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Dad Can You Not?: Cringy Behavior, Epic Fails, and Funny Texts about Dads
Author(s): Chip Leighton (Author)
- Publisher: The Countryman Press
- Publication Date: April 21 2026
- Language: English
- Print length: 176 pages
- ISBN-10: 1324111836
- ISBN-13: 9781324111832
Book Description
From Chip Leighton, the internet’s favorite dad and a New York Times best-selling author, comes a laugh-out-loud look at dads and the art of being (less) cringey.
Dad Can You Not? is a tongue-in-cheek field guide for the modern father—complete with hundreds of real examples of embarrassing dad behavior and dozens of brutally honest texts sent to dads by their own kids.
With charts and graphs, quizzes graded using Leighton’s “DadMeter,” and plenty of roasts from Leighton’s own kids, Dad Can You Not? makes the perfect gift for the dad in your life or for anyone who likes to laugh.
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About the Author
Chip Leighton is the creator and host of The Leighton Show. His debut book, What Time is Noon, was an instant New York Times bestseller, and his comedy has been featured in Library Journal and the New York Post, and on ABC News, Fox News, and more. He lives in Maine with his wife and two children.