juliasb

Lefty all the way! I recall my kindergarten and 1st grade teachers trying to 'correct my habit'. My right hand is pretty useless and always has been. Makes for a great creative mind though.

Tartan

Both my sisters are lefties. Celebrate being special!

Watson

In the "old" days, we weren't allowed to be left handed.
Growing up, I used to get smacked by the teachers for using my left hand. The result is, I write with my right hand, with a left hand slant!
So, I'm an honorary lefty.

Watson

carolynjo

My mother was a leftie and teachers punished her for that. As a result, her handwriting was terrible. I, too, am a leftie. She took me to school and told the teachers to leave my handwriting alone-- that she had already taught me to write. I had teachers who moved my paper so that my paper was in the same position as the righties; no wonder lefties had such a hard time learning to write. I do hope that we are "over" trying to make everything uniform for students and respect students for their individuality.

Iceblossom

Watson, I am basically ambidextrous and I had to be taught the "I write with my right hand" in first grade... didn't get smacked but I got yelled at quite a bit because I would just pick up the pencil/crayon with whichever hand was closer.

My handwriting has always been horrific!

grannie cheechee

My DH writes right hand, and shouldn't. We figured out that when he went to school at 4 the nuns taught him to write with his right hand. He could play sports with either hand so we figure he is really a Lefty. Happy Lefty Day, Everybody.

jhoward

My daughter's three kids are all lefties. She and her hubby are righties. : )

tranum

Awww wish my Dad was alive. He was kind of proud of his left-y status & he had the most beautiful penmanship too.

ccthomas

I celebrate being a leftie that was changed to write with the right hand, cut with a left hand, eat with the left hand...it appears the teacher only noticed writing with a right hand. I might have been awesome as a total left hand person.

Quilter 53

Not to detract from all you creative lefties, but my cat is a lefty! He is the only cat we've ever had to do this, so it was really noticeable to us when he moved in.