The hit game this autumn among my six year old’s playground friend group was one-way dodgeball, where another dad and I tried to nail them with a regular-sized dodgeball and one of those small rubber balls that come with the Little Tikes basketball sets.

We’ll call this game… Dadgeball.

Let me tell you: there are few greater thrills for a dad than when your kid is finally old enough for full-force throws. I mean we were really whipping it at them and they looooved it. They couldn’t get enough of trying to dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodge their way around the jungle gym.

“Oh, you’re really not holding back,” said one mom.

Effin’ A, Cotton. Effin’ A!