My friend Leslie @lesip brought to my attention today is international Leftie day and, being one of the only 10% of people that are left handed, she inspired me to sign in American Sign Language the phrase "I love you" with my left hand
I recognized the sign right (or should I say left) off. My SIL worked at NCSD (NC School for the Deaf) for much of her working life. She would often sign when she talked and her daughter could communicate via ASL before she really spoke.
Both my mother, and my grandmother (dad's mom) were lefties. Gramma did everything left-handed, but Mom was trained to write with her right hand. Gramma always had to sit at the end of the table, but Mom could sit anywhere thanks to her penmanship. Happy International Left-handed Day to you too! Obviously I'm partial to lefties! (o:
@shutterbug49 Glad you think so Debbie @lesip thanks for the inspiration♥ @Dawn glad you like it Dawn @mcsiegle Aww shucks MAry trhanks! @30pics4jackiesdiamond that is what the statistics say thanks bunches Jackie @ludwigsdiana so nice of you to say Diana @kjarn thank you Kathy I did @wakelys thanks Sue Supposedly we can be more creative than righties but I am not sure about that @joansmor I apopreciate it Joan @randystreat more and more people are teaching babies simple signs because they can sign before they can speak. I knows my baby knows several signs already and I hope to teach her this one! @tunia you are sure right about that @olivetreeann thanks Ann nice to know you are partial to me! I write and eat left handed so am always conscious of where I sit
whenever eating with others @briaan LOL thanks so much Brian
@olivetreeann reminded me of tales by Dad. They tied his left hand behind his back, slapped him when he used his left hand. So glad times different now
@30pics4jackiesdiamond Oh that's horrible!! But the perception of left-handedness (is that a word???) was so skewed then. It was understood to be some kind of deformity, or worse, a curse in some places. But now we know that "Lefties" are some of the most highly creative people because of the way their brains are wired- our wonderful "Grammy N" being one of them!!
@lesip thanks for the inspiration♥
@Dawn glad you like it Dawn
@mcsiegle Aww shucks MAry trhanks!
@30pics4jackiesdiamond that is what the statistics say thanks bunches Jackie
@ludwigsdiana so nice of you to say Diana
@kjarn thank you Kathy I did
@wakelys thanks Sue Supposedly we can be more creative than righties but I am not sure about that
@joansmor I apopreciate it Joan
@randystreat more and more people are teaching babies simple signs because they can sign before they can speak. I knows my baby knows several signs already and I hope to teach her this one!
@tunia you are sure right about that
@olivetreeann thanks Ann nice to know you are partial to me! I write and eat left handed so am always conscious of where I sit
whenever eating with others
@briaan LOL thanks so much Brian