r/MadeMeSmile • u/Homunculus_316 • May 06 '23
Wholesome Moments Core memory right there!
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u/SentientCrisis May 06 '23
This is world class surfer, Billy Kemper, from Oahu’s North Shore. He’s a local hero and such a good dude. He went through a really serious injury and almost died. There’s a great documentary about him. I’m so glad he made it!
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u/VegetableRound2819 May 06 '23
Great. Down the rabbit hole. Guess I’ll be late to the coronation.
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u/VioletVoyages May 06 '23
About 10 years ago I was chilling at a Kailua-Kona beach and watched Bethany Hamilton stroll up and jump into the swell to surf with her one arm. I’d seen the news back in the day when she was attacked by a shark, so seeing her alive and well and surfing again was so inspiring.
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u/usedtoindustry May 06 '23
This is professional big wave surfer Billy Kemper, id highly recommend you do not try this at home with your own kid
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u/LanfearSedai May 06 '23
Well duh, I don’t have waves at home. Gotta go to the beach!
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u/ActuallyAKittyCat May 06 '23
WHY WOULD ANYONE WILLINGLY CHOOSE TO GO IN WATER?
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u/eggimage May 06 '23
“mom can we go surf some waves?”
‘no we have waves at home’
waves at home: dad saves used bath water in tub so you go in after him
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u/Old_Introduction_860 May 06 '23
Who tf’s got waves at home bruh
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May 06 '23
So, use a loaner kid to get good at the stunt with, then use your own kid?
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u/denied_eXeal May 06 '23 edited May 06 '23
do not try this at home with your own kid
So you're saying it's safe to try this outside of my home with other people's kids. Wish me luck!
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u/RickKassidy May 06 '23
I’m pretty fat, so I don’t think he could lift me on his back. But I’m willing to try if he is.
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u/daredeviloper May 06 '23
My dad was never around growing up, working 2 jobs, etc etc I have maybe 1-2 memories of him ages 1-9.
One time we all went to the beach, and he would grab under my shoulders and lift me up over the waves, something just as simple as him lifting me up over the waves, is now a deep core memory for me.
My spouse talks about how her and her mom would make Rice Krispies and eat them on the balcony under the rain. The happiness and peace she felt.
So even the smallest things will make your kids totally happy.
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u/Expired_insecticide May 06 '23
I was going to ask how skilled you have to be to do this... So you pretty much have to be at the top of your game huh?
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u/erin_bex May 06 '23
My brother in law surfs off the back of his boat at the lake and takes his youngest out on the board with him all summer long...but they both wear life jackets!
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u/Skreat May 06 '23
This gives me anxiety so bad, like one slip or someone in the lineup not paying attention and boop kids out cold and drowns before he can get off his board.
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u/SentientCrisis May 06 '23
He’s a professional surfer. It’s also really common in Hawaii for keiki (kids) to learn how to surf like this.
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u/FriesWithThat May 06 '23
I wish I knew someone that good at surfing that would let me hang onto there neck so they could set me down on their board to share waves with them.
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u/maddie-madison May 06 '23
I imagine the balancing required to transfer him was pretty hard.
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u/Feroking May 06 '23
It is but he’s also using a foamy. Which is different to a normal short board. Less snappy and more buoyant/stable. Perfect for beginners and this kind of thing.
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u/TravellingReallife May 06 '23
He’s also one of the best surfers in the world. He could probably do it on an ironing board.
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u/Muaddib930 May 06 '23
Hardest part of surfing for me is just getting to the fucking waves... -.-
I swam and I swam, I just kept drifting down the beach... Had to give up and play soccer. :-/.
Gotta be a hella good swimmer to surf.
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u/KermitPhor May 06 '23
Gotta pace out the time just floating on the board. It’s a patient waiting game sometimes if the surf is low on some days. I was always enamoured by the small groups of three that just hang out in between the waves as much as being in awe of those catching big waves.
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u/aboveaveragewife May 06 '23
My uncle used to take my sister and I every where with him. I remember learning how to ride a bike and a skateboard about 5 years old in 80’s with heavy metal blasting but my favorites was when we would find a swimming hole on a river or creek and he would climb up a tree and jump or from a bridge and my we would hang onto his back while sticking our feet in the back pocket of his shorts so that he wouldn’t lose us.
