Wrestling after dinner is a favorite activity in my house. I have three sons and they enjoy testing their strength and strategy against dad. As they have grown older they have become much better at overcoming me with their cleverness. When they were younger, I was able to simply keep them at bay with one arm. But now they work the teamwork angle to wreak havoc. For those with kids who love to wrestle, here are a few things to avoid so it will remain fun.
- Do not allow any punching at all.
- Do not let one distract you while the other poots in your face.
- Do not tickle them until they vomit on you.
- Do not tickle them until they pee on you.
- Do not wrestle if they have been playing outside and are sweaty.
- Do not try the karate flip without having pillows on the floor beside the bed.
- Do not teach them how to perform the pile driver move.
- Do not leave your mid-drift unguarded for more than half a second.
- Do not let the older son close-line the younger son.
- Do not let them do any flying moves off the headboard.
- Do not teach them the sleeper move. They will try it on each other later.
- Do not let them get points for putting a sweaty foot in your mouth.
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My 3 girls and I play wrestle but we call it “Kung Fu Master” which essentially is me trying to throw the 3 of them off the bed at the same time. Good fun.