Secret world of Boys: According to my neighbour boys go through a stage where they are evil/fight with each other to see who's the strongest. I don't think it's true. Am I right?

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She said from ages 7+, they call each other gay/nerd/geek/dweeb etc and will start to bully the boys that are the least athletic in an attempt to dominate them. I'm not this old but I remember none of this when I was at school. She said it's normal to try and pull another boy's pants down to humiliate them and it's normal for boys to fight, regardless of whether they are at a boys/mixed/private/state school or not and I should accept it. Is she full of shite???

TIA

I know the thread is about boys, but I don't think they should be singled out-would OP have a similar thread if she had a DD?
I don't think all boys go through that stage, and some only go through it if they are left unsupervised or with inappropriate role models.

I don't know. I don't have a girl so I know nothing about girl's behaviour.