College Parents of America, Comic #8

College Parents of America Humor series is now available on collegeparents.org.
January 13, 2014

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The eighth comic in the College Parents of America Humor series is now available on collegeparents.org.

This comic, a co-creation of College Parents of America and Hector Curriel, is particularly timely for students and parents with a New Year resolution to lose weight.

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