my parents like it as it got me into video editing and building ramps and stuff which is good cos it means i'm doing different things and learning different skills.. my sister thinks it's ok, but not cool, she doesn't really care haha..however my brother thinks it's not cool he calls it "twatdecking" and "bumfingering" haha it think because i often FB a lot and he wants to play ping pong with me haa.

What do your family think of it?

absolute balloucks :/ thats why i buy my own stuff.

My dads ok with it.

and I HATE it when they call it TECH DECKING, makes me feal like a 5 year old lol.

err, my mum doesn't mind.. My brother thinks it's interesting what I'm doing but he hates the sound of it, but I hate the sound of his friends breaking things but I don't go on about it.
And I don't know about my Dad, he helps me make things but I don't know if he likes me doing it I know he hates the sound as well.

Lol sound seems to be an issue, any way to make it quite(er).

My gf likes it don't know about my parent bit old for a grounding lol

My family think its stupid, they even said this morning when i was on the site.
"Is that where all the losers talk to each other?"
but they dont want me to stop doing it and they took me to CS3 and thought that was cool.

Ah there probably just given ya shit about in a funny way then!!

I don't see why anyone would have a problem with it it's a very non offensive past time,
But haters gonna hate I suppose

My gf hates it, although i think she's secretly intrigued by it too,caught her a couple times trying to Ollie etc.
I think it's the repetative noise that gets her.It's all good though as when we get a new kitchen fitted,she gets plush marble work tops and i get hours of silky smooth surface to sesh on

Loving this thread Billy.

Mom: Supports me a lot. Gives me money for it. Loves it.

Dad: He used to hate it. Now he's okay with it.

Yeah. Even if my parents hated it, I would still fingerboard.
Becuz i do it for myself not for them, and I do it for fun cuz thats what fingerboarding is all about.
Don't listen to other people. If you like it, you do it.
Ignore the haters.

your mum gives you money for it? that's so awesome haha

Mum: likes it.Shethink's it's creative since I make stuff ect
Dad: used to hate it but now he's ok with it
Siblings:Don't give a damn

Ironfingers wrote:

Lol sound seems to be an issue, any way to make it quite(er).

My gf likes it don't know about my parent bit old for a grounding lol

Get shrink wrap.. Find shrink wrap that fits over your wheel snugly, then cut it perfectly around your wheels, then shrink it with... FIRE!! (or any sort of heat source, fire really isn't recommended....) That's the best way to muffle the clacking of the wheels.

my mum moans at me for fingerboarding to loud lol
my dad and step mum brought me loads of techdeck stuff for christmas
and i really didnt want it, but then i set up a tech deck
and then got in to 'tech decking' and then i brought my first wooden fingerboard
and ive bin 'fingerboarding' since then

My family hate it, absolutly HATE it

My Dad supports me alot with fingerboarding (ramps,making decks,etc), my mom doesn't care, and my sisters and my brothers idk.

Yeah, I fingerboarded on books to muffle the sound. This backfired on me when I went to CS3 and found out I couldn't skate on normal tables.

My parents used to hate it, but now I think they don't really care anymore. My oldest brother thought it was really dumb, but he doesn't really care any more either, and I've caught him trying to do some tricks on my board a few times. My other brother actually fingerboards with me sometimes, we usually have rail seshes.

I'd say it's good to have someone to session with in your house lol

My mom thinks its childish and always asks me if I'm too old for it and stuff. She doesn't understand thats its fun for me. My dad is really creative and loves customizing his motorcycles so he likes how I can customize my fingerboard and how unique everything is. He's more supportive. My brother actually fingerboards too, but he rarely does anymore. He can't do many tricks but I tryto encourage him to keep trying and give hime tips and stuff. My dog likes it though

Great thread

My parents really love the youtube part of it
And my brother fingerboards, he goes by the name Jdcruzer

My dad helps me make decks and ramps and when my mum and dad took me to lw1 they thought it was really good

they all laugh at me and joke about me being 'sad'. But to be fair my dad does help me out with it sometimes, he helps me make some obstacles and he always convinces my mam to let me buy new stuff

my mum likes it and secretly has a go when im not in :L

My uncle thinks it's cool, but my aunt could careless for it. Still they both support me doing it.

BLU-S wrote:

my mum likes it and secretly has a go when im not in :L

xD my Mums friend who was a teacher used to confiscate tech decks from her students and have a go on them at the lunchtimes and breaks xD she's so epic