Become a skier so that he rebels and becomes a snowboarder. Sacrifice yourself!
My greatest fear
As a new dad of a 6-month-old baby, I am already dreaming about buying the smallest snowboard in existence and messing around in the yard next season.
But the crushing weight of reality has hit me.
At some point, my beloved son will rebel. Just as I rebelled against my father before him!
He will become a skier!
He will strap each foot to a different plank of wood goddamn it! He will dress in tight 1980's inspired clothes! He will slalom!
His sticks will bounce! His butt will wiggle! He will be seduced by the power of the dark side.
WHAT AM I TO DO ?!?!?!?!
But the crushing weight of reality has hit me.
At some point, my beloved son will rebel. Just as I rebelled against my father before him!
He will become a skier!
He will strap each foot to a different plank of wood goddamn it! He will dress in tight 1980's inspired clothes! He will slalom!
His sticks will bounce! His butt will wiggle! He will be seduced by the power of the dark side.
WHAT AM I TO DO ?!?!?!?!
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Smoke him on the moguls, duh!As a new dad of a 6-month-old baby, I am already dreaming about buying the smallest snowboard in existence and messing around in the yard next season.
But the crushing weight of reality has hit me.
At some point, my beloved son will rebel. Just as I rebelled against my father before him!
He will become a skier!
He will strap each foot to a different plank of wood goddamn it! He will dress in tight 1980's inspired clothes! He will slalom!
His sticks will bounce! His butt will wiggle! He will be seduced by the power of the dark side.
WHAT AM I TO DO ?!?!?!?!
Felicidades amigo! My 4 y.o. has 10 days under his belt and it's amazing to watch his progress. He's usually super gung-ho but he already respects the mountain and is not interested in finding his limits like dad...yet. The best part of it all is that he's actually tired after a day on the hill (usually too tired TBH).
I'm not a parent, but I would suggest taking things a day at a time. He's only 6 months old right now and his teen years are a long ways off. When he's old enough, try introducing him to a kid-size snowboard and see what happens. He'll know for himself in due time if he likes it. 
Rebels don’t tend to be skiers.
I have mine do both. The ski school does a pretty good job at making ski less fun anyways, zero effort on my side! Her boards are more for carrying toys around the house than actual snowboarding though 🤷
introduce him to both and let him decide, you are not him
Kid boards are cheap. Saw a huck knife kids for practically free the other day. Just buy em something dope and hope for the best.
You know what? It's actually not important AT ALL and, unless this is tongue-in-cheek you guys have a huge fucking problem.
My son kicked ass on a snowboard (I have vids of him hitting most rails in the big park at 6y.o) and he decided to ski instead (twin-tip freestyle of course) while my daughter decided to keep snowboarding.
I still ride with my son in the park, coach him on the rails/boxes/jumps and we have a blast every time. He freakin' rips and we enjoy every second we spend together riding (same with my daughter btw).
If you guys worry that much about what type of equipment your kids ride, you either have your priorities majorly screwed-up (the "you shouldn't have kids" kind of screwed-up if their happiness of doing something they enjoy is less important than what you feel they should be doing so both of you are "cool") or no kids and don't understand that what's important is spending quality time with your kids, doing something you BOTH love doing.
Having active kids means that there'll be a LOT of time you spend in the bleachers, in your car and other boring spots, watching them play/train while you do absolutely nothing. You'll be proud of them but it's something you do "FOR" them, not with them. This means that what you can do WITH them that you both enjoy becomes priceless. I could absolutely not care less what's under their feet as long as I get to ride the mountain with them and have a blast. These memories will last me the rest of my life and I sincerely hope that they remember them forever as well.
Some of you guys either don't have kids, shouldn't have kids or have really fucked up priorities.
My son kicked ass on a snowboard (I have vids of him hitting most rails in the big park at 6y.o) and he decided to ski instead (twin-tip freestyle of course) while my daughter decided to keep snowboarding.
