Hugging Balance Beams

Troy: “I’m not going back out there until the coaches come over here and apologize!”
Me: “Why would they do that?”
Troy: “For building a course that hurt me!”
Me: “They built it to challenge you, not hurt you. It was an accident. They’re not going to apologize.”
Troy: “Well, they should!”
Me: “Honestly, I think you need to apologize to the balance beam. You fell on top of it. Did you even check to see if it was hurt?”
Troy: “No! I’m not doing that!”
Me: “I think you need to go over and apologize to the balance beam, see if it was okay, and give it a hug. Then, you two can make up and be friends again.”
Troy: “I’m not doing that! That’s ridiculous!”