I can see this happening. From Fathers ‘are too competitive to be playmates’:
Children rate their fathers as among their least popular playmates because they are too competitive, according to research among more than 1,000 youngsters.They ‘played to win’, lacked imagination or were simply at a loss as to how to play games, said the Children’s Play Council, which commissioned the survey with the Children’s Society.
From my recollection, older brothers are ideal — when they’re not in a tormenting mood.
(Hat tip to Marginal Revolution.)