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I grew up in southeast Oklahoma, as well as all my family.. Teachers spewing off about left handedness being evil is surprisingly common, though I didn't expect
by earlz 11y ago
I grew up in southeast Oklahoma, as well as all my family.. Teachers spewing off about left handedness being evil is surprisingly common, though I didn't expect it to persist to today. Anecdotal accounts: my wife was told being left hand was evil (she was ambidextrous) and she was converted to fully right handed in 1st grade (1990s). My step-brother's kindergarten teacher constantly picked on him for being left handed and made him a mockery of the class before the superintendent intervened (1970s)... I recall one other account to do with my step-mom, but I can't remember the details of who it was.
So yea, idk what is up with Oklahoma, but they do NOT like lefties
- hackuser 11y ago> my wife was told being left hand was evil (she was ambidextrous) and she was converted to fully right handed in 1st grade (1990s). The 1990s? Is that a typo?
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- earlz 11y agoMy wife is in her 20s, so yes, she was in first grade in the 90s heh
- hackuser 11y agoSorry, I was not commenting on your wife's age (egads!)! I was surprised that such a practice continued as recently as the 1990s. Wow; text can be a dangerous form of communication.