“It took me 20 years in business to learn that asking for help isn’t a weakness. These kids figured it out at 19. Honestly, I’m kind of jealous.”

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"My young friend, who is a hard worker and a smart young man, told me that he could turn his location off to do things he wanted to do, but he knew that his parents would give him a hard time about it, and maybe even take money out of his bank account, that they have full access to! This man is 20 years old, is buying a house, has worked for years for all his money, and his family has access to his accounts, his location, and him at all times, and it's not an isolated thing amongst them. It boggles my mind."

"Run everything through ChatGPT. I've heard kids are using ChatGPT for everything from school essays to asking a girl on a date. A teenager I know needed to tell someone at his school that he didn't have time for tech support for the play. He asked ChatGPT to draft the email for him."

"It IS okay to be a little frustrated. It IS okay to be slightly upset over something that probably won't matter to most in the long run. And it IS okay to stand your ground and voice that something DID bother you in a way that's not destructive or harmful to others."

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