Leftie! What Challenges Have You Encountered Being Left Handed??  

...Hi kiran007, Interesting that you want to learn to write left-handed.
I read somewhere or maybe heard, that if you use your non-dominate hand to do things, such as brush your teeth, hold your coffee cup or whatever, you will begin to build new brain cells. So keep trying to learn to write with your left hand.
I think left-handed people are preceived to be smarter than right-handed people, but I don't know that it can be proven. Thanks for your response, take care.

It is not that you over extend you arm, it is usually becuase you are sitting next to someone who is right handed and it you both move your fork to your mouth at the same time your elbows are going to hit. I know this is a problem as both of my children are left handed. I have watched them eat and sitting side by side they do fine but if you sit one of them next to me and the other next to their dad the elbow wars break out. LOL

Yes that's it. That has been my problem oversince. Imagine the look on my father's face when I get to sit on his place... the head of the table. He had to adjust. He didn't like the idea of me squinting as I move the fork into my mouth afraid that I might hit my siblings.

...Hi melloncollie, It seems that you are trying to accomodate for the left and right arm fight as the two of you mentioned. I can understand that you would want to have only space on your left side when eating, makes a lot of sense. Hopefully that is the worst thing that you have to put up with and that otherwise, it's not so bad. Thanks so much for responding. Is your mom or dad left-handed? Take care.

None of my parents are left handed. Most of my relatives though are lefties.

...Hi again, Thanks for answering. Well for one thing, you are in the company of a lot of smart and famous people. Good luck with whatever you do in life. Be the best that you can and always remember that each of us is special in our own way, and there is only one particular one of us in the whole world. There may be someone who looks like us, but we are the only unique one. "o) Take care.

...Hi sleepylittlerose, Good job. I am learning for the first time, that hand writing, just the forming of the letters can be difficult for left-handed children
and they need help, from those who can give them direction. It is good that your sister is there to help your little ones. Thanks for your very interesting response. Take care.

...Hi marguicha, That's funny, but I love it, what great company to be in? The other thing is that left-handed people are thought to be smarter than right-handed people. Or when I see someone on television writng with their left hand, I always say, oh they must be smart. I just think it elevates you a bit when you are left handed. It's good to think you are somehow special, helps you in a competative world. "o) Thanks for your reply and take care.

I have also heard that lefties are smarter. But I´m sure that is a myth. There are smarts ans dumbs in every group of people. It´s the same as saying a race or genrew is smarter than the other. Of course, I DO say to myself when I´m depressed: you are a leftie, so you are smarter.

...Heyyy, There's no proof of lefties being smarter, I wouldn't put it in with the race thing, only because with those you can't change your race or gender, but you could probably force yourself with a lot of pain to function as a right handed person. "o( Just a thought. But you are right, smarts here, smarts there, as are otherwise. Take care. Leftie's are great, I want to know if there is a book about the left-handed people in history? TIE

Im sure you can get something about left handed people in Google. But even though you can learn to use the other hand, it will never be like using the other. I always say that my right hand is dumb. I can use it, but I can´t make it act smart. My right hand is strong but lacks fine motricity.

...Hey, Thanks. I am an artist and I could never draw as well with my left hand as I can with my right hand. You are funny. Take care.

I´m just an ol´ witch, but a witch that is in love with language. I´m a writer in my native language(Spanish). English is like a right hand to me.

They do make left-handed guitars; you just haven't found them yet. Also, as far as knitting, look on the Web and you'll find instructions for left-handed people. The thing about the CD player...my stereo's got knobs on the left-hand side, so needless to say, there are appliances to suit lefties.

..Hi thereRangaGirl, Now I had to stop and think about that one, and think about opening a door with my left hand, it would be awkward. Are ther left handed scissors? I am confusing myself with the guitar, I think one of my friends who plays the guitar is left handed, so I will make him tell me the difference with the guitar. "o) Sounds like you have done well overall. You could probably be a consultant to an appliance company and make them aware of how to open up their market to left handed people. Thanks for the insight, take good care.

Yes, you can buy all sorts of things for lefthanders but, I'm in the minority in my house and just use righty stuff. As for the guitars, I'm used to playing righthanded. We do have one advantage. We have an amazing backhand in racquet sports from constantly playing against righthanders. Playing us in games like softball or cricket, they have to completely rearrange their field.

...Hi again, I love it, it's like, here comes the left-handed super club. "o)

...Hi coolcoder, Where are they being thought of as freaks, never in my days here on earth have I ever ran into anyone who thought of left haned people as freaks, that's a little harsh, don't you think? All of us, and I do mean all of us, come under some stupid thought process, that makes a person or persons say something simple. Short people, tall people, for sure fat people, skinny people, polish people, german, english, black, yellow, tiny eyed people, big footed people, big eared people, big nosed people, stubby fingered people, big headed people. Big lipped people, skinny lipped people and a myrid of the imperfect human beings as we all are, get laughed at, or said somthimg about, which may be mean spirited. Doesn't make anyone of them a freak. We laugh and keep on walking. All of us are different than all of us, please think that anyone is thinking of left handed people as freaks. You have a gripe, don't displace it. You should express what that gripe is. So what's the problem? Or is that all you wanted to say, if so thanks for your input, take care.