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Halloween costumes are supposed to be fun. A last-minute Dragonfly Jones outfit, a bunny-to-egg costume swap that sparks a breakup, and a ninja costume nobody reads correctly tell a different story.Robert and Mrs. Sawyer react to Halloween party interruptions, a pumpkin costume ready on the wrong day, a high-school breakup, and enough candy to start a household debate. Then there is the book-and-booze event where only three friends followed the costume instructions. We finish the stories with a sweeter surprise: a Halloween party meet-cute with Spider-Man.Classmates, what is your funniest Halloween costume fail or party mishap?Join the OBK community: https://onlyblackkids.com/

He planned a couples costume for Halloween. His actual girlfriend wasn't included. He chose his girl best friend instead, called it a tradition, and then came the update.It's Halloween with the Classmates: a sleep-talking roommate, a costume dispute that exposes a friend's boyfriend, a Diwali family conflict, and an office party the boss suddenly decides is too childish. Plus Halloween School Snacks, Ask the Black Kids, our A Different World conversation, and Toxic Confessions.Classmates, would you be okay with your partner doing a couples costume with their best friend instead of you?

A grown man throws a scene over ice cream. His wife leaves him at the store. Then she learns why he refuses to stop the baby talk. Classmates, when does "It's just a prank" stop being an excuse? Who belongs in the Principal's Office? All three stories were recommended by Classmate Nana from Ghana. Thank you, Nana!

She says she and both of her sisters have children with the same man. Then she explains that he's still legally her husband. She even brings a diagram, and that's only the beginning.Robert and Mrs. Sawyer react to a wall-of-text dating warning, a woman shaming men who work at McDonald's while using a pot to iron, and a commentator's allegations about $50,000 in donations and a relationship reunion, followed by a viewer's help-request message. Then come 500 revenge newsletters, a man sweeping his bedsheets with a broom, an ex-wife-and-dad confession, and a Tinder date who steals things to teach men about “stranger danger.”Classmates, which confession crossed the line from petty to too much?Join the OBK community: https://onlyblackkids.com/ Share your toxic confession: https://toxicconfessions.co/

His brother catfished him, so he got revenge by making his brother’s girlfriend think a proposal was coming on Valentine’s Day. She’d been waiting six years. There was no ring.It’s Back to School Night, and Honor Roll joins the Sawyers for some petty tales. We’re talking bridesmaids who secretly changed their dresses, a girlfriend who threw her boyfriend’s phone into the ocean, and a friendship dispute over 73 cents that has us changing our minds.Plus, our own proposal banter takes a turn, a Biscoff cake gets two very different ratings on School Snacks, and Ask the Black Kids brings a conversation about whether making dinner actually counts as an apology. A Classmate’s ASL internship story delivers a satisfying finish before Toxic Confessions takes things somewhere else entirely.Which crossed the line hardest: the proposal prank, the dress switch, or the phone in the ocean? Tell us, Classmates.Subscribe to Only Black Kids in the Class and join the Classmates at onlyblackkids.com.

His mom kicked him out into subzero weather on Christmas, then months later reached out...not to apologize, but to ask his band to play her wedding for free. That family is first into the Principal’s Office. We’re also talking about a daughter who had to reduce her mother’s allowance when daycare hit the budget, and a dad whose girlfriend treated his own daughter like a guest in his new home. When family asks for your money, labor, or loyalty, what have they done to protect the relationship first?

A cookout where even the to-go containers are Black-owned? Now THAT is attention to detail.This time, we're on the side of the internet that makes us laugh, cheers people on, and occasionally reminds us which jobs we could never do. From a fully Black-owned cookout to fishing adventures, a crane operator working way too high in the sky, people stopping traffic just by walking past, and a doctor getting his well-earned moment, there's plenty to smile about.Classmates, which clip made your day?More OBK: https://onlyblackkids.com/

He brought his own dinner. Then his mother brought a folder.A Reddit story about kicking out a sister’s boyfriend turns into a family intervention, printed dietary rules, and a demand for a do-over dinner. By the time the folder comes out, we have questions about everybody involved.Then, a husband wants to skip his sister-in-law’s wedding for Australia, and a fiancée wants her man to stop cooking for his friend Jace. Somehow, that conversation turns into video vixens, Morris Chestnut, and whether preferring Kraft mac and cheese is a relationship dealbreaker.Plus: cookie butter brownies in School Snacks, a roommate who moved a woman in without asking, a vacation guest who paid half the Airbnb bill to sleep on the couch, and another round of Toxic Confessions.Classmates, would you have let them finish presenting the folder?Join the Classmates, submit your situation for Ask the Black Kids, and get extra stories with HONOR ROLL at https://onlyblackkids.com/.

