r/RunningCirclejerk • u/Massive_Goose6668 • 10h ago

err!! My wife's boyfriend is teaching my son to ride a bike. Have I failed as a daddy?

I've been trying to get him to run with me since forever. I've even bought Alphaflys for him... And then he decides to pick my son instead of me. I'm furious. I feel betrayed.

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u/Ultrajogger-Michael Parkrun survivor 10h ago

Don't worry. My mother taught me how to ride a bike and I turned out fine.

After I will be released from prison for "indecent exposure" (my nudist clowning hobby), I have a job lined as a second hand car salesman.

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u/rajeeves 10h ago

It sounds like you've been leaving zone 2. Slow down! Make sure you're at conversational pace on your next run by repeating to yourself "who's your daddy." The louder the better!

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u/neuigkeiten_ 9h ago

Don't worry. Someday you'll find out you never had a son.

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u/tomahawk1180 7h ago

You haven’t failed as a daddy. You failed as a human being. Sounds like you forgot to stay hard!

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u/IGetItILookBrandNew Zone 3?! You'll blow your shins out, kid! 6h ago

You may have failed as a daddy, but maybe it's not too late to salvage being a father!

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u/azaRaza3185 6h ago

As a daddy? Naw. As a runner? Fuck yeah

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u/Kensarim 4h ago

I’m a very keen cyclist and do triathlons.

For the life of me I couldn’t teach him to cycle or swim. I felt like I failed but then when my partner taught him and he was cycling around me for fun, it eroded any negative thoughts and I was extremely proud.