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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does this sound like some kind of delay? He just started kindergarten and for his homework he has to write the numbers 1-10 and his 2 looks like an S and he couldn't do a 3 or 5 either. He can identify the numbers and can write letters (not great handwriting though) so it didn't occur to me there could be something going on. His class art is also very poor compared to the other kids. What do you think?[/quote]

Sound like a boy who isn't into visual aesthetic. Have you looked at girls: writing and boys' writing in your 30+ years on this earth? [/quote]

People like you are the reason my 46 year old DH has the handwriting of a serial killer. His parents and teachers decided his poor handwriting was fine because he was a boy and "boys aren't into the visual aesthetic" and as a result he feels self-conscious writing feedback directly on architectural plans he reviews and instead types them up so that people won't know how bad his handwriting is. He probably needed physical therapy for fine motor skills as a kid but didn't get it whereas a girl would have gotten it because "girls have pretty handwriting."

A perfect example of how sexism actually hurts both women and men.[/quote]

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