A family emergency turns into a canceled Christmas.
After no one could help him watch their toddler during a hospital emergency, this husband snaps, calling everyone selfish, canceling the family holiday trip, and eventually deciding to spend Christmas without his wife and step-kids.
Was this a fair consequence or an emotional tantrum?
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It’s our final episode of 2025, and you already know we had to go out with the messiest, pettiest, most chaotic relationship stories we could find. From bed-wetting boyfriends to holiday drama and shady friends, the toxicity is turned all the way up.
We’re reacting to Classmate confessions, tons of Toxic Confessions, and of course… School Snacks are in session. Whether you’re boo’d up or blocking someone before New Year’s, this episode has a story that will hit home.
Get ready for 2026. We’re just getting started.
It’s the Christmas episode of Only Black Kids in the Class and you already know—it’s MESSY.
From skipping Noche Buena to locking up Christmas presents, tonight’s stories have everything: petty siblings, salty exes, holiday ultimatums, and a little sweet revenge on top.
Plus, we’re reading real listener emails, sharing our favorite School Snacks, and giving our Honor Roll an extended cut of the episode.
Grab your cocoa, buckle up, and find out who ruined Christmas this year.
This week’s episode is giving Christmas chaos with a side of emotional damage. Robert and Mrs. Sawyer dive into the kind of holiday mess that turns matching pajamas into a full-blown Facebook war.
From coworkers beefing over Christmas shifts, to people wrapping empty boxes for “aesthetic,” to couples threatening divorce before the ham even comes out the oven—this was already a wild ride.
But nothing topped the viral uproar over a mom who discovered her son in a Christmas photo… wearing the wrong pajamas. The dad, the new girlfriend, and their kids were all matching, but her child?
Left out like a clearance-rack ornament.
Robert & Mrs. Sawyer break down the motives, the pettiness, the parenting fails, and whether this was clueless or calculated.
If you’ve ever said, “I’m keeping the peace for the holidays,” this episode will test that.
🎉 It’s our 2-year anniversary of Only Black Kids in the Class! 🎉And what better way to celebrate than with some of the messiest, pettiest, and most emotionally confusing stories our listeners have ever sent us?This week on Ask The Black Kids, we’re diving into:– a sister who’s fed up with her half sibling,– a landlord whose self-hate might need therapy,– a parent threatening to disown their future child,– a holiday family dynamic spiraling out of control…💌 It’s all messy, all real, and all in the family.Tap in, drop a “PRESENT!” in the comments, and help us celebrate 2 years of laughs, healing, and calling out shenanigans.
Join the Honor Roll to watch the extended version: https://onlyblackkids.comWant advice? Leave us a message: https://www.onlyblackkids.comREDDIT https://www.reddit.com/r/onlyblackkidsIG https://www.instagram.com/onlyblackkidsTT https://www.tiktok.com/@onlyblackkids0:00 Homeroom03:45 ATBK- Am I Wrong?14:22 Appreciation/ Macro aggression18:54 Protect the Bald24:57 Just Dropping Line26:35 Relationship Advice38:24 Should I Cut Off My Sister45:17 Help my brother go53:21 What did you think01:08:18 School Snacks01:19:32 Ms.ParkerForReal – First Day of School01:25:26 Toxic Confessions – Big Randy01:27:59 Toxic Confessions – Scammer Sister01:30:54 Toxic Confessions – My Husband Used My Car in a Driveway
This week OBK dives into one of the wildest viral moments TikTok has seen all year. TikTok creator @davillainumade set the internet on fire after she drove three hours to confront a woman who left racist comments on her video.
The original post is now private, but the internet is undefeated, so the clip has been reposted everywhere, sparking huge debates about accountability, internet bravery, and what happens when online hate meets real-life consequences.
In this episode, the Sawyers break down:
the build-up to the confrontation
the ethics of pulling up IRL
whether “internet courage” should be checked offline
and the larger conversation about harm, safety, and boundaries online
It’s messy, it’s bold, it’s uncomfortable — and exactly the type of conversation the classroom shows up for.
You ever meet someone who’s broke and bold? This episode is a wild ride through stories where the audacity is on layaway and entitlement is over drafted.
From refusing to pay for a celibate dinner date to hiding whole bank accounts from your fiancé, we’re diving into the cringe economy of relationships, roommates, and relatives who think your wallet is community property.
🧾 Stories we unpack:
• “You won’t sleep with me, but you still want me to pay?”
• “Why won’t you pay for my son’s stepbrother’s hockey too?”
• “You’re rich, but I’m the one funding this relationship??”
• “Should I dump my girl for using my emergency card?”
• “My cheating husband is draining me financially — now what?”
PLUS:
• 🔥 Toxic Confessions
• 🥨 School Snacks
• 📚 A messy moment in the OBK Book Club
If they shenan once, they will shenanigan and try to Cashapp request you after.
