Originally Posted by Tor'sMama
I am concerned about my DH living vicariously through my son, yes.
That may something many fathers do, but it needs to be kept in bounds. I do think it would be neat if my daughter were nationally competitive (either overall or among females). She is a bit more serious about the game than my boys and asks me to rehearse chess openings.

My eldest son's programming knowledge and ambition is growing by the day. Will he start a company some day? He'll be thrilled when I get him a MacBook.

I'm not going to win any more chess titles or found a tech start-up ...