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5.30.2005

Left Handed?

Your mommy and I think you are going to be left-handed. Tough to say at this point. But you seem to do a lot of gripping with your left hand. And your right hand, nay your right arm, seems to frequently be completely out of commission. Your mom and I have started referring to it as your gimp arm. You seem to tuck it behind your back alot as if it isn't there. We'll see what happens. Your mom is right handed and I'm left handed. If you are left handed you'll find that lots of things aren't designed for you and me.

For example. Spiral notebooks have the spiral on the left hand side so it's hard for us to write. Watches are typically worn on your left hand and 'wound up' with your right hand, which is hard for us. We hold coffee mugs in our left hands but pictures and things on mugs are usually on the back of the mug when we hold it this way. Scissors sometimes have a slight angle on the grips that are designed for right handers. Left handed baseball gloves, golf clubs, etc. are harder to find. Computer mice are designed for the right hand. And so on.

If we're lucky we can find a left handed store to get some of these things for you. But don't worry. It's not all bad. They say left handed people are smarter and I for one agree!

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