Left. Parents and maternal grandparents - all lefties.
I used to think that which arm the watch is worn on was a good indicator of handedness, but I met far, far too many people wearing the watch on the dominant hand, rather than the non-dominant hand. Not quite a majority, but enough to throw it out as an indicator.
Among many things, I did not know that. However, I remember when I was about 2.5 to 3 years-old making the conscious decision to use my left hand to pull my little red wagon. (Please, no jokes. It really was a little red wagon.) I don't know if others remember the day they realized they were left-handed, but I do.
Then in 5th grade I broke my left arm and wore a full arm cast for three months. I had to learn to write, wipe my bum, and pick my nose with my right hand.
I ended up ambidextrous (but I still pull things with my left hand).
Totally right handed.
Born that way, I'm sure ... but have also had surgery on my left shoulder and cut the extensor band of my left forefinger.
So fate no less than genetics points me to the right.
Born left-handed, but my first grade teacher re-programmed me to be right-handed. She was old enough at that point to still be subscribing to the idea that it was advisable to do that.
Things I learned before first grade I do left-handed, and things I learned during and afterwards I do right-handed. It might explain my atrocious handwriting and my lack of interest or ability in sports.
It is a very bad idea to reprogram someone like that. The area of the brain that controls the dominant hand is much larger than the area that controls the non-dominant hand. In the extra space on the non-dominant side are language and reading skills. Forcing the areas to be remapped can be detrimental to language skills and cause things like dyslexia.
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