I’m simultaneously embarrassed and proud to say that Benjamin beat me at both checkers and chess this weekend. I’ve got my excuses but in truth he played very well. He said, “my brain is stronger than yours daddy”, in his very excited voice. It was a good opportunity to have a refresher on being a good sport.
\nI don’t think he strategizes, but he has an incredible eye and doesn’t miss opportunities. He also does a great job predicting outcomes and understanding consequences. I’m very excited for him and losing was worth seeing his excitement. \ud83d\ude42 -Nate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’m simultaneously embarrassed and proud to say that Benjamin beat me at both checkers and chess this weekend. I’ve got my excuses but in truth he played very well. He said, “my brain is stronger than yours daddy”, in his very excited voice. 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