00:00 Homeroom
11:55 Is Therapy Real
17:17 ATBK- Am I Wrong to want to leave my 13yr marriage?
22:16 ATBK- Am I the asshole for cutting ties?
26:10 AITAH for refusing to pay for my dates food and drinks after she claimed she was celibate and waiting until marriage to have sex at age 42 with 2 adult children and 2 failed marriages?
31:59 AITA for refusing to pay for my son's stepbrother to play hockey alongside him while also refusing to pull my son from hockey?
36:24 AIO for being mad/feel betrayed that I found out my fiancee 35(m) was hiding his wealth from me and letting me pay for the majority of things?
43:55 AITA for not combining income and/or sharing my savings with my girlfriend so we both have "spending" money?
49:21 AITA for expecting my niece to contribute while she lives with me
55:39 AITAH for wanting to break up with gf over her using my emergency credit card?
57:29 How to do I tell my partner I have lied and financially killed us
01:05:28 School Snacks
01:12:49 Family Toxic Confessions
01:18:59 Toxic Confession- My Ethiopian Work Husband Got Me Fired
01:19:50 Toxic Confession- I Fell for a Male Exotic Dancer
01:20:49 Toxic Confession- I Planned to Humble Her By #%$^ Her Family Members
If you’ve ever loved a friend harder than they loved you… this one’s gonna feel personal.This week on OBK Reacts, Robert & Mrs. Sawyer dive into the kind of stories that hit way too close to home: FRIEND BETRAYAL.From best friends switching up for a man, to getting stranded at night, to a friend secretly praying on your downfall, these stories unlocked a whole classroom therapy session.
Pull up, Classmates, we need to talk.
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This one’s a DOOZY. One woman’s man slept with her cousin (yes, the cousin), someone else is wondering if she’s wrong for hiring a maid (we said what we said), and another listener came back with an update on her slow burn situationship.Plus: a man who hates women (but has a daughter?), a listener in love with the show (we love you back), and a debt confession that had us clutching the calculator.Join the Honor Roll to watch the extended version: https://onlyblackkids.comWant advice? Leave us a message: https://www.onlyblackkids.comREDDIT https://www.reddit.com/r/onlyblackkidsIG https://www.instagram.com/onlyblackkidsTT https://www.tiktok.com/@onlyblackkids00:00 Homeroom02:45 Shout-out Apple Podcasts06:58 I’m Angry12:13 UPDATE!!!Re: AITA FOR WANTING A SLOW BURN??????17:55 Am I a bad wife and mother for having a maid?23:21 I LOVE YOUR SHOW25:59 29:41 Galactus Power of Cosmic32:37 He’s a proud member of the he-man woman haters club35:35 My (32 F) bf (35 M) slept with my cousin (28 F) 2 years ago and I just found out.54:19 Struggling with my personal debt01:05:07 Hello Sawyers01:06:36 Nana from Ghana01:14:20 Looking Back on Finding Nemo01:18:44 School Snacks 01:23:24 Toxic Confessions- He Wants to Come Back But I'm Not Sure He ever Loved Me01:24:11 Toxic Confessions- I Had an Affair with a Soulless man01:25:21 Toxic Confessions- I'm Not a Rich White Man01:26:31 Toxic Confessions- Husband of 3 years discovered I cheated with His Friend01:28:28 Toxic Confessions- I Was Leaving My Sidekick's House, Her Ex Ran Me over
This episode dives into the wild saga of Brenay Kennard (aka “@lifeofbrenay”), a social-media influencer who was just ordered to pay $1.75 million after a jury found her liable for “alienation of affection” and destroying someone else’s marriage.
She claims she was just doing her thing. Others say she flaunted the affair like a flex. We watched the clips, read the court news, and got into it. In this episode of OBK Reacts, Robert and Mrs. Sawyer break down the red flags, the drama, and ask: What the HECK is going on?
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These stories will make you question EVERYTHING.
From betrayal and stolen pets to sleepovers with zero action and baby mamas who won’t move in, this episode is full of messy relationship dynamics and wild decision-making. And Stay-tuned for the After-School Special, exclusively for Honor Roll members!!!!
We’re talking:
• A sister-in-law who might have stolen the family dog.
• A sleepover situationship with NO clarity.
• A baby on the way—but no shared address.
• And a woman who flat-out tells her husband she’s sleeping with someone else.
👀 Ready to scream at your screen? This one’s a ride.
💬 Drop your thoughts in the comments.
