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AUTHOR: FallenSkaterDATE: 06/16/03 10:20am
SUBJECT: Switching hands
A few months back i jammed my right index finger playing basketball. I couldnt do anything with it, so i decided to learn how to write with my left sicne i had to take finals coming up. After a few weeks, writing left handed became normal for me. I picked up the pencil with my left naturally, without thinking. Soon, i started to do everything with my left, such as hold a fork, throw, point etc. It just became natural. My parents arent quite supportive of me using my left. My whole family is right handed.. there is not one person in my family that is left handed. But, one thing that my dad brought up was that when i was little, i would hold a baseball bat, golf club and hockey stick left handed for some odd reason. My dad thinks i MAY have been born left handed but my parents just assumed i was right handed and had me write and do things with my right. I guess this would explain why it was so easy to switch from right to left handed for me, but im not quite sure. Also, when playing soccer, i have no preference for kicking. I have always felt comfortable to use both my feet.

So my question is: Lets just say i was born right handed. Now i do everything with my left, naturally. Am i just a right hander doing things with his left, or am i left handed now?
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