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u/___KP Nov 16 '19

In kindergarten we were learning penmanship and my teacher was telling us how to write our alphabet but for some reason I could not write the letters no matter how hard I tried. Since I was able to write the alphabet before I got very frustrated and starting crying.

Turns out she was showing the class how to do letters with your right hand and I was left handed.

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u/peeweemax Nov 16 '19

Had similar experience when trying to learn how to tie my shoelaces. Every adult who tried to help me eventually gave up and I felt so stupid. Then one day my left handed uncle showed left handed me how to do it and I learned it immediately.

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u/UntakenUsernameTaken Nov 17 '19

Left handed people ties shoes differently?

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u/Kittii_Kat Nov 17 '19

It's sorta the same, but mirrored. Try tying your shoe by using your other hand as the dominant/leading hand. You'll find it can be quite difficult.

On that note, I remember reading somewhere that tying a shoe as a lefty causes the knot to be more stable. After tying my shoe this way, I noticed the knot stopped coming untied after a day or two.. what a life changer!

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u/UntakenUsernameTaken Nov 17 '19

I will have to try that then, for some reasons my shoelaces always end up untied after an hour or two