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Middle Aged Dad's Skateboarding Journey at 50 Years Old - 2021
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Artist: Stick Figure
Song: Paradise
I turned the corner from my 40s into a new decade in life of the 50s this year. In addition to becoming eligible for AARP, I have also continued to enjoy skateboarding and riding the skateparks.
Once again, not a whole lot of new tricks, but NBDs are flowing & carving around the various bowls and being able to learn how to frontside grind in the various Wormhoudt bowls. Once again proof that you can learn to ride a skateboard & begin skateboarding in the parks in your 40s and continue to progress safely & incrementally while most importantly, having fun.
The first half of 2021 was an extension of 2020 and not very kind to my skateboarding progression. Some things happened at work that caused me to focus a tremendous amount of time; Sometimes working up to 20 hours a day, sleeping for 4 and then resuming the process for days on end. Any free time we spent focusing on allowing JMAN to pursue his passions in skateboarding.
Entering summer, things started turning a corner and we were able to ride more often and Lake Cunningham Action Sports Park reopened in May, 2021 after being closed for over a year.
I continue to enjoy skateboarding with my son and friends pursuing the four Hawaiian words as a reminder of why I love to skate.
Le'ale'a - Fun
Ku'oko'a - Freedom
Ohana - Family
Aloha
51歳スケボー
51歳スケートボード
50代スケボー
50代スケートボード
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Background on why I am a Middle-Aged Skateboarding Dad....
In 2013, at the age of 42, I started the process of relearning how to ride a skateboard on flatground. I had not ridden a skateboard in over 25 years, but I was determined to learn how to ride again so that I can teach my autistic son how to skate.
I then transitioned and started learning how to ride the skate park.
Up until then, I had never ridden a skatepark or had much experience riding bowls or transition.
For years, we struggled to have him even acknowledge us as his parents and to find a common bond as a family. Through skateboarding, our autistic son began acknowledging us.
We have been grateful for having found skateboarding. It has become an integral part of our life and family's life extending to the grandparents who are also very supportive.
One day, our son found an old skateboard in the garage which he had no idea how to ride. He just found that the wheels spun and he would sit there and spin the wheels over and over. One day, he had a meltdown and I put him on the front of the skateboard and rolled him across the sidewalk.
I noticed an immediate relaxing and calming effect that it had on him and we began to use skateboarding as a therapeutic activity to allay his anxieties, build confidence and a relationship with our son.
At the time, I searched for a skateboarding instructor for my son throughout Northern California, but none had experience working with special needs children. I came to the conclusion that I would have to relearn how to skateboard and then teach him.
In addition to developing a connection and relationship with my son, through this whole experience, I not only relearned how to skate, but am enjoying the ride along the way, and have met a lot of great people.
Skateboarding has truly bonded my family and brought the stoke back into my life. I have now skated longer than I have in high school and a better skateboarder than I was when I last set foot on a skateboard at the age of 17.
I'm grateful that I have the continued health and ability to ride the skateboard and parks with my son. Most parents; including those younger than me in their 30s~50s don't ride and watch their kids from the sidelines or the car.
"What kind of idiot starts skateboarding at the age of 42 and still skates at 50?" That idiot in 2021 continues to be 'Me....."
Please check out our other videos on this channel, including the mini-documentary on our son titled, "Justin's Journey"
Artist: Stick Figure
Song: Paradise
I turned the corner from my 40s into a new decade in life of the 50s this year. In addition to becoming eligible for AARP, I have also continued to enjoy skateboarding and riding the skateparks.
Once again, not a whole lot of new tricks, but NBDs are flowing & carving around the various bowls and being able to learn how to frontside grind in the various Wormhoudt bowls. Once again proof that you can learn to ride a skateboard & begin skateboarding in the parks in your 40s and continue to progress safely & incrementally while most importantly, having fun.
The first half of 2021 was an extension of 2020 and not very kind to my skateboarding progression. Some things happened at work that caused me to focus a tremendous amount of time; Sometimes working up to 20 hours a day, sleeping for 4 and then resuming the process for days on end. Any free time we spent focusing on allowing JMAN to pursue his passions in skateboarding.
Entering summer, things started turning a corner and we were able to ride more often and Lake Cunningham Action Sports Park reopened in May, 2021 after being closed for over a year.
I continue to enjoy skateboarding with my son and friends pursuing the four Hawaiian words as a reminder of why I love to skate.
Le'ale'a - Fun
Ku'oko'a - Freedom
Ohana - Family
Aloha
51歳スケボー
51歳スケートボード
50代スケボー
50代スケートボード
=================================
Background on why I am a Middle-Aged Skateboarding Dad....
In 2013, at the age of 42, I started the process of relearning how to ride a skateboard on flatground. I had not ridden a skateboard in over 25 years, but I was determined to learn how to ride again so that I can teach my autistic son how to skate.
I then transitioned and started learning how to ride the skate park.
Up until then, I had never ridden a skatepark or had much experience riding bowls or transition.
For years, we struggled to have him even acknowledge us as his parents and to find a common bond as a family. Through skateboarding, our autistic son began acknowledging us.
We have been grateful for having found skateboarding. It has become an integral part of our life and family's life extending to the grandparents who are also very supportive.
One day, our son found an old skateboard in the garage which he had no idea how to ride. He just found that the wheels spun and he would sit there and spin the wheels over and over. One day, he had a meltdown and I put him on the front of the skateboard and rolled him across the sidewalk.
I noticed an immediate relaxing and calming effect that it had on him and we began to use skateboarding as a therapeutic activity to allay his anxieties, build confidence and a relationship with our son.
At the time, I searched for a skateboarding instructor for my son throughout Northern California, but none had experience working with special needs children. I came to the conclusion that I would have to relearn how to skateboard and then teach him.
In addition to developing a connection and relationship with my son, through this whole experience, I not only relearned how to skate, but am enjoying the ride along the way, and have met a lot of great people.
Skateboarding has truly bonded my family and brought the stoke back into my life. I have now skated longer than I have in high school and a better skateboarder than I was when I last set foot on a skateboard at the age of 17.
I'm grateful that I have the continued health and ability to ride the skateboard and parks with my son. Most parents; including those younger than me in their 30s~50s don't ride and watch their kids from the sidelines or the car.
"What kind of idiot starts skateboarding at the age of 42 and still skates at 50?" That idiot in 2021 continues to be 'Me....."
Please check out our other videos on this channel, including the mini-documentary on our son titled, "Justin's Journey"
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