[MR] Handedness

[the.lady.phoenix at gmail.com]

Actually I recall my mom telling me the same thing that she had to
learn to write with her non dominate hand for a while.

Step-mom in a different way was forced to learn to write with her left
hand as her right was in a cast that didn't allow her to write with it
at all....

Sara

On 04/10/2009, Jennifer Dobyns <jendobyns at verizon.net> wrote:
> 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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