The House No Longer Belongs To You If You Get Dunked On By Your Son
There’s always a pretty fine line you need to walk when you’re engaging in any sort of athletic competition against a child. I mean you don’t necessarily want to be the guy who just relentlessly kicks a kid’s ass in every single sport without any sort of hesitation. But you also don’t want to be a little bitch about it and just let the kid constantly win because you feel bad. You really need to find that balance, which is where I think the Gentleman’s Sweep plays in perfectly. You beat the kid a few times to show him that you’re clearly the dominant figure, but then let them win here and there just to make sure that you don’t completely destroy their confidence to the point where they never come back.
But you never, ever, ever, ever under any circumstances getting completely yammed on by your son. Never. Not once. You cannot allow yourself to get posterized like that. Because as soon as that happens, you’re no longer the man of the house. One moment you thought you were having this nice little father-son moment. The next thing you know, not even the dog respects you anymore. It’s just tough to see. The kid’s first dunk should be such a proud moment in a father’s life. But this poor guy over here didn’t even get to enjoy it because he just got slammed through the earth’s crust. Yikes.