Anatomy of a Skateboard Fall

This isn't your ordinary, everyday, average skateboarding exhibition.

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Cousins are present. As are Uncles and Aunts that must be duly impressed.

Confidence is high.
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Some leaning left,
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Some over compensation with flapping arms,

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Some upping the ante by adding risk,

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Some past the point of no return...

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Some reality,

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And this is my favorite part of a skateboard fall....

The Look.

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It doesn't matter who else is present, this Look is reserved for The Mom.

A little bit incredulous, a little bit betrayed, a little bit am-I-okay, they can come up from a fall and look immediately at The Mom, in a crowd of 100 people.

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And this is the next best look.

It's why God designed Moms for little boys.

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Once they've caught your eye after a fall, they know everything is just fine.

Where are they going to look when we're not there anymore?

Or do they stop looking?

Maybe that's our job. To get them to the place where they don't need to look anymore.

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I'm going to miss it.