My son finally beat me at arm wrestling

Nov 28·1 min read

Had to take a moment when it happened yesterday. He's 16 now and I could feel the man he's becoming in that grip. Didn't let him win either, he actually got me fair and square. Told him I was proud of him and we just sat there for a minute. These moments go by too fast fellas. Appreciate what you got while you got it.

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WWes B.RegularNov 30

That's the moment right there. My oldest is 14 and I'm already noticing it happening. The physical strength is one thing but it's that mental toughness you can feel too. Sounds like you handled it perfectly by not throwing the match.

CChris R.RegularNov 29

This is beautiful man. Did he say anything after or just kind of absorb the moment?

RReggie K.New DadNov 28

The grip thing hits different when it happens. You can literally feel them becoming their own person.

NNoah B.New DadNov 29

Mine's only 12 but I'm dreading and looking forward to this at the same time lol

RRyan G.RegularNov 30

I had the opposite experience last month. Beat my son and he got frustrated and stormed off. We talked about it later and I realized I needed to handle it differently. Your approach of letting him win fair and square sounds way better than what I did.