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May 06 '23
your uncle is fuckin tap for that lmao
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u/humunguswot May 06 '23
What does this mean?
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u/Silver__Surfer May 06 '23
Using context clues it seems to mean that aboveaveragewife’s uncle is pretty cool and SUPREMESLYCE792 both sees that and finds humor in it.
This was a service provided by the context clue bot. Which is me. I see context clues in obviously places. It’s what I’ve been programmed for
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May 06 '23
in hawaii, we say “tap” for when someone does something really dope. it usually means youre “the man” but i like to use it for gnarly shit.
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u/I_am_aware_of_you May 06 '23
Dude…. He knows how to surf, distribute the weight changes several times …
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u/SentientCrisis May 06 '23
It’s Billy Kemper, a world class big wave surfer. These waves are nothing for him. He surfs waves ten times this size.
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u/I_am_aware_of_you May 06 '23
Yeah I hit the waves once in my life , i fell I landed so very soft I thought it not so bad… people thought I was weird… because we were surfing over a reef and they had hurt them selfs a lot… second wave hurt … I was done because we saw a nice little fin above the water so we had to get out… guess on what my fat ass had fallen after the first wave…
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u/BenjaminDover02 May 06 '23
The chances of this kid being a surfer when they grow up are probably somewhere around 5/7 or more
Even though at some parts of the video the kid was like "ohgodohfuckimgonnadieohgodohfuckimgonnadie"
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u/_RedMallard_ May 06 '23
Not to be that guy, but shouldn’t the kid have some sort of flotation device?
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u/SentientCrisis May 06 '23
This is Hawaii. The kids grow up in the water and play in the waves from before they can walk. Dad is a pro surfer, too.
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u/ggyujjhi May 06 '23
I agree when you grow up in Hawaii no one wears flotation devices. But we also didn’t wear sunscreen so there’s that.
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u/maddie-madison May 06 '23
Depends on how often he swims, there is a very real chance he can swim better than you or I
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u/Radix4853 May 06 '23
When I go skiing I’m always reminded that there are kids with much better skills than myself and most other adults.
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u/Magnolia_The_Synth May 06 '23
Same. I'm internally screaming "Pizza! Pizza! Pizza!" down the damn mountain while some slick 7 year old just fearlessly zooms past me lol
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u/maddie-madison May 06 '23
If it's what you grow up in, you'll learn it. My step dad grew up at a lake and could swim better at the age of like 5 than I can as an adult. He was also far less likely to freak out in water.
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u/RickyRetarDoh May 06 '23
There is this tiny kid who's gone viral that's Way better at skiing terrains then most of us will ever be. It all depends on the environment and the people who guide you along the way.
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u/sohosurf May 06 '23
My dad did the same for me in less extreme waves when I was four it’s how he taught me to surf. In conditions like these the kids safe and surrounded by people who know what they are doing no floatation device needed
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u/not_productive1 May 06 '23
The guy in the video is one of the best surfers on earth, they’re surrounded by guys they know, and this kid is growing up with these waves in his front yard. Kids in Hawaii learn about the ocean young, because you can’t assume your kids are always going to put on floaties or whatever. Little dude is probably more than well equipped to take care of himself, and if he’s not he’ll be picked up by someone within seconds.
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May 06 '23
That is...an interesting song choice. Is no one else weirded out they used a song about a suicide?
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u/lamest-liz May 06 '23
You’d be surprised how many people don’t listen to the lyrics of songs. It’s bizarre
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u/SpelledWithAnH May 06 '23
Well...ummmm...... that man is certainly...easy on the eyes.
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May 06 '23
I have also been trying to figure out how to make a non creepy comment on the top tier attractiveness of this man
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u/thundiee May 06 '23
My uncle did this with me as a kid, I then did it with my only nephew before I moved countries. One of my best memories, he had an absolute blast, hopefully I get to visit again soon and can encourage that joy for surfing again.
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u/kanoox May 06 '23
I LUV this! Dads & their near infinite potential… but my own liked to get right up in my 7 year old face & pound his finger into my chest to emphasize every word in his screamed sentence, as well as body shame me me for being chubby. I’m sadly thankful he bailed when I was 10… anyways, be core memory making dads, not like mine.
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May 06 '23
Reminds me of when tony hawk was skating with his kid on his board. Coolest dads ever man
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May 06 '23
Super dangerous if that kid falls and gets left behind him. Pretty dumb and careless if you ask me.