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Thanksgiving is supposed to bring families together… but this year, the Internet turned it into a crime scene.We react to the worst Thanksgiving disasters people proudly posted online from unseasoned turkeys and chaotic casseroles to families ruining the entire holiday with drama, pettiness, and pure delusion.And the biggest villain of them all?The folks who decided Thanksgiving was the day to “experiment” in the kitchen.Robert and Mrs. Sawyer break down the funniest fails, the family chaos, and why some people should not be allowed within five feet of a stove, especially on a holiday.It’s messy, it’s hilarious, and it’s painfully relatable.Want Advice? https://onlyblackkids.comINSTAGRAM https://instagram.com/onlyblackkidsAll third-party clips belong to their respective creators — used under fair use for commentary & reaction.#OBKReacts #RelationshipDrama #ViralTikTok #HealthyRelationships #MarriageTalk #BlackLove
You ever sit down at a family dinner and think—“Oh, this about to get ugly”? Yeah. That’s this whole episode.
We’re deep in the mess today with Reddit stories and Classmate letters about family betrayal, abandonment, wild accusations, and straight-up generational disrespect. From sisters fighting over who’s the “chosen one” to a husband secretly writing a novel about his sister-in-law (??), the chaos does not let up.
Plus:
A Classmate asks how to survive the holidays with a freeloading family
Toxic Confessions that might make you block your auntie
And yes, we’re still taking signups for Office Hours and OBK Book Club is reading our first book selection! Don’t say we don’t feed you.
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What’s the messiest family dinner you’ve ever survived?
00:00 Homeroom
01:46 ATBK- real life Cinderella
08:24 AITA for abandoning my daughter on vacation?
14:16 AITA for calling out my cousin when she tried to blame her body odor on me?
21:02 AITA for telling my daughter that life isn’t high school and if it was she would be the loser now
25:21 AITA for telling my sister she wasn't always the chosen one?
32:10 WIBTA for telling my sister about her husband's creepy AF novel about me?
41:55 AITA for telling my brother our mother isn’t the problem, his wife is the common denominator with all this drama
44:51 School Snacks
50:07 Mrs.Parker- I Poked Him in the Butt
51:09 Toxic confessions- She Swears She's Not a Lesbian
52:13 Toxic confessions- Chanel Wants Me to Know She's Still With My Husband
53:18 Toxic confessions- He Lied about being in the military
54:34 Toxic confessions- My Husband told my family I was missing
55:50 The Worst Family Secrets People Have Found Out
This one felt like sitting on a porch with the funniest, realest grandmas on earth.
We reacted to elders talking about love, money, dating, and what actually matters in life, from a wholesome grandma reminding us that people mean more than things… to another one spitting full Miami-Trina energy telling her granddaughter to make men pay up.
Robert & Mrs. Sawyer break down the wisdom, the comedy, and the surprisingly honest takes about relationships today vs. “back in their day.”
Endearing, hilarious, and occasionally chaotic, this episode proves the elderly still have the best commentary on the internet.
This week’s class is in full session, and the drama is layered. We’re talking about birthday dinners gone wrong, freeloading friends who eat your entire fridge, and the art of weaponizing nudity mid-argument (yup, that’s a thing).We’ve got listener submissions and Reddit chaos, including: • A girlfriend who strips during fights—and it works • A “work husband” who got a little too comfortable • A dad who wants the master bedroom in YOUR house • And a guest who literally ate everything in the houseOh—and college tuition drama that will have you questioning family loyalty for real.Plus: your favorite new segment, School Snacks, is back! Mrs. Sawyer’s taste buds take a trip down memory lane with some classic school lunch nostalgia.Classmates, this episode is a roller coaster, don’t miss it.
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00:00 Homeroom
01:30 ATBK- The Culture for the Win
09:51 ATBK- I love “ I’m a therapist but not your therapist”
12:19 ATBK- Advice: wife wants more sex from husband
20:28 My girlfriend gets naked every time we start to argue and I freaking hate it because I’m weak.
23:26 AITA for walking out of my girlfriend’s birthday dinner after she made me sit next to her “work husband”?
26:18 AITA for not paying for my dad’s new wife’s kids’ college when I promised to cover my siblings’?
29:50 AITJ for not giving my dad the master bedroom in my new house?
34:30 School Snacks- Apple Juice
37:08 AITA for refusing to pay for our friend's now broken Iphone and sunglasses that our son broke
41:26 AITA for not wanting our friend to ever come back to our house after he ate literally everything we owned?
48:58 Am I wrong for divorcing my ex-wife over kids and now refusing to be a part of her son’s life?
01:00:56 Toxic Confessions- Mrs. Parker 4 real- I Met My Husband's Emergency Contact
A single dad wanted to host a sleepover for his daughter and her friends. But when the moms said “no thanks,” he got defensive… real defensive.
Then came the plot twist: turns out this dad also does something strange for some change, regularly posts videos dancing about “his fat 🍑,” and then spent the week arguing with women on the Internet about why they’re “discriminating” against him.
Robert and Mrs. Sawyer break down how this situation went from parenting discussion to full-on chaos, the double standards at play, and why sometimes people expose exactly why folks didn’t trust them in the first place.
