[MR] Handedness

[Jennifer Dobyns]

And it still goes on today.  We had running battles with my MIL over  
our oldest son being left handed (as was may mother, and I should have  
been).  She kept quoting all sorts of longevity and accident statistics.

I cannot imagine what his handwriting would have looked like right  
handed, it's dismal enough with his dominant hand *L*

Genevieve D'Aubigne

On Oct 4, 2009, at 8:26 AM, Janina Krakowska wrote:

> My father, born in the US in 1919 in Nebraska, was naturally left  
> handed.
> However, he was forced to use his right hand to write.  As an adult,  
> he
> could sign his name the same with either hand.  So even in the US  
> there are
> residuals of this bias.
>
> In Service
>
> Janina Krakowska
> Storvik
>
> On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 12:45 AM, <jbrmm266 at aol.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> <SNIP>
>>
>> As late as the mid 20th century, Europeans were less accepting of
>> left-handedness than Americans.? This comes from reading an article  
>> about
>> left-handedness that mentioned several instances where Europeans were
>> surprised at how many American soldiers were left-handed.? Over  
>> there, I
>> conclude, children were taught to write with their right hands  
>> willy-nilly,
>> and to use other tools and implements in like manner.
>>
>> Your servant aye
>> Donal
>>
>>
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