myrmepropagandistCan you write in cursive?
Yes, and often do!
Technically, yes. But I don't.
Only my name, so not really.
Not at all
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Regardless if it's cursive or not, do you like your handwriting?
Yes! Love to write by hand in my own way.
I have not ever thought about this?
Always feel a little awkward about it.
Other
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sonja@futurebird left handed here. my 2nd grade teacher told me that they were going to hold me back a year unless my handwriting improved. ever since then, i hate thinking about having to physically write things out.
kit@emily_rugburn
I was in my first year, with a Presbyterian teacher who held tightly on to the belief left handedness was of the devil. The 70s.
@futurebird
I was in my first year, with a Presbyterian teacher who held tightly on to the belief left handedness was of the devil. The 70s.
@futurebird
@hypostase @futurebird my mom is now ambidextrous because the public school system in the 50's forced all kids to learn to write with their right hands. my mom told me she would get hit with a ruler by the teacher if she used her left hand. 🤷
My dad is left handed and has horrible block print writing. Well... OK it's not that bad, you can always read it but there are no cases.
I know too many left handed people who really struggled with writing. My dad also went through the trying to force him to use his right hand nonsense.
@emily_rugburn
Same, more or less. I can't write with the left, but each hand plays its part and I do do a lot of things backwards.
@futurebird
Same, more or less. I can't write with the left, but each hand plays its part and I do do a lot of things backwards.
@futurebird
@hypostase i had this problem with writing backwards early on. i think i was just mirroring right handed people...
i explained to someone that my left hand can do very intricate things and my right hand can only make gross movements...that being said, i cannot do things with my left hand that i do with my right (and obvs vise versa).
@emily_rugburn
My fine motor coordination isn't great in either, but the left is probably naturally better. What you say makes perfect sense.
My fine motor coordination isn't great in either, but the left is probably naturally better. What you say makes perfect sense.
@hypostase well...the other thing is the degree in which someone is left handed...