My elder one is a born leftie, i.e. he uses his left
hand for everything from writing to eating. Recently, we attended a function at
a relative’s house and seeing him eat with his left hand, a cousin commented,
“You should have at least taught him to eat with his right hand.” It took me
some time to explain to her that the left hand for him, serves all purposes
that our right hand serves to us, and vice versa. He cannot eat with his right
hand because he uses it for functions we do with our left hand. But I could see
she wasn’t convinced, because she still commented, “It is parents who help make
or break a habit for a child, you simply didn’t try”. I didn’t offer to explain
any more, but I could see that it disturbed my elder one a wee little bit.
