.
All right, everyone, please welcome Deonka to the show.
Hi, Deonka. I'm always a mother first. They know this. With your weight and stuff, I love you. I know at the end of the day, when the dust settles, I'm going to be there.
I've told you several times, look, I don't care if it's a good compliment, a bad one.
I don't want to hear it. That I honestly did not know. I was telling you that I am proud of you if that was the journey that you were on.
Why is that the stepping stone for you to be proud of me? Because it's healthier.
I don't see me on a CPAP machine.
You don't see me walking, waddling around.
It didn't start out like that.
It didn't, but I got that together. I have been well, healthy and well for years now. But still, that is the first thing on your mind.
I, I— Is that the first thing on my mind or is it your health and me loving you?
My health is fine.
You're saying it as a healthy situation, but like the Target situation, that wasn't you worrying about her being healthy.
You thought somebody was talking about me.
Okay, Target, yes, because I've seen it. You see my paranoia.
I don't have paranoia.
Did they come up to me?
Did they come up to me and say anything?
I don't care whether they have or not, I'm letting them know.
You don't need to let them know. There's nothing to let them know.
No, I know I do.
You have a temper, sweetie.
And an attitude too. —and add to that.
And when does that come out?
Well, it's with them. I feel like when she don't want you to say nothing she don't want to hear. If she don't want to hear it, if she don't like it, she don't want to hear it. With them, it comes out because like now, this is a surprise to me, for me to be here with my daughters and find out how you really feel about me.
Mama, what do you mean find out? These are conversations we have had time and time before.
But they turn into arguments, so I guess nobody's listening. And you don't listen. Nobody's listening. Y'all get a word in. Y'all separate ways. You don't get a word in.
We can't get a word in because if it's not your way, you don't want to hear it.
Sorry, if I see it, I'm gonna call it.
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