BAH!
i spend my friday night at home cleaning and doing laundry and the dishes, then ask my dad if he wants to play chess with me, and even though i took his queen, he STILL beats me! this does not help my self-esteem. bah! i didn't even see it coming. all of a sudden. he didn't even realize it was checkmate! i had to tell him. that's the worst. when they're like, "oh, really? i had no idea! why, i must be better than i thought, heh heh heh."