This is probably Brewer's story to tell, but I can't help it.
My youngest niece (#3) is one of the funniest kids you'll meet. She's full of piss and vinegar and charmingly inquisitive. She cracks me up.
The other day she hit us all (again) with a simple question.
#3: "What handed is Aunt Haddy?"It is a very important question. She's trying to find pieces of her identity mirrored or not mirrored in others, right? It's very important that she know everyone's handedness.
Weaver: "What?"
#3: "What handed is Aunt Haddy?!"
Weaver: "Oh, she's right-handed."
#3: "What handed is Uncle Hubby?"
Weaver: "I don't know. Ask dad to call Uncle Hubby."
Brewer calls me. Leaves voicemail: "#3 has a very important question for Uncle Hubby."
The older siblings go upstairs to bed. #3 waits up for a returned phone call and an answer to a question. I call back and hand the phone to Uncle Hubby. Not knowing what all this is about, I hear this:
"I use both hands."
*laughing*
"I'm better with my right than my left though."
At this point, I realized that my husband has lied to a 3 year old.
Haddy: "You told her you use both hands!!!"
Hubby: "I'm ambidextrous!"
Haddy: "No you're not!"
Hubby: "Ok. I'm ambivalent!"
Seriously. Someone should make a movie out of this family.
At least a cartoon.
At least a cartoon.
8 comments:
OMG, that is too funny! Hubby did say he was better at his right than his left. Ambivalent, maybe.
One of my brothers & my son are ambidextrous. I learned to knit left handed when I was 12 because my Mom is a lefty and taught me. I slowly knit only a scarf & didn't knit again for YEARs ... well until I could teach myself to do it right handed anyways.
My MIL is selectively ambidextrous. She writes left handed, but paints right handed, for example. Go figure.
At least she's better than her son, my hubby, who thinks that he can write with his feet. And proceeds to teach every niece/nephew/stray-8-year-old how to do so. Oh dear.
The story makes me laugh every time I think about it! She is still so impressed with Uncle Hubby!
Me too! I love your kids.
Uncle Hubby needs to practice his "ambidextrous-ness" because in October #3 is going to be looking for a demonstration! She asked me last night if Uncle Hubby would show her when we visit, I said "Oh yes, yes he'll show you he'll draw you a picture with both hands."
Family Circus was never so good.
Actually, it's totally possible to become ambidextrous. I've had to train my left hand to use the mouse which was somewhat difficult b/c of my intense right-brainedness and right-handedness, but now I'm better with the lefty.
Uncle Hubby is ambulatory, ambivalent, and potentially ambidextrous. woah.
I am going to draw a fancy sea scape with my left, flip over the page and draw the galaxy with my right. Or maybe not, I can make up my mind.
HAA!
Nice going Uncle Hubby.
:)
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