E100 - Would You Rather Your Team Win or Another Team Lose?

In New England, we love rooting against things. For many years many of us would say we'd rather see the Yankees lose than the Red Sox win. These days it might be true that we'd rather see the Chiefs lose than the Patriots win because the Chiefs' success challenges our self-identity as Pats fans. Dr. Kim Lannon was interviewed by the Boston Globe about why Pats fans root against the Chiefs and the discussion turned into how these principles work their way into real life, and surprisingly, parenting.