She said it was a girls trip. Then he saw the text. Now he’s trying to figure out what that means for the woman he’s supposed to marry.This week in Principal’s Office, we’re getting into a story that puts trust, loyalty, and wedding plans in the same uncomfortable conversation. Because “you’re taking it the wrong way” only gets you so far when the message is right there.Classmates, could you still walk down the aisle if you weren’t sure you had the whole story? Tell us where you stand in the comments.Subscribe to Only Black Kids in the Class for more Principal’s Office. Class is in session.

One man will listen to the same story fifteen times because that is his home girl. Another friend agrees to feed the rabbits and immediately loses control of the situation. A protective friend is ready to confront everybody who ever made you cry, and one overnight favor somehow becomes school drop-off duty.Then a woman watches strangers’ relationship drama online and becomes more jealous, suspicious, and invested than the people actually involved.The Sawyers react to what happens when loyalty, favors, protection, and internet spectatorship turn into doing entirely too much.Classmates, where is the line between supporting somebody and becoming too invested in their drama? Which person in this episode crossed it the hardest? Watch the Honor Roll Extended Cut:https://onlyblackkids.com/Subscribe for new OBK Reacts episodes every Friday.

Apparently, having no kids means you’re supposed to buy gifts for everybody else’s. A brother volunteers a child-free couple to buy Christmas gifts for the whole family’s children. When they say no, he tells them not to come to Christmas. This week on Only Black Kids in the Class, we’re getting into families who think your money, time, and choices belong to them. A sister refuses to take no for an answer about babysitting, a mother thinks her birthday deserves better than Dad’s, and one wife spends $11,000 of the household savings on her ex’s funeral. Her explanation does NOT help. Plus, Ask the Black Kids gets into marriage for military benefits and a nine-year relationship with a seven-year engagement. We also try Van Leeuwen’s Dulce de Leche Shortbread ice cream for School Snacks. That pint deserved its own discussion. Classmates, when did helping family turn into being responsible for everybody? Send your stories and School Snacks suggestions: https://onlyblackkids.com/

An 18-year-old stranger called and said she thought he might be her father. The DNA test was a 50% match, and months later he crossed the Atlantic to hug his daughter for the first time. Which Good Human on the Docket gets the gold star this week?

A family starts a towering fire beside the trees while everybody stands around watching. Then a 15-year-old turns midnight into cooking hour, a honey-bun challenge goes exactly how you would expect, and a Jamaican uncle has thoughts about an Arctic milestone.The Sawyers react to the funny, chaotic, and unexpectedly sweet sides of family life, including a 98-year-old grandfather who still logs his mile on Strava.Classmates, who in your family would stand there watching the fire, and who would already be halfway down the street calling 911?🏆 Watch the Honor Roll Extended Cut:https://onlyblackkids.com/Subscribe for new OBK Reacts episodes every Friday.

A bride says her sister-in-law posted a photo of her crying in her wedding dress. Her fiancé saw it before the wedding. Then her own mother told her to be more forgiving. We follow the updates from the dress photo to a family money dispute, then hear both sides of a wedding argument about a male best friend and whose traditions get included.Plus, we try Quest Loaded Taco chips and Me & the Bees black cherry lemonade, catch up with three Ask the Black Kids updates, and get into Toxic Confessions. Classmates, would she lose her place in the bridal party, her wedding invitation, or neither? Send your situation to Ask the Black Kids: https://onlyblackkids.com/pages/ask-obk?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=wednesday_podcast Watch more full episodes:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzB8Of_S5aX0k2MVkhKm8e5OP-k1FhT1H Subscribe for new Wednesday episodes of Only Black Kids in the Class. HONOR ROLL, episodes and more:https://onlyblackkids.com/start?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=wednesday_podcast

He told his friend the wedding started at 10 AM. It actually started at noon. He just wanted two hours of free setup labor. When the lie came out, his friend refused to help. Was walking away the right response, or should he have helped anyway? OBK are grading three celebrations that turned into traps: • A groom lies about the wedding time to get free labor • A fake birthday becomes a fight over family manipulation • A fiancé walks out four days before the wedding to “find himself” in Asia Who deserves to be sent to the Principal’s Office? Drop your verdicts in the comments. New Principal’s Office episodes Mondays at 5 AM ET.