What time is noon? Hilarious texts, ridiculous feedback, and not-so-subtle advice from teenagers

Chip Leighton

Book - 2024

Chip Leighton started performing online as a lark, and not because he "craved validation through TikTok" as his daughter claimed (with snark). When sharing the funny, weird, crazy things his kids said and texted, he quickly learned he was not alone. Since launching, his channel has become the go-to support group for adults who have teenagers in their lives--wholly confirming that teens everywhere say the darndest things. Parents worldwide use Leighton's posts to laugh, commiserate, and share their own kids' classics, like "what time is noon" or "do I have medicare?" What a relief to learn that it's perfectly normal for teens to roast their parents mercilessly ("Don't wear mom jeans to m...y school again") or ask wild questions ("where do I buy pasta water"). In this debut collection, Leighton showcases these gems, along with tongue-in-cheek advice, charts and graphs, and silly quizzes.--Amazon.

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Subjects
Genres
Humor
Published
New York, NY : Countryman Press [2024]
Language
English
Main Author
Chip Leighton (author)
Physical Description
176 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
ISBN
9781682689240
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Review by Library Journal Review

A teen's cringeworthy nightmare might well include a parent going viral on social media. To his daughter's chagrin, the author of this book hosts The Leighton Show on his TikTok channel, which features funny stories, quotes, and text messages from teenagers (his own children and others). His book is a chuckle-out-loud compilation that contains charts, graphs, and silly quizzes that offer quick answers to busy parents who want to give the best response to their college-age child's text within 15 seconds, like they expect. Parents who've experienced their child texting them while a call to them was still ringing, who've been accused of asking too many questions, or who've made the horrible mistake of (gasp) asking how their high schooler's day went will find much to relate to in this book. Leighton cites the most common texts teens send to their parents--"I need food," Come get me," and "What's the password"--any or all of which readers will have probably received in the past week or the past five minutes. VERDICT In a time when raising adolescents can feel more harrowing than humorous, TikTok sensation Leighton provides comedy and maybe a few insights into the world of teens.

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