Even if you’re a grown-ass adult, you likely remember the terror of the public pool diving board. Once your hand left the railing, you had reached the point of no return. You tip-toed hesitantly out to the edge, the lifeguards snarling at you to hurry up, fellow kids sniggering behind your back. God forbid you chickened out and crawled back to the sweet, sweet safety of the pool pavement; you might not hear the end of it for the rest of the summer.
So we can all relate to the plight of little RJ, so terrified a few years ago of jumping off the board, he made the whole thing vibrate, which likely just made matters worse. Despite his grandfather’s patient efforts to to encourage him, RJ just wasn’t having it.
Now two years later, RJ’s dad @Hampsworld proudly announces on Twitter that his son has faced his fear. This summer RJ marches down to the edge of the diving board like a boss, jumps off without a second thought, and swims effortlessly to the side.
Way to go, RJ! As we can all relate to diving board fears, many Twitter followers are finding this youngster’s bravery inspiring.
Have you hit the pool yet this summer? Maybe it’s finally time to give the high dive a try. RJ’s probably way ahead of you.
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WHY ISN’T HE WEARING A HELMET?
First video: Nancy Pelosi contemplating Trump’s impeachment.Second video: AOC doing the same.
ugh
Have you hit the pool yet this summer? Just went to a public pool Sunday, the day before the CDC released its warning.
Triple Lindy or GTFO
My first exposure to Rodney Dangerfield, Robert Downey Jr, and Danny Elfman and I watched that shit constantly.
It’s kind of crazy that those two overlapped in a film.
Between my VHS rental and it constantly being on cable, I second that.
I was going to go with that one Pete and Pete episode:
Why didn’t someone push him in?
Now do the high dive you coward!(No fucking way I’m doing the high dive)
3 Cheers for this bad ass young man….He dives better than I do. I look like I am having a heart attack mid dive and typically land on my ass neck.
The rule at the pool when I was a youngster was that the only way down was to jump. I’m sure it traumatized a few kids, but the life lessons were priceless: adults can be dicks.