I agree, Stephanie and I've done the same. I have never understood how some parents will watch their kids bully others and laugh it off with a "Boys will be boys" or similar old fashioned statement.

My sister and I were being terrorized by a gang of older boys in the park when we were little. They ignored my aunt's warnings so she let the air out of their bike tires and they had to walk home. I'll always remember how she stood up for us with those bullies.