My family went through a significant challenge while I was young.
We had to come together and draw strength from one another — but we pulled through, united.
I was raised by a left-handed mother.
My brothers and sisters and I didn’t grasp her difficulties when we were little. Like many, we were oblivious because of our Right Privilege.
As I matured, I started to see it. I observed my mother wrestle with pencil sharpeners, spiral notebooks, coffee cups and truly dreadful handwriting.
And if I wasn’t watching it firsthand, she made certain to tell me about it.
Being left-handed can be challenging.
But you don’t have to face it alone anymore. You can sign up for the Left-Handers Club.
The Left-Handers Club
The Left-Handers Club provides support materials for educators and caregivers through its site, LeftHandedChildren.org.
It offers guidance and tips to assist left-handed youngsters at school and at home.
In partnership with Anything Left-Handed, LeftHandedChildren.org also supplies items designed to address the inconveniences and petty frustrations southpaws have faced over the years.
When youjoin the Left-Handers Clubfor free, you can download the signature Backwards Calendar for left-handers.
True to its title, this wall calendar displays months and weekdays in reverse, helping you avoid smearing important entries with your offhand.
Need more than a complimentary wall calendar to handle the hurdles of being left-handed? If you’re going to college in Pennsylvania, consider applying for the Left-Handed Scholarship!
Best of luck, southpaws.
Your Turn: Have you dealt with left-handedness in your life? What tools or strategies have you discovered to manage it?
Dana Sitar (@danasitar) is a staff writer at Savinly.com. She’s contributed to Huffington Post, Entrepreneur.com, Writer’s Digest and others, sprinkling humor wherever possible (and occasionally where it’s not).
