I am a lefty. I have been a lefty all my life. I write , cut things, hold scissors, play guitar ( konon),playing squash, eat...ehhh? yup if I use spoon or fork, with my left hand. Well, almost everything. I also kick with my left leg. My left punch is stronger than my right and so does my left kick. Being a lefty is not a bad thing. It comes naturally, through tendency and practice. It's not a curse. I don't remember being hit by my mom for using left hand. But I've experienced being looked down by some one when she saw me holding a knife with my left hand (of course) slicing some cucumbers. She asked me " Are you a lefty ????" . She had this unbelievably look in her face. A negative unbelievably look. I just proudly nodded, and smiled. I don't blame her, she never had anybody in her family who happened to be a lefty. As my sister used to tell me .. " orang kidal la lagi bagus kalau potong buah sebab dia pegang buah dgn tangan kanan dan pegang pisau deng