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Is it a choice --for a person to be left handed ?

raves +28   by uvincali posted Jun 29, 2008 05:16PM GMTJune 29, 2008 17:16:02
Is it a choice --for a person to be left handed ?
Do you think people choose to be left handed or are they born this way ?
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raves +7   by Mike1230 posted Jun 29, 2008 06:13PM GMTJune 29, 2008 18:13:32
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Answered No , I don't think they a choice in the matter

I hope people are sharp enough to pick up on your metaphor.
Very slick kiddo :)
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  • raves +1   [-] by mae'nwlybyngnghymruheddiw posted Aug 15, 2008 09:46AM GMTAugust 15, 2008 09:46:05
    mae'nwlybyngnghymruheddiw reply

    Answered No , I don't think they a choice in the matter

    Unless ambidexterity comes into the equation, in which case they have a choice.
  • raves +1   [-] by Nowonmai posted Jul 19, 2008 08:42AM GMTJuly 19, 2008 08:42:33
    Nowonmai reply

    Answered No , I don't think they a choice in the matter

    And if they are 'lucky' like I was, they can have a nice Mommie Dearest wielding a heavy handled table knife and crack you across the knuckles every time you use your left hand at the table, until the skin splits, often enough to make you *want* to be right handed. (shows scars)
  • raves     [-] by Icedragon1969 posted Jul 12, 2008 09:53PM GMTJuly 12, 2008 21:53:59
    Icedragon1969 reply

    Answered There is help for those who want to change and be right handed

    You are indeed genetically assigned whether you are left or right dominant, i.e. handedness. However, you can always train yourself to be otherwise. Hand dominance is easy to change, though eye dominance and other facets of left and right dominance are much, much more difficult to shift.
  • raves +1   [-] by misterz posted Jul 11, 2008 04:31PM GMTJuly 11, 2008 16:31:57
    misterz reply

    Answered No , I don't think they a choice in the matter

    It is genetics - 100%.
  • raves     [-] by uvincali posted Jul 11, 2008 11:06PM GMTJuly 11, 2008 23:06:56
    uvincali reply
    yep
  • raves +1   [-] by danielle posted Jul 06, 2008 12:09PM GMTJuly 06, 2008 12:09:30
    danielle reply

    Answered No , I don't think they a choice in the matter

    i swing a bat and a golf club left handed, and do everything else right handed. i wasnt self taught or whatever, its just the way i stood when i picked up a bat vs the hand i picked up a pen with. way more comfortable taht way :]
  • raves +1   [-] by Kika posted Jul 06, 2008 03:00AM GMTJuly 06, 2008 03:00:02
    Kika reply

    Answered No , I don't think they a choice in the matter

    born that way ;)
  • raves +1   [-] by k.k posted Jul 06, 2008 02:11AM GMTJuly 06, 2008 02:11:02
    k.k reply

    Answered All of the above

    cool
  • raves +1   [-] by Roxy Girl posted Jul 04, 2008 12:10AM GMTJuly 04, 2008 00:10:20
    Roxy Girl reply

    Answered No , I don't think they a choice in the matter

    I think they didn't choose to be left handed. They were born left handed.
  • raves +2   [-] by Emily MCRmy [FTDM!!!!] posted Jul 02, 2008 06:43PM GMTJuly 02, 2008 18:43:04
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    Answered No , I don't think they a choice in the matter

    My best friend is left handed, I'm pretty sure she didn't choose to do that.

    haha =]
  • raves   -1 [-] by *Erin*Halli* posted Jul 02, 2008 02:36PM GMTJuly 02, 2008 14:36:28
    *Erin*Halli* reply

    Answered No , I don't think they a choice in the matter

    It's a ability that's already set up.
  • raves +1   [-] by Chef posted Jul 02, 2008 03:02AM GMTJuly 02, 2008 03:02:44
    Chef reply

    Answered No , I don't think they a choice in the matter

    I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.
    (give my right eye to have 20/20 vision)
  • raves +2   [-] by angel_of_madness posted Jul 02, 2008 12:41AM GMTJuly 02, 2008 00:41:56
    angel_of_madness reply

    Answered No , I don't think they a choice in the matter

    The are special triggers in the brain that determin if we're left or right handed. Left handed children used to be forced to write with their right had and as a result had trouble concentrating.
  • raves +1   [-] by irishnurse~mccain palin/nobama posted Jul 01, 2008 08:14PM GMTJuly 01, 2008 20:14:53
    irishnurse~mccain palin/nobama reply

    Answered No , I don't think they a choice in the matter

    born that way!!!
  • raves +1   [-] by Foo Master~(_E=MC2_) posted Jul 01, 2008 06:19PM GMTJuly 01, 2008 18:19:21
    Foo Master~(_E=MC2_) reply

