Lefty Fun

Seeing that the title of my blog is “Life is better being a Lefty,” I figured I should talk a little about why this is so. Such a small majority of people are left handed that it makes you feel special to be in that small portion. I always felt unique as compared to my friends when I would eat with my left hand, write with my left hand, and reach for things with my left hand. My grandmother is also left handed so she raised me to believe that lefties are special. She always used to tell me, “Us lefties are smarter! Don’t let anyone tell you differently.” To this day this quote has stuck with me, especially when she and I are together and people may poke fun of us. It’s a special quality that we share with each other that our family (all full of right handed people) cannot understand. I love to go out to eat with my family and cut my food next to them. Typically, I tilt my plate almost sideways and my arm sticks fat out as I cut. I always smile and say that I cannot help it so that they can’t get mad at me. Again, something only a lefty would be able to do. When I was little, I used to throw with my right hand, but over time I somehow have switched to throwing with my left hand. In doing so, I have realized that my aim is much better now that I throw with my left hand. This would have helped me years ago when I played softball. Another thing that I find interesting about “typical lefties” is that they are supposed to be more creative and artistic. Although this does not pertain to me now, as a child, I used to love to pain things. It didn’t matter what it was, I would paint it. I also used to love to steal notepads from my dad’s office and write stories. I attribute these qualities of my childhood to my being left handed and from my grandmother’s encouraging me that I was a special lefty!