Let's Talk College: The Emotions of Dropping Your Kid Off At College with Comedian Chip Leighton of The Leighton Show

The Paula Faris Show

Every year around this time, we see or hear about parents dropping their kids off at college. Not sure about you, but it DOES ME IN.

In this month-long series about college, I’m covering it from many angles, including whether or not it’s worth it, where to start and if it’s right for your kid, plus answering all the questions you sent me.

This week, we’re getting a little levity with comedian Chip Leighton of The Leighton Show. If you haven’t seen his hilarious content about “funny texts from your teens and college freshman”, you’ve got to give him a follow.

Chip, a dad of two, joins John and I to talk about the process of applying to college and the emotions he did NOT expect when he dropped his son off at college.

He also tells us about his upcoming book, “WHAT TIME IS NOON: HILARIOUS TEXTS, RIDICULOUS FEEDBACK, AND NOT-SO-SUBTLE ADVICE FROM TEENAGERS”, which we’ll be giving away later this month.

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LISTEN IN TO LEARN MORE:

(00:00) College Parenting Humor and Heartache

(02:58) Navigating TikTok Success and Parenting

(14:35) The Key to Letting Go

(22:37) Parenting College-Bound Teens

(34:04) College Admissions Insights

In this episode, we explore Chip’s experience navigating the wide range of emotions that come with dropping your kid off at college, his best advice for parents when kids are applying to colleges, and the three main areas where high school and college students seem to struggle the most.

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