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We’re calling this one Poison for a reason.
Some of y’all are out here sipping straight delusion with a straw and calling it love. We’re back with an Ask the Black Kids–only episode, and this week’s inbox is equal parts messy, petty, heartbreaking, and hilarious.
We’ve got:
No More Vanilla Sex
I Was Dating My Uncle
Should I Take the Bakery Job My Estranged Husband Got Me?
My Dad’s Brain Surgery Turned Into a Side-Piece Reveal
Men Don’t Talk
Plus: A hot new School Snacks segment, and Toxic Confessions featuring Ms. ParkerForReal
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00:00 Homeroom
05:26 Am I wrong for rejecting a bakery job because my estranged husband sent them my CV?
12:06 Crazy side-piece story: My father's brain surgery
17:06 Single but keep going back
24:50 No More Vanilla
34:31 Men don't talk.
41:59 I Was Dating My Uncle
01:01:28 School Snacks
01:07:07 iHeart
01:10:36 messy story from my young adulthood
01:16:53 Toxic Confession- I'm Hooking Up with a Rapper Who Doesn't Wash His Ass
01:17:49 Toxic Confession- His Baby mama accused me of abandonment because I left the child with her father
01:19:33 Toxic Confession- I Link with Paige to Humiliate Her
01:20:49 Toxic Confessions- I'm dating a Social Worker
01:22:22 Ms. Parker For Real- I've Been with My Boyfriend for 28 years
Why don’t we hear more from couples who are actually happy?
Because happiness don’t get views!
In a refreshing break from relationship chaos, OBK Reacts explore why positive marriages rarely go viral, whether happy husbands/wives stay offline on purpose, and what it means for how we learn about relationships.
We also react to a wholesome TikTok where a boyfriend flips the “what would you do if we broke up?” question and shows how much he actually cares.
Are healthy relationships just boring… or are people protecting what matters most?
Drop a heart 🖤 if you want a full episode on healthy relationships & how to build one.
EPISODE 100 IS HERE!
We made it, Classmates. 100 episodes of laughter, letters, chaos, and class. In this milestone episode, we’re celebrating how far we’ve come—and where we’re headed next.
Here’s what’s inside:
Our first-ever FREE bonus episode is now available when you join the Class Notes mailing list.
New merch is live—and yes, we wore it for this very recording.
OBK’s new membership site is officially launched (come get this tea and these perks).
🗓️ Save the date: Office Hours is Thursday, Nov 6 at 8pm EST
📚 We announce the first OBK Book Club pick: The Other Black Girl
And of course… we cracked open the inbox for the latest “Ask the Black Kids” letters:
• Getting older with few dating options?
• Should you confront someone at church… during service?
• What’s the pettiest way to grab the remote control?
• When love turns one-sided, how do you “find someone who sees you”?
Plus an old-school School Snacks segment and Toxic Confessions to close it out.
Unlock the free bonus episode + join our new OBK community at onlyblackkids.com
00:00 Homeroom
01:29 What's Changing
04:27 More OBK!!! (Bonus Episodes)
09:08 OBK Has been a Ride
13:08 Office Hours November 6th 8pm EST
16:42 Thank You Classmates!
20:09 Here We Go...
25:32 OBK Inspiration
37:46 ATBK- I’m glad that I found you!
38:26 ATBK- Seeking Advice on Whether to Stay or Move On
52:23 ATBK- Getting older and want a mate
56:47 ATBK- Petty Moment, Remote Control
57:24 OBK Book Club- The Other Black Girl
59:43 ATBK- Should I tell her Off in Church?
01:06:53 ATBK- Picking up the Pieces
01:15:11 ATBK- How to find someone who sees me
01:25:47 School Snacks
01:29:20 MsParkerForReal- My Husband has been Talking to Raven
01:29:53 MsParkerForReal- I've been Sleeping with my Brother's Wife
01:30:32 MsParkerForReal- I told My Ex I was Getting Evicted
01:31:18 MsParkerForReal- How Do I get Him to Never Lay with another man
01:36:09 Toxic Confessions- I Told My Fiancé I'm a CEO
01:37:03 Toxic Confessions- I Found a Wealthy 20yo Virgin
01:38:07 Toxic Confessions- I Want My Man to Leave
She planned the perfect birthday for her husband. Then he packed his bags for a 5-day cruise with his dad and left her and four kids behind.In this OBK Reacts episode, Robert and Mrs. Sawyer dive into the viral “POV: You Married a Selfish Man” TikTok, breaking down score-keeping in relationships, emotional immaturity, and how competition can quietly ruin a marriage.Have you ever been with someone who made everything a scoreboard? Drop your thoughts in the comments!Send us your relationship questions: asktheblackkids@gmail.com