Anger issues and Kids: Chill out, dude

Chill out, dude

By Anonymous - 14/08/2012 00:55 - Australia - Queanbeyan

Today, my son displayed an interest in chess, and asked me to teach him to play. Five minutes in, I captured his queen. He screamed "SCREW THIS STUPID GAME", slammed his fist down on his pieces, and started crying because of the pain. He's fourteen years-old. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/03/2022 14:00

Today, I, a 40 year-old who has been playing chess for over 25 years, was beaten by my own 12 year-old son. To make it worse, I actually fell for the Fool’s Mate, which to those who don’t know is the shortest possible checkmate in chess that only involves two moves. Yes, TWO MOVES. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/06/2013 20:36 - Jordan - Amman

Today, my 12-year-old son played QWOP on my laptop. Half an hour later, he virtually destroyed it in a fit of rage. FML

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By W…… - 06/04/2023 21:00 - United States

Today, my cousin wanted to play chess with me. I've never been good at chess, but I had no idea until now that my cousin is somehow even worse than I am. I also forgot that he's a sore loser and a half until after I finished thoroughly trouncing him. Now I have a black eye. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/02/2023 00:00

Today, I beat my boyfriend at chess, whilst also doing my homework and cooking dinner, and he got upset about it. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/02/2021 13:57

Today, I found out that my 9 year-old cousin logged into my main chess account and lost 1700 points on purpose down from 2300. Which took 8 years of grinding and several national championships. FML

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By amiliaroberts123 - 15/10/2012 00:45 - United States - Raphine

Today, I was babysitting, and we were playing a game. Because he was little, I let him win all the games. He then turned to me and said, "You're really bad at this." I got very defensive and won the next game, and was actually proud that I beat a 3-year-old. FML

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By riahta - 06/08/2010 06:45 - United States

Today, I was playing a math game with a 4th grade boy (I'm a college graduate). I cheated during the entire game, and still lost 7 of the 9 rounds we played. FML

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By Bewildered - 10/09/2009 22:00 - United Kingdom

Today, my teenage son called me at work and started screaming abuse at me. He told me how he never wants to see me again and hopes I die a gruesome death. Why does he feel this way? I beat his high score on Bejewelled 2. FML

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By Zora - 15/07/2012 23:13 - Norway - Bergen

Today, while shopping, my six-year-old son threw a tantrum because I wouldn't buy him a video game. I ended up having to grab his arm and leave the store. He screamed that I was kidnapping him, at which point I was socked in the face and pinned to the floor by three bystanders. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/11/2012 12:13 - United States - Brooklyn

Today, after I spent two hours trying to teach my girlfriend to play sudoku, she broke up with me, tearfully claiming that I'd made up a fake, imaginary game to make her feel stupid. FML

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Lucia_Malpense 14

Tuesday 14 August 2012 5:22

This is why you play chess on the Internet.

CoolBroStory 7

Tuesday 14 August 2012 5:22

Chess is intense.

Comments

alex0213 5

Tuesday 14 August 2012 11:13

Anger management perhaps..!?

Rocky007 15

Tuesday 14 August 2012 12:37

He needs to know the rules of chess to fill in his cultural literacy, but beyond that he's right to never play it. Chess is a bad game. Had it been invented today, no one would play it, there are so many far better games out there now.

Outnuendo 8

Tuesday 14 August 2012 12:51

Oof. Knowing angsty 14 Year Olds, he's either going to: a.) Complain about it how difficult his life is on some blog (bonus points for Live Journal) b.) Try and look up chess cheat codes Hell, he's probably going to do both.

Albarufus 13

Tuesday 14 August 2012 13:36

Don't let him play multiplayer games!

reject214 10

Tuesday 14 August 2012 13:47

YDI. Why did you have to take his queen? You're supposed to be TEACHING him to play, not trying to beat him in five minutes. When I teach my kids to play something you go though all the moves but I don't try to humiliate him like you did. Chess is a very complicated game with different pieces moving different ways. All your fault. I hope he learns from someone who cares about him.