Hyrums Short Parkour Life

"Parkour" is the term for an urban gymnast who climbs walls, jumps between buildings and other outdoor stunts. I watched a movie with Deborah called “Parkour Rules” that showed some amazing feats by young men who were performing all sorts of impressive outdoor gymnastics. My son watched the video with me with wonder and decided while I was at work that he wanted to try some of the same feats. He tried flips on his parents’ bed, and was quite good at them, deciding that the next step was to do a flip off of the bed. He went to the side of the bed and jumped off, turning mid-air he rammed headfirst into the floor. He cried for a while and later confided to his Mom that he wasn’t going to try and do the other Parkour tricks that he had seen. We’re going to be more careful about what he watches on TV/Internet.