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Middle Aged Dad's Skateboarding Journey at 48 Years Old in 2019
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Music:
Song: Maunaleo
Artist: Keali'i Reichel
Update 12/2/2019: Since posting this video, I have been asked, "Why did you use a Hawaiian song? Why not something more aggressive?"
I chose this song, "Maunaleo" by Keali'i Reichel because of the meaning & symbolism he shared behind this song.
In Maui, there is the Iao Valley, consisting of the Iao Needle and flanked by two mountains Maunaleo & Maunakane. Our Ohana is not from Hawaii, but we all feel so spiritually connected to Maui, its aina and mana.
The meaning of Maunaleo means, "The mountain's voice". It reminded Keali'i of a parent (his mother) and that the mountain stands like a sentinel. No matter what comes its way - fire, flood, storms - it still stands tall.
To say that our sole focus of our Ohana's life is on our son would be an understatement. We imagine our family like the Iao Valley. JMAN is the Iao Needle flanked by the two mountains, Maunaleo and Maunakane. (Mom & Dad), that surround, support and protect him no matter what comes our way.
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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 6 years ago, 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 acknowledges us.
We have been grateful for having found skateboarding.
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've been asked the same question over the past few years; "Skateboarding? YOU? YOU Skateboard? How old are you? Wait, What?! 48?! You're older than my parents!"
"What kind of idiot starts skateboarding at the age of 42 and still skates at 48?"
That idiot continues to be, 'Me.....'
.
Please check out our other videos on this channel, including the mini-documentary on our son titled, "Justin's Journey"
Song: Maunaleo
Artist: Keali'i Reichel
Update 12/2/2019: Since posting this video, I have been asked, "Why did you use a Hawaiian song? Why not something more aggressive?"
I chose this song, "Maunaleo" by Keali'i Reichel because of the meaning & symbolism he shared behind this song.
In Maui, there is the Iao Valley, consisting of the Iao Needle and flanked by two mountains Maunaleo & Maunakane. Our Ohana is not from Hawaii, but we all feel so spiritually connected to Maui, its aina and mana.
The meaning of Maunaleo means, "The mountain's voice". It reminded Keali'i of a parent (his mother) and that the mountain stands like a sentinel. No matter what comes its way - fire, flood, storms - it still stands tall.
To say that our sole focus of our Ohana's life is on our son would be an understatement. We imagine our family like the Iao Valley. JMAN is the Iao Needle flanked by the two mountains, Maunaleo and Maunakane. (Mom & Dad), that surround, support and protect him no matter what comes our way.
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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 6 years ago, 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 acknowledges us.
We have been grateful for having found skateboarding.
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've been asked the same question over the past few years; "Skateboarding? YOU? YOU Skateboard? How old are you? Wait, What?! 48?! You're older than my parents!"
"What kind of idiot starts skateboarding at the age of 42 and still skates at 48?"
That idiot 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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