8 Interesting Facts About Lefties

[phkrause]

August 13th is International Left-Hander's Day. Do you know any special lefties? Or perhaps you're a leftie? Lefties are joined by Tom Cruise, Whoopi Goldberg, Paul McCartney, Oprah Winfrey, Justin Bieber, Celine Dion, Jennifer Lawrence, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie - just to name a few. Check out these interesting facts about your left-handed friends.
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[Gail]

I always thought that southpaws have something special to them. I'm kinda envious.

[Tom Wetmore]

Why, thank you! 

 

[Naomi]

Two of my three children are lefties and exhibit many positive characteristics. 

[rudywoofs (Pam)]

my grandpa was ambidextrous... he could write or paint with either hand..

[Tom Wetmore]

My grandmother was also ambidextrous, having been forced to learn as a child to write with her right hand.  She could even write with both hands simultaneously.

[Naomi]

My son is ambidextrous which enabled him to be certified as Capitan  pilot.  All controls for the Captain's seat are designed for the right hand.  At the time I believe he was the first leftie to hold that certification.  He does most things with his left hand; it was more difficult for him  to pass the certification

I write right-handed but do most other things left handed ... not  truly  ambidextrous

[Martn]

I'm what they call mixed dominant --left handed in some activities and right handed in others. But not ambidextrous. Not able to do the same things with both hands equally or even well in most cases.

Growing up, this made my dyslexia (already severe) even more difficult. The experts said I'd never be able to take care of myself or live on my own.

They gave up trying to teach me reading and writing, and so I taught myself. All by myself. With nothing more than an old dictionary and manual typewriter. To college level in less than six months, in multiple languages, by the age of sixteen.

[Jeannieb43]

It's been my understanding that lefties are more right-brained, thus more artistic, than right-handed people.

 

 

[phkrause]

8 hours ago, MCBGM said:

I'm what they call mixed dominant --left handed in some activities and right handed in others. But not ambidextrous. Not able to do the same things with both hands equally or even well in most cases.

Growing up, this made my dyslexia (already severe) even more difficult. The experts said I'd never be able to take care of myself or live on my own.

They gave up trying to teach me reading and writing, and so I taught myself. All by myself. With nothing more than an old dictionary and manual typewriter. To college level in less than six months, in multiple languages, by the age of sixteen.

I was ambidextrous in sports. Shoot with either hand, throw a baseball with either hand, hit righty or lefty, etc., and as you mentioned about activities, there are some things I can do with my right that I can't do with my left, and the opposite is true with other activities.

[Naomi]

On ‎4‎/‎15‎/‎2016 at 0:25 PM, MCBGM said:

I'm what they call mixed dominant --left handed in some activities and right handed in others. But not ambidextrous. Not able to do the same things with both hands equally or even well in most cases.

Growing up, this made my dyslexia (already severe) even more difficult. The experts said I'd never be able to take care of myself or live on my own.

They gave up trying to teach me reading and writing, and so I taught myself. All by myself. With nothing more than an old dictionary and manual typewriter. To college level in less than six months, in multiple languages, by the age of sixteen.

I can relate completely to your situation.  As a mixed-dominant with dyslexia I understand the determination that it took for you to elevate yourself to admirable accomplishments.  As for myself, playing the piano was my salvation.  Not that I am accomplished but it taught me how to coordinate hand-eye movements.  Congratulations MCBGM

[Martn]

2 hours ago, Naomi said:

I can relate completely to your situation.  As a mixed-dominant with dyslexia I understand the determination that it took for you to elevate yourself to admirable accomplishments.  As for myself, playing the piano was my salvation.  Not that I am accomplished but it taught me how to coordinate hand-eye movements.  Congratulations MCBGM

Thank you, Naomi. It's good to hear from someone who's also gone through this.

Piano I first learned to play by ear. Nothing fancy, but enough to entertain myself and others.

Also taught myself to draw, paint, carve, and sculpt. Just about anything.

But I still can't drive a car. At least not in traffic. 

[Naomi]

I am impressed MCGBM;  I paint, draw and drive a car but can't sculpt or carve 

[Outta Here]

I'm not only right-handed, but I'm "right-bodied".  Can't do a thing with the left side of my body, really. Just super clumsy and awkward with the whole left side of me.