    Answered No , I don't think they a choice in the matter

    But, if when I have a child it's a boy, I'm going to do everything in my power to try to make it left handed....Left handed pitchers are the most sought-after ball players out there !
    Oh, and yeah, I get it. LOL
  • raves +2   [-] by I_Love_Ashley posted Jul 01, 2008 06:08PM GMTJuly 01, 2008 18:08:12
    I_Love_Ashley reply

    Answered No , I don't think they a choice in the matter

    In fact I KNOW lefties dont have a choice in the matter....I AM a lefty, and I couldnt write legibly with my right hand if I TRIED.
  • raves +2   [-] by Mike1230 posted Jul 01, 2008 06:14PM GMTJuly 01, 2008 18:14:03
    Mike1230 reply
    Brilliant !
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  • raves +1   [-] by NoNmr posted Jul 01, 2008 08:10AM GMTJuly 01, 2008 08:10:15
    NoNmr reply

    Answered No , I don't think they a choice in the matter

    I am left-handed and when I was young, I just felt comfortable writing with my left hand than in my right hand. My parents never forced me to practice with my right; they just let me decide which was okay for me.

    ;)

    young felt comfortable writing hand hand parents forced practice decide
  • raves +1   [-] by NICKI70 posted Jul 01, 2008 12:23AM GMTJuly 01, 2008 00:23:39
    NICKI70 reply

    Answered No , I don't think they a choice in the matter

    I think it all a matter of how you are hard wired,just like sexual preferance.
  • raves +2   [-] by uvincali posted Jul 01, 2008 02:01AM GMTJuly 01, 2008 02:01:03
    uvincali reply
    I agree , it just normal in both cases --good point , good comment !!
  • raves +1   [-] by pjay3 posted Jun 30, 2008 11:58PM GMTJune 30, 2008 23:58:04
    pjay3 reply

    Answered No , I don't think they a choice in the matter

    kids can't help the way they were born. i myself am lefthanded. as a child i was beaten, made fun of,and was told i had a mental problem all because i was lefthanded. my teacher used to hit me with rulers on my hands,stand me in the hall, and one even made me go to study hall because i was the only one in the class lefthanded. i kept bumping other classmates and it was disruptive! didn't change me though, i'm still lefthanded,not mental,and now no one laughs! ain't life great???????
  • raves +1   [-] by Dead Star posted Jun 30, 2008 05:04PM GMTJune 30, 2008 17:04:00
    Dead Star reply

    Answered I really have never given it much thought

    Although...I am left handed, I never chose to be, if I could, I'd be right handed, cos whenever I use gel pens, or shade drawings in, they're always coered in smudges at the end...
  • raves +1   [-] by Stephii! posted Jun 30, 2008 04:40PM GMTJune 30, 2008 16:40:05
    Stephii! reply

    Answered All of the above

    Well, it comes naturally to you.
  • raves +1   [-] by Jackies Nimbles posted Jun 30, 2008 03:52PM GMTJune 30, 2008 15:52:47
    Jackies Nimbles reply

    Answered No , I don't think they a choice in the matter

    my grandfather had to go to school half an hour early every day so they could tie his left hand behind his back. He said they did that for 3 years.
  • raves +1   [-] by JDandJBlover Poll Distroyer posted Jun 30, 2008 03:51PM GMTJune 30, 2008 15:51:10
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    Answered No , I don't think they a choice in the matter

    no some people are just better at writting with there left hand thats normal
  • raves +1   [-] by Hard Candy ~COB posted Jun 30, 2008 03:24PM GMTJune 30, 2008 15:24:45
    Hard Candy ~COB reply

    Answered No , I don't think they a choice in the matter

    Of course not! And they have just as much right to be happy as those who are right handed. ;)

    Interesting how no one expects a right-handed person to change into a left-handed person, isn't it?
  • raves +1   [-] by lfc posted Jun 30, 2008 03:14PM GMTJune 30, 2008 15:14:28
    lfc reply

    Answered No , I don't think they a choice in the matter

    usually lefties have something special ...
  • raves     [-] by dEMOlitION lOVER! posted Jun 30, 2008 03:06PM GMTJune 30, 2008 15:06:24
    dEMOlitION lOVER! reply

    Answered I really have never given it much thought

    i can write with both hands just as well!!!
  • raves     [-] by puppylover posted Jun 30, 2008 03:06PM GMTJune 30, 2008 15:06:05
    puppylover reply

    Answered They choose to be left handed

    im left handed and this feel offesive to me.
  • raves     [-] by Amber J Vengeance(SHTB.) posted Jul 04, 2008 07:46AM GMTJuly 04, 2008 07:46:57
    Amber J Vengeance(SHTB.) reply
    How is this offensive?
  • raves +1   [-] by roo posted Jun 30, 2008 03:01PM GMTJune 30, 2008 15:01:24
    roo reply

    Answered All of the above

    I love to be lefty!!!! dont confuse that with hefty k
  • raves +1   [-] by Mario posted Jun 30, 2008 02:42PM GMTJune 30, 2008 14:42:22
    Mario reply

    Answered No , I don't think they a choice in the matte