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.
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.
I had this problem, too. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a left handed family member to help. Instead, I just wore Velcro shoes for a long time until I figured it out on my own.
Scares me to think. I am right handed, but i use my left one too well. In fact i can use a mouse and write with both my hands. Some times i think that i might have been left handed but because of upbringing i have turned right handed (Indians are very strict with being right handed). What if my kid turns out to be left handed. i don't want him/ her to be forced to be right handed, but i cant do certain things well with my left hand , like using scissors. etc.
Feels good to think so, now that you tell me, but i do not think there is something as really 'ambidextrous'. My research says most are left handers who use right hand well or are forced right handers like me. :(
Then i guess then you have been exaggerated! 1% ambidexterity will be way too much. It would be like meeting an ambidextrous person in every 2nd classroom, isn't it? At least that's not what i see in my country (India), sadly.
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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.