College Drop Off Reflections & Distractions

Laugh Lines with Kim & Penn Holderness

Kim Holderness

Holderness Podcast, Self-improvement, Parenting, 40s, Laugh Line, Gen X, Penn Holderness, Laugh Lines, The Laugh Line, 50s, Kim Holderness, Aging, Getting Older, Humor, The Holderness Family, Marriage, Education

4.9 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Oh friends, we did it. We officially dropped our daughter off at college, and let me tell you—it was a rollercoaster of emotions I wasn’t totally prepared for. From the frantic week of packing command strips and last-minute Target runs, to the heartbreaking last night at home when both kids ended up crying in our bed, this season of life has been full of tears, laughter, and a whole lot of love.

In this episode, Penn and I share what those first few days after drop-off really felt like (Spoiler: I “took to the bed” for two days in the words of Leanne Morgan), the random little things that triggered my tears (like buying three airline tickets instead of four), and how our community’s comments and calls reminded me that healthy birds leave the nest. We also talk about the surprising perks of this new stage of life and the silly distractions that are helping us cope, from cookie cakes and dance classes to discovering the world’s greatest ’90s radio station.

Most of all, this conversation is about feeling everything—the joy, the loss, the pride, and the love. If you’ve been through a college drop-off (or are bracing for one), I hope our reflections—and a few laughs—make you feel a little less alone. Also a giant hug to our community here on Laugh Lines that wrote us the nicest notes and left the sweetest voicemails. Thank you so much. We love to hear from you, leave us a message at 323-364-3929 or write the show at podcast@theholdernessfamily.com. You can also watch our podcast on YouTube.

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Laugh Lines with Kim & Penn Holderness is an evolution of The Holderness Family Podcast, which began in 2018. Kim and Penn Holderness are award-winning online content creators known for their original music, song parodies, comedy sketches, and weekly podcasts. Their videos have resulted in over two billion views and over nine million followers since 2013. Penn and Kim are also authors of the New York Times Bestselling Book, ADHD Is Awesome: A Guide To (Mostly) Thriving With ADHD and winners on The Amazing Race (Season 33) on CBS.

Laugh Lines is hosted and executive produced by Kim Holderness and Penn Holderness, with original music by Penn Holderness. Laugh Lines is also written and produced by Ann Marie Taepke, and edited and produced by Sam Allen. It is hosted by Acast. Thanks for listening!

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0:32.1	We went for a walk and everyone we passed was like, hey.
0:37.8	Do you know that they'll just give you a cookie cake if you give them money?
0:40.6	Like you could just go buy a cookie cake?
0:42.3	Have you ever heard the start of Pony and not gone?
0:46.4	Brong.
0:47.5	Yeah, we get older every day.
0:50.1	Got more wrinkles, that's okay.
0:52.1	Yeah, we're laughing when we age.
0:54.2	Life is like a comedy stage., that's okay. Yeah, we're laughing when we age. Life is like a comedy stage.
0:57.8	And that's what we got, laugh lines.
1:04.1	Hey, everybody, I'm Kim Holderness.
1:05.8	And I'm Penn Holderness, and thank you so much for joining us on Laughlines.
1:09.2	If you ever had to put a flyer up on a telephone pole to advertise a party, yes. Then you're home. Yeah. We are your people. Particularly if you did it during college. I would say exclusively college. Yeah. Yeah. That would be the main time that that happened. Yeah. Yeah. I thought you were going to say lost dog. And I'm glad you said party instead because that's, people are still, are they still doing that on, I think they're still putting stuff on telephone polls if they have lost dogs. I would imagine. Yeah. Okay. I digress. Yeah, sorry. Today is a special day. Special day. Sam is on vacation. She's a normal producer. This entire thing has been set up, press record upon and audio engineered by our boss,
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