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Originally Posted by Malleus Dei
Or, perhaps, having a semi-pro baseball player for a father who tells his naturally left-handed son "Goddamn it, you are *not* going to grow up wrong-handed like your uncle," and who then forces you to do everything that he can ever see you doing right-handed, so that you grow up ambidextrous.
It can be fun to be an ambidextrous natural lefty, though. I have actually been able to deliver the famous line from the fight in the Princess Bride ( "I have a secret...I am not right handed") three times, once when actually using a sword.
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So you made my point. You are a natural lefty 
On a serious note, forcing some kids to be right handed can have serious consequences. My father was the most uncoordinated person I knew. He had left-handedness beaten out of him as a child. I remember seeing him almost cry because he could not use tools without hurting himself. It affected his personality badly. I used to hammer nails for him because he was always hitting himself. I quickly learned to hammer nails using either hand while helping him.
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