My parents (and one particular teacher) thought they could improve my handwriting by making me write the alphabet over and over. It backfired, and my writing g

My parents (and one particular teacher) thought they could improve my handwriting by making me write the alphabet over and over. It backfired, and my writing got worse. It was painful, not fun, and I didn't care about it. So my sloppy writing got sloppier the more I did it. Now, I'm realizing that they all failed to teach me to write correctly, probably because they didn't actually know the difference. They all just remembered that their teachers had corrected bad penmanship that way, but without realizing that there was probably additional instruction involved in how to hold the pencil, and how to move the hand and arm properly to get good writing. I've often thought about working on my handwriting, but there's very little benefit now other than personal pride, and I've got so many other things I want to do.