Thoughts on Bullying

In my ED 340 class, we talked about bullying and all the laws that are being passed against it now. As my teacher was explaining things to me it made me realize how outrageous people are today. Every little thing is bullying nowadays. What happened to the old days when if you were being bullied you needed to defend yourself. It's normal for young children to act out once in a while to say things like "I don't want to be your friend anymore" and then the next day they will be best friends. I believe that some things should not be tolerated like physical pain but how can you even tell if children are telling the truth or not? I believe that parents baby their children too much which puts bigger targets on their backs to be bullied. Children need to learn on their own how to handle things because they are not going to have their parents or some aid to back them up in the realworld. It gets mes so aggravated thinking about how kids are being raised in this day and age. Does anyone else feel the same way?