My 11yo just beat me at Mario Kart and won't let me forget it

Nov 301 min read

He's been training for like weeks. Blue Shells, drift boosts, the whole thing. Finally got first place in Rainbow Road and now he's made himself a little trophy out of paper and tape. It's sitting on his desk. Every time he walks by it he points at me and does that slow-mo victory pose.

I'm actually kind of proud? And also maybe a little bummed I got wrecked by my kid at the one thing I thought I was decent at haha. But watching him be this happy about a win hits different when you're a dad.

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Comments(9)

PPhil K.Regular22h ago

Rainbow Road of all tracks! That's actually impressive. Most kids can't handle the chaos. He's playing competitively now.

CCliff B.Regular1d ago

The slow-mo victory pose is killing me. That's peak 11yo swagger right there. How's your Mario Kart game honestly, are you actually competitive or just letting him win?

TTim K.Regular13h ago

This is wholesome as hell. He set a goal, trained, achieved it, and is now celebrating properly. That's the stuff parenting is about.

MMack G.New Dadjust now

The slow-mo victory pose at his own trophy every time he walks by is comedy gold. Let him have this lol.

DDwayne S.Regular21h ago

Rainbow Road is legitimately hard and he trained for weeks? That's commitment. Now you have to let him win at least occasionally so he doesn't lose interest. Can't have him thinking he's peaked at the first victory.

RRob K.Regularjust now

The homemade trophy is peak 11yo energy 😂 He earned that bragging right. Now he's probably going to train even harder to defend his title.

TTyler H.Regularjust now

The paper-and-tape trophy is the best part of this story honestly. He's going to remember that win forever even if it's just Mario Kart. That's the dad win right there.

SScott W.Regularjust now

This is the moment where you document this. Photo of the paper trophy, video of the victory pose. He's gonna look back on this when he's 20 and think it's hilarious and also weirdly wholesome.

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OOscar D.New Dad8h ago

Rainbow Road victory is no joke. That's an actual accomplishment. Make sure he knows that, even if he's already confident from the paper trophy lol.