{"id":68355,"date":"2025-07-17T13:41:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T13:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=68355"},"modified":"2025-07-17T13:41:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T13:41:39","slug":"dad-throws-his-7-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=68355","title":{"rendered":"Dad Throws His 7-Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Garrett Gee, known as The Bucket List Family creator on social media, shared a video of himself throwing his 7-year-old son off a cliff in Lake Powell<\/li>\n<li>The father of five recognized that \u201cmost people won\u2019t love\u201d his parenting style on cliff jumping, but went on to explain his thought process with a lengthy caption alongside the clip<\/li>\n<li>Gee made clear that he prioritized \u201csafety\u201d and stressed the importance of teaching his kids that they \u201ccan do hard things\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21130\" src=\"https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bucket-list-family-throws-son-071525-bfc21101ae7b47988559d58caa1f6d26.webp\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bucket-list-family-throws-son-071525-bfc21101ae7b47988559d58caa1f6d26.webp 750w, https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bucket-list-family-throws-son-071525-bfc21101ae7b47988559d58caa1f6d26-300x200.webp 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Everyone has their own parenting style.<\/p>\n<p>As for Garrett Gee, the popular influencer best known as \u201cThe Bucket List Family\u201d founder, his parenting style may take some by surprise as illustrated in a recent video shared on Instagram that features him throwing his 7-year-old son off a cliff in an attempt to help him conquer his fears.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1724541\"><\/div>\n<p><ins class=\"adsbyadop\"><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>\u201cMost people won\u2019t love how we teach our kids how to cliff jump,\u201d Gee writes in text over the video, which has racked up over 3.5M views since it was posted on Sunday, July 13.<\/p>\n<p>The clip shows Garrett with his son, Calihan, standing on a massive rock formation in Lake Powell and seemingly pep talking him about the jump into the water down below. Ultimately, he picks his little one up and tosses him off the cliff as he makes the plunge.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">After he surfaced, Calihan \u2014\u00a0who screamed on the way down, but popped up with a smile on his face \u2014 was joined by his dad, who jumped in beside him and greeted him with a thumbs up and a smile.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The young boy was also met with cheers from onlookers supporting him from afar.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1724541\"><\/div>\n<p><ins class=\"adsbyadop\"><\/ins><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The father of three paired the video with a lengthy caption that explains his decision to throw his son off the cliff, where he clarified that his post is \u201cNOT parental advice\u201d nor \u201csomething [he advises] you try.\u201d He also made clear that this tactic isn\u2019t one they\u2019ve done with their other two kids.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cEach kid is quite different so the way we parent, discipline, and teach HOW TO CLIFF JUMP is quite different \ud83d\ude42 For sure 1st priority is safety. 2nd is learning that YOU CAN DO HARD THINGS. 3rd is HAVE FUN :),\u201d Garrett began in the caption.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21128\" src=\"https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bucket-list-family-071525-2a743c8fc5d54dc9851adfd40ce67825.webp\" sizes=\"(max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bucket-list-family-071525-2a743c8fc5d54dc9851adfd40ce67825.webp 955w, https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bucket-list-family-071525-2a743c8fc5d54dc9851adfd40ce67825-191x300.webp 191w, https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bucket-list-family-071525-2a743c8fc5d54dc9851adfd40ce67825-652x1024.webp 652w, https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bucket-list-family-071525-2a743c8fc5d54dc9851adfd40ce67825-768x1206.webp 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"955\" height=\"1500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DHPMnEzSjt6\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=660&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen33.usnews.uk&amp;rp=%2F21127%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawLl27VleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEzenJsREdzMWlyS0pxOG5QAR52Z-GayEHP5aHvNwyTf5r4Vxd4J4USnPMf9FovrKTQ5lw17ExaHPcWidHH1g_aem_ai_rWwAbEzlav_O6H3m_Xg#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A3501.599999964237%2C%22ls%22%3A2481.2999999523163%2C%22le%22%3A3483.099999964237%7D\" height=\"881\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1724541\"><\/div>\n<p><ins class=\"adsbyadop\"><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWell speaking of the top priority, safety\u2026 We took our youngest Cali to a cliff height that we knew he would be safe. Really the biggest danger would be if he hesitated, didn\u2019t jump far out, and fell down the cliff side,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>To be \u201cextra safe,\u201d Garrett said he \u201cthrew him\u201d because \u201che wanted to jump but was not feeling confident,\u201d adding, \u201cEventually a baby eagle needs to leave the nest\u2026 or be tossed out of the nest \ud83d\ude09 and learn HE CAN FLY!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1724541\"><\/div>\n<p><ins class=\"adsbyadop\"><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>He concluded, \u201cBut warning : teaching your kids to be brave starts to backfire when they become older and begin jumping from heights that you don\u2019t even dare!! \/\/\/ BE SAFE OUT THERE! YOU CAN DO HARD THINGS! HAVE FUN!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21131\" src=\"https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cali-Gee-Garrett-Gee-Lilo-Stitch-071525-df22f8c4e29a4df2a5c65e87ae7c432d.webp\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cali-Gee-Garrett-Gee-Lilo-Stitch-071525-df22f8c4e29a4df2a5c65e87ae7c432d.webp 1000w, https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cali-Gee-Garrett-Gee-Lilo-Stitch-071525-df22f8c4e29a4df2a5c65e87ae7c432d-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cali-Gee-Garrett-Gee-Lilo-Stitch-071525-df22f8c4e29a4df2a5c65e87ae7c432d-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cali-Gee-Garrett-Gee-Lilo-Stitch-071525-df22f8c4e29a4df2a5c65e87ae7c432d-768x1152.webp 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=68352\">also read&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Garrett Gee, known as The Bucket List Family creator on social media, shared a video of himself throwing his 7-year-old son off a cliff in Lake Powell&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":68356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68355"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=68355"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68357,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68355\/revisions\/68357"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/68356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=68355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=68355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=68355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}