When I swiftly beat my son at giant playground tic-tac-toe, I told him and my daughter I have good news, bad news, and good news.
“The good news is your dad is really good at games.
The bad news is I will never let either of you win.
The good news is that if you beat me in a game, you’ll know that you’re really, really good. “
They’ll Be Fine
Today, they are 6 and 3 years old.
If that seems harsh, I’m fine with that. Childhood is 18 years and adulthood is the 72.
It would be awesome if they enter the adult world expecting to get nothing more than what they work for/earn.