I still ride with my son in the park, coach him on the rails/boxes/jumps and we have a blast every time. He freakin' rips and we enjoy every second we spend together riding (same with my daughter btw).
If you guys worry that much about what type of equipment your kids ride, you either have your priorities majorly screwed-up (the "you shouldn't have kids" kind of screwed-up if their happiness of doing something they enjoy is less important than what you feel they should be doing so both of you are "cool") or no kids and don't understand that what's important is spending quality time with your kids, doing something you BOTH love doing.
Having active kids means that there'll be a LOT of time you spend in the bleachers, in your car and other boring spots, watching them play/train while you do absolutely nothing. You'll be proud of them but it's something you do "FOR" them, not with them. This means that what you can do WITH them that you both enjoy becomes priceless. I could absolutely not care less what's under their feet as long as I get to ride the mountain with them and have a blast. These memories will last me the rest of my life and I sincerely hope that they remember them forever as well.
Some of you guys either don't have kids, shouldn't have kids or have really fucked up priorities.
My take is that the OP was poking fun, and others were joining in on that. nothing more.You know what? It's actually not important AT ALL and, unless this is tongue-in-cheek you guys have a huge fucking problem.
My son kicked ass on a snowboard (I have vids of him hitting most rails in the big park at 6y.o) and he decided to ski instead (twin-tip freestyle of course) while my daughter decided to keep snowboarding.
I still ride with my son in the park, coach him on the rails/boxes/jumps and we have a blast every time. He freakin' rips and we enjoy every second we spend together riding (same with my daughter btw).
If you guys worry that much about what type of equipment your kids ride, you either have your priorities majorly screwed-up (the "you shouldn't have kids" kind of screwed-up if their happiness of doing something they enjoy is less important than what you feel they should be doing so both of you are "cool") or no kids and don't understand that what's important is spending quality time with your kids, doing something you BOTH love doing.
Having active kids means that there'll be a LOT of time you spend in the bleachers, in your car and other boring spots, watching them play/train while you do absolutely nothing. You'll be proud of them but it's something you do "FOR" them, not with them. This means that what you can do WITH them that you both enjoy becomes priceless. I could absolutely not care less what's under their feet as long as I get to ride the mountain with them and have a blast. These memories will last me the rest of my life and I sincerely hope that they remember them forever as well.
Some of you guys either don't have kids, shouldn't have kids or have really fucked up priorities.
Communication through the written word, without voice tonality, body language etc is not complete communication, and will often be misconstrued as something other than the writer intended.
No-one should try to live vicariously through their kids, or attempt to dictate what they are going to be into for fun or for work. My old man was a bit like that- he and I don't really talk or hang out as a result. IMO, he has never given a flying fuck about anything I've ever been enthusiastic about, unless it also happened to be of interest to him, and often not even then. His Father treated him harshly, and My brother and I copped it as a result. We don't contact him apart from birthday and Christmas.
There is no magic formula to parenting, just don't be an arsehole.
My bad then. I definitely missed the intended tone if that was the case and I do have a tendency to be a sarcastic dumbass myself. I guess that's a hot button for me.My take is that the OP was poking fun, and others were joining in on that. nothing more.
Communication through the written word, without voice tonality, body language etc is not complete communication, and will often be misconstrued as something other than the writer intended.
No-one should try to live vicariously through their kids, or attempt to dictate what they are going to be into for fun or for work. My old man was a bit like that- he and I don't really talk or hang out as a result. IMO, he has never given a flying fuck about anything I've ever been enthusiastic about, unless it also happened to be of interest to him, and often not even then. His Father treated him harshly, and My brother and I copped it as a result. We don't contact him apart from birthday and Christmas.
There is no magic formula to parenting, just don't be an arsehole.
I do, however, see a LOT of young faters insisting on starting their kids on snowboards instead of skis ('cause it's not cool duh) and all I see is young kids crying all the way down. Put 'em on some skis FFS, it's easier, feels more natural to them and everyone has a much better day. Once they get older and develop better motor skills let them chose. Both of mine wanted to switch to snowboarding. After two years my son went back but my daughter kept at it... As long as they have fun I'm golden.
