AN already aggressive child is taking lessons in how to punch and kick people more effectively.
Eight-year-old Oliver O’Connor, who treats violence as play, recently took up Taekwondo as an after-school activity, to the horror of teachers, parents and other children.
Mum Eleanor O’Connor said: “We tried him with the guitar and trampolining but he kept getting described as ‘rambunctious’ at best and and ‘a f**king menace’ at worst. However, he has to do something because if he’s home every evening, I’ll have no choice but to turn to drink.
“So we went for Taekwondo and he’s taken to it like a duck to water. He said the other day that the helmets and pads are for wusses as his opponents’ bruises don’t even last a week, which would have been worrying if I hadn’t turned the radio up and pretended I hadn’t heard.”
“I guess encouraging his frightening natural propensity for violence is just storing up problems for later, but if it gets him out of the house for a couple of hours, I’m all for it.”
Instructor Tom Booker said: “The boy’s got potential. I know I shouldn’t comment on individual students, but, let’s just say, I’m f**king terrified of that psycho little bastard.”
