Mario Kart

[Harshreality]

I refuse to let my kids win at Mario Kart. If they win legitimately, I'm really pleased for them. But no way will I slow down to let them pass. I'll protect you from the hard parts of life as long as I can kid, but if you're in front of me on the last corner and I have a red shell, you're going down.

I trained for 30 years. Now they must train also.

Morning Heidi xxx

I don't know who Heidi is but I'll red shell her too. She's getting a narnie

I agree @Harshreality
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@Harshreality the 🍄 is because I always play as Toad.

I'm like this with Sonic 😂Echo your point about training completely. Has to be some points in life where you say 'hey, I've put 30 years into these skills...wouldn't say much about me if I got bested by a 5 year old on his 3rd try!'

There have been some tears...

Kudos to all of you teaching your kids resilience and life long coping strategies. Top notch parenting right there 😁

Me and my brother also don't let his kids win. We are both very competitive. I'm sure the words "we don't breed losers in this family" have come out my mouth while playing Mario cart 😂

Love this lol

We Allow the aids when young to level up the field a bit. Now DS2 is 8 I have been heard to lightly use the word ‘cheating’ when he has the redirection assist on for Rainbow Road.

Oh yes. No mercy. They're still better than me 😭. But at least they know they are genuinely better.

On a related note, does anyone besides me really hate the Rainbow Road circuit? I always fall off.

X-post.

Beware instilling this competitive nature in your children. Mine are teenagers now and I never win 😂

I know from being the child that always lost, it is so much sweeter when you win for the first time

I praise and encourage to keep it fun for them but I am not letting anyone win

Oh I'm in it to win it and that goes for every game 😂

I was also like this with every game we played. It started with snap!

Have you played taco, cat, goats, cheese, pizza? Gets seriously vicious!!

Absolutely. Though my DS could beat me by the time he was about 6. And at chess.

This is how my Mum taught me backgammon, I occasionally beat her now

I always “let” my 10 year old win. He doesn’t absolutely thrash me off his own merit at all… 😬😬

Yanbu Mario Kart is serious business.

Yes well… it works the other way round too… my 14 year old has been winning from me since he was 8 years old. I can’t even get second nowadays when we play together😂

My dad used to do this but with University Challenge. Once every so often there'd be a question I knew the answer to but my dad was quicker and would say it first, leaving primary school-aged me sitting there in a huff.

The first time I answered correctly and quickest was a very happy day.

I now have lightning quick recall and am a pub quiz demon

The day my nephew finally beat me, I was humbled. But the win was sweeter for him.

Elsewhere, my DS(8) has started shouting orders at me while playing Overcooked... The trash talking days are here.

I'm with you OP. I earned my trophies. If my DS 10 wants my respect he'll need to earn it. It doesn't help that my brothers and their partners are ridiculously competitive too and none of let him win🤣. In fact DS never lets me play with him anymore AND he won't let me be Toad when he does! 😡

Make the most of it I say. It hurt when I started to lose though! Now it's a novelty if I do win