The biggest lesson I learned from my dad is to support children even if they're doing something that is unorthodox.
Interpretation
Parents should support their children's unique choices, even if they are unconventional.
In this quote, Tony Hawk emphasizes the importance of parental support in fostering a child's individuality and creativity. He reflects on the lesson learned from his father about being open-minded and encouraging children to pursue their passions, even when they deviate from traditional paths. This support can be crucial for a child's confidence and growth.
In practice
This quote can be shared during a parent-teacher meeting to encourage open dialogues about supporting children's interests.
The pro skaters I know are responsible members of society. Many of them are fathers, homeowners, world travelers and successful entrepreneurs. Their hairdos and tattoos are simply part of our culture, even when they raise eyebrows during PTA meetings.
I believe that people should take pride in what they do, even if it is scorned or misunderstood by the public at large.
If I can stand up when I'm 80, I'll be happy to cruise around on a skateboard. If I feel like my skills are fading, I just won't do it publicly.
When I started skating, it was such a small community. You didn't aspire to be rich or famous or make a career out of it because that wasn't something anyone had done yet.
I consider skateboarding an art form, a lifestyle and a sport. 'Action sport' would be the least offensive categorization.
My definition of success is doing what you love. I feel many people do things because they feel they have to, and are hesitant to risk following their passion.
My dad is a Chatty Cathy, the social butterfly; friendly; knows everybody in the whole world by six degrees; tells me that every performance is the greatest he's ever seen, every new outfit is the coolest. Constant cheerleader.
My father was a Little League dictator. That really affected me, his control-freakery, his impunity, his arbitrary unreasonable power.
I am technically "boss" of the family which I am carrying along-but I am grateful to know that it is only technically - that the real authority rests on the other side of the house. It is placed there by a beneficent Providence, who foresaw before I was born, or, if he did not, he has found it out since - that I am not in any way qualified to travel alone.
The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family.
I love my mother, but there has been, ever since my boyhood, a sort of coldness of intercourse between us, such as is apt to come between people of strong feelings.
How beautiful it is to learn that Grace isn't fragile, and that in the family of God we can fail and not be a failure.
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