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Podcast: Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield

Episode: EXPOSED: Mom's Disturbing Secret Texts To "Get Freaky" with Daughter's BF | Robyn Polston
Release Date: November 14, 2025
Host: Ashleigh Banfield
Guest: Abby Escobar aka "Abby Blabby" (True Crime Podcaster)
Topic: Unpacking the disturbing case of Robyn Polston, a 43-year-old Illinois mother who became pregnant by her daughter’s 14-year-old boyfriend, revealing her incriminating text messages and the community fallout.

Episode Overview

Ashleigh Banfield dissects the shocking and increasingly disturbing details of the Robyn Polston case. What began as an already sensationalist true crime story—an adult woman pregnant by her 14-year-old daughter's boyfriend—has escalated with the release of new court documents, timelines, and chilling text exchanges that suggest Robyn meticulously planned her illegal relationship.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Robyn Polston’s Disturbing Behavior and Paper Trail

• Early Discovery: Robyn, a 43-year-old hairdresser, became pregnant by her daughter's 14-year-old boyfriend. This alone, Banfield calls "jaw dropping."

  "She has a baby. She's 43. The dad is her 14-year-old daughter's 14-year-old boyfriend. That is jaw dropping." (Ashleigh Banfield, 01:02)

• Open Boasting: Robyn was shockingly open, posting photos, booking a maternity photo shoot, and openly discussing the relationship with acquaintances.
• False Narratives: Robyn lied to others about her boyfriend’s age, claiming to her maternity photographer that he was in his 20s and only looked young due to a 'baby face.’

  "This is no kid. He's in his 20s, but he has a baby face. He was 14." (Banfield, 01:51)

2. Evidence from Text Messages (Timestamps 03:50–08:19)

• Spray Tan and Getting ‘Freaky’

• Planning for ‘Perfection’: On Dec 1, 2023, Robyn texted a tanning salon worker, inventing an Army boyfriend story and saying she needed to look “perfection” because she planned on “getting freaky” for the first time with him.
• Pretense: Lied about the boyfriend being in the Army and in his 20s, while the reality was her boyfriend was her daughter’s 14-year-old ex.
• Timeline: The boy had moved with his parents to Nevada post-dance, but she booked salon appointments for when he’d visit Illinois.
• Double Life: Banfield details how Robyn’s messages reveal advance planning and a lack of secrecy.

• Confiding in Others

• Robyn also texted a hair client boasting about her pregnancy and purposely trying for a baby.

  “I'm also expecting a baby boy in February. ... My boyfriend and I decided to try in the spring since he doesn't have kids. ... First try and bam.” (Banfield quoting Polston, 08:35)

• Emojis Used: Suggesting excitement, and immaturity, with explosion and 'young guy' emojis.
• Banfield on Reaction:

  “Explosion. Young guy. Ick. This is just missing the vomit emoji. Right?” (Banfield, 08:58)

3. Guest Interview – Abby Escobar ("Abby Blabby")

(09:43–17:10)

• How Messages Emerged: Abby received the text thread from a hesitant tanning salon employee who was "in a state of shock" upon learning the truth.

  “When she found out that it was a child, I mean, she said that she was just in a total state of shock.” (Escobar, 10:54)

• Premeditation and Deception: Extensive planning—Robyn even sought eyelash extension recommendations for the visit.

  “She asked that tanning woman for recommendations on where she could get some lash extensions. And then she said that they just stayed in the hotel the whole time and didn’t even leave for food. They just ordered room service. It's just shocking.” (Escobar, 11:04)

• Community & Family Reaction: Neighbors and friends were initially duped; as the truth emerged, shock and disgust dominated. Her children objected at first but became desensitized, and the boy “took a man of the house” role.

  “The older kids had a really big problem with it...then...just kind of started getting used to it. They accepted it. And this child almost kind of started taking this role of like the man of the house.” (Escobar, 14:32)

• The Boy’s Family: His grandparents reportedly knew of and posted about the baby on Facebook, confirming their awareness.

4. Legal and Moral Implications

• Evidence Turned In: Abby made sure the incriminating texts were with police and the state's attorney.
• Public and Jury Impact: Banfield and Escobar discuss how rare it is for someone to so openly incriminate themselves—Polston's pride and lack of shame hinted at her obliviousness to the gravity of her actions.

  “When somebody has done something really wrong, they start sharing all of this information that nobody asked for.” (Escobar, 12:57)

• Host’s Final Thoughts:

  “Every time that we turn over a rock, there is something really gross and like, immoral crawling below it. She is innocent till proven guilty... But damn it, brah, the DNA of the baby belongs to the 14 year old and y' all gave birth to that baby. So it's a bit open and shut. Pardon that pun.” (Banfield, 17:10)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Host Outrage:

  "If you thought the Robin Poulston case couldn't get any more insane—buckle up, baby. Because today's update takes this story from shocking to... Are you effing kidding me?" (Banfield, 00:20)

• On the Eighth Grade Dance Chaperone Reveal:

  “She met this kid while she was the chaperone at her daughter's eighth grade dance. Let me repeat.” (Banfield, 02:10)

• On the ‘Army’ Lie:

  "The only untrue thing that was in that message, it seems, was the army part. Right." (Banfield, 05:40)

• On Community Disbelief:

  "Everybody's just in absolute shock. And a lot of people said that she was a really nice, I mean, she's obviously very pretty. I think what's hard to understand is why would she go for a child? You know, there's dating apps if you're looking." (Escobar, 15:20)

• On Open Evidence:

  "She wasn't trying to hide this at all. She was excited about having a baby with this particular guy... This was a plan, this is what she really wanted." (Banfield, 12:36)

Important Timestamps

• 00:00–03:40: Ashleigh’s recap, initial outrage, and setting the case context
• 03:50–08:30: Text messages revealed—Robyn’s tanning salon plans, army boyfriend lies, and apparent premeditation
• 08:30–09:40: Texts to hair client showing intent to get pregnant
• 09:43–13:38: Interview with Abby Escobar—how she got the messages and reactions from those involved
• 14:00–17:10: Community, family dynamics, and the confirmation of the boy’s paternity; social media involvement

Tone and Language

Ashleigh Banfield brings a mix of seasoned, direct true crime commentary and irreverent exasperation, using vivid imagery and humor to underscore her disbelief:

“I think I just threw up in my own mouth, but let me continue...” (Banfield, 06:57) “Pour a shot and then pour five more to make it a half dozen. Knock them all back, one after the other and then breathe. You ready?” (Banfield, 01:57)

Conclusion

This episode is a hard-hitting, detailed look into not just the crime itself, but the psychology, community shock, and blatant brazenness surrounding Robyn Polston’s actions. Through exclusive texts and strong primary accounts, Banfield and Escobar highlight just how far Polston went in planning, boasting, and ultimately leaving a trail of evidence that’s as damning as it is horrifying. The legal process is ongoing, but the open nature of Robyn’s actions leaves little doubt in the court of public opinion.

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