Being born left handed is not something you can do a great deal about. It may not seem like such a big deal to a right handed person but believe me, being a “leftie” really does come with a lot of struggles. There are also not many positives other than telling people its a sign of genius.

What follows are our top 24 struggles all lefties have to content with.

1. Your friends all have right handed guitars

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2. Being so much smarter than righties

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3. Having to use a spiral pad upside down

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4. These are always on the wrong side to sign your name

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5. Credit card swipes are on the wrong side

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6. Your thumb always covers the number on playing cards

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7. Walking into class to a sea of these

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Eventually finding one of only 2 of these

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8. Video games are a nightmare

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9. Tapes come out of the wrong end

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10. Writing in a binder is just a pipe dream

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11. The constant can struggle

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12. Either having to contend with this

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or wearing one of these

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13. Decals are always upside down on pens

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14. Mugs don’t give a crap about you

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And even when they do, nobody else can read the message on them.

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15. Then end of pens unscrewing as you write with them

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16. Bumping elbows with righties in class your whole childhood

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17. Getting really excited when you see a fellow leftie celebrity

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18. Getting even more excited when you see a left handed cartoon character

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19. Crosswords end up a mess on the paper and your hand

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20. Listening to bull crap theories about left handed people

 

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21. Even ball point pens don’t work properly

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22. Having to wear the crappy old baseball mitt in games

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23. Even ice cream scoops are an enemy

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24. And these are just a modern day torture device

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Share with your rightie friends so they can understand your daily struggle