"Every mother is ready to warm her children."
Ain’t it ironic that the three-time world champ Gabriel Medina has passed through the gates of hell over the course of the last eighteen months and yet has never appeared happier, at least in photographs.
A few weeks back, Medina, who is twenty-eight, quit the tour just before the opening event at Pipe citing his fragile mental health.
“I have emotional issues that I need to deal with,” he wrote.
According to Brazil media, Brunet, who is thirty-three, refused to leave the joint and put towels over the security cameras so no one could see what she was doing. Allegedly etc.
And before all that, there was the estrangement of his mama and step-dad, which included a messy split of assets, and a wild feud between his wife and his mama over the existence of a supposed sex tape starring Brunet.
But, maybe, a little sunshine is beginning to appear through the clouds after mammy Simone posted a conciliatory message to her kid along with a photo of Gabriel folded in her arms.
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“This morning I prayed, getting ready to leave, end of vacation!!!!! This photo appeared in my Google photos memories of a very cold day in Trestles, I almost became a penguin lol but even with cold every mother is ready to warm her children. A lot of training day at Trestles. As always rain, shine, wind or hurricane, big waves, shark we are always there as a resting place. God bless you in this new cycle son. gabrielmedina felipemedina_17 @sophiamedina @charlaomedina100 you are my resting place. Love you”
As well, following Brunet’s departure Medina’s rekindled his friendship with soccer superstar Neymar, a recent post for his pal’s birthday hitting a whopping 700k likes.
“I love you man,” wrote Medina, I’ll let the photos do the talking.”
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Anyone watched the Neymar Netflix thingy.
Was pretty good, and Gabs gets a bit of screen time through it.
Really hope he is on the mend. Sounds like a simple existence got very messy, very fast for him.
I’m guessing she needs more money.
“God bless you in this new cycle son” sounds like something an amethyst wielding, incense burning Suffolk park mother would say her son who has just got his first pube.
ha ha!
A crack has appeared and Mommy needs some new shoes.
The pathos is so sad. Beautiful, once in a generation talented young man mental state crushed by hiding his true self from the oppression of an illiberal culture. Be yourself Gabby, we all still love you.
I dare you for a surf journalism listicle slathered in clickbait: the most tyrannical surf moms in history?
Bananas in Pyjamas, fuck yeah!
He’s had some questionable behaviors in the past but I’d never bag on someone going through a divorce and a spiral into darkness. Hope he gets better and continues to mature.
Gabs was a cool dude to the groms when he came thru my neighborhood and slayed one afternoon a few years back. I’d call him a gracious champ anyday of the week and truly I wish him well. Even at ease and charming it up with groms post-surf, he had (as a seppo) I’d label a Michael Jordan-esque glint in his eye as a fucking savage competitive lion
Keep that dragon at a distance mate
Does this mean we will see Charlie’s fermenting discontent again at waters edge?
Hope he just comes out, realises no one really gives a shit and gets on with surfing like a mad cunt
Mommy ran out of money already
Cunt should buy that joint at Lennox with the 4 shitters, get on the bongs and shrooms, hang with you north coast dog shit on the car door handle fucks…
Wiggs that you?
A beautiful story Derek. As always, thank you for keeping us informed.
If Gab’s comes out he’ll be bigger than Tika!
Xox
Simone ain’t got nothing on Mammy Florence,
back in ya box sloppy toppy
Gates of hell look way worse than being estranged from your folks for marrying the wrong woman.
Jonah Hill on Instagram reposting Tudors bullshit. It’s a golden era of surf journalism
Golden showers of surf urinaliams
Thoughts and prayers 🙏
just prayers. thoughts are overrated.
I’m a thoughtful kinda guy