Being a lefty has always been an integral part of my identity. Not sure why, but I always found solace in the fact that I was left-handed and was born in October, don't ask me why. Ever since I was little, I always noticed lefties in the room.
When I was in elementary school I hated art class because of all the rules. All those instructions felt claustrophobic. I was never given a break when it came to cutting with scissors, sewing, or mastering any basic skill with right-hand instruments. Some teachers were more understanding than others, but one or two gave me a hard time for doing things "backwards" despite the fact that I still got very good grades doing things my way. I wish back in the third grade I'd known I was in such good company. I know this would have irked Mrs. S, but I would not have resisted dropping a few names. Here you go, Mrs. S...
Some famous and infamous left-handers: Simon Bolivar, Napoleon, Charlemagne, Alexander the Great, Fidel Castro, Gandhi, Helen Keller, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rubens, Toulouse Lautrec, Billy the Kid, Jack the Ripper, Mark Twain, Franz Kafka, Marie Curie, Jerry Seinfeld, Drew Carry, Spike Lee, and of course, my friends J, A, T, and others with whom I have bonded over our left-handedness.
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My father was left-handed, my husband is left-handed and I'm hoping my boys will be as well :) Oh, and for the record, I am of the Charlemagne lineage!!
Holly, your boys have high chances of being lefties :)!! You have it from Charlemange, after all :)
It's funny how important it has been to me to be left-handed.
I left for a left-handed and I have no intention of letting her go. :-)
Happy Lefties Day Ale!
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