It is about a kid who wants to skate but his dad won't let him because he thinks it is too dangerous

Learning the Hard Way

Taschen continues to skate and get better and he asks to go to a local skate competition and he wins the entire thing. His dad starts to get interested but he is as scared as a kid on Halloween that his son is gonna get hurt. His dad starts to realize that it is 100,000 times safer than he thought.

He goes on to be one of the world's best skateboarders. He was even as good as Tony hawk. Taschen was sponsored by all the good skateboarding companies, and people said he was so cool that he was cooler than the ocean. His dad was the proudest dad in the world and he apologized for pushing Taschen.

Taschen continues to win so much more competitions it is hard to count. Also, he practices so much that the skateboard starts to get tired.

Taschen watching Tony Hawk skate and learning

Taschen continues to win so many competitions that you couldn’t even count and learn better and harder tricks. His dad was as proud as a lion of his son's achievements. Although his dad is proud he still worries like a momma bear when someone is near their cub.

“Dad you know how I won the local skate contest by a landslide. Well, I got invited to a national skate contest, ” Taschen excitedly tells his dad. His dad is amazed by the opportunity his son was just presented and couldn’t say no. At the tournament, Taschen wins the whole thing and is extremely excited.&nbsp; “You made that thing look like a piece of cake son,” dad says.&nbsp;

One day while Taschen is just chilling at home he gets an invite from Tony Hawk to go skate. Taschen almosts burst with excitement. He runs like lightning to his dad and says, “Dad, Dad, Dad, Tony Hawk just invited me to come skate with him for a day please let me go.” Although Taschen’s dad does not want him to go he sees how much this means to him.&nbsp; His dad finally responds by saying, “Fine you can go, but I'm going with you just in case you get hurt.”&nbsp;

''Hey dad can I show all the tricks I know how to do," Taschen asked his dad. "I guess." Taschen's dad replies, "You better not get hurt though." Taschen pulls out his friend's board to show his dad all the tricks that his friend taught him. He ends up doing a lot of tricks that look as hard as going to space. His dad thinks to himself those look impossible but of course, he doesn't tell his son that.

Taschen, his mom, his dad, his sister who is as annoying as a crying baby all live in Cardiff, California. Taschen’s dad really wants him to surf but Taschen wants to skate. His dad doesn’t want him to because he thinks it's super dangerous and his dad is as protective as a mama bear. Taschen learns to skate without his dad knowing. His friend who is really good at skating lets him borrow his board and teaches him some tricks.

Taschen asks his dad about 1 million times if he is allowed to skate but his dad says no every single time. Every time his dad says no it makes Taschen thinks he is not good enough and his dad makes him feel like he is just like a stupid pest. Although Taschen sometimes feels discouraged by his dad he continues to practice daily.

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