I'm left-handed. One of my brothers is left-handed, as is one of his sons. Another of my brothers and another of my nephews are both ambidextrous.
So what, you ask? Well, it is estimated that only 7-10% of the general population are left-handed. But, there is a Scottish legend about people who descend from the Kerr family being more prone to left-handedness. (Joan Kerr Miller explains it well here: http://www.luxegen.ca/genealogy/are-you-a-left-handed-kerr-or-carr/)
My grandmother was born a Kerr. And, according to my count 33% of her direct descendants are left-handed or ambidextrous. That's over three times the average. There might be something to that legend after all.
Now, I just have to get my Kerrs out of Kentucky and back to Scotland!
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That is pretty interesting that it is such a high percentage of left handed people in a small group. When my daughter was growing up I remember her doctor saying to always hand things to her more towards the middle of her body so she could choose which hand she wanted to use to grab the item.
That's interesting. Lefty-ness runs in my family, too, but the stats aren't that high and we never set foot in Scotland. :)
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