Who's the grown up anyway??

I know I'm supposed to be the grown up, but when it comes to playing games with my nephew, I can get pretty competitive.  Today it was Sorry Sliders, War and Old Maid.  Ryan won Sorry Sliders, but it was a close game.  I'd never played that before so I was happy just to stay in the game.  I honestly don't see a huge point to the game.  I did win my first EVER game of War today...and I let it be known with some extreme yelling, and yes, taunting.  Not my greatest teaching moment, but thankfully Ryan thinks I'm funny.  Mimi, on the other hand, thought I was rather obnoxious, and thought I should be setting a better example.  I thought it was a good time to show Ryan how to be a good loser :)  I was irritated with Old Maid because with only 2 of use playing, and me dealing, Ryan got more cards, which meant that he got 1 more match than me...which  means he automatically won the game before we even started.  I was not really happy about that one.  We did practice Catch Phrase, which is my all time favorite game, and is something we'll be sure to play as a family over Christmas.  So with this in mind - and the fact that each team has to have one of the kids in order to keep things fair - I thought I'd help him hone his Catch Phrase skills and give him some ideas on how to give clues.  And then maybe, on Christmas Eve, I'd just happen to suggest Ryan should be on my team.  We'll continue this "bonding" experience for the next few weeks, in the true Christmas spirit, of course.  hehe.