The other day I was speaking with a stranger in some random context like I do (it’s like I treat the outside world like the Internet some days) and in the course of conversation, I mentioned that my kids had Mixed Martial Arts class 3 days a week, so sometimes I feel like a hockey mom but with fewer pre-dawn ice times and smaller bags to carry. And I got a response that I wasn’t expecting because I never really thought about it. She said: “Why would you teach your kids to fight?  Aren’t you just raising bullies?” And I wish that I could tell you I was eloquent and well spoken in my response to this douchy comment. But what I did was squinch my face up and say ‘Noooo!’ like a 14 year old girl if you ask her if she’s still into the Jonas Brothers. Normally, this kind of thing wouldn’t bug me.  I mean, why would MMA be any different than soccer or dance class.  It’s just a different sport, one of the many that parents who want their children to learn to be active have to choose from. And I wouldn’t say one is any better than the other.  It’s all about finding one your kids will enjoy and you will be comfortable taking them to.  If your kid is in dance or hockey or lacross or fencing, you’re teaching them not only a sport, but about life.  That’s how lessons work. Dh and I, we chose MMA. We lived in  small town in our last post, so there weren’t a…