Mama Bear

So most of you know I am a mama bear when it comes to my children being hurt or threatened. Nothing gets me more riled up than when someone has treated my child unfairly or hurt them. So today Hunter was riding his bike up and down the street. He does this everyday for awhile and stays right on our street. So I get a phone call, not 5 minutes after he left, from a neighbor that thought he may have seen some big kids picking on Hunter. I quickly hang up and dash out the door as he rides up a little disheveled and upset. ( Calm down Amy it may be a misunderstanding.) No! He tells me some big boys choked him and hit him in the head and chased him. He spit at them and dashed away. Hunter doesn't really dash away that fast, he is still getting use to his big bike. So I get the kids in the car, drop the neighbor kid off (I don't want her a part of what could happen) and I go screaming down the street after these kids. My neighbor yells at me to slow down, seriously I was going like 25 and my sons aggressors were at large. So I am going down main street just as this group of punks meanders into the road. I slam on my breaks and start yelling at them. They think I am a lunatic as I threaten to call the police if they ever touch my child again. Of course they want to act cool so they yell back crap at me but I am relentless in my attack on their character. They were at least 16 and there were 4 boys and three girls. As cars lined up behind me I had to move on but let me tell you, if I ever see them again on my street (and Jerry is home) we will have some more words with them. What teenager tries to hurt a 7 year old minding his own business. If anything Hunter said hi and wanted to be friends. He is the mostly friendly, unshy child I know. So while you just got the edited version, poor Jerry heard profanities that I haven't used since I was a teenager, yikes! The Elders (who live with us) thought it was funny that I used such colorful language but offered to take their name tags off and back me up if it ever happens again, thanks guys. Do I have to keep my children hidden inside to protect them? I won't keep them from enjoying life because there are punks in the world. I just have to pray that the Lord is protecting them in everything they do.