Jill
Aspiring Cowgirl
NO, it's not a political post... with the topic title and the poster, you might have expected it to be
Do any of you have trouble keeping left and right (the directions) straight? I always have. I know the difference between left and right, of course, but when I'm trying to give directions to somone, I have to concentrate and think and often will catch myself saying right when I mean left, or vice versa (so never take driving directions from me!). All my life... My mom also has trouble but I don't think as much as I do. Literally, anytime I'm about to say "right" or "left" in my mind, I think "you read left to right" in order to help myself get it out correctly.
I think I saw on Oprah years ago (and for me, it would be YEARS ago... she became boooooring to me years prior to becoming annooooying to me) that this isn't that uncommon in women??? At this point, I don't think there's any help for me, but am curious if others have this issue.
My sense of direction isn't stellar, but I can usually find my way to where I need to get either in large places or generally on the road, but to verbally convey directions -- yeah, do not take my word for anything in that department!
What about you folks? Left, right... or was that right, left?
Do any of you have trouble keeping left and right (the directions) straight? I always have. I know the difference between left and right, of course, but when I'm trying to give directions to somone, I have to concentrate and think and often will catch myself saying right when I mean left, or vice versa (so never take driving directions from me!). All my life... My mom also has trouble but I don't think as much as I do. Literally, anytime I'm about to say "right" or "left" in my mind, I think "you read left to right" in order to help myself get it out correctly.
I think I saw on Oprah years ago (and for me, it would be YEARS ago... she became boooooring to me years prior to becoming annooooying to me) that this isn't that uncommon in women??? At this point, I don't think there's any help for me, but am curious if others have this issue.
My sense of direction isn't stellar, but I can usually find my way to where I need to get either in large places or generally on the road, but to verbally convey directions -- yeah, do not take my word for anything in that department!
What about you folks? Left, right... or was that right, left?
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