So what do you do

Your 8 year old says
He can't go for gym
His leg hurts
His throat hurts
He's crying

You know he's scared
Of handstands hand springs
Crazy exercises
The coach

So what do you do
Just what do you do

Parents are supposed to
Teach kids to be resilient
Suck it up and stick to things
Dont let then grow up to be
Strawberries

So what do you do.
What do you do?.

Parents are also supposed
To let kids know they've got their backs
Support them trust them love then
Without the weight of their own
expectations, fears, desires

So What do you do?

Give him a hard time,
Warn him, about the boy who cried wolf
Then hug him, love him
Let it go
And wait for next week.