I live in California. I am a mom. I have a 5 year old child. My son is scared to skateboard. I am 30 years old. I like watching healthy cooking videos. I like cooking healthy. I like watching movies with my kids. I like skateboarding. I like snakes. I care about skateboard safety for myself and my son. I am the oldest at the skate park.
I am a former US Marine. I divorced my wife because she cheated on me. I am 27 years old. I live in Colorado. I like to scuba dive. I have pet snakes. I travel. I like to boat and raft. I have two pythons named Kate and Joann. One of my snakes is totally albino, the other snake is albino with yellow spots. I was scared of snakes when I was a kid. I enjoy diving.
I couldn't wait to tell you but my son landed his first trick on the skateboard yesterday! It was such a proud parent moment!! That's so great! I'm sure that you are so proud of him! I don't see how anyone is coordinated enough to actually skateboard. lol! He is much more coordinated than I was at that age. Plus he is fearless. Doesn't worry about scrapes and bruises. Isn't that the most important attribute of a really good skateboarder. I'm amazed at how much you guys get beat up, even the really elite ones! Tony Hawk is a legend and he has taken the most punishment of any of us. I don't know how he does it. I don't see how that man is able to walk at his age. I will admit, though, that skateboarders don't get enough credit for their fitness. I've never seen a fat, out-of-shape one. Very true. As long as kids have protective gear, I don't have a problem with the sport. Kids play football, why not skateboarding? I totally agree. It's interesting that wearing safety equipment has never seemed uncool in the skateboard world. Some wear it and some don't, but i've never heard of anyone bullying the ones that do choose to wear protection. It seems like it's a good group of folks. True. I thought maybe kids would get teased for safety, but after getting hurt, why wouldn't you start to wear equipment? Why keep making the same mistake?  I can see that. And I've got to think that before being able to land some of the harder tricks, you must land on your behind a hundred time! lol! At my age, there is no amount of safety equipment that would make me feel comfortable. Ah, to be young again! But you know how to do ALL of the moves at this point, right? lol!