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Apple Corers, Cutting and Other Lefty Troubles

jennifer · March 31, 2012 · 6 Comments

I’ve been a lefty all my life, but it seems like I’m more observant now of the issues I have from being left-handed. Maybe it’s because I blog a lot, and everything I observe becomes a blog post. More than likely, though, it’s because I have a three year old who is a lefty.
The other day, while putting together my older son’s lunch for school, I got frustrated because I couldn’t core an apple. What the heck am I doing wrong?

This was the problem:

right-handed apple corer
Not an apple corer for left-handed people.

I guess that’s why I don’t core apples often. I tend to have trouble with the coring part. Is it really that hard to put the serrated edges on both sides? I think the same person that made the apple corer made this ladle.
I also found myself having to order my little lefty some scissors last week. He’s been wanting to practice his cutting. (Though if you ask him, he knows exactly what he’s doing.) The problem is that he holds right-handed scissors in his left hand and uses them upside down. Awkward, to say the least.
So, I ordered him these:
lefty scissors
I had to order them because, despite calling around to a number of stores, I couldn’t find a local place that sold left-handed children’s scissors.
I found these scissors on Amazon (affiliate link), and they work great. Biz is already a pro with them (according to him). He especially likes the colors.
I seem to remember all the left-handed scissors being ugly and green when I was a child, as though we needed to point out the lefty kids who couldn’t cut like everyone else.
Maybe that’s why I cut with my right hand today. Terribly.
Are you a lefty? What issues have you had with every day activities?

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Comments

  1. Cynthia M says

    March 31, 2012 at 6:28 pm

    Omg… I totally remember those green lefty scissors. And if I remember correctly, I was just as useless with them as I was with the righty ones. Yep, nothing like a little stigma to boost a kid’s self-esteem. 🙁

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    • anotherjennifer says

      April 1, 2012 at 10:51 am

      Weren’t they horrible? They looked totally different than everyone else’s scissors. I was wondering if I was the only one that felt stigmatized by those. 🙂 At least they have normal looking ones now!

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  2. Frugal in WV says

    May 28, 2012 at 2:25 pm

    My oldest is lefthanded. Everytime I have to go to a parent teacher meeting they tell me he’s ahead in everything except handwriting. It doesn’t help that he is the only lefty, I think he is doing great and honestly handwriting isn’t something I worry about especially since he’s two year ahead in reading 🙂

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    • anotherjennifer says

      May 28, 2012 at 8:22 pm

      Writing is tough as a lefty. It’s hard when you want to write the opposite way everyone else is going. I bought a special writing mat for my left-handed son that shows him how to position the paper and which way is most comfortable for him to make his letters. You can find it here: http://www.amazon.com/Leftys-Handed-Writing-Guide-Instructional/dp/B004U5XLNY/ref=?ie=UTF8&m=A1S4YXZ40YX3T5. I’m sure your son is doing just fine though, as advance as he is in reading. He is a lefty, after all!

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