Thursday, August 9, 2012

A Weakness

  Sometimes I get left and right mixed up. This was a problem on my driving test, where the fear and adrenaline clouded up the few working brain cells I have.

 "Ok, make a right at this light." The DMV lady said. I turned. "Orrrrr a left, I guess." She said.
I kept my poker face on. Maybe if I said nothing, she would just think I was being a jerk rather than  stupid. I don't know if it worked, but I DID get my license at the end. Ka-CHING.

  Anyway, when people tell me to make the "L"s with your hands (because your left hand will make the correct "L" with thumb and pointer), I suddenly become frantic. WHICH ONE IS RIGHT?! MEANING LEFT?! THEY BOTH LOOK OKAY! At this point I start to worry that I'm dyslexic (I'm not. I don't think) and I suddenly the one on my right hand TOTALLY looks right. As in, it must be my left. I don't think I described that well.

  So, not only do I get right and left mixed up, I can never remember what a proper "L" looks like. Also, sometimes I forget my first name. I think I may be slightly nuts.

  Anyway, what's one of your weaknesses?

3 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh, did I write this in my sleep??? Seriously that "make an L with your hands thing". . . then I can't remember which way an L actually goes! Except, driving is the one time I do know right and left, because I was terrified to cross lanes of traffic with a left turn and totally fine with right turns.

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  2. i'm the worst at rights and lefts.
    it's always those moments when they're like
    "raise your right hand...rachel, you're other right."

    then i'm embarrassed for forever. ha its the worst.

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  3. I can remember left & right when I pictured my 3rd grade classroom where it finally stuck in my brain a little. Unfortunately, it's hard to take the time to picture that room when someone is saying, "Turn right!" or "It's to your left."

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