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You're listening to your teenager in another match, and you hear something unexpected: "Okay, I'll play support this round since we need a healer. Yeah, I know it's not my main role, but the team needs it... Nice shot, Alex! That's exactly what we needed... Hey Marco, no worries about that mistake, we've got your back... Let's regroup and try a different approach." You pause outside their door thinking: "Wait. My kid who complains about every group project at school is voluntarily playing a support role? Encouraging teammates? Taking responsibility for team success? And they're doing this with people they've never met in person?" I've had an "ah ha" moment like this, too. Welcome to the moment when you realize your teenager has been in an advanced teamwork laboratory every time you thought they were "just playing with online friends." Genesis 11 tells us that humanity was so unified at Babel, working together s...

It's Tuesday at 6:45 PM. Your teenager rushes through dinner, clears their plate without being asked, and heads to their room. "Where's the fire?" you ask. "Raid starts at 7. I need to be ready." You think about the three times last week you had to remind them about their dentist appointment, the homework assignment they "forgot" was due, and the fact that they still haven't responded to Grandma's text from Sunday. But somehow, they never miss raid night. They're online early. They're prepared. They know exactly what they need to do and when. You stand there wondering: "How is my kid who can't remember to take out the trash on Thursday managing a complex schedule with teammates across three time zones?" Welcome to the realization that your teenager has been learning time management all along. They just haven't been managing the time you wanted them to manage. Let's talk about Noah. Guy gets the most insane proj...