Over the past centuries and decades left-handed children were forced to use their right hand. This happened in most parts of the world, most cultures forced their left-handed children to use the right hand in writing, eating, and working. In fact, over the past decades and beyond all the tools are created for right-handed.
My wife and I are both left-handed. I am so glad that I have never been a victim of this torture where most of my known people have experienced. I was very thankful to my parents because they loved me being a left-handed, they loved me for being unique and were amazed. But my wife did experienced this hardship in her childhood, she was forced by her parents to use her right hand in everything she does. She can only escape from this burden when at school because she was not forced to do everything using her right hand, she had managed to learn her writing skills using her left hand. I asked her about it and how she feels. She told me that it was very hard for her, usually her parents beat her hand until she learned.
I have read from many papers, articles, and news that it is bad for a left-handed child to be forced to learn right-handedness. It affects their whole being, emotionally,mentally and even physically.
One day when my wife and I were eating, she tried to use her left hand on the spoon and she said it is great, she feels more comfort unlike when she used her right hand. So I have a feeling that it is never too late for a forced right-handed person to regain his/her left-handedness. I think it will liberate them and take away the stress they feel consciously or unconsciously.
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