Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ho95e.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ho95e!wcs From: wcs@ho95e.UUCP (x0705) Newsgroups: net.med,net.kids,net.social Subject: Re: Changing Left-handedness to Right-handedness Message-ID: <165@ho95e.UUCP> Date: Wed, 14-Aug-85 23:15:04 EDT Article-I.D.: ho95e.165 Posted: Wed Aug 14 23:15:04 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 17-Aug-85 16:13:37 EDT References: <127@unc.unc.UUCP> <1080@ihlpg.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 17 Xref: watmath net.med:2044 net.kids:1654 net.social:884 > > A friend's preschooler always seemed to prefer using his left hand. > > His mother has been trying to change him into a right hander. I really get annoyed at this type of thinking - it says that "different from \"everybody else\"" is inherently bad. So what if the kid is left-handed and other kids aren't? Nothing wrong with that! It reminds me of people who dislike blacks because of cultural traits different from their own, or even because they have different-shaped bodies. Disgusting. Besides, I'm enough of a klutz being naturally right-handed - I can't imagine how clumsy I'd be is I had to do everything with my less-coordinated hand. -- ## Bill Stewart, AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ 1-201-949-0705 ihnp4!ho95c!wcs