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She's That Founder: Stop Being The Bottleneck and Lead Smarter with AI · Oct 20, 2026 · 17m

I asked my 17-year-old if he was caught up on his college application stuff. He said, “Yeah, I’m good.” I wanted to believe him so badly.

He wasn’t caught up. My first thought was that he lied to me.

Then the heat wore off, and I got curious. “I’m good” wasn’t so much a lie as an exit. And if you’re the one with the title, the budget, and the say over who gets the next good project, you’re his mom in this story. Your team is telling you “I’m good” right now.

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