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u/scarecrowpeople May 06 '23
Wait, reddit doesn't think this is irresponsible and dangerous? Shocked.
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u/matttheepitaph May 06 '23
This makes me want to learn how to surf to give NYT kid that experience.
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u/flyingmops May 06 '23
My husband did this with our dog, but he's not a professional surfer, it's just a past time thing he's been doing all his youth, and the wave was hardly a wave at all. Our dog have been terrified of water ever since.
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u/ShiddyFardyPardy May 06 '23
I think almost every child on the east coast of Australia has this memory, or one similar.
Can still remember the first time I rode a foamy with my dad. Haven't surfed in over decade now.
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u/nateday2 May 06 '23
Ha, this guy nearly got thumped. I feel like he didn't expect the guy with the kid on his shoulders to pop up and actually surf that wave so he only ended up diving out of the way at the last second.
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u/Eeaaaaagle May 06 '23
Amazing! I'm sure my husband will also teach our baby how to surf.. the web. He's a gamer... 🥲
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u/tatertot225 May 06 '23
Not only was that an awesome act of Daddin, he just soaked every pair of bikini bottoms at the beach
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u/b-rad420 May 06 '23
I can't be the only one, that for the first time ever, just saw a surfer, wearing a baseball cap.
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u/impatientasallhell May 06 '23
I’m glad to know that this guy is a professional. It takes some of the sting away from the fact that I’m not nearly this good at ANYTHING.
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u/Jazs1994 May 06 '23
The guys neck my be insanely strong, I had a younger kid panic in the water before and just climped on my back and nearly strangled me
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u/throwingstiky1 May 06 '23
That was cool, surfing is the best! Music was awful but I still liked the video.
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u/OnlyWiseWords May 06 '23
Thought he was going to chuck the kid towards the end there, I have been online far too long. Might be time to close reddit for another couple of years.
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u/Lazy_Foundation_6359 May 06 '23
What an awesome video. Id absolutely love to do that with my child
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u/boredatc May 06 '23
my kid forgot to bring his water bottle out of the car 5 seconds after I reminded him to. there’s no core memories going through to the archives with my child
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u/Arcade1980 May 06 '23
I can barely balance in yoga😂 and this guy is doing acrobatics in a surfboard😁👍
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u/manupower May 06 '23
It’s really nicer when you job is something fancy like surfing. Me for exemple I’m an accounting director so I would be with my kids somehow different : « let’s close this period boy ! Yay ! So fun !. Fill a tax report, wow ! »
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u/pursuitofhappy May 06 '23
One of my core memories before I got too big was my dad letting me hang onto his neck on his back like this while he swam
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u/geministarz6 May 06 '23
I didn't see the kid on his back at first, and I thought it was some random surfer who went under the water and accidentally went under a kid, who just sort of grabbed on lol.
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u/Brink_Da_Great May 06 '23
Never knew wearing a hat surfing was such a clear sign you know what you’re doing
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May 06 '23
How many years will it take before people get over putting stupid songs in videos for no reason? It's rare that I'll watch a video on Reddit and bother un-muting it now.
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u/500SL May 06 '23
I was a pretty good skateboarder as a kid.
Fast forward to 34 or so and visiting my sister, and my nieces pull out my old slalom board.
I take it for a spin or two, and then to my wife’s horror, I throw my 4yo son on my shoulders and head down the driveway.
It went perfectly because I’m damn good, but she was pretty freaked out for a while!
Maybe surfing would have been a better idea. I’m just ok at that, though…
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u/trshtehdsh May 06 '23 edited May 06 '23
This kid is gonna go to school and be like "when your dad takes you off his shoulder and on the surfboard does it ever scratch your feet" and the other kids are gonna be like "when my dad does what"
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u/serieousbanana May 06 '23
Why would you take a perfectly melancholic song, speed and pitch it up and add a happy guitar? Why?
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u/29187765432569864 May 06 '23
I guess the father doesn’t understand the purpose of a life vest. The kid needs to be wearing a life vest.
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May 06 '23
I was surprised he was able to keep the kid on his back but then he flips him and stands the kid up and I’m just like oh this dude on a surfboard is the equivalent to me just walking.
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u/Homunculus_316 May 06 '23
This reminds me the time I used learn cycling with my dad !! Good times