All lefties check in. Today is National Left Handers Day.

[ShazzieB]

102. I had a left handed father and sister.

Both are now deceased, but growing up in a house with 2 lefties taught me a lot about what they go through.

My dad used to tell stories about battling with the nuns in Catholic school who tried to force him to write with his right hand. I wish I'd paid more attention, but back then I didn't know anything about nuns or Catholic school (sis and I were raised Baptist) and didn't realize how badass it must have been to rebel the way he did.

Fortunately, the tide evidently turned by the time my sister and I were in school. To the best of my knowledge, no one ever tried to get her to switch, and I don't remember any of my teachers scolding lefties for writing with their left hand. Thank goodness, because forcing kids to switch is barbaric imo.