Lefthanded

[queequek]

Lefthanded people ... where are you?

I always have trouble to find the lefthanded desk (especially the auditorium type class), simply because the lefthanded seat always be in the very left of the row or else. I usually sit in the middle of the row, no matter what, so I bump a lot with other people's hand when we write notes.

What is your experience with your lefthandedness?

[SH80er]

That's like the one catergory I am normal in!
I'm righthanded, but right brain dominant. How could that be?

So, maybe I was SUPPOSED to be left handed.

[greeklawgirl]

I never really had a problem with it. The only time I can recall is when I was in elementary school learning how to write in cursive. My teacher made us use erasable ink...it would smudge all over the paper and the palm of my hand. For a compulsive neatnik like myself, blue ink everywhere was awful!

[amycat412]

Lefty hear!!

In 2nd grade, Sister Therisine wouldn't let me write cursive because she said "left handed people are from the devil."

And took me forever to learn to tie my shoes!

Any of the rest of you the ONLY lefty in your family? I am, no one else is and no one can remember anyone ever being.

[Optimist Prime]

It depends on what I'm doing. I play pool left handed. I play base ball right handed. I eat left handed. I play hockey, a long time ago, I switched up to cover the side oppisite. Um...i'm left footed for surfing and when i ride my razor scooter. I still ride it sometimes. Even though, thats sooo last year. What else?? I write right handed, but i usually perfer to sign my name left handed.

[Tom Earp]

I always heard that leftys were children of the devil and that is why mothers immediately worked with the baby to use the right hand!

My mother until the day She Passed Away said I was right handed!

But you have a week eye and a strong eye. Your strong eye is the one your hand is!

I learned this being a cop! Heck couldnot hit the target with a shot gun!Looking with the wrong eye!

Well of course, I am near sighted and far sighted! Ha so all of you are right , I am not right!

[skip101]

Originally posted by Tom Earp
I always heard that leftys were children of the devil and that is why mothers immediately worked with the baby to use the right hand!

My mother until the day She Passed Away said I was right handed!

But you have a week eye and a strong eye. Your strong eye is the one your hand is!

I learned this being a cop! Heck couldnot hit the target with a shot gun!Looking with the wrong eye!

Well of course, I am near sighted and far sighted! Ha so all of you are right , I am not right!

Actually your dominant eye isn't always the same as you strong hand. I took riflery class in college and I know that for a fact. There is a test to determine your dominant eye. Keep both eyes open and point your finger at a stationary target. Then close one eye. If your finger is still pointing at the tartet then the open eye is your dominant eye. It is very difficult to shoot straight if your dominant eye is not the same as your dominant hand but it definitely happens.

[AKA2D '91]

I'm a lefty.

I use my right hand to use scissors. I NEVER used the lefty scissors with the green handles. Do you all remember those?

I had a hard time learning how to write, period.
When learning how to write, my letters always slanted. I can't remember which way, but my father (my principal) insisted to the teacher that I not write "upside down" or where my letters would lean.

I do hold my paper to the left when I write, however, I do not turn so that I"m writing upside down.

[Tom Earp]

Well the controversy rages on

I pick my nose with my left hand and scratch my butt with the right!

I guess that is why we are not all the same?

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally posted by AKA2D '91
I'm a lefty.
I NEVER used the lefty scissors with the green handles. Do you all remember those?

Yeah, I think you can buy them at the leftorium.

[amycat412]

I HATED those green scissors! They never worked, weren't sharp at all, as if we lefties couldn't be trusted with sharp objects.

Welll, did the target test for my eyes, and left is dominant there too!

Am I the only lefty that has a difficult time with potato peelers?? I am serious!

Amy

[greeklawgirl]

My husband is going crazy with my lefty idiosyncracies! He wanted to buy me a set of golf clubs for Christmas and couldn't figure out if he should get a lefty pair or not.

He actually had me trying to swing and throw and catch in our place so he could see if I prefered my left or my right! They were both about the same, so he really couldn't tell.

I didn't have the heart to tell him that I didn't have a natural preference because I am the most unathletic person on the face of this earth. My idea of being athletic is the 10 foot sprint to the phone when its across the room.

[AKA2D '91]

Originally posted by amycat412
Lefty hear!!


Any of the rest of you the ONLY lefty in your family? I am, no one else is and no one can remember anyone ever being.

My sister's 2 daughters are left-handed. I think my nephew who is only a year and a half will be left-handed. My sister and her husband are right-handed.

My left eye is dominant, also.

[AGDLynn]

"If the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only lefties are in their right minds."

And yes, my left-eye is definitely more dominant!

[SparkliiQTMTSU]

Im a lefty!! and yes Im the ONLY lefty in my whole family haha Im the only one with green eyes too!! *YAAAY Nicholi is original!!*