My parents actually warned me "you know there were quite a few kids who didn't like snow sports at all" (we lived in a mountain town), when they saw I was overly enthusiastic. Which is very possible indeed...
If you get a kid on a snowboard, you gotta put some effort into teaching it the right way at least, but the equipment for toddlers isn’t really that great, too wide and loose.
Find him a girl who snowboards when he is older.
guys do anything for b*chesFind him a girl who snowboards when he is older.
I've got two nephews and two nieces. I found out recently that my older niece has recently switched from skis to snowboard. She says it's cooler, which surprised me a bit, as I think she is relatively mellow personality wise compared to my nephews (one was briefly interested in switching because of me, but in the period I didn't see him during covid; I stopped being the "cool uncle" in his eyes I think lol), and she might be more comfortable on skis given that she figure skates competitively (obviously they are all different sports, but the way you face and 1 vs 2 things attached is the same).
Regardless of whether the OP was joking/being sarcastic or semi for real, I’ll chime in because I’m waiting for it to snow again (haha).
Until a few years ago, half of my family of four were skiers. My wife skied because she tried snowboarding as kid and hated it. My oldest son skied because he tried it when he was much younger and “didn’t like it”. My youngest son (currently 6), however, didn’t want to ski… went straight to a snowboard. It didn’t matter to me if they were skiing or boarding because I was just grateful we were able to get to the mountains together (these experiences are what matters).
Things changed and now they solely snowboard. My oldest son felt that he had learned the art of skiing 🙄 and, in an admirably competitive spirit, set out to “prove” that snowboarding was easier and less fun than skiing. Well, that got humbling very quickly for him. I’m grateful he let me teach him because the moment he learned a few things he said he’d never go back to skiing because this was so much more rewarding, etc. Then my wife finally came around 😎. She had that false sense of security on skis from being on mellow slopes, but really she had not learned her edges. When she got on something steeper, things got uncomfortable very quickly to the point she wanted to get off the mountain. She agreed to give snowboarding a try and let me teach her, and it was a great experience… she was able to learn fundamentals quickly while having fun. She wasn't any good on skis, but she’s gotten really good on the board because she’s been putting the time in.
Watching the 3 of them progress on the board has given some of the best experiences I’ve had in life.
So in response to the general sentiment of the OP (regardless of joking vs serious) is: don’t lose hope!
Until a few years ago, half of my family of four were skiers. My wife skied because she tried snowboarding as kid and hated it. My oldest son skied because he tried it when he was much younger and “didn’t like it”. My youngest son (currently 6), however, didn’t want to ski… went straight to a snowboard. It didn’t matter to me if they were skiing or boarding because I was just grateful we were able to get to the mountains together (these experiences are what matters).
Things changed and now they solely snowboard. My oldest son felt that he had learned the art of skiing 🙄 and, in an admirably competitive spirit, set out to “prove” that snowboarding was easier and less fun than skiing. Well, that got humbling very quickly for him. I’m grateful he let me teach him because the moment he learned a few things he said he’d never go back to skiing because this was so much more rewarding, etc. Then my wife finally came around 😎. She had that false sense of security on skis from being on mellow slopes, but really she had not learned her edges. When she got on something steeper, things got uncomfortable very quickly to the point she wanted to get off the mountain. She agreed to give snowboarding a try and let me teach her, and it was a great experience… she was able to learn fundamentals quickly while having fun. She wasn't any good on skis, but she’s gotten really good on the board because she’s been putting the time in.
Watching the 3 of them progress on the board has given some of the best experiences I’ve had in life.
So in response to the general sentiment of the OP (regardless of joking vs serious) is: don’t lose hope!
I started on skis as a kid(tho tbh I wanted to snowboard but my parents were dicks) and now we here.
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