Kids and lifejackets.....

He can probably out swim the naysayers. F them. He's your child and if you think he's good to go, let him charge it.

 

The only thing you're missing is the fact that the modern human has no courage, and they need signs and instructions to do anything fun and exciting.

It's like the little baby that got pitted. People were saying he's too young this, what about that, etc. Hating on that little nigga b/c he's one of the youngest pitted. If something bad happened, it's on the parent, and they'd have to live with their decision.

^^no implications of the last line, it's just like, fark, can;t a dude take his kid in the ocean anymore?

 

the thing about lifejackets is,u cant dive under the wave when it comes.and for a little kid,taking a little set on the head,which could be 3 ft for us is like 3ft overhead to them can scare them away from the ocean forever.the best thing to do is just paddle out there with him and stay by his side the whole time.it will give him the confidence to excel.

I started surfing when I was around 15 too,and I was always terrified of the ocean.nobody in my family likes the beach or water for that matter.my brother lives in Bradley beach and hes been living there since mid 90s and only been to the beach maybe 3 times.my family looks at surfing like retards trying to kill themselves,i can show them a 90ft wave paddled into a just go hmmm.would of been cool if some family members surfed

 

I'm not letting my kids paddle out on their own until they can hold his own swimming in the ocean. and no life jackets thats a crutch. let them learn how to swim proper and keep an eye on them. when they can swim out there on their own, they can paddle out on their own. If your pushing him into mushburger waves in 2 ft of water then thats different. but no life jacket needed.

kids younger than 9 are out boogie boarding by themselves all the time. without jackets.

 

It's your kid, i'm sure you wouldn't let him go out in anything too dangerous. If they don't surf, they don't have a voice, that's how I treat those types. Call em p*ssies, make fun of them for being boring and living a life of fear.

 

if you want him to be a sissy boy then make him wear a life jacket

helmet too.

 

Silver. To match the orange life preserver.

 

Only reason for a life jacket is if he hit his head and was out cold. Assuming you are around to jump in if that happens I see no need for a life jacket. For the record my son (9 years old also) has been surfing fiberglass boards since 7 with no jacket. I did start him at 5 or 6 on a foam board so he did not get bonked in the head and need stitches but other than that I say let him ride.

 

Why does he need a life jacket when he has aboat strapped to his leg? I wouldn't let my kids go out past ankle high without a boogie tied to thm

 

^^^EXACTLY my fathers logic. i've been interested in surfing ever since i could remember, but i only started surfing when i was 10-11. when i was a lot younger i saw all my cousins shredding and i wanted to be like them, exactly like them. i always begged my dad to take me out and push me into a couple waves, but he refused every single time. he emphasized that i have to hold my own in the ocean and i shouldn't rely on other people, because the ocean can be very unforgiving at times. he soon realized that i was a proficient swimmer, so one morning he gave me his old orange caster and told me to go crazy. i ran up to the beach and caught a few of my first waves on my own with my dad sitting on the beach, and since then i was hooked.


lol why did i write all that? whatever

 

Life jacket at 9? My son wore a low profile jacket until he was 4 and never after that. Occasional scares in slightly larger surf like waist high but he always popped right back up. He did take swimming lessons for 4 years since he was 3 years old. 16 now and a strong swimmer with no fear of the ocean.

 

I know what your going through. We all need to stop bowing to these freaks who want us to act like and raise our children like caged animals. "I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery" Thomas Jefferson

 

How can natural selection occur with all the obstacles we place in its way. No wonder we're over populated.

 

If you're right by him it's all good. But even then, you should upgrade his swimming abilities. You don't want to instill false confidence in him.

Around that age, I was very comfortable in the ocean. I was on a swim team, and regularly swimming much longer distances than 25 yards. Nonetheless, I had a serious scare in a rip. After fear overcame my embarrassment, I ended up yelling for help and waving my arms, but no one saw. Obviously I made it back to shore in one piece, but if it wasn't for all that swimming, who knows.

So why not push him to do 200 yard swims?

 

my kid wears a helmet

 

We have a 65 foot tall cedar tree in my yard that my son likes to climb. He will go all the way to the top and hold on to the spire as the wind blows over the bay. He loves it and takes some awesome pictures from up there. What am I gonna do he's 16 years old.

 

Bahahahahahaha freakin